FEATURES Farm-to-fork, counter-service eatery offering unique spins on American staples. Free parking is available onsite. Cafe Root Cellar is a woman- and LGBTQ+-owned business and a designated safe space.
HOURS
Mon-Tue: CLOSED.
Wed: 11:30am-2pm.
Thu-Fri: 11:30am-2pm; 5pm-9pm.
Sat: 5pm-9pm.
Sun: 9am-2pm.
ACCESSIBILITY
The café offers a wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom, and seating. Both indoor and patio seating are available, and ordering is counter-service with food brought to the table.
Cafe Root Cellar accommodates a range of dietary needs, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and Paleo options available. The menu rotates seasonally and typically includes at least one vegetarian dish and often a vegan one. Dietary options are clearly marked, and staff can speak to ingredients and preparation to help guests with specific needs order confidently.
FAMILIES
Cafe Root Cellar welcomes families and offers a kids’ menu, making it an easy choice for a meal out with children of all ages. The casual, counter-service format and roomy patio suit families looking for a relaxed setting, and the rotating, scratch-made menu typically has something for every palate.
PRESS & ACCOLADES
Cafe Root Cellar is led by co-owner and chef Sera Cuni, a respected figure in North Carolina’s culinary community. Cuni made her national television debut on Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Games,” hosted by Guy Fieri, and has appeared on the channel several times since, most recently competing on the show “Chopped.” In 2025, Cuni was selected to participate in the James Beard Foundation’s Chef Bootcamp for Policy and Change, a leadership program for chefs engaged in advocacy work. She is also a founding member of the Triangle chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier and the founder of Feed-Well Fridges, a nonprofit community-fridge program working to address food insecurity across North Carolina.
PETS
Leashed, well-behaved pets are welcome on the café’s outdoor patio. A server will be happy to fill up a water bowl for your pup. Service animals are permitted indoors in accordance with the ADA.
