Common Tides Coffee · Wilmington, NC made to order, every cup

The Common Tides Coffee Menu, Wilmington NC

Locally roasted espresso, specialty lattes, ceremonial Japanese matcha, and handcrafted drinks, poured one cup at a time from a solo-run craft coffee trailer on the Cape Fear coast.

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Small Menu, Big Standards

The Coffee Menu Wilmington NC Lines Up For

I'm Zack, and I run every part of Common Tides myself, from dialing in the grinder before the first pour to handing your drink out the window. This is the coffee menu Wilmington NC knows from farmers markets, farms, and pop-ups across the coast. It's short on purpose. Every drink on it earns its place, and every shot gets pulled with the same care as the last.

The trailer moves, so check the calendar to see where I'm parked this week, or read the story behind Common Tides.

Locally Roasted NC Beans Hand-Pulled Espresso Compostable Cups One Owner, Every Pour

The Foundation

Espresso Drinks

Every drink here starts with a double shot of locally roasted North Carolina beans, weighed, timed, and tasted through the day.

Espresso

$3.95

A double shot, pulled tight and precise. The purest read on what the roast can do.

Hot only · Double shot

Americano

12 oz Hot $4.50 16 oz Iced $5.00

Espresso lengthened with water so the roast can speak for itself. Clean, bright, and honest.

Latte

$6.25

Double espresso and silky steamed milk in balance. The pour I judge myself on.

Hot or Iced · 16 oz

Cappuccino

$5.50

Espresso, steamed milk, and a deep cap of foam. Small, strong, and classic.

Hot only · 12 oz

Mocha

$7.00

Rich chocolate folded under espresso and steamed milk. Dessert that still respects the coffee.

Hot or Iced · 16 oz

The House Pours

Specialty Lattes

Real ingredients over the same dialed-in double shot. No pumps of mystery syrup, no shortcuts. Each one is 16 oz, hot or iced.

Signature

Salted Caramel Latte

Premium Monin caramel cut with pink Himalayan sea salt. Rich, balanced, and the drink Wilmington keeps coming back for.

$7.00 16 oz · Hot or Iced

Maple Syrup Latte

Real Grade A maple syrup, nothing imitation. Cozy and clean, never too sweet.

$7.00 16 oz · Hot or Iced

Vanilla Latte

Classic and smooth. Proof that simple, done right, is its own kind of showing off.

$7.00 16 oz · Hot or Iced

Rotating

Latte Special

There is always a rotating pour on the board. Check the truck for the current latte special, or ask me at the window.

Stone-Ground & Whisked

Matcha

Ceremonial grade matcha sourced directly from a family farm in Shizuoka, Japan, whisked to order at the window.

Basic Matcha

Ceremonial Grade Matcha · Milk of Your Choice

$5.25Hot · 12 oz

$5.75Iced · 16 oz

Vanilla Matcha New

Vivid green, naturally sweet, and zero bitterness. Ceremonial grade matcha whisked with vanilla and your milk of choice, served steaming or over ice.

$6.00Hot · 12 oz

$6.50Iced · 16 oz

Matcha Special Rotating

There is always a seasonal matcha being whisked. Check the truck for the current matcha special, or ask me at the window.

For Everyone Else in Line

Not Coffee

Handcrafted drinks for the tea drinkers, the kids, and anyone skipping caffeine today. Same care, no espresso required.

The Golden HourHealthy

12 oz $5.50 16 oz $6.00

Turmeric and warming spices steamed into a golden, caffeine-free cup. The feel-good favorite of the menu.

Hot

Hot Chocolate

$5.00

Rich cocoa under steamed milk, made the slow way. Oat or almond milk available for $1.00 more.

Hot · 12 oz

London Fog

$4.50

Earl Grey steeped strong, softened with vanilla and steamed milk. Alt milk available for $1.00 more.

Hot · 12 oz

Hot Tea

$2.50

Earl Grey, Irish Breakfast, or English Breakfast, brewed by the cup.

Hot · 12 oz

Kids LatteKids

$4.00

Caramel, vanilla, maple, or the current special flavor stirred into cold whole milk over ice, topped with whipped cream and sprinkles. One young regular called it the best thing he'd ever had.

Iced only · 16 oz · Whole milk · Whipped cream + sprinkles

FROSH Juice Box

$3.50

Apple & Eve Juice Box

$1.50

Bottled Water

$1.00

Cold and simple, for the dog days at the market.

The Fine Print

Make It Yours

Any drink, your way. Swap the milk, add a shot, or finish it with whipped cream.

Extra Shot+$1.75

Oat Milk+$1.00

Almond Milk+$1.00

Flavor Syrup+$0.75

Whipped Cream+$0.50

Milk Options

Whole Milk Half & Half Oat Milk +$1.00 Almond Milk +$1.00

Syrups & Flavors

Caramel Vanilla Sugar-Free Vanilla Maple Syrup

Toppings

Cinnamon Whipped Cream +$0.50

Menu and pricing subject to change. Ask at the window about seasonal specials.

Common Tides Coffee branded compostable cup of craft coffee in Wilmington NC

Behind the Menu

What's Actually in Your Cup

The beans are roasted here in North Carolina by a roaster I trust and visit, not shipped in from a warehouse. The matcha comes straight from a family farm in Shizuoka, Japan. The caramel is made with real pink Himalayan sea salt, the maple is Grade A, and the cups are compostable because the trailer works a lot of days by the water.

"If I wouldn't drink it myself at 6 a.m. before a market, it doesn't go on the menu."

Zack Bennett, Founder & Barista

Curious how a one-person coffee trailer works? Read my story, or dig into brewing notes and behind-the-scenes posts on the Common Tides blog.

Guests enjoying handcrafted drinks from the Common Tides Coffee trailer at a Wilmington NC event

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