Cocoa Cinnamon

Ask barista for details - served with seltzer

3.5oz

With sweetened condensed milk & cinnamon 4oz

5oz

12oz

12oz

12oz

Batch brew with espresso. 12oz

Award winning little waves coffee poured by the cup. 12oz

Latte with 70% single origin housemade chocolate sauce & cinnamon. Reference to 1st ever coffee port. 12oz

Housemade vanilla bean syrup latte named "amulet" because the olmecs used the vanilla orchid flower as protection. 12oz

Housemade vanilla bean syrup, maca root, ginger and topped with black lava salt. Named after dr. Bartlett leonidas snipes durham. 12oz

Sweet & creamy latte with caramel, named with sandra cisneros' novel in mind. 12oz

Gf sweet milk chocolate.

Gf frothy, velvety dark chocolate.

3.5 oz /gf liquid truffles made with steamed half & half for a luscious thick melted chocolate experience.

Slow brewed little waves coffee over ice. 12 oz

Slow brewed little waves coffee infused with rose petals, cardamom & real vanilla bean over ice.

6oz kid's coffee is a 6 oz steamer with choice of flavor.

V housemade with cacao, pumpkin seeds, almonds, allspice, cinnamon and agave for a nutty and cocoa tea-like body. 10 oz

V housemade with cacao, anise, rose, black pepper, vanilla bean, sweetened with raw sugar & steamed with water for a light cocoa tea-like experience.

Bumps - except wonder

4oz bump

Lapsang souchong, crushed rose & cinnamon. 12oz

House herbal blend of hibiscus, cinnamon, orange, ginger and clove. 12oz

Iced house hibiscus, lemongrass, peppermint, orange peel, cacao nibs.

Housemade chai blend of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, rose, anise and black pepper served unsweetened or with honey or vanilla syrup.

Black tea lattę w/ housemade vanilla bean syrup and a splash of orange blossom.

East african manually brewed coffee with rosewater, and cardamom in honor of the great sufi poet rumi whose words on oneness inspire us. This drink originally appeared with bikecoffee. Artist heather gordon painted binary code of a rumi text (now faded and worn) + two other texts on our front room floor in 2011. They could be read in the visual of the higgs boson particle collision. 12 oz.

A little waves cold brew coffee steeped with rose petals, cardamom, and vanilla bean. This has been part of our menu going back to bikecoffee days (2011) . Coffea arabica originates in ethiopia spreading first across the red sea to yemen, then over centuries throughout the middle east , where still today varied spices imported via ancient spice routes are a frequent companion to coffee across the region. 20 oz.

A local honey latte topped with date sugar. The ingredients of this drink are true to the region and allude to the story of the tower of babel. In the story, it is said that the languages of the world come as a punishment for human arrogance. First on our menu 2013. 12 oz.

A slow brewed iced coffee with little waves espresso, topped with sweetened condensed milk and raw sugar and touch of cayenne pepper. Originally named after the durham hip hop artist and our friend - formerly professor toon, as the toon-up. He now performs as lord fess, making our last previous iteration fess-up. The drink's name riffs off the original name and the fact that cocoa cinnamon ond was originally a gas station & garage. First appeared 2013. 20 oz.

Little waves espresso over iced bingo-bango lemon, peach, pomegranate soda, topped with crushed chile powder. As a woman majority-owned company with a team that is 75% women, we deeply feel the relevance of this drink name. We are excited to feature bingo-bango soda in this drink, as they are a black-owned nc-based soda company -- one of the first in the nation. First version 2015. 12 oz.

An iced hot milk chocolate with cayenne and chipotle powder, topped with vanilla whipped cream and garnished with a sprinkle of edible glitter. This updated version of the dark sky over teotihuacan alludes to the layout of the site at teotihuacan aligning with the sun and moon. Its flavors are inspired by spicy milk hot chocolate, a twist on a popular drink in mexico. The practice of adding chiles to chocolate originated in pre-colombian olmec & mayan culinary practices. 20 oz. cold, 12 oz hot.

Served with sparkling water

3 oz

4 oz

5 oz

Maca, allspice, and hibiscus powder

Ginger, cinnamon, and sea salt

Cinnamon, sweetened with vanilla syrup, topped with cocoa powder

Rass el hanout spice mix typical of fez morocco

Cayenne, vanilla, and agave

Check out our specials board for the single origin chocolate selection

Milk chocolate with vanilla and cinnamon topped w/cocoa powder.

70% dark chocolate, ginger, vanilla powder, cinnamon, topped w/poppy seeds.

Lavender, lemongrass, ginger, clove.

Hibiscus, lemongrass, peppermint, orange peel, cacao nib.

Black tea latte with vanilla syrup and a splash of orange blossom.

Microtextured milk paired w/our house blend of tea and spices, sweetened w/vanilla, nc honey or not at all!

Housemade pumpkin seed and cinnamon syrup accompanied by our ginger, allspice pamet and cayenne spice mix, topped with mace. The name is meant to elicit comforting feelings of fall, warming spices beautiful colors, and allude to the processional patterns of nature. It is our housemade take on the pumpkin spice latte."12 oz

12 oz latte with housemade maple pecan syrup. This drink alludes to the iroquois story of the maple moon, considering nature's transitions, in the small view unpredictable yet expected when looking at long time and patterns.

Made with chocolate hazelnut syrup and garnished with malabar black pepper, the windfall latte is a reminder that fall is finally here. The name comes from the belief that it is bad form to pull hazelnuts off of the tree and instead let them fall off by themselves when they are perfectly ripe. It is a celtic belief that hazelnuts are a container of ancient knowledge. It is also believed that eating hazelnuts is purported to induce visions, heighten awareness and lead to epiphanies.12 oz

12 oz. Latte with a housemade mole-inspired syrup, garnished with crushed rose petals. In honor of frida kahlo with a syrup developed from a barrera family recipe. An artist who was fiercely independent, yet open, with her life, studio, and home was a nexus of influence, openness, and ideas.