Smelly Cat Coffee

4.8

12 Reviews

$30 and under

Café

Innovative
Neighborhood gem
Romantic

Welcome to Smelly Cat! We are the longest standing coffee shop in Charlotte. We roast all our coffee to make sure you are getting the best coffee notes in Charlotte. We serve house made breakfast every morning from 7:30a.m.-12:00p.m. every day. We offer a variety of coffee cocktails, beer and wine.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Café, Breakfast, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 6:30 am–2:00 pm Sat, Sun 7:00 am–3:00 pm
Phone number
(980) 333-2266
Website
https://smellycatcoffee.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
516 E 36th St, Charlotte, NC 28205
Neighborhood
East Charlotte
Cross street
We are off of North Davidson street (or NoDa) and East36th street.
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Latté$4.50
Espresso with steamed milk
Cappuccino$4.50
Espresso with steamed milk
Americano$3.50
Espresso with water
Red Eye$4.50
Drip coffee with espresso
Dirty Chai$4.75
Chai with espresso and milk
Mocha/White Mocha$4.75
Espresso with milk and Ghirardelli
Double Espresso$3.00
Noda Nights Espresso Blend
Cortado$3.50
Double espresso with equal parts milk
Cortadito$3.75
Double espresso with muscovado sugar and steamed milk
Cuban$3.50
Double espresso with muscovado sugar

Additional Beverages

Frappés$5.50
Flavor of choice blended with espresso and milk
Shakes$4.75
Chocolate, vanilla, chai or other flavors blended with milk
Chai$4.50
Gourmet chai powder with steamed milk

Cold Brew

Ethiopian$4.25
Single Origin with notes of chocolate and dark berries
Llorona$4.25
Guatamalan and Colombian. Chocolate and a hint of toffee
Vietnamese$4.50
Made with the Llorona Cold Brew and sweetened condensed milk

Organic Tea by Rishi

Black$3.00
Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Masala Chai
Green$3.00
Jade Cloud, Jasmine
Herbal$3.00
Peppermint & Turmeric Ginger
White$3.00
Strawberry Tulsi
Tea Latté$4.25
Choice of two tea bags and steamed milk
Iced Tea$3.25
Choice of Citrus Green, Wildberry Hibiscus, or Classic Black

Milk Alternatives

Oat$0.75
Almond$0.75

Housemade Syrups

Caramel$0.75
Vanilla$0.75
Spiced Brown Sugar$0.75
Peppermint$0.75
Toasted Coconut$0.75

Seasonal Syrup

Pumpkin Spice$1.00
A tasty syrup made with real pumpkin puree

Cocktails

Cozy Cocktails

Irish Coffee$10.00
House roasted coffee, Muscovado Sugar, Jameson, heavy cream slightly whipped

Seasonal Cocktails

Espresso Martini$10.00
Fresh espresso, coffee liqueur, Tito's

What 12 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.8

4.8 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

12 Reviews

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IndyCg
Indiana
14 reviews
vip
2.0
14 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2022
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
I had never been to a restaurant that locked its door to customers. No menus indoors; had to go outside and view on a board, and then have someone unlock the door to let me back inside. Reservation was for 12 and we arrived 15-20 minutes early. They were kind enough to seat us then proceeded to ignore us with 0 contact for at least 10 minutes. When server took our order, she said she would make sure to get it in before the kitchen closes at noon. A breakfast place that stops serving at noon? Had we not arrived early we would have had no food. Food itself was well prepared.
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martys
Charlotte
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 7, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I found this place in a random google search looking for coffee shops while on an overnight trip to the area. Coffee and breakfast was amazing. Atmosphere was calm and pleasing. Service was top notch. Would definitely recommend and will return if we’re in the area.
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OpenTable Diner
Charlotte
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on June 25, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best Coffee in Charlotte!!
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MattB
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 11, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
First time in Charlotte and I needed a coffee, came across smelly cat but we missed it by 5min. The employee noticed us trying to get in and came out and invited us in to ask the owner of other coffee shops that may be open. The owner was so nice to inform us of other places around and let us know that we could male a reservations for the next morning and sit inside! We did just that and it was so nice and cute inside and the coffee was great! We also have breakfast biscuits which were yummy! Owner and staff were so nice and accommodating.
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PerryK
Charlotte
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 5, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Met an out of town friend here for coffee, breakfast, and conversation and enjoyed it greatly.
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OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 17, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best Iced Dirty Chi
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MikeC
Western NC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 10, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I travel extensively and am into coffee. Smelly Cat makes the best cappuccino I’ve ever had anywhere.
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EvelynLM
New York City
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 9, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The place is quaint! Loved the decor and the staff was very friendly and personable! I had the mocha, white mocha cafe with the zucchini bread and it was Delish!!! And my daughter had the hot chocolate and the sausage egg burrito and she also enjoyed her meal!!! We will definitely come back and try the quiche!!!
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OpenTable Diner
Baltimore
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We went back again for the drinks, yummy.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 23, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place!
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Smelly Cat Coffee is rated 4.8 stars by 12 OpenTable diners.

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516 E 36th St, Charlotte, NC 28205

Additional information

Cross street
We are off of North Davidson street (or NoDa) and East36th street.
Neighborhood
East Charlotte
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 6:30 am–2:00 pm Sat, Sun 7:00 am–3:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Café, Breakfast, Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Cash not accepted, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Website
https://smellycatcoffee.com/
Phone number
(980) 333-2266

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Today's Brew

Medium Roast$3.10

Medium-Dark Roast$3.10

Pour Overs (Manual Drip)$4.50

Espresso

Latté$4.50

Cappuccino$4.50

Americano$3.50

Red Eye$4.50

Dirty Chai$4.75

Mocha/White Mocha$4.75

Double Espresso$3.00

Cortado$3.50

Cortadito$3.75

Cuban$3.50

Additional Beverages

Frappés$5.50

Shakes$4.75

Chai$4.50

Cold Brew

Ethiopian$4.25

Llorona$4.25

Vietnamese$4.50

Organic Tea by Rishi

Black$3.00

Green$3.00

Herbal$3.00

White$3.00

Tea Latté$4.25

Iced Tea$3.25

Milk Alternatives

Oat$0.75

Almond$0.75

Housemade Syrups

Caramel$0.75

Vanilla$0.75

Spiced Brown Sugar$0.75

Peppermint$0.75

Toasted Coconut$0.75

Seasonal Syrup

Pumpkin Spice$1.00

Cocktails

Cozy Cocktails

Irish Coffee$10.00

Seasonal Cocktails

Espresso Martini$10.00

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