Drinks
NoRa serves a variety of drinks including our North Raleigh famous "Bee" drinks which all incude dark chocolate and local-made honey from The Pleasant Bee apiary. Almost all of our coffee drinks can be made hot or iced and as a decaf as well.
Menu Hours
- Sunday - Saturday, 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Espresso Drinks
Drinks made from our partner's Carrboro Coffee Roaster's Piedmont Espresso beans. Most drinks can be served hot or iced. Decaf and half-caf also available for most drinks. See our Specialty Drinks menu for our customer and staff favorite flavor combinations.
Espresso
Pure espresso
Macchiato
Double espresso with a touch of foam.
Cortado
A double espresso with equal amount of foam-infused milk
Cappuccino
Made in thirds with 1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk and 1/3 foam
Americano
A touch of hot water and a double shot of espresso. A nice, bold, strong coffee taste. Can be served with different amounts of water.
Flat White
1/3 espresso, 2/3 steamed milk with a very thin layer of micro-foam.
Latte
1/3 espresso, 2/3 steamed milk with a thin layer of foam.
Mocha / White Mocha
A latte (1/3 espresso, 2/3 steamed milk with thin layer of micro-foam) mixed with dark chocolate sauce. May also be served as a White Mocha by using white chocolate instead of dark chocolate.
Specialty Lattes
NoRa's favorite flavor combinations as created by our staff and customers. Traditionally served as a latte unless noted otherwise.
Almond Joy
almond flavor + dark chocolate + coconut flavor
Almond Paradise
almond flavor + vanilla + coconut flavor
Andes Mint
creme de menthe + dark chocolate
Bloody Mocha
raspberry + cherry + dark (or white) chocolate
Boo Berry Latte
blackberry + blueberry + vanilla
Caramel Nut
caramel + hazelnut
Cherry Pie
cherry + raspberry + vanilla
Chocolate Covered Cherry
dark chocolate + cherry
Chocolate Turtle
butter pecan + dark chocolate + caramel
Crème Brulee
caramel + vanilla
Eggs in a Basket
caramel + white chocolate + coconut flavor + almond flavor
Fluffy Bunny
hazelnut + toasted marshmallow
Gingy Bee
honey + dark chocolate + gingerbread
Hazel Bee
honey + dark chocolate + hazelnut
Honey Bee
honey + dark chocolate + cinnamon
Honey Harvest
honey + hazelnut + vanilla
Killer Bee
honey + dark chocolate + cayenne
Lavender Bee
honey + dark chocolate + lavender
Lazy Sunday
caramel + vanilla + cinnamon
Maple Nut
maple + hazelnut
Melted Snowflake
white chocolate + dark chocolate + coconut flavor
Milky Way
dark chocolate + caramel + vanilla
Peep Latte
toasted marshmallow + peep (seasonal)
Pumpkin Harvest
pumpkin + french vanilla + cinnamon (seasonal)
Pumpkin Maple
pumpkin + maple
Resolution Mocha
sugar free dark chocolate + skim milk + cinnamon
Salted Bee
honey + dark chocolate + salted caramel
Salted Caramel Nut
salted caramel + hazelnut
Smores Mocha
toasted marshmallow + dark chocolate
Snowflake Mocha
white chocolate + coconut + coconut flakes
Spicy Mocha
dark chocolate + cayenne + cinnamon
Sweet Heat
white chocolate + salted caramel + cinnamon + cayenne
Toasty Ghosty
white chocolate + toasted marshmallow
White Pecan Mocha
white chocolate + butter pecan + cinnamon
Coffee Drinks
Drinks made from a variety of Carrboro Coffee Roaster beans using the drip approach rather than the espresso method.
NoRa Community Cup - Drip Coffee
NoRa's drip coffee of the day. Bottomless refills while dining at NoRa. Bean rotates on a daily basis.
Cold Brew
Iced coffee made from grounds that have been steeped for 24 hours.
Pour Over
28 grams of beans with 420 grams of hot water poured in an exact way to ensure the right blooms while using special filters to eliminate impurities and leave nothing but a wonderful cup of coffee. Expect to wait a bit for this because something this good takes time to create.
Red Eye
A cup of drip coffee with a shot of espresso poured on top
Black Eye
A cup of coffee with two shots of espresso poured on top
Cafe au Lait
A cup of coffee mixed with steamed milk
Tea Drinks
Drinks based on teas including tea-based lattes. Please note that tea-based lattes and our Chaider can be served either hot or iced.
Iced Tea
Choose from black, earl grey, green or a seasonal blend
Maude Palmer
Named after the original owner of the coffee shop. Drink is made with 1/2 iced tea (of your choosing) and 1/2 lemonade.
Hot Tea
Choose from over a dozen options.
Chai Latte
chai tea + steamed milk
Chaider (Chai Tea/Apple Cider)
chai tea + apple cider
Matcha Latte
matcha + steamed milk
London Fog
earl grey tea + vanilla + steamed milk (with or without lavender)
Fall Fog
black tea + pumpkin + cinnamon + steamed milk
Maple Berry Matcha
matcha + maple + lavender + blackberry + steamed milk
Mint Chocolate Tea
mint tea + dark chocolate + vanilla
Minty Grinchy Matcha Latte
matcha + peppermint + steamed milk
Other Drinks
A variety of drinks to slate your thirst when you're not in the mood for coffee or tea
Hot Chocolate
Steamed milk with chocolate sauce
Lemonade
Refreshing lemonade
Serene Sunrise
mango + tangerine + lemonade
