I had not been to Cocoa Cinnamon since before the pandemic began, but when I visited recently, it was just as good as I remember! The indoor seating area is not open, but there is a small outdoor seating area. I went to the Lakewood location on a Saturday during the early afternoon. There was a bit of a wait due to the line inside so I would recommend you ordering online via their website if you would rather not wait. One thing to note is that when you place your order inside, they automatically add a tip to your order no matter the size of the order. The Lakewood location also has a small parking lot, which I really appreciated. I ordered the Caramelo, which was very good! It was just sweet enough (not too sweet) and very rich in flavor. The design was a nice touch as well :-) If you are looking for a conveniently located coffee shop with dessert options, delicious coffee drinks, and outdoor seating, this is it! Whether you are looking for a spot to people watch while you enjoy coffee, spend some time in solitude with a good book, or fellowship with a small group of people, Cocoa Cinnamon is where its at! I look forward to visiting again before winter.

When we visit Durham, we stop at Cocoa Cinnamon. For me, the coffee is different and more tasty than even the best chains. It has such good flavor. They are local and we love supporting them. They ship nationwide! Little Waves coffee roasters is where the magic is made. Mmmmm.

Tasty coffee and hot drinking chocolate. The flavors are on point, coffee is well made and the specials are definitely worth a try. The dark drinking chocolate Grenada was not sweet and chocolate forward. Gibraltar was also awesome. Overall highly reconnected.

Good coffee and drinks, especially ones that incorporate chocolate.

This was a fabulous place. Staff was polite, coffee was smooth and rich, and churros were delicious!

First time visitor. I always tip, but I do believe adding an automatic 20% tip is pretty audacious. Tips should reflect level of service. If you are like me, for instance, and weren’t even greeted for minutes upon walking in and were the only person in line, I’d say a 10% tip would have been more appropriate.

Loved it here! Churros were amazing, so fresh and warm, crunchy on the outside and soft in the center. The drinking chocolate paired well with it, though I wish it were thicker, it was still reminiscent of a melted Hershey bar! A cool atmosphere I would recommend if youre in the area.

The best coffee shop in all of Durham. My go-to is the Al Mokha (great chocolate flavor) and an order of Churros. The churros are fresh and amazing every time.

Congratulations for winning Microroaster 2022! Well deserved.

The cutest place! Its very clean, the employees are kind and helpful, and the churros and coffee were delicious. Their coffee menu has many fun options, and I will definitely be going back!

Delicious churro and rose latte! Super friendly, warm and inviting space as well.

Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Drinks are made correctly and I don’t mind being a regular here! The wait time is a little long, but reasonable (they take the time to make your drink correctly!). They have a good selection of speciality coffee drinks as well as drinking chocolates. The coffee is above average compared to other places around the area and I appreciate the cultural diversity with the decor. I’ll definitely have try something other than a traditional cappuccino.

Coffee is good with creative lattes but $7 for a small latte? Super overpriced

Holy hell theyre delicious. Best one in the country Ive been too. Outstanding coffee, great churros, great dipping hot chocolates.

This is a local sweet spot with more history than can be covered in a single review, and I adore it even more because of it. Its a famous community spot that does its best to give back to its patrons, with free wifi, its Community Coffee program, and its deeply seeded respect for its origins in Mexico. I would give this place six stars if I could.

They charge an automatic 20% tip on all purchases. Nice space. But the tipping part turned me off. Will not return. Coffee not that worth it.

Pleasant environment, very kind baristas and delicious coffee! I will definately have to come back for a churro!

Im usually not a fan of specialty coffee drinks that are too sweet and have overpowering flavors that wash out the coffee itself. I was incredibly skeptical for that reason, but the drink I had here was actually really interesting and balanced. It still isnt something I could have as my daily coffee, but as a treat I really enjoyed it. They also have a great bean selection sold by the pound.

Excellent coffee and crazy (in a good way) spiced lattes and drinks. Love the churros, keep coming back for them.

I’m a coffee lover ☕️🧋 it was delicious 🤤 And churros 😋 on point

Incredible. Cardamom churros were dangerously good!

What coffee shop have you ever been to that serves freshly made churros, from scratch?... Thats what I thought!Not just any churros, these are special. I took one bite and was immediately transported to heaven. In my 50 years Ive never tasted any remotely like them. Absolutely sublime.Theres a giant stainless steel fryer right behind the counter where the batter, oil, and cinnamon combine to make magic. The sights, sounds, aromas all enhance to the experience.Its no surprise that Cocoa Cinnamon was on the list of the 15 coffee shops to visit before you die.There are three locations in Durham, each with their own unique drink and menu specialties. For instance, at this location, your only options are croissant rolls and the heavenly churros.The Baristas were outstanding. Even with just the two of them they managed the hectic pace, steady line of customers while still remaining courteous and accommodating.Most highly recommended; if you love coffee shops and youre ever anywhere near Durham, this is a must stop.

Love every location... Areli & Leon (the owners) are dynamic.. we use their house roasted coffee Litte Waves Coffee Roasters for business and personal

First time trying this place,I had the Guadalajara iced chocolate with Ixchel topping it was great

Enjoyed a classic latte and a Spanish croissant (filled with potatoes, eggs, & chives). delicious! love the decor and ambiance that are so authentically true to the cafes cultural heritage. A must visit in Durham!

First,we went to another Cocoa Cinnamon coffee shop located in W Geer St.But it was full,then we left for this shop——actually，there are three chain shops in the name of Cocoa Cinamon in Durham.I love this one,large space,delicious churros and excellent coffee.We stayed in the lobby,drinking coffe and reading.That is exactly how we spend weekend in Summer.

Terrible experience. 2 stars because the churros were good, but the staff is unfriendly and slow, added on 20% gratuity on the iPad without asking us, and charged us $4 for the churro dipping chocolate (twice the price of the churros, make it make sense).

Good spot for coffee with lots of seating. Staff is friendly.I came to do some remote work but beware that the WiFi is incredibly slow and there are very limited outlets.Otherwise a nice spot 👍🏻

I want to give this place five stars. The chocolate and churros deserve it but the service was straight up terrible. We waited for thirty minutes on a slow evening. They forgot to make our order, were incredibly disorganized. One person told us to wait at a table until our name was called another gave us specific instructions in how to get our order. I hope they come up with a more efficient process or training procedures because I would love to see this place thrive.

Love the Frida Latte!

Quaint, kinda hidden, kinda hipster bit not in an annoying way. Definitely try the Churros Ice Cream.

This location of Cocoa Cinnamon had plenty of seating with garage doors at the front so now that the weather is beautiful, you have the indoor-outdoor vibe. Great coffee selections and alternate drinks. I had hibiscus tea with mint (aqua de Jamaica), but was also interested in the matcha lemonade. This location also had made to order churros which are delicious and come with your choice of 4 types of sugar: plain, cinnamon, cardamom, and orange. You can also get it with chocolate dipping sauce. Fantastic place to work also as there is so much space and seating. There is also an outdoor patio.

The best of all their shops. A wonderful place to work or share space with friends. Beautiful and delicious!

Cocoa cinnamon is the best coffee I have had in Durham. I am a subscriber to their delivery service, and occasionally stop by for the special cortado or cappuccino. Everyone Ive sent coffee to as a gift said it was their favorite. They are local and socially conscious.. they pay Durham living wages and contribute back to the Durham community.

Great coffee drinks, seem to be considerate of the workers during covid (outdoor takeout only, contacted, masks, autograt added). I appreciate that. Interesting drink combinations.

Just tried Cocoa Cinnamon today, and it is everything I had hoped for. A bustling cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, it serves cocoa, coffee, espresso, and yummy churros. Its colorful, fun, inviting, and definitely delicious. They even have their own tostador de café! The only thing to note is that the parking lot is on a steep decline with bumpy paving. Take your time entering the lot. We will be back soon!

So good. Can’t wait to go inside once it is safe. It looks very hip from the outside.We ordered two lattes and a bag of churros. The churros are the best, and our coffees were excellent as well. There is subtlety to the flavors and they are not overly sweet.I will echo what others have said about the website and online order system being confusing. This shop would benefit from reorganizing their online menu a bit. It’s navigable, but plan on spending 5-10 minutes on their site finding everything, even if you already know what you want.

Good coffee and good churros maje for a good day.

Coffee and churros were good, only thing I didnt like was extra charge for iced coffee and automatic 20% gratuity.

What a nice place. This is an excellent place to go for a casual desert or on a lazy afternoon.

I love churros and it was nice to find a place that have them. they were delicious and next time will ordered more.

Great spot for coffee located in Lakewood section of Durham. Aside from grat coffee with plenty of options, they make churros fresh to order that are amazing. Nice space and fun spot.

Excellent churros and the coffee is excellent. I really enjoy visiting here as often as I can. The cardamom churros are excellent

Loved my latte with a hint of cayenne pepper as usual. Brought my sister here for the first time so we bought 4 made from-scratch churros.... could taste the distinct flavors of each. They were just the way I Iiked them...crispy on the outside and soft and buttery on the inside. I enjoyed my drink.. My sister not so much---but not the fault of Cocoa. The description of the Dr Durham was dead on. Very earthy with the strong taste of Maca. Might want to try something else for a 1st visit if you never had Maca. Seating is very close--elbow to elbow- school cafeteria style---i never mind that, but may be uncomfortable if you are accustomed to sitting at your own table. Come earlier if you want smaller tables. This location has great Mexican tile as a backsplash and has nice coffee house music. This is a good layout when having a quick, non confidential meeting with a group. Will definitely go back!

Well crafted drinks, made to order churros are very well done with different sugars. Everything here is made with attention to detail, love how the drinks allude to historical events and spice origins. Good atmosphere, music and huge open space for group hang outs.

I drove 30 minutes out of my way to get the coffee.

It’s a shame that I have to give this review because their products are actually solid. I know it is absurd to not take my order outside between a glass panel if I am fully vaccinated and don’t feel the need to wear a mask. What’s the incentive for the vaccine if everything remains the same?

Came for the coffee, stayed for the churros! We have been to the other Cocoa Cinnamon location on West Geer before, but we got the early morning cravings for some hot Churros and discovered this was their only location that serves fresh made-to-order churros doused in different sugars (regular, cinnamon, orange and cardamom) with a side of dipping chocolate.The hot drinks were on point too! Mine was a mole infused latte drink (with a unicorn design) and my wife got a hot chocolate with dairy free milk! Churros for the win!This location also had some great Mexican (Day of the Dead inspired) art and just a great place to sit on a warm morning!

Had specialty coffee and churros for breakfast with my sister. Nephew and his boss have a sculpture there: bicycle cart.

Delicious coffee. Love their take on a mocha. Fast and friendly service. Really appreciate their contactless pick up to keep staff and customers safe.

The orange churros are amazing, americano was good as well!

My absolute favorite coffee supplier!! I always make sure to have a couple flavors in my cabinet. the drinks here are so adventurous and delicious 😍😍😍

Such amazing drinks & friendly kind workers. We got a Matcha green tea latte and a chai tea latte, but they have other amazing drinking chocolates and coffees that I’ve also tried before, which are unbelievable. They use such interesting flavors. Definitely get the churros!!

The hot chocolate is amazing, and the selection of different churros goes great with really thick HC. Really colorful and welcoming.

Takes money 2 times and didn’t return my money back

Absolutely amazing. They have an adorable booth set up front to take orders. Incredibly quick and efficient. Delicious coffee drinks with even tastier churros. All the churros being vegan is a huge bonus as well.

Don’t forget to order your churros. Because you will regret it when other people’s come out and you didn’t get one. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Fun little spot with good coffee and fancy hot chocolate. The caramel cream and churros offering was very good. Fried to perfection, not oily at all, fresh and crisp.

La Frida & Los Churros best combination ever.

Cardamom sugar churros cooked fresh with chocolate dipping sauce. So incredible!!

Finally had a chance to visit @cocoacinnamon s newest puzzle addition at Lakewood, fantastic job w the space and the yummy churros were a hit 👌

Honestly the best local coffee shop around. All of the coffees are DELICIOUS and the churros are out of this world!!!Always good service and such a cool place with a funky vibe!

Extremely delicious beans to take home. Had a bit of trouble communicating my order and received too fine of a grind for my DeLonghi espresso maker. Looking forward to trying again with their Moka-level grind and revising up to 5 stars!

Best coffee and best people. Thank you

Authentic, fresh, delicious churros! If you come here thats what you need to order. And also the coffees and drinking chocolates are wonderful, but dont miss those churros.Also, the cafe is cozy with many long tables, eclectic selection of chairs, and wifi. A nice Saturday stop before or after heading to the Scrap Exchange or Beauty World.

Visited with friends after lunch and it was crazy crowded. We tried the hot chocolate and churros. Hot chocolate was absolutely rich, dacadent and delish - definitely on par to the chocolates Ive had in cafes in Paris and I loved it. However, the churros were just ok. We got the cinnamon sugar and orange sugar churros. Cinnamon was definitely better than the orange sugar which was not as fragrant as Id hoped for. My biggest issue was that the churros seemed overcooked. I like my churros crispy on the outside and warm and slightly chewy/moist on the inside but if you like your churros pretty solid/dry these are the ones for you. The weirdest part for me was the order system. My friends ordered a hot chocolate, latte and churros. They had to wait ~30 mins after the hot chocolate was made for the churros because it was held up by the latte order.

This is our favorite coffe place. Its simple very down to earth. A little noisy from chatter as everyones very happy. Ourstandi g authentic and exotic coffe. I got my fave coffee Mr Durham and churrizos to die for.

Great local coffee shop. The homemade churros are the best!

Unique atomsphere, and the churro were awesome!

Such a fun space, hot chocolate was phenomenal, and was rich and had such a depth of flavor. Great place to study or work on projects, and have delicious drinks!

The coffee here is incredible and beautiful! Not to mentions their churros are just as great! The place is quiet and theres plenty of seating!

Their churros are so so good. Nice atmosphere, and cool initiative. I love how they have really tried to make this coffee shop like the tapestry of the community. They have Hispanic inspired coffee, and pastry foods like their churros to make sure the long standing Hispanic community in lake wood feels at home inside this space. and so outsiders know a little bit more about the local community. To have an initiative like that inside a space like a coffee shop is so cool! support local and go here!

Delicious churros, coffee, and chocolate. Coffee supplies like chemex filters too, which are hard to find locally. I like their COVID-19 setup, which has you wait outside instead of everyone picking up indoors and breathing the same air.

Best coffee shop in Durham! Also love buying their beans to make coffee at home.

I ordered a fancy hot chocolate and churros, and instead I got a cup of HEAVEN and some cardamom sticks of HAPPINESS.

Really nice place and hot chocolate is really good, they have unique drinks and churros are delicious.

Great service, atmosphere, and churos! Ice cream and coconut cream (vegan) options!

Super awesome service and drinks

Good ambience. Should definitely try Cortado.

Every location is wonderful, social distancing protocols are great, drinks are wonderful, seems like staff are compensated for their labor

Delicious coffee and churros in a warm and inviting atmosphere

I love cocoa cinnamon, and all of their locations serve unique, excellent quality drinks

Looking for a local coffee shop with some sweet treats? Cocoa cinnamons third location has a wide variety of coffee drinks and churros! Not only that, but they also have a micro brewery. They’re coffee is 4th dimension, so if you’re in the area go ahead and pick up a bag of coffee too!

The best coffee in the Triangle! I always put this at the top of the list of recommendations for new comers to the area! I love the no-fuss ordering and ambience. While I always see people working here and that’s great, I love that the owners strive to make it a place to decompress and enjoy the company of friends and family. If you go, you have to get a churro! It’s a must!

The Churros are fantastic!

I went to the Chapel Hill Rd. Location. Had never been to this location but I was referred to for the churros... I am from Mexico, and churros there, and the churros in the U.S. .. different!!! So I asked for details. It was kind of hard to understand since both people, customer and merchant, are wearing masks, trying to communicate through a hard plastic divider, and the traffic on the background, create a lot of confusion. How about some pictures, Cocoa Cinnamon? They have different flavors. I decided to buy one of each to try their flavors. 5 churros total. And 3 hot chocolates... $26... Whaaaaat?... I payed it. But honestly, what happened to the churros guy at Greens Market at the Durable Flea Market. I used to go ONLY FOR THE CHURROS, EVERY SUNDAY A whole bag for $3. I would pay him $6 dollars for that bag. Anyway. Hot Chocolates were ok..Im a bit disappointed. The lady cooking it is Hispanic. Im Hispanic. We know we can make better chocolate. I mean, hispanics, overall. No. Not generalizing. But yes we can make some mean Hot Abuelitas Chocolate...

I have been to the other two cocoa cinnamons as well. This is probably tied for my favorite location with the Geer Street location. We had orange sugar churros (not very much orange flavor) and the 70% chocolate drink. I had been dreaming about churros for a month and this really hit the spot. This location is the largest and has a really distinct style. I really loved the churros but probably wouldnt get the orange sugar again. As always, really delicious chocolate and coffee drinks.

Coffee smells good but grind was horrible and they force you to pay 20% tip just to hand you the coffee. Espresso grind should take a maximum of 30 seconds to come out but theirs takes well over a minute and comes out super bitter. They claim to be a local owned and for the community business... forcing us to tip them makes it expensive to buy here.

Expensive and generally better than this visit. Stay away from the spicy lemonade if you are wearing a light color. The red spicey syrup comes on the outside of the cup!

This is my favorite coffee shop in the triangle. Quality beverages and vegan friendly!! I appreciate that they use compostable to go cups (and straws.) I love the variety of unique options that they serve. The prices are fair and the space at this location is pretty big. Its a good place to study, work, or just hang out.

Morris de Toros is fantastic! The different churro flavors are subtle unfortunately, but still good.

The best coffee shop around. I am especially fond of their churros and custom lattes, including my favorite, the La Frida (a mole-inspired latte). If you want some incredible coffee, check this out!

Absolutely love this place! Great atmosphere, great focus and awareness of the whole community, and delicious coffee. The Caramelo is always my go-to!

I love it churros y chocolate Guadalajara!!!!

Stopped by for some coffee beans- nicely roasted, tasty. Friendly staff. Hoping to come back soon.

The cashier is not trained to tell people how to make a payment in a all taped cover machine ..it was all taped around the area, and she didnt know how to slide the debit card to make my payment, she didnt know the menu, and wasnt paying attention of what I was asking.. terrible customer service.

Great coffee, delicious churros. This is our bagged coffee go to in Durham!

The churro’s are on point. I personally like the other locations better but the churros here...... win me over every time. The environment here seems similar to the others with a student/professional work environment well lounging but it is pretty noisy. Overall I enjoyed the experience.

The best churros in North Carolina. I went there with a group of friends and we had an amazing time. Super chill vibe, great churros, coffee and chocolate. I cant wait to go back.

Coffee is delicious and freshly roasted! Churros are amazing!!! Love this place!!