Third Place Coffee House

Solid little place in the corner with good environment to work from and pretty good options from the menu. Parking was definitely a hassle, there really isn't close by so prepared to walk a little bit.

Casual atmosphere with a nice outdoor eating space. Decent selection of beverages and light-bites, featuring locally sourced products (like Michael's Muffins). Great place to grab a coffee with a friend and hang out. Parking can be challenging at times, but that's all of five points if we are being honest. Wonderful staff as well.

I stumbled into this place after I finished getting my hair cut at the 5 points barber shop. When I walked in I recognized the gentlemen behind the counter as the guy that helped me locate the barber shop earlier that morning and he recognized me as well.I ordered a coffee and a breakfast burrito which had eggs, cheese, pico de gallo, spinach, and I added bacon and avocado. I sat on a leather loveseat next to the coffee making station and sipped my coffee while I waited for my burrito. The coffee station had oat, almond and half and half as well as cinnamon, honey and various other sweeteners. I went with honey and oat milk.When my burrito was ready the other gentlemen behind the counter apologized for it taking a while and explained that one of the 2 elements in their stove blew last evening so everything was taking twice as long to cook.I wasn't in a hurry and I didn't think I had been waiting long anyway so I said "no worries" and sat down to eat.The burrito looked scrumptious and was thick with the various fillings and it tasted great!

It's hard to believe that after living in Raleigh for 12 years I just made it to Third Place. The parking situation (lack of) always turned me off. With $10 in hand from my Offline Raleigh deal, I told myself to be patient and headed over before work. I went on a Wednesday morning at 8 and, miraculously, there was parking in the four spots they have for pick up! Be aware the spots are pretty narrow.I was greeted upon walking in and the barista walked me through the menu as I was indecisive. I ordered a medium vanilla latte, extra hot, and a BLGT. This toasted (sesame) bagel had bacon, spinach (too much!), goat cheese and tomato. I'd order it again and ask for less spinach, and probably get the Michaels English muffin. My drink was the right temperature and wasn't too sweet. I picked up a bagel with cream cheese for my boss and she said it was good.I didn't grab an interior photo, but they have different "stalls" set up with tables along the wall sectioned off by dividers. They would make good work spots during the day.

Cozy, delicious, and the breakfast burrito is SO good. I can't wait to eat here again!

I really like Third Place! It beats all the chain coffee places around and I love the cozy vibe. It's a casual neighborhood coffee place that offers lots of yummy pastry items and good vibes!

Such a cozy neighborhood coffee shop, whenever I've here I wish I lived close by and could be a regular.I usually get their iced coffee, which I like because it's not too strong. But recently I came for an eggnog latte, and it was perfect! They put a little cinnamon on top, and the beverage was the perfect temperature.

This place is exactly why I love and adore Raleigh. Tucked in the heart of Five Points, parking can be a bit tricky, but I lucked out with one of the spots reserved for the cafe in the lot next door. I was greeted by a sweet pup on the patio, and the girls behind the counter (also both named Allison!) were super friendly when I walked in. Alli and Allison knew the names of probably three quarters of the people that walked through the door in the three hours I spent here, giving you a small town feel in a pretty big city.There's a variety of seating options, free WiFi and tons of outlets which makes this place great for working. The noise level is anywhere from quiet to loud just depending on how many people are there. I never had any trouble with conference calls.I tried the English muffin with bacon, egg and cheese for breakfast. The English muffin had to be homemade because it was so soft on the inside but crisp and seasoned on the outside. Perfect ratio of bacon to eggs to ooey gooey cheese. To drink I got an iced americano with vanilla flavoring - it was the perfect level of sweetness to balance out the salt of the breakfast sandwich! The straws are even eco-friendly (just be very gentle with them).This is a bit out of the way for me, but I will definitely be back for the people watching and awesome food and coffee!

Love the atmosphere of this place... Nice and comfortable and cozy... The coffee is always delicious and the smoothies as well

This coffee shop is in our neighborhood and being a small business, we loved supprting it but our last visit was our last. We had family in town so there was 8 of us and we walked over to Third Place. The only employees were 3 teenage girls. I knew already that one of the coffee machines was broken and the wait would be longer which was fine. However, it was almost an hour before the last of us got our coffee. On top of this several items in our order were wrong. Towards the end I just stood by the counter because we had two lattes with non-dairy milk that were still not made. I watched as the as one of the girls poured regular whole milk into the pitcher and steamed it. I asked her if that was for the two lattes and she said yes. I advised her that I had ordered oat milk because of allergies. The other girl that was working gave me a huge attitude telling me that it was not on the little sticky note that they take all the orders on. The girl who took my order was standing right there and I said, I specifically asked her what non-dairy milk they had before ordering the oat milk so whether she actually wrote it down or not, I don't know. The girl making the coffee poured out the milk but of course didn't bother to use a different pitcher or rinse it before pouring in the oat milk which for anyone with allergies is a bad idea. But the final straw was, as I stood waiting, the girl who took my order walked over to the little bar area where all the food to make sandwiches is and put a handful of shredded cheese in a bowl. She then began to to use her fingers to eat the cheese, literally putting her fingers in her mouth right there at the food prep area! Yuck! So unsanitary. If you're going to eat and especially if you're putting your hands in your mouth, do it in the back room or somewhere out of sight and wash your hands after. She didn't bother to wash her hands by the way. So it's a shame because we did enjoy walking there from home to have a coffee and a sandwich and although the service had started declining some time ago, it had never been this bad. I was flabergasted by the lack of organization, rudeness and of course completely unsanitary behavior around the food.