Working in uptown you have several options for coffee and they are all big name franchises. Starbucks, Caribou, Einstein and Dunkin. While I do love most of these other coffee places, Jackson's is completely different! They offer baked goods and pastries but what I go there for is the coffee. They have different specialty blends every day and their coffee is always flavorful and rich. They are located in one of the Wells Fargo (formerly Wachovia) buildings on the way to the green if you're cutting through over street. If you have to go to the convention center for a meeting or seminar this is the best place to stop and pick up a cup of Joe. Jackson's only has one other location and that's in the University area near UNCC. Like Angel mentioned they do have plenty of seating in the hall. Because more people are addicts of the stabucks and caribou if you need sugar and cream in your coffee you aren't as pressured from people behind you to get away from the coffee bar.