A person stands outside a rural storefront with autumn trees and power lines visible in the background.
Vintage coffee shop counter with wooden shelves and retro coffee sign display against cream colored wall.
A simple church interior with wooden shutters, a wooden cross on the wall, and graffiti art displayed on the floor.

Life, love, laughter

  1. Mrs Betty Lamar, Owner
  2. Serving Zaruma Gold Coffee from Ecuador
  3. The Prayer Room

 

Lamar’s Cafe and gift shop. Ecuadorian and family owned in goldsboro, north carolina since 1998.

 

Don’t let the outside fool you, here is a place that has been many things over the years. It almost looked like an old motel from the outside when I first arrived. But when the Lamar Family bought it in 1998 they created a place to serve the community. It has been a bar with pool tables to a coffee shop with a learning center. It has become a place for community and service with an event space plus more.

Vintage industrial corridor with red chairs, rustic wall decor, and potted plants along a white brick wall.
A vintage-style yellow and black sign for Lamar's and Project Hope stands tall against a clear blue sky with power lines.
A rustic white building with the Zaruma Gold Coffee logo and text displayed on a circular wooden sign.
Small white building with golden Cahaba logo on wall and red door sits along a paved lot on a cloudy day.

Lamar’s is a must stop if you are in the area! A little slice of Ecuador on the East Coast. Try the rose latte and empanadas. Buy a bag or two of Zaruma Gold Coffee, beautiful jewelry and trinkets, all straight from Ecuador! Find Mrs Betty, the owner, so she can tell you her incredible story and ask for a tour of all the rooms so you can experience it for yourself. The Prayer Room is my favorite.

Coffee lover displays a bag of Alma Coffee and dark teacup while wearing a vintage-style cream canvas apron.
Interior view of a boutique store with white shelving units displaying clothing, accessories and home decor items.
A rustic breakfast spread on wooden table with latte art coffee, toast, butter, and a side salad.
Someone pours a dark liquid from a glass container into a gray ceramic coffee cup on a white countertop.
A dark religious room with a black cross on the wall and a sign reading
Interior view of event space with exposed brick wall, wooden podium, and decorative wall art featuring rustic wooden accents.
Vintage sepia photograph framed against a modern interior with bar stools and houseplants in the background.
A cup of hot chocolate with chocolate sprinkles on a wooden table, with decorative pillows and wall art in background.

 

I could have spent all day at Lamar’s and I can’t thank the Lamar Family enough for letting me capture their heart. It is not just a Coffee Shop, but an experience, which will be perceived differently from all that enter.


For more information on Lamar’s visit their Facebook (Zaruma Gold Coffee at Lamar’s) and learn more about their cause (Project Hope)!


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Lamar’s Phone

 

+1 919-988-8118

 

Lamar’s Location

706 S George St, Goldsboro, NC 27530

Lamar’s Email

 

zarumagoldcoffeenc@gmail.com