Looking Glass

The Looking Glass, another relatively new coffee house for Carrboro, opened in April 2009 at West Main Street and West Poplar Avenue in the section sometimes called Midtown Carrboro. The Looking Glass offers another alternative to Carrboro's long-established coffee spots, the Open Eye Cafe and http://www.weaverstreetmarket.coop/, and it has some distinct advantages over those two downtown spots. First, Looking Glass is located in the middle of Carrboro, where Carrboro's population mostly lives, so it easily accessible; second, it is spacious inside and never feels crowded; third, it offers ample parking, a semi-precious resource in this town; and last, the outdoor seating and shade trees offer a pleasant alternative to the Open Eye's sun-bleached front porch.

The Looking Glass is an earthy cafe with high-quality coffee and tea products, with sandwiches and pastries. Interestingly, it features a boutique in the business's rear resembling a very clean "head shop," with skateboards, incense, and other related products. The walls feature local artists' work and the cafe hosts music. Closed Mondays, though, which is a bummer.