The Belted Goat  offers a fine selection of coffee, wine, hand-made chocolate truffles, breakfast pastries and desserts from The Fearrington House Restaurant.  You will also discover an outstanding  selection of Panini, crepes, gourmet salads and freshly prepared meals. Located in the heart of the Village Center, The Belted Goat offers locals and visitors to the area a fun place to enjoy house-roasted coffee, a glass of wine, lunch, a light snack, Maple View ice cream,  or a delicious afternoon tea.  While you're here, browse our fun collection of Beltie goods in the adjacent Beltie Shop.

Live in or near Fearrington Village? Join our monthly wine club, organized by Fearrington Wine Director Maximilian Kast. It's a great way to expand your palate, learn about new regions and experience some of the world’s best wines. Wine Club members pick up Max's selections at The Belted Goat.

Handmade Chocolates
The Fearrington House Restaurant's Chocolatiere, Jill Leckey, creates delectable hand-crafted chocolates and desserts that are available at The Belted Goat.  Jill joined Fearrington in 2005 following training at The French Culinary Institute and working for the famed Jacques Torres Chocolate Shop in New York. Choose from an ever-changing selection of chocolate truffles, all free of preservatives and artificial flavors. Visit us soon to discover these delicious goodies!

Fearrington Blend Coffee
Soon after the Fearrington House Restaurant opened in 1980, we created The Fearrington House Blend to share with our guests. A mix of El Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Sumatran coffees, this is a mild coffee with a chocolatey and earthy aroma and a smooth, well-balanced flavor. Come experience our signature blend, roasted at The Belted Goat, and served in all of our restaurants! Join our coffee club on your next visit to the shop and receive a pound of free coffee for every 10 pounds you buy.

Why does the Belted Goat dance?
Once upon a time in the land of Arabia, there lived a goat herder named Kaldi. Kaldi was a sober, responsible goat herder whose goats were also sober, if not responsible. One night, Kaldi's goats failed to come home, and in the morning he found them dancing with abandoned glee near a shiny, dark-leafed shrub with red berries. Kaldi soon determined that the red berries caused the goats' eccentric behavior, and soon he was dancing too.

Finally, a learned imam from a local monastery came by, sleepily, no doubt, on his way to prayer. He saw the goats dancing, Kaldi dancing, and the shiny, dark-leafed shrub with the red berries. The imam subjected the red berries to various experiments. Soon, neither the imam nor his fellows fell asleep at prayers, and the use of coffee spread from monastery to monastery, throughout Arabia, and from there to the rest of the world.

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Sunday 9am-5pm
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