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Sweetwater Perk Delivers Delight

Sweetwater Perk & Creamery blends great coffee, indulgent ice cream, and a charming gift shop into a cozy Toxaway hangout where locals gather, pets are welcome on the porch, and every visit feels like a treat.

Written by: Donna Rhodes

Issue: April 2026

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Sweetwater Perk & Creamery (coffee and ice cream café) is the best of two wonderful worlds. It’s an energy and a comfort fusion. Ask for a double-double anything, and you can’t go wrong. But, wait. There’s more.

Put a cone full of Chocoholic Fudge in your right hand and a Carmel Macchiato in your left. Slurp right. Slurp left. Repeat. There are a lotta ways to eat a lotta scrumptiousness.

There are also pastries galore. You’re gonna need a third hand. Sweetwater Perk is an ice cream dream machine. Kinda makes you feel show-offy every time you have a coffee.

Don’t forget the gift shop where you can peruse and choose pottery, candles, mugs, tee shirts, books, and some handmades from local artists. Even though the gifts look delicious in their own way, they are not edible. But they are loveable and exceptionally gift-able.

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Jacob Matuszczak

If you’ve not had the delight of visiting Sweetwater Perk, it’s a sweetness destination. Prices are very reasonable. You can hang out or take a cuppa and zip to work. If you want to meet a pal and bring your pet, hang out on the pet-friendly porch (no pets inside).

Sweetwater Perk & Creamery is a sip-scoop-smile, quaint and cozy, roomy kick-back hang-out. Chances are you’ll meet your bestie or a friend right in your neighborhood, at 15886 Rosman Highway, Toxaway.

Owner Jacob Matuszczak stays open pretty much all year. Hot coffee for the winter, iced coffee for the summer. And pastries are necessary for MDR (minimum daily requirement) any day you choose.

So grab your honey and four-legged Muttley Chew, then check in as early as 7:00 A.M, (closing 5:00 P.M.), Monday-Saturday; and 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Sunday. Call (828) 885-5008. Visit sweetwaterperk.com. or check in on Facebook: Sweetwater Perk & Creamery.

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