Maroon Monkey Coffee - Porters Neck

Stopped in to use the restroom, stayed to chat and drink delicious iced tea…young girl, long, light-colored hair, super welcoming and helpful 9/8 noonish. Great atmosphere down by the river!

They have some very tasty lattes options like S’mores, bananas foster and others. If you are downtown Wilmington and want to try some good coffee this is a good place to go.Parking: Paid street parking Monday Saturday until 6:30pm. Sunday street parking is free. It can be hard to find a spot depending on time and day.

This was on my list of places to visit while in Wilmington. If it had been my first coffee spot of the vacation, I would likely feel differently, but it was not my favorite coffee spot. I got the impression tourist were not the favorite clientele, which was evident as others that appeared to be regulars came in after us. We just felt like we shouldn't have been there. There was no one there when we walked in, so it was not busy at all, that was nice. It was also early in the morning, so parking was easy to find too. The coffee was decent and the coffee cake was delicious. Just not a welcoming spot.Parking: Early in the morning, parking nearby is easy to snag with on street meters.

Such a sweet server! Excellent coffee, tea and bagels! Happy 4th!

The barista may have been having a bad day, or was perhaps just recovering from a very good night, but her sullen attitude didn’t improve what turned out to be the weakest Americano I’ve ever had. We thanked her and tossed both cups in the nearest trash can.