Daymoon Coffeebar
The closest good coffee to home, and it happens to have a drive-thru. On a slow morning that combination is hard to beat. Pull up, grab your cortado, keep moving.
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Short Sleeves Coffee
A self-roasting coffee shop tucked inside a restored 1920s gas station in Swannanoa, with house-made lemonade, local pastries, and a rotating corner of town history. It's right on the road between Black Mountain and Asheville, so it's an easy pull-off. Also a genuine Helene comeback story, which makes the coffee taste better.
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222 Whitson Ave, Swannanoa, NC 28778
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