Local Guide

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All the restaurants with the Tar Heel foot image are in the walking distance of Sitterson Hall, according to our personal experience. Just for fun, more details about UNC traditions including the Tar Heel and university color can be found here: UNC Traditions.

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Restaurants

Attractions

Restaurants

Fine Dining ($$$ - $$$$)

Name Address/Contact Reviews
Aurora Restaurant 1350 Raleigh Rd (Hwy 54)
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(919) 942-2400
Very Good
Italian
Official Link
Carolina's Crossroads

Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 933-2001

Very Good
Official Link
Tar Heel
Four Eleven West 411 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 967-2782
Nice
Italian
Official Link
Tar Heel
Grill at Glen Lennox 1201 Raleigh Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(919) 942-1963
Excellent
Official Link
Fearrington Restaurant 2000 Fearrington Village Ctr
Pittsboro, NC 27312

(919) 542-2121
Excellent
Fixed Menu
Official Link
Lantern Restaurant 423 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 969-8846
Very good
American Asian
Official Link
Tar Heel
Elaine's on Franklin 454 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 960-2770
Excellent
Official Link
Tar Heel
Il Palio 1505 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 960-4591
Excellent
Italian
In Siena Hotel
Official Link
Spice Street Estes Drive Off 15-501
University Mall
(919) 928-8200
Very good
Continental/Greek
Squid's Seafood Market and Restaurant 1201 N Fordham Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 942-8757
Very good
Official Link
Panzanella Weaver St, Carr Mill Mall
Carrboro, NC

(919) 929-6626
Very good
Italian, Pizza
Official Link
La Residence 202 W Rosemary St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 967-2506
Excellent
French
Official Link
Tar Heel
Vespa 306 D W Franklin St.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 969-6600
Very good
Italian
Official Link
Tar Heel

Local Favorites ($$-$$$)

Name Address/Contact Reviews
Carolina Coffee Shop 138 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC

(919) 942-6875
Official Link
Crook's Corner 610 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 929-7643
Southern Food
Official Link
Elmo's Diner 200 N Greensboro St
Carrboro, NC

(919) 929-2909
American
Official Link
Foster's Market 750 Airport Rd
Chapel Hill, NC

(919) 967-3663
American/Coffee Shop
Official Link
Loop 507 Eastgate Shopping Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 969-7112
Pizza
Official Link
Mama Dips Kitchen 408 West Rosemary Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 942-5837
North Carolina BBQ and Southern Food
Official Link
Tar Heel
Patio Loco 407 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC

(919) 967-9060
Mexican
Official Link
Tar Heel
Red, Hot and Blue 115 South Elliott Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 942-7427
Good
Memphis BBQ
Official Link
Spanky's Restaurant 101 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 967-2678
Good
American Food
Official Link
Tar Heel
Top of the Hill 100 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 929-8676
Bar Food
Official Link
Tar Heel
Weathervane Eastgate Shopping Court
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 929-9466
Part of
"A Southern Season" gourmet store
Official Link

Ethnic Food ($$ - $$$)

Name Address/Contact Reviews
Oriental Garden Gourmet Restaurant 503 West Rosemary Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 967-8818
Chinese
Official Link
Tar Heel
35 Chinese 143 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill NC

(919) 968-3488
Nice
Chinese Buffet
Official Link
Tar Heel
Tandoor Indian Restaurant 1301 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 967-6622
Indian
Official Link
 
Akai Hana 206 W Main St
Carrboro, NC

(919) 942-6848
Japanese
Official Link
 
Bandidos Mexican Cafe 159 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 967-5048
Good & Reasonably Priced Mexican
Official Link
Tar Heel
El Chilango 506 Jones Ferry Rd
Carrboro, NC 27510

(919) 960-0171
Mexican Buffet
Official Link
 
Flying Burrito Mexican Restaurant 746 Airport Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 967-7744
Nice
Mexican
Official Link
 
Margaret's Cantina 1129 Weaver Dairy Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

(919) 942-4745
Mexican
Official Link
 
Mediterranean Deli 410 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

(919) 967-2666
Middle Eastern
Official Link
Tar Heel
Jade Palace Restaurant 103 E. Main St.
Carrboro, NC

(919)942-0006
Good Chinese
Food/Dining
Official Link
 
Thai Palace Restaurant 1206 Raleigh Road (Nc 54)
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

(919) 967-5805
Thai
Official Link
 

Reasons to Visit Durham ($$ - $$$$)

Name Address/Contact Reviews
Bullock's Barbecue 3330 Quebec Dr
Durham, NC

(919) 383-3211
Good NC BBQ
Official Link
Magnolia Grill 1002 Ninth St.
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 286-3609
Official Link
Pao Lim Asian Bristo 2505 Chapel Hill Blvd
Durham, NC 27707-2865

(919) 419-1771
Not in Driving Distance
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Nana's Restaurants 2514 University Dr
Durham, NC

(919) 493-8545
Fine Dining
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Outback Steakhouse 3500 Mount Moriah Road
Durham, NC

(919) 493-2202
Steak House
Official Link

Coffee Shops ($ - $$)

Name Address/Contact Reviews
Caffe Driade 1215-A E Franklin Street
Chapel Hill. NC

(919) 942-2333
Excellent
Official Link
Caribou Coffee 205 E. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill. NC

(919) 933-5404
Official Link
Starbucks 103 East Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC, 27516

(919) 932-3824

Ice Cream and Yogurt ($ - $$)

Name Address/Contact Reviews
Ben & Jerry's 102 W. Franklin Street
Chapel Hill. NC

(919) 967-9068
Official Link
The Inside Scoop 764 Airport Rd
Chapel Hill

(919) 933-6366
Official Link
TCBY Yogurt 1808 E Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27510

919-967-0629
Official Link

Attractions

Botanical Gardens

Name Address/Contact Specialty
North Carolina Botanical Garden CB 3375, Totten Center
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3375

(919) 962-0522
15th Annual Sculpture in the Garden
Sep/14-Nov/22, 2002
Duke Garden 418 Anderson Street Box 90341
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0341

(919) 684-3698
Garden Tour

Museums

Name Address/Contact
Ackland Art Museum South Columbia, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 962-0837
Duke University Museum of Art Box 90732, Durham, NC 27708
(919) 684-5135
North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC
(919) 839-6262
North Carolina Museum of History 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27699-4750
(919) 715-0200
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 433 Murray Avenue, PO Box 15190
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 220-5429
North Carolina Museum of Natural Science 11 W Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1029
(919) 733-7450 /
(877) 4NA-TSCI