Cocoa Cinnamon
A vibrant churrería-inspired locale offering artisanal single-origin coffee, tea, and drinking chocolate with a focus on culture and community.
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Cocoa Cinnamon
Highlights
Must-see attractions
A vibrant churrería-inspired locale offering artisanal single-origin coffee, tea, and drinking chocolate with a focus on culture and community.
Secure Indoor Seating
Visit during off-peak hours to easily find a spot inside, as indoor seating can get busy.
Explore Sugar Coatings
Customize your churros with unique flavors like orange, cardamom, or classic cinnamon.
Quick Facts
Cuisine
Coffee Shop, Chocolate Shop, Churreria
Price
Mid-range
Address
2013 Chapel Hill Rd Suite A, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Website
littlewaves.coffee/Highlights
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Authentic Spanish-Style Churros
Indulge in freshly made churros with unique sugar coatings like orange, cardamom, or cinnamon. A true taste of Spain!
Innovative Churro Desserts
Try the decadent Morros de Torros, a churro topped with ice cream, chocolate drizzle, and condensed milk.
Cozy Atmosphere & Quality Coffee
Experience a warm, community vibe with excellent single-origin coffee from their in-house roasters, Little Waves.
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Secure Indoor Seating
Visit during off-peak hours to easily find a spot inside, as indoor seating can get busy.
Explore Sugar Coatings
Customize your churros with unique flavors like orange, cardamom, or classic cinnamon.
Don't Miss the Morros de Torros
This dessert combines hot churros, ice cream, and chocolate drizzle for an unforgettable sweet treat.
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Secure Indoor Seating
Visit during off-peak hours to easily find a spot inside, as indoor seating can get busy.
Explore Sugar Coatings
Customize your churros with unique flavors like orange, cardamom, or classic cinnamon.
Don't Miss the Morros de Torros
This dessert combines hot churros, ice cream, and chocolate drizzle for an unforgettable sweet treat.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
Cocoa Cinnamon is celebrated for its authentic, delicious churros and high-quality coffee, with many praising the unique flavor options and innovative desserts. While the atmosphere is often described as cozy and the staff friendly, some find the interior seating limited and not the most comfortable. Despite minor seating concerns, the quality of the food and beverages makes it a highly recommended spot.
"These churros reminded me of ones I’ve had in Spain! Delicioso! They were out of chocolate 1/29/25. You can choose 3 sugar coating options - orange, cardamom, and cinnamon. The orange is not overpowering and more light. The cardamom is strong and the cinnamon is classic. Indoor seating can get very busy during morning/mid-daytime hours. There are many large tables and additional seating outside. Unfortunately on a Wednesday morning around 10AM there was nowhere to sit inside."
Haylee Borden
"We can't leave Durham without a visit to CC Lakewood. The churros remind me of my childhood in Madrid, and the melted chocolate is pure bliss. Our favorites are the Guadalajara and the Modica. Try the Tenochtitian spice on top. It's spicy, but it'll smack you with kindness. You can't go wrong. Everything is delicious. Perfect spot to come work, eat, and meet people. The music will put pep in your step, and the staff is simply the best."
J B
"great in-house roasted coffee. fresh house made churros with several flavors.
Large tables great for working. Free ice water, parking lot, and restroom for customers.
both indoor and outdoor seating."
Rick Stover
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Frequently Asked Questions
They are made fresh to order and offer unique sugar coating options like orange and cardamom, reminiscent of authentic Spanish flavors.
Yes, they offer a variety of drinking chocolates, teas, and innovative 'wonder drinks' with house-made syrups.
Indoor seating can be limited during peak times. Visiting during off-peak hours or utilizing outdoor seating is recommended.
Many customers find it a great spot to work, with large tables available. However, seating can be competitive.
Yes, Cocoa Cinnamon has three locations in Durham, North Carolina.
It's a signature dessert featuring a fresh churro topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate drizzle, and condensed milk.
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I’ve heard that all of the locations of Cocoa Cinnamon are wonderful, but the Lakewood location (also home to the Little Waves Coffee Roasters arm of the business) takes the cake – or rather, the churro. Piped, fried, and coated in your choice of sugars fresh to order, these might just be the best churros outside of Mexico City. All that’s left to do is to choose your drinking chocolate or award-winning coffee.
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What began on a bike ride around the streets offering coffee to workers and farmer’s market addicts, has now turned into three popular Downtown cafes, each with its own distinctive Cocoa Cinnamon flavors. But each cafe has one thing in common – great coffee and a wonderful story to tell. Espresso, coffee, and chocolate are available at all three shops, with churros only available at the Lakewood location!
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Little Waves Roasters and Cocoa Cinnamon (420 W Geer St, 27701): Latina-led, women-forward company that roasts their own blends and host three brick and mortar shops in Durham. Hit up their Lakewood location for fresh-made churros!
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It’s basically a “churro sundae” and who wouldn’t love that?. A warm, fresh-made rolled churro topped with a large scoop of The Parlour’s vanilla ice cream, dark chocolate drizzle, and sweetened condensed milk.
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