The Meantime Coffee Co.

Chapel Hill, NC · Coffee shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Chapel Hill
#24
of 239 restaurants
City Percentile
83%
rating percentile
Address
The Meantime Coffee Co., 180 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone
(336) 803-1983
Website
meantimecoffee.com
Status
Closed · Opens 7:45 AM Mon

The Meantime Coffee Co. is a restaurant located in Chapel Hill, NC. It is one of 239 restaurants listed in Chapel Hill. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Chapel Hill city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About The Meantime Coffee Co.

A sustainability-focused, student run, non-profit coffee shop offering a full locally sourced drink menu and various pastries.

Hours

SaturdayClosed

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Erin Glosser · Oct 2025

Well priced coffee on campus, good range of tastes/options. Nowhere to really sit inside and fairly crowded, but great for a quick pick me up.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Isabella Grandic · Dec 2024

Quite a busy on-campus coffee shop. Usually an amazingly long line. ~5-6 $ coffee. Tons of flavours and varieties. Macchiato, espresso, latte… great options. Some seating upstairs. More of a to-go spot. Student run. It’s pretty good. It’s nice that it is on-campus. It is a non-profit, living wage, etc. I think the coffee price could be reduced more in line with serving tn student audience. In any case it’s a cute part of campus! Operational efficiency != strong suit.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Alexis A · Dec 2022

EDIT: 2024 Still have reasonable prices, I've just noticed that the espresso drinks have become very inconsistent. Sometimes its fine other times it can be difficult to finish the drink. The espresso is very bitter and even with milk in it you can taste the bitterness. I wonder if maybe there is some inconsistency with how the espresso is prepared. For reference, I'm pretty tolerant of coffee. I'll even drink airplane coffee, so I'm not very picky. I really hope Meantime can fix this soon. My favorite place for a cappuccino and is cheaper than Starbucks and the Stone and Leaf Cafe! They also don't upcharge for plant-based milks. The butterfly pea latte is stunning. Definitely something that should be tried at least once. Everyone there is very friendly and polite. They have a bring your o

★★★★☆ 4.0 Jorjor “FreddyBoy” Well · Mar 2024

Nice strong' ☕️ in a real ceramic cup. Great library lgbtqi++, people of color, etc. Educational materials to help teach children about white oppression. Me being an old Caucasian male, got the eye from the occupants. Still I escaped with no resistance ;).

★★★★☆ 4.0 Lily g · May 2025

Love MeanTime, a safe haven for UNC students :) No cold brew though. So just drip iced coffee which isn’t that strong- a bit bland. Their espresso is not the highest quality. Their matcha has sugar pre-added, so it is not great either nor genuine matcha. Wouldn’t recommend it. Have some vegan food options

Services

Coffee shopNon-profit organization

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