Guglhupf Bake Shop

guglhupf does baked goods and coffee together, and neither one feels like an afterthought. that combination sounds simple until you realize how rarely anyone pulls it off. you're on east franklin street, which means you're already in a part of chapel hill that rewards slowing down, and this place fits that pace without making a thing of it. the regulars here aren't loyal out of convenience. they keep coming back because the experience holds up, again and again, in the way that only happens when a place is genuinely committed to what it's doing. if you go once, go in the morning, when the pastry case is full and you have a reason to stay for a second cup.