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A longtime Raleigh business is celebrating 35 years with plans to open a third location on Hillsborough Street.
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The longtime coffee shop Cup A Joe recently signed a lease at 3625 Hillsborough St. Andi Macko, who co-owns the business with her father Jeff Gold, told The News & Observer in an email they are “still in the planning stages and not ready to release any detailed information.”
The business continues to operate their original location that opened in 1991 at 3100 Hillsborough St., under a mile away from the new site.
They also own the reopened Mission Valley shopping center location on Avent Ferry Road. Cup A Joe closed this location in 2021 after staffing issues due to the pandemic, The N&O reported at the time. In August 2025, the business reopened its doors to customers and students.
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Prior to Cup A Joe signing a lease, which Triangle Business Journal first reported, the space was previously Crafty Crab Seafood. The restaurant closed earlier this year in April.
The business’ original owner, Dave Sullivan, died suddenly in December 2023 at 66 years old before Gold and Macko took over operations.
The N&O recently reported on other coffee shop openings in the Triangle. Drive-thru beverage concept 7 Brew Coffee opened in Smithfield in June, and Flowers Cottage in Dorothea Dix Park opened in August.
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This story was originally published September 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM.