you're on wake forest road, a stretch of raleigh that moves fast and doesn't pause much for anything. shabaShabu does. it sits at 3080, and if you're in the northeast part of the city running errands or cutting through to work, this is the kind of stop that changes the shape of your morning. the reviews here are consistently strong, and that kind of standing doesn't come from luck or foot traffic alone. specialty coffee done seriously, in a city that's gotten genuinely good at demanding it. raleigh has built a real independent coffee culture over the past decade, and shabaShabu belongs to the better end of that. come mid-morning, when wake forest road has settled a little, and order whatever's on the bar.
curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated
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google reviews
1,167
avg rating
4.1
local cred
55%
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