Guidebook for Durham

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Guidebook for Durham

Drinks & Nightlife

best bar in Durham! Great outdoor seating, cool, friendly bartenders, free pool, and dog-friendly!
36 lokalaca preporučuje
Kotuku Surf Club
703 Rigsbee Ave
36 lokalaca preporučuje
best bar in Durham! Great outdoor seating, cool, friendly bartenders, free pool, and dog-friendly!
nice outdoor seating options with covered patio.
79 lokalaca preporučuje
Geer Street Garden
644 Foster St
79 lokalaca preporučuje
nice outdoor seating options with covered patio.
brewery located in the heart of the DIY district. Good, low-key choice for people with kids.
137 lokalaca preporučuje
Fullsteam Brewery
726 Rigsbee Ave
137 lokalaca preporučuje
brewery located in the heart of the DIY district. Good, low-key choice for people with kids.
Lots of outdoor seating, fenced grass lot great for dogs, and if you're lucky you'll see the neighborhood pot-belly pig out with her owners!
112 lokalaca preporučuje
Ponysaurus Brewing Company
219 Hood St
112 lokalaca preporučuje
Lots of outdoor seating, fenced grass lot great for dogs, and if you're lucky you'll see the neighborhood pot-belly pig out with her owners!
A great, low-key, "speak-easy" style bar. Features frequent tarot card readings and local poetry readings. Good luck finding the entrance though--it's well hidden around the back of the building. A local secret.
19 lokalaca preporučuje
Arcana
331 W Main St
19 lokalaca preporučuje
A great, low-key, "speak-easy" style bar. Features frequent tarot card readings and local poetry readings. Good luck finding the entrance though--it's well hidden around the back of the building. A local secret.

Food Scene

Great Southern-style "Chicken & Waffles" restaurant! The best fried chicken in Durham. Get ready for a wait, though: it's always packed!
68 lokalaca preporučuje
Dame's Chicken & Waffles
530 Foster St
68 lokalaca preporučuje
Great Southern-style "Chicken & Waffles" restaurant! The best fried chicken in Durham. Get ready for a wait, though: it's always packed!
Great Southern-fusion restaurant. Perfect for meat-eaters.
18 lokalaca preporučuje
Watts Grocery
18 lokalaca preporučuje
Great Southern-fusion restaurant. Perfect for meat-eaters.
Perfect, casual sandwich shop.
49 lokalaca preporučuje
Toast
345 W Main St
49 lokalaca preporučuje
Perfect, casual sandwich shop.
excellent for brunch or lunch. Lots of seating and nick-knacks for sale. Very casual and laid-back.
93 lokalaca preporučuje
Foster's Market
2694 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd
93 lokalaca preporučuje
excellent for brunch or lunch. Lots of seating and nick-knacks for sale. Very casual and laid-back.
New Local Ramen shop. If you go, do not miss out on adding a soy marinated egg, and having one of the best G&T's around!
56 lokalaca preporučuje
Dashi
415 E Chapel Hill St
56 lokalaca preporučuje
New Local Ramen shop. If you go, do not miss out on adding a soy marinated egg, and having one of the best G&T's around!
Classy French Restaurant. Perfect for a nice sunday brunch, or an upscale dinner.
50 lokalaca preporučuje
Vin Rouge
2010 Hillsborough Rd
50 lokalaca preporučuje
Classy French Restaurant. Perfect for a nice sunday brunch, or an upscale dinner.
Excellent burger joint across the street from Cocco-Cinnamon! It closes early, though, so make sure you put your order in before 4pm!
17 lokalaca preporučuje
King's Sandwich Shop
701 Foster St
17 lokalaca preporučuje
Excellent burger joint across the street from Cocco-Cinnamon! It closes early, though, so make sure you put your order in before 4pm!
Classy Pizzaria with excellent wine selections. This is a popular Friday/Saturday night dinner option. They do not take RSVPs, so be prepared to wait! Recommended: put your name in early and grab a drink at the bar, Criterion, across the street.
105 lokalaca preporučuje
Pizzeria Toro
105 E Chapel Hill St
105 lokalaca preporučuje
Classy Pizzaria with excellent wine selections. This is a popular Friday/Saturday night dinner option. They do not take RSVPs, so be prepared to wait! Recommended: put your name in early and grab a drink at the bar, Criterion, across the street.
great cheap tacos and margaritas. Nice outdoor seating.
16 lokalaca preporučuje
Gonza Tacos Y Tequila
604 Fernway Ave
16 lokalaca preporučuje
great cheap tacos and margaritas. Nice outdoor seating.
One of the nicest (and most expensive) restaurants in town, Mateo's is great for special occasions and long dinners. A strong sampling of rotating tapas options.
103 lokalaca preporučuje
Mateo Bar de Tapas
109 W Chapel Hill St
103 lokalaca preporučuje
One of the nicest (and most expensive) restaurants in town, Mateo's is great for special occasions and long dinners. A strong sampling of rotating tapas options.
If you can find this place, it's well worth it because the food (Korean Fried Chicken) is cheap and excellent. It's a small restaurant hidden along the backside of a building. Good luck!
20 lokalaca preporučuje
M Kokko
311 Holland St
20 lokalaca preporučuje
If you can find this place, it's well worth it because the food (Korean Fried Chicken) is cheap and excellent. It's a small restaurant hidden along the backside of a building. Good luck!

Everything Else

The local whole foods in case you want to pick up groceries. Beware the parking lot though; it can be crazy!
199 lokalaca preporučuje
Whole Foods Market
621 Broad St
199 lokalaca preporučuje
The local whole foods in case you want to pick up groceries. Beware the parking lot though; it can be crazy!
Great running or walking trail that you can pick up just a few blocks from the house.
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Ellerbee Creek Trail
Ellerbee Creek Trail
8 lokalaca preporučuje
Great running or walking trail that you can pick up just a few blocks from the house.
Many people bring there dogs here around 5-6pm every evening, especially when the weather is nice. located only a few blocks from the house.
Northgate Dog Park
Many people bring there dogs here around 5-6pm every evening, especially when the weather is nice. located only a few blocks from the house.
Nice shopping
22 lokalaca preporučuje
The Streets at Southpoint
22 lokalaca preporučuje
Nice shopping
best independent bookstore in Durham.
21 lokalaca preporučuje
The Regulator Bookshop
720 9th St
21 lokalaca preporučuje
best independent bookstore in Durham.
Local hip coffee shop with great, strong coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Lots of outdoor seating, though the indoor area can get quite cramped. An excellent place to read a book or do some work.
157 lokalaca preporučuje
Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer St
157 lokalaca preporučuje
Local hip coffee shop with great, strong coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Lots of outdoor seating, though the indoor area can get quite cramped. An excellent place to read a book or do some work.
best burgers in durham
88 lokalaca preporučuje
Bull City Burger and Brewery
107 E Parrish St
88 lokalaca preporučuje
best burgers in durham
excellent donuts and lunch option. Casual and trendy.
102 lokalaca preporučuje
Monuts
1002 9th St
102 lokalaca preporučuje
excellent donuts and lunch option. Casual and trendy.
The Duke Art museum always has excellent exhibitions.
80 lokalaca preporučuje
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
2001 Campus Dr
80 lokalaca preporučuje
The Duke Art museum always has excellent exhibitions.
Awesome local independent theater, has great films and "retro" nights where they show classics. Beer and Popcorn are a must!
104 lokalaca preporučuje
Carolina Theatre
309 W Morgan St
104 lokalaca preporučuje
Awesome local independent theater, has great films and "retro" nights where they show classics. Beer and Popcorn are a must!

Shopping

Huge restaurant, bakery, sweet-shop, and artisan store. An excellent place to pick up a "local" gift for someone!
61 lokalaca preporučuje
Parker and Otis
324 Blackwell St
61 lokalaca preporučuje
Huge restaurant, bakery, sweet-shop, and artisan store. An excellent place to pick up a "local" gift for someone!
upscale clothing and home-decor stores located on Main St.
45 lokalaca preporučuje
Brightleaf Square
905 W Main St
45 lokalaca preporučuje
upscale clothing and home-decor stores located on Main St.
The Makery is a great place to find local gifts and nick-nacks. All products are made by local durham artisans.
8 lokalaca preporučuje
The Mothership
401 W Geer St
8 lokalaca preporučuje
The Makery is a great place to find local gifts and nick-nacks. All products are made by local durham artisans.

Parks & Nature

There is an excellent 1.75 mile jogging loop around Duke's East campus. All gravel with only minor hills. Just be careful: the sun exposure can be brutal on hot summer days!
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Duke East Campus
712 Broad St
20 lokalaca preporučuje
There is an excellent 1.75 mile jogging loop around Duke's East campus. All gravel with only minor hills. Just be careful: the sun exposure can be brutal on hot summer days!
This long, paved, flat running trail goes for miles and starts directly off of the American Tobacco campus. Very shady and peaceful. If you go, keep an eye out for the large feral cat colony! They are a Durham institution.
106 lokalaca preporučuje
American Tobacco Trail
7616 Fayetteville Rd
106 lokalaca preporučuje
This long, paved, flat running trail goes for miles and starts directly off of the American Tobacco campus. Very shady and peaceful. If you go, keep an eye out for the large feral cat colony! They are a Durham institution.

Arts & Culture

They have fun exhibitions and host an array of different hands-on seminars. Keep and eye out for the butterfly tent! Also, don't forget to visit the local durham brontosaurus, located down the ellerbee creek trial just a few steps from the museum entrance.
203 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј живота и науке
433 W Murray Ave
203 lokalaca preporučuje
They have fun exhibitions and host an array of different hands-on seminars. Keep and eye out for the butterfly tent! Also, don't forget to visit the local durham brontosaurus, located down the ellerbee creek trial just a few steps from the museum entrance.