Afters Dessert Bar is a cafe in Brightleaf, Durham.
A dessert cafe at Brightleaf Square serving seasonal pastries, cookies and dessert-forward drinks. Friday and Saturday evenings serve the post-dinner crowd.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 905 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701
The original Cocoa Cinnamon in Old North Durham blends specialty coffee with West African and Latin American chocolate drinks. Sourcing ties to Little Waves.
Signature drink: Spiced chocolate drinks and specialty coffee
The Hillsborough Road Cocoa Cinnamon brings the same drinks programme to Old West Durham. Duke proximity makes it a weekday study spot and post-market stop.
Signature drink: Colombian coffee and chocolate drinks
Joe Van Gogh's Broad Street cafe opens daily from 06:30 near Ninth Street. The single-origin filter coffee is the flagship of the roastery operation.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter coffee
Durham's most beloved ice cream shop makes small-batch flavours from whole milk and seasonal ingredients since 2013. Walk-in only from noon on Market Street.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Liturgy Beverage at the Durham Food Hall serves single-origin coffee and drinking chocolates with a sourcing philosophy as serious as the food tenants.
Signature drink: Single-origin coffee and chocolate
A neighbourhood roastery-cafe on N Roxboro Street that roasts on-site and serves a short espresso and filter menu at a pace that rewards anyone unhurried.
Signature drink: House-roasted espresso drinks
