Talk about a hidden gem! I'm always scouting for new breakfast spots, and this one caught my eye during an airport run. It's tucked away at the far end of an office building, so keep your eyes peeled or you'll miss it. I started with a lox sandwich and struck up a conversation with the owner. When I asked about the corned beef, I fully expected the standard "Boar's Head" answer you get everywhere else in the state. Instead, he told me they make it themselves. Sold. I paired the corned beef sandwich with a Dr. Brown's Cream Soda--a total nostalgia trip that brought me right back to my youth. The lox was a perfect breakfast, and the sandwich hit the spot for lunch later. Both were excellent. I'll definitely be back soon. Highly recommend! read more

Was looking for a spot in the middle of Raleigh and North Durham to meet a business colleague and stumbled upon Chelsea's. When I suggested it, I didn't realize it was in an office building. But don't let that stop you! This place is set up with lots of windows filled with plants, as well as lots of space for people. You place your order at a kiosk - they appear to have an extensive menu - and then pick up at a window. Very simple process and quick. I ordered a southern breakfast burrito - eggs, bacon, and a hashbrown wrapped in a tortilla. Twas delicious! Not too extensive a coffee menu - your simple drip coffee, latte, Americano, etc but good all the same. Well-priced too! For two lattes and two breakfast burritos we paid $22. The burritos were hefty and delicious. Good spot for a work meeting. read more

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Food was delicious. But I got three breakfast sandwiches. One of them was correct. The other two were wrong - I even paid extra for an extra meat (I wanted bacon and sausages) and they not only did not add bacon they were very limited with the sausage. They had a mini sausage link they cut in 1/2... so I had sausage on 1/2 my bagel sandwich and then nothing on the other 1/2 read more

This was off the charts amazing. I had a turkey sandwich on focaccia with chipotle mayo and it rocked my world. I was so hungry I forgot to take a photo, but everything was perfect. Great lighting, plants, and amazing service. Next time I'm in town, I'm coming back. read more

This spot is so cute. You can order at the counter or head to the table and scan the QR code to order online. I tried the sweet autumn turkey sandwich with a side of potato salad and a Sprite. The food was good but the side of potato salad was small. I'll have to stop in to try a few of the other sandwiches again soon. If you are looking for a breakfast option, they are open for that too. read more

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No personality you order remote they call your name and you pick up food but they ask for tip on payment. No one greets or thanks you. Food was below average - saugage so salty I could not eat it. They were all busy preping for something. I will never return! read more

Excellent breakfast. Glad I found it on apple maps. Hidden in the bottom of an office building. Omelette was great and the grits were excellent. Will definitely be back read more

Very quaint and cute cafe. Service is excellent. The food is good ol fashioned breakfast and lunch. It seems they make thier corned beef from scratch. Every thing is just fresh. Prices are great as well read more

We came for the food but left with plants! I cannot say enough great things about The Chelsea Cafe. The food was delicious and the service was perfect! We talked with owners who were great and they gave our daughter some of the plants to take home to plant ourselves! They also did a great job making the place feel homey within an office park! Highly recommend and will be back! read more

Food is great, hot fresh, I love the online order always is ready. Clean friendly people you can seat outside or inside.

Hidden Gem! We are staying at Sheraton imperial across the street, and I googled a place for breakfast! Would have never just rode by it, as it is in the Imperial Office Park! Bagels flown in from New York and was delicious. Husband had the breakfast burrito, which was spot on as well! Prices were great too! Would love to be in the area for lunch sometime! read more

Great Food, Great Value First time at Chelsea Cafe today. I will be back. Breakfast burrito was a great value- as is everything on the menu. Truly very well priced. This place is humble and a hidden gem in RTP read more

Food is quick and good ! One of my main go to places for lunch or a weekday brunch. The bagels are delicious. The panini's are one of my favorites. Also if you like fresh flowers they have huge phalaenopsis orchids everywhere. read more

Y'all!! There is so much awesomeness to say about this cute little place!! Ordering is made extremely easy with different ways to order ... the food is delicious and fresh!! Very nice size sandwich too ... we weren't able to finish all ours!!! Staff is VERY friendly and helpful! Try this place y'all won't be sorry !!! read more

Stopped here after a nearby doctor's appointment for the first time. I enjoy supporting small business owners any where I can. It is hard to find the first time, as it is in the back of a office building, which I had learned from Yelp, but still had a hard time finding it. Look for the door with the black "awning" over it that says Cafe. I was fortunate to see a Chelsea van parked in front too, so that helped. Plenty of parking, some is marked for the Cafe. Hours are from 7am until 2pm. You walk up to the counter and order and they bring it out to you. I went between breakfast and lunch, so the nice man there said I could get either one. There were MANY options for both, so it was hard to decide. I opted for the breakfast burrito and was not disappointed. This packed burrito has lots of meat, both bacon and sausage, egg, cheese and a little kick from some sauce they put in there. I was shocked at how much meat was in this burrito. It was hot, good and very filling. I had sweet tea that was just sweet enough, and not "icky sweet" like some other places. The drinks are self serve. I noticed they had 4 desserts listed and asked about them. He said they were all in house made from scratch. I could not resist, I got a piece of banana bread to go. Just too full to eat it there. Several hours later, I heated the banana bread and put some butter that was also in the box, and enjoyed a super good treat. I would get that again any day. Nice place, not cafeteria like at all as some have said, very clean, nice people there with plenty of options for both lunch and dinner. I will return. read more

Very good, very quick lunch. Interesting sandwich and wrap options. I got the autumn sandwich and loved it. The broccoli salad is a style I've never had where it's all been put in a food processor and coarsely ground. Tasted great though! read more

The sandwiches and service are great! This café's breakfast and lunch options are all on point. I've never been disappointed by anything on the menu. read more

I wouldn't have known about this little eatery if it were not for Yelp, and I work in the next building! It's in the back of the building away from Slater Road so the entrance is not visible from the street. I've eaten breakfast and lunch here, and overall its decent food at a good price. It's the prototypical mom and pop diner that doesn't get too adventurous but doesn't have to. On my last visit I had a soup and sandwich combo, with a BLT. I thought I was just getting chicken soup but it ended up being a nice greek avgolemono soup with chicken and lemon. Very nice. A great option for a quick bite in the Imperial Park area. read more

Chelsea Cafe - Soup and sandwhich combo: BLT and chicken avgolemono soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

This place is truly a hidden gem. Hot food cooked perfectly. I highly recommend stopping by for breakfast or the lunch specials.

Fresh foods, variety of options and great value for home made recipes. Relaxing atmosphere. Try the burritos and check out their Instagram page for more food images. read more

Chelsea Cafe - New York Bagel with egg and sausage - Sandwiches Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Great place. Food, staff, and cleanliness are always awesome. I go there for lunch all the time.

Clean and nice cafe that serves breakfast and lunch all day is located in the parking area of a business complex. The egg breakfast sandwich was nicely prepared while the lemon chicken soup was hearty and satisfying. It is a nice place to try if you happen to be in the Research Park Triangle area or staying at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel which is only a 5-minute walk away. read more

A bit hard to find since it is on the first floor of an office building if the back parking lot; but worth the search! Great BLTs and reasonable prices. Busy but subdued in atmosphere and noise. We will be going back again. Recommend Chelsea Cafe. read more

Great business! All staff were incredibly nice and welcoming, great little business. Would definitely recommend if you need a relaxing lunch

We love this little hidden gem in RTP. A great place for fresh made sandwiches and wraps and great soups too. They get fresh tomatoes from the farmers market and they are RED! Everything is homemade including the banana bread. The owners are just wonderful people - salt of the earth and so very sweet! I will come here as often as I can as it's in between Raleigh and Durham and easy to get off and on I 40 read more

Support local! This is a clean, large cafe with homemade food options. Highly recommend. read more

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Great customer service and a convenient location. We had the special and a turkey pastrami Reuben. Made to order and tasty and fast. Just what I want at lunch. It does have a cafeteria feel but it's in an office building and they've brightened it up with flowers on the table and a little sitting area. Honest quick lunch food. Nothing fancy but great for lunch. read more

I love this cafe! It's right next to my job and the food and service is great! My personal favorite thing on the menu is their chicken sandwich. Yum! read more

$17.00 for a sandwich, bag of chips, cookie and a drink. You have write your own order. The atmosphere is like a hospital cafeteria. read more

The people who work here are SO SO NICE. They have awesome choices for lunch. A lot of veggie friendly options. So, not your typical turkey sandwich lunch deli. Their black bean burger was AWESOME. It gave me a major food coma afterwards, so you KNOW it's good. I had to move from sitting on my fitness ball to my actual chair. It was THAT "bad'. Their spinach hot sandwich was AWESOME. It's sauteed spinach with mushrooms, tomatoes and some garlic. It's just the right veggie sandwich for lunch. Not too heavy, but enough to fill you up with mass and NUTRIENNTTS. Their broccoli salad was especially good. Their coleslaw, meh not impressed but def not disappointed. I had a chocolate chip cookie. Again, not impressed but def not disappointed. I wouldn't be surprised if it came from the Pillsbury dough boy though. This is definitely a good deli lunch place for people who work in RTP with many choices. It's a little pricey, usually around $7 for the "gourmet" sandwiches. pssst, they have peanutbutter&banana w/ honey sandwiches for $5. YUM. read more

Chelsea Cafe is very convenient to my office (it's in the building next to ours). The food is a little pricey for the items that I like to order ($8-10) and I don't feel like it's the most filling. Particularly, some of the side items (such as potato salad) are served in very small "sauce" cups. Some larger side items would be nice. The owners are very friendly and polite. If I had to travel a little further, then I am not sure that I would go out of my way to eat here. Some of my favorites off the menu: - Veggie Burger - Chicken Quesadilla read more

Love this place - it's really hidden on the bottom floor of an office building (luckily, I work in the building next door!). The owners are lovely people and are there every day. The food is fresh, homemade and there is a fairly diverse set of choices on their large menu. The salads are huge, and the sandwiches are great. Their black bean burger is incredible, as are the chicken quesadillas. Although my stand-by favorite is their egg salad sandwich with a cup of soup (their tomato basil soup and gaspacho are both great). If you work in RTP, this is a great lunch spot! read more

Fresh ingredients, good food, savory soups. I love this place. They are open Mon to Fri from 7am to 2pm. The owners are wonderful. Yes, it has a bit of a cafeteria atmosphere, however, I would rather have great food in a plain place than bland food in a swanky restaurant. Although the prices aren't the lowest, I feel I get a good value for my money. They only use good quality ingredients and they constantly review those in case they should change their purchases. Overall, I would chose to eat here over any fast food place any day, and even over some other nicer restaurants, too. read more

My friend works walking distance from this little gem and wouldn't stop raving about it. She is a vegetarian and is happy to be presented with countless options of fresh made sandwiches, wraps and soups. so between three of us we had a garden salad (super fresh veggies), Tomato Soup (with tomato chunks my favorite kind), pimento cheese sandwich and Falafel sandwich. Serving size are hearty and everything we ordered turned out perfect and everything tasted homemade. There is a personal touch to the service there with husband and wife running the place with a smile. Great lunch spot. read more

This place is absolutely WONDERFUL Fresh, custom made everything especially recommend the broccoli side salad read more

I've spent many-o-lunches at Chelsea when my old company occupied the building next door. As most people have mentioned, the owners are wonderfully sweet and it's hard to say a negative thing about the place because of that. I usually stuck with the fajita pita to-go which comes with grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, salsa and white shredded cheese. When it's made right, it's REALLY good but on more than one occasion spread out over a year, I've noticed the cheese was sour in the way milk gets sour and I had to throw it out. I mentioned it to them the second time it happened because it made more than just a fluke. They were extremely apologetic and offered to give my next meal for free. The other thing I've found a bit off-putting is the amount of mayo they put on sandwiches. Doesn't matter which sandwich - they slather that mayo on unless you tell them otherwise. My co-worker learned early on she had to order the egg-salad sandwich "without mayo" so that they wouldn't add mayo to the bread before they slapped the egg-salad onto it. Very odd. On the positive, they make great traditional breakfast sandwiches to order (and no mayo!). There are very few places in RTP where I can find a good breakfast sandwich. read more

This is a solid lunch spot. I really appreciate that it's a mom and pop restaurant. My favorite meal is the Black Bean Burger and the broccoli salad. This combination goes well together. It's amazing that each day you're waited on by the husband and wife. Most importantly they have the same cook. It all feels so very personal. Great lunch spot, especially if you work in the RTP. BTW, don't mess out on their lemon bars. Yummy read more

Great lunch every time I visit. Staff is so friendly and care about their customers. The food is simple, fresh food. I love the Mediterranean wrap and typically order the special. I consider this place a hidden gem! read more

Hidden in an office building, this restaurant has a genuine following. The black bean burgers are flavorful and messy. I also enjoy the Portabella sandwiches. read more

Nice, little restaurant in Chelsea area, just off highway 40. I went there for a sandwich and they were closed, but they made me a sandwich and it was very good. I got also a banana bread and zucchini bread, home made. read more

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