Guidebook for Durham
Food Scene
(5 minute walk). Really good coffee and sipping chocolate, relaxed environment, outdoor seating and free wifi. Often has a food truck outside
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Cocoa Cinnamon Lakewood
2013 Chapel Hill Rd(5 minute walk). Really good coffee and sipping chocolate, relaxed environment, outdoor seating and free wifi. Often has a food truck outside
(2 minute walk). Fresh caught fish of the day served outdoors from Durham’s smallest food joint. Great spice mixes and side salads. Go for lunch because it closes when it runs out of fish.
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Saltbox Seafood Joint
608 N Mangum St(2 minute walk). Fresh caught fish of the day served outdoors from Durham’s smallest food joint. Great spice mixes and side salads. Go for lunch because it closes when it runs out of fish.
Lots of vegan and vegetarian options as well as meat. Try their pataconpisao. Great empanada, tasty sides.
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Luna Rotisserie and Empanadas
112 W Main StLots of vegan and vegetarian options as well as meat. Try their pataconpisao. Great empanada, tasty sides.
Wood-fired pizza that gets a mark of approval from your Italian host. On Sundays they have an all-you can eat dinner for $18
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Pompieri Pizza
102 City Hall PlazaWood-fired pizza that gets a mark of approval from your Italian host. On Sundays they have an all-you can eat dinner for $18
Soups, salads and crostini. Great for a light lunch. All ingredients are local and fresh
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Toast
345 W Main StSoups, salads and crostini. Great for a light lunch. All ingredients are local and fresh
Korean Fusion food, amazing tempura. The chefs are incredibly talented and creative. You’ll likely miss it the first time around because it is hidden around the corner from its sister restaurant MSushi (also good). Put your name on the list and go grab a cocktail at the Durham Hotel or Alley 26 before you go back to grab a tasty bite.
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M Kokko
311 Holland StKorean Fusion food, amazing tempura. The chefs are incredibly talented and creative. You’ll likely miss it the first time around because it is hidden around the corner from its sister restaurant MSushi (also good). Put your name on the list and go grab a cocktail at the Durham Hotel or Alley 26 before you go back to grab a tasty bite.
Super Yummy biscuits and donuts. Take-away only. If it's a sunny day you can sit at the pic nic tables at Central Park and enjoy the day
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Rise Durham Downtown
401 Foster StSuper Yummy biscuits and donuts. Take-away only. If it's a sunny day you can sit at the pic nic tables at Central Park and enjoy the day
Very good donuts, biscuits, bagels and sandwiches. Gets crowded on the weekend.
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Monuts
1002 9th StVery good donuts, biscuits, bagels and sandwiches. Gets crowded on the weekend.
Very tasty tapas and nice, relaxed environment
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Mateo Bar de Tapas
109 W Chapel Hill StVery tasty tapas and nice, relaxed environment
Best Italian restaurant in the area. Award-winning food, great ingredients and fair prices. It’s in a strip mall, though. You might be tempted to go to Mother’s and Sons downtown which is the other nice Italian restaurant. While the food is good it is not comparable to Gocciolina and it is much more expensive.
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Gocciolina
3314 Guess Rd Best Italian restaurant in the area. Award-winning food, great ingredients and fair prices. It’s in a strip mall, though. You might be tempted to go to Mother’s and Sons downtown which is the other nice Italian restaurant. While the food is good it is not comparable to Gocciolina and it is much more expensive.
Nice, large North Carolina BBQ restaurant. Very close to the house
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The Pit Durham
321 W Geer StNice, large North Carolina BBQ restaurant. Very close to the house
Drinks & Nightlife
This brewery is very close to our home and their beer is very good. The bar is simple and the outdoor space isn’t much to look at but you can’t beat the convenience.
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Durty Bull Brewing Company
206 Broadway StThis brewery is very close to our home and their beer is very good. The bar is simple and the outdoor space isn’t much to look at but you can’t beat the convenience.
Across the street from Motorco, Fullsteam is a brewery that always has some kind of event going on (from Trivia, Run Club, Sunday morning recovery yoga, craft markets, food swaps). They also serve food and have a selection of board games. They don’t brew the best pint in town but they are a staple of the community. If you’re in town on a Monday a local caterer sets up shop inside Fullsteam and sells very good Indian food.
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Fullsteam Brewery
726 Rigsbee AveAcross the street from Motorco, Fullsteam is a brewery that always has some kind of event going on (from Trivia, Run Club, Sunday morning recovery yoga, craft markets, food swaps). They also serve food and have a selection of board games. They don’t brew the best pint in town but they are a staple of the community. If you’re in town on a Monday a local caterer sets up shop inside Fullsteam and sells very good Indian food.
My favorite brewery in town. A very nice setting for a midday drink or on a nice evening. They don’t have much in terms of food or indoor seating.
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Ponysaurus Brewing Company
219 Hood StMy favorite brewery in town. A very nice setting for a midday drink or on a nice evening. They don’t have much in terms of food or indoor seating.
a huge Cidery. They often have live music and a fire going in the outdoor fire pit. Great option for our gluten free guests. They don’t serve food but often have a food truck parked outside. Close to Ponysaurus
Bull City Cigar Co
a huge Cidery. They often have live music and a fire going in the outdoor fire pit. Great option for our gluten free guests. They don’t serve food but often have a food truck parked outside. Close to Ponysaurus
Queer friendly bar that often hosts great dance parties. Nice earlier in the evening for a cocktail, a palm reading or just to chill out.
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Arcana
331 W Main StQueer friendly bar that often hosts great dance parties. Nice earlier in the evening for a cocktail, a palm reading or just to chill out.
Another staple in the community. The Pinhook often hosts concerts and dance parties and it is a great place to meet people or dance the night away. Everyone is welcome at the Pinhook.
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The Pinhook
117 W Main StAnother staple in the community. The Pinhook often hosts concerts and dance parties and it is a great place to meet people or dance the night away. Everyone is welcome at the Pinhook.
Very good cocktails and food. A little more upscale than other places.
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Bar Virgile
105 S Mangum StVery good cocktails and food. A little more upscale than other places.
Best cocktails downtown. Just ask the bartender, they will custom make you a drink. We often go here while waiting for a seat to open at our favorite restaurants and then wish we could stay all night.
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Alley Twenty Six
320 E Chapel Hill StBest cocktails downtown. Just ask the bartender, they will custom make you a drink. We often go here while waiting for a seat to open at our favorite restaurants and then wish we could stay all night.