Double D's Coffee And Desserts
Double D’s Coffee and Desserts is a coffee shop/cafe off Biltmore Avenue in downtown Asheville.
I had been wanting to go check them out for a while because I’d been following them on IG for like forever - and really wanted to see all their spooktacular Halloween decorations in person.
My first favorite holiday is Christmas because it’s always SO much fun dressing Meatloaf (my dog) up like an Elf for our annual Holiday greeting card.
I suggest parking at the Biltmore Avenue Parking garage (at Aloft Hotel) when you visit Double D’s; it’s right off Biltmore Ave - and the first hour is free!
Don’t forget to bring cash to pay for your coffee, like I did (they don’t accept cards, checks, money order, roubles, pesos, crayola drawings of debit cards - none of that). But, if you do (forget cash) there is ATM right next door at Pure Vida - which is a super cute boutique with a *ton* of socks (yes- even ones with avocados on them)! There’s also an ATM at aloft in case Pure Vidas’ is down.
To order your coffee, tea, latte Italian soda, etc. - you’ll actually want to go inside the bus, up to the first floor and to the right; order with the super nice baristas at the counter.
I got the “Nightbus Latte” which tasted just like ButterBeer it was soooo delish!
After you get your drink and snack (they have quite a large case with lots of cookies and pastries to snack on) - make sure you meander up to the second level and take some pics. It totally reminded me of Harry Potter - I most definitely felt like I was on The Knight Bus.
Also - Double D’s has a ton of outdoor seating in case you’re slightly claustrophobic.
I ended up sitting outdoors myself - which is a great place to hang out and be in the hustle and bustle of downtown.
For I second I almost thought I was going to fall down the stairs of the bus and die on my way out to the patio because I’m extremely clumsy (but then I remembered I’m a ghost and can’t die... lolz).
I can, however, sprain an ankle (which is never fun - and then I miss my morning Western North Carolina nature hikes); so I was still very careful.
All in all - they had lots of spooky Halloween decorations! Including a mini Dracula - cats, mini ghosts, giant spiders, and much more. Plus; the street lamps made it extra spooky and Harry Potteresque.
On my way back to my car I ran into this cutie that’s up for adoption with Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue -
Turns out Charlie’s Angels was throwing a howloween party/dog costume contest at Aloft that looked super fun - I didn’t attend (Meatloaf would have had my head if he found out I went to a dog party with out him.) But, made sure I got some yum cookies and treats from their bake sale to take home to the fam.
Double D’s Coffee & Desserts is the perfect place for a solo date (everyone was so super welcoming and friendly), or a great place to meet up with a friend for a coffee date since their open until 9 during the week and 10 on the weekends!
Even though Halloween is soon to be over - i’d imagine the coffee shop is even more spectacular and enchanting in the winter; since you feel like you’ve been dropped into a mini London the second you step inside the gate. Bring your book; order a Hot Chocolate or Nightbus Latte and have a Harry Potter themed evening!
I had been wanting to go check them out for a while because I’d been following them on IG for like forever - and really wanted to see all their spooktacular Halloween decorations in person.
Halloween is my second favorite Holiday; it’s the only time I can really be my ghastly self and don’t have to disguise myself as a “normal” human being. (The rest of the year I have to cake on a crap ton of rouge everyday and it takes *freaking* forever to do my makeup so I don’t look like an overtly pale phatom. *sigh*)
My first favorite holiday is Christmas because it’s always SO much fun dressing Meatloaf (my dog) up like an Elf for our annual Holiday greeting card.
I suggest parking at the Biltmore Avenue Parking garage (at Aloft Hotel) when you visit Double D’s; it’s right off Biltmore Ave - and the first hour is free!
Don’t forget to bring cash to pay for your coffee, like I did (they don’t accept cards, checks, money order, roubles, pesos, crayola drawings of debit cards - none of that). But, if you do (forget cash) there is ATM right next door at Pure Vida - which is a super cute boutique with a *ton* of socks (yes- even ones with avocados on them)! There’s also an ATM at aloft in case Pure Vidas’ is down.
To order your coffee, tea, latte Italian soda, etc. - you’ll actually want to go inside the bus, up to the first floor and to the right; order with the super nice baristas at the counter.
I got the “Nightbus Latte” which tasted just like ButterBeer it was soooo delish!
After you get your drink and snack (they have quite a large case with lots of cookies and pastries to snack on) - make sure you meander up to the second level and take some pics. It totally reminded me of Harry Potter - I most definitely felt like I was on The Knight Bus.
Also - Double D’s has a ton of outdoor seating in case you’re slightly claustrophobic.
I ended up sitting outdoors myself - which is a great place to hang out and be in the hustle and bustle of downtown.
For I second I almost thought I was going to fall down the stairs of the bus and die on my way out to the patio because I’m extremely clumsy (but then I remembered I’m a ghost and can’t die... lolz).
I can, however, sprain an ankle (which is never fun - and then I miss my morning Western North Carolina nature hikes); so I was still very careful.
All in all - they had lots of spooky Halloween decorations! Including a mini Dracula - cats, mini ghosts, giant spiders, and much more. Plus; the street lamps made it extra spooky and Harry Potteresque.
On my way back to my car I ran into this cutie that’s up for adoption with Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue -
Turns out Charlie’s Angels was throwing a howloween party/dog costume contest at Aloft that looked super fun - I didn’t attend (Meatloaf would have had my head if he found out I went to a dog party with out him.) But, made sure I got some yum cookies and treats from their bake sale to take home to the fam.
Double D’s Coffee & Desserts is the perfect place for a solo date (everyone was so super welcoming and friendly), or a great place to meet up with a friend for a coffee date since their open until 9 during the week and 10 on the weekends!
Even though Halloween is soon to be over - i’d imagine the coffee shop is even more spectacular and enchanting in the winter; since you feel like you’ve been dropped into a mini London the second you step inside the gate. Bring your book; order a Hot Chocolate or Nightbus Latte and have a Harry Potter themed evening!
