15 Best Charlotte, North Carolina, Coffee Shops | Eater Carolinas

"Defined Coffee’s two-person barista team and its artfully crafted coffee drinks are a force for good in Gibson Mill Market in Concord. This small corner in a remodeled mill somehow manages to be simultaneously earthy, industrial, and Santa Barbara-esque. The baristas don’t let a busy line deter them from pulling quality espresso and designing latte art like it’s their last. It’s hard to choose a favorite from the fall menu, but it has to be the recurring seasonal mainstay—the Deathly Swallows, a minty latte with a whisper of a ghost pepper-infused maple kick. There’s nothing like it. This spot, with an enormous antique store next door, is seriously worth a day trip to Concord." - Kayleigh Ruller