Waterbean is such great addition to the Charlotte uptown area expecially in the northern part of Tryon street which doesn't get much of attention due to lack to food/entertainment activities around. Waterbean managed to score a place in what used to be just a parking lot before. Presence of this coffee shop has drastically improved the vibe of the area and I appreciate the guts of the owners to have boldly made the decision.
Amazing selection of coffee, they have a FLIGHT of coffee so you better get you coffee game up!! Ambience of this location was just perfect, it was spacious enough with bunch of tables, bar area, couple sofas, an interesting looking rustic/modern table/bench and a fantastic barista.
Food - they have good selection of food items like Banh mi, sandwiches, pastries etc., Loved the Baileys Pie bar - so delicious and not too sweet. Me lady had an orange scone and it was alright. My latte with caramel and me lady's white mocha was just perfect. I wasn't sure what kind of coffee went it [forgot to ask :(] but it was well balanced and soul warming!
And they have parking!! imagine parking in uptown (tryon street). Totally impressed with Waterbean and definitely will visit as often as possible. oh and they have this distillation flask kind of thing, when I asked the barista about it she said it was for making their cold coffee. It wasn't functioning at the time though but it looked really interesting and am curious to take a glance of it when working :)