Amélie’s French Bakery & Café | NoDa

Description: This charming gathering place draws a crowd for its pastries, light fare & coffee drinks.

Comments: This isn't the original Amelie's if you've been in Charlotte long enough to remember that. They moved, so this is the new "original" in a way. The interior design is better than the original, it's bigger, the seating is arranged such that there's plenty of spots for 1-2 people to sit that are out of the way of the bigger tables. The food might be overpriced but I don't go for the food. I'm there for vibes.

The vibes are great. It's a third place to so many. I've seen groups meeting here to paint, play mahjong, discuss their book club book, talk about business strategy for content creators, every kind of person and thing, this space serves it. In addition to tons of indoor seating, including larger tables for groups ,and two person tables for others, there's an outdoor patio with a good amount of seating as well. All Amelie's locations are like this, great third places! The cinnamon rolls are mid though. I say that as a cinnamon roll connoisseur.