Cocoa Cinnamon

My friend and I came here for coffee on a Sunday morning. Our barista was friendly and helpful. I got a vanilla latte with macadamia nut milk and it was really good and not too sweet. It was a beautiful, sunny day so we sat at the tables outside. The coffee, atmosphere, and service were great, I just wish the coffee wasn't so expensive (it was almost 7$ for a small latte)!

We stopped in for a quick drink before starting our day. I got a chai latte and a chocolate chip and almond butter oat bowl. The chai latte tasted a bit watered down, I wish it had a stronger chai flavor. The oat ball was cold, almost frozen, when I got it so I had to wait quite a while to eat it. The inside of this shop was cute, though the indoor seating wasn't comfortable, it was just wooden benches. They did have outdoor seating as well. It took a while to get to order our drinks, but our drinks came out quickly.

Cool place with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, but really poor quality of coffee and matcha drinks.The takeaway is - don't waste your money if you care about the drinks themselves. Otherwise, it looks like a nice spot to sit down and hangout.

The ambiance is very Durham, hipster vibes (in a good way). I like the little tables used. They reminded me of a hacienda. The coffee I tried was the carmello. It was really good but the coffee was a little weak. That didn't bother me though. The service was fast and simple. I will say the one thing that surprised me was the cost for two coffees was $15 and that's why it's missing a star, but i rather give money to them then Starbucks.

I really like most of the baristas here, and they have some really interesting drinks. I can't drink dairy, so I am used to paying a little extra for nut milk. But 60 cents is a bit excessive. Then they also charged an extra 60 cents because I ordered an iced drink instead of hot. 60 cents for ICE? When it's 95 degrees outside? That's just petty.

This was such a cute place! It's small and cozy on the inside. There's community tables and benches for your leisure. The staff are wonderful Batistas! The coffee is exquisite! I will be back again!

I want to like Cocoa Cinnamon so badly - it's right down the street from me, they make a big deal out of sourcing and free trade, and their specialty items sound delectable.But unfortunately their specialty items never ARE delectable (will elucidate below), I've never NOT been given some kind of attitude by the baristas, and their approach toward tipping is confusing, and, honestly, entitled. They have a Venmo link just for tips on their website... not even tied to a service. Then they have another separate link for their customers to contribute to 'support our livable wages'... when their coffee is priced higher than almost anywhere else in town already. Then, of course, there's the normal tip ask when completing an order. I feel like I've just weaved my way through a group of people holding out paper cups full of coins when I finally press the 'checkout' button.Oh, and also, they require you to enter your phone number and then enter a verification code merely for the honor of looking at their menu on their website.The coffee/food, though: let's talk about the reason we're here. They source their food from Ninth Street Bakery, which means good pastries for sure, but they're often out of stock of 80% of it after two hours of being open. I often find their coffee to be bitter, but I'm not a coffee connoisseur and won't pretend to be (for what it's worth, I'm a Whisk & Rye fan). I mostly get specialty lattes, and have tried and been disappointed by the Al Mokha and the Dr. Durham, both of which have exciting sounding ingredients (dark chocolate sauce and Sri Lankan cinnamon! Vanilla bean syrup mixed with maca and ginger and topped with black lava salt!) but in the end, just taste like chocolate milk and salty milk, respectively.I can't give one star to a place that's actively trying to be a good, ethical business, but I also just can't keep trying to like them anymore.

Great atmosphere and coffee great people I support everything positive. Thank you for being great humans.

Amazingly smooth coffee. Best latte we've had in a long time. Great customer service who were incredibly friendly and patient. You could the place was well loved.

pros: This place is kind of cute inside, and the baristas were nice.cons: this place charged me $8 for an iced coffee with regular milk, didn't give the extra shot I asked for. the pumpkin bar was cold sludge, I think they just dumped a can of pumpkin puree on some oatmeal and called it a day. I think they genuinely forgot to bake it??? the croissant was violently stale, it looked sufficient but there was not a single flake to be had. we got 2 hot coffee drinks, they were supposed to be flavored but they tasted the exact same. they also added the wrong kind of milk. they only added an extra shot of espresso to one of the drinks, when we asked for it in both. the levels of liquid in the two hot drinks were wildly different. don't know how that was allowed. it was incredibly obvious. please don't spend your money here.