Guidebook for Durham

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Guidebook for Durham

Food Scene

French bistro...wonderful food...one of Matt Kelly's five restaurants in Durham...oysters fabulous , great wine list 5 stars!
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Vin Rouge
2010 Hillsborough Rd
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French bistro...wonderful food...one of Matt Kelly's five restaurants in Durham...oysters fabulous , great wine list 5 stars!
Good southern dishes...owner/chef grew up in Durham and has a great menu...Brunch a winner...
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Watts Grocery
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Good southern dishes...owner/chef grew up in Durham and has a great menu...Brunch a winner...
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Joe Van Gogh Durham
1104 Broad St
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Right next door! Great coffee, homemade donuts and many other delicious delights for breakfast and lunch.
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Monuts
1002 9th St
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Right next door! Great coffee, homemade donuts and many other delicious delights for breakfast and lunch.
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Juju Durham
737 9th St
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Happy + Hale
703B 9th St
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CHeap and family friendly is the best thing I can say about ELmo's...Monuts MUCH better...
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Elmo's Diner
776 9th St
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CHeap and family friendly is the best thing I can say about ELmo's...Monuts MUCH better...
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Chubby's Tacos
748 9th St
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Institution...been around for 30 years...food is reliably good...and their Go Wednesday or Saturdays for their Vietnamese specials...wonderful owners....
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Banh's Cuisine
750 9th St
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Institution...been around for 30 years...food is reliably good...and their Go Wednesday or Saturdays for their Vietnamese specials...wonderful owners....
Delicious coffee...locally owned...nice to sit outside on a pretty day...
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Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer St
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Delicious coffee...locally owned...nice to sit outside on a pretty day...
African food
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The Palace International
1104 Broad St
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African food
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Blue Corn Cafe
716 9th St
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Burger Bach - Durham
737 9th St
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Guasaca
2200 W Main St
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Nothing special except good place for having a meeting...open area...internet..pastries to be avoided...lunch salads ok
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Mad Hatter Cafe + Bakeshop
1802 W Main St
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Nothing special except good place for having a meeting...open area...internet..pastries to be avoided...lunch salads ok
Francesca's Caffe
706 9th St
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Metro 8 Steakhouse
1116 Broad St
10 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
International Delights
740 9th St
Dales Indian Cuisine
811 9th St
wonderful handmade Mexican popsicles
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LocoPops
2618 Hillsborough Rd
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wonderful handmade Mexican popsicles
Been around a long time...reliably good food...nice space...
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Parizade
2200 W Main St
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Been around a long time...reliably good food...nice space...
Billy and Kelli Cotter have a fabulous 'panitoria'...Italian sandwiches, salads and FABULOUS soups...in downtown Durham...not to be missed for a GREAT lunch...5 Stars!
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Toast
345 W Main St
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Billy and Kelli Cotter have a fabulous 'panitoria'...Italian sandwiches, salads and FABULOUS soups...in downtown Durham...not to be missed for a GREAT lunch...5 Stars!
Family owned Peruvian Rotisserie chicken that is cooked over wood...really good...perfect for take out ...don't forget to get some of their special sauces...
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Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken
302 Davidson Ave
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Family owned Peruvian Rotisserie chicken that is cooked over wood...really good...perfect for take out ...don't forget to get some of their special sauces...
Fabulous small pizzas cooked in a wood oven...terrific sides including salads...great wine list...great for lunch or dinner...noisy but worth it...5 stars
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Pizzeria Toro
105 E Chapel Hill St
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Fabulous small pizzas cooked in a wood oven...terrific sides including salads...great wine list...great for lunch or dinner...noisy but worth it...5 stars
the BEST ice cream you will ever eat...grab a cone and sit outside in the CCB plaza on a nice evening and see the Major, the bronze Bull Durham Bull! 5 stars
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The Parlour
117 Market St
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the BEST ice cream you will ever eat...grab a cone and sit outside in the CCB plaza on a nice evening and see the Major, the bronze Bull Durham Bull! 5 stars
Another Matt Kelly masterpiece...delicious seafood...great oyster selection...fabulous wine list...happening place...top notch... 5 stars
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Saint James Seafood
806 W Main St
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Another Matt Kelly masterpiece...delicious seafood...great oyster selection...fabulous wine list...happening place...top notch... 5 stars
Another Matt Kelly masterpiece...Spanish Tapas bar named one of the best new restaurants in the country a few years ago...wonderful small plates, great drinks and wine list...happening place...a bit loud but worth it! 5 stars
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Mateo Bar de Tapas
109 W Chapel Hill St
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Another Matt Kelly masterpiece...Spanish Tapas bar named one of the best new restaurants in the country a few years ago...wonderful small plates, great drinks and wine list...happening place...a bit loud but worth it! 5 stars
Another Matt Kelly masterpiece (one of his 5)...Italian Trattoria...Skinny (the chef) prepares fabulous homemade pasta dishes...wonderful creative sides and salads...delicious all the way around...beautiful space....happening place 5 stars
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Mothers & Sons Trattoria
107 W Chapel Hill St
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Another Matt Kelly masterpiece (one of his 5)...Italian Trattoria...Skinny (the chef) prepares fabulous homemade pasta dishes...wonderful creative sides and salads...delicious all the way around...beautiful space....happening place 5 stars
Italian deli (another Matt Kelly creation)...good matza ball soup, good salads and sandwiches..great for take out...can order on line and pick up...
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Lucky's Delicatessen
105 W Chapel Hill St
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Italian deli (another Matt Kelly creation)...good matza ball soup, good salads and sandwiches..great for take out...can order on line and pick up...
Small exquisite restaurant by the owners of Pizzaria Toro...eclectic menu...delicious food prepared by Amanda Orser...great special evening choice...5 stars
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Littler
110 E Parrish St
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Small exquisite restaurant by the owners of Pizzaria Toro...eclectic menu...delicious food prepared by Amanda Orser...great special evening choice...5 stars
Great family spot...good beer ...nice easy hang out...
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Bull City Burger and Brewery
107 E Parrish St
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Great family spot...good beer ...nice easy hang out...
the BEST PASTRIES ANYWHERE!!!
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Loaf
111 W Parrish St
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the BEST PASTRIES ANYWHERE!!!
Andrea Reusing (of Lantern fame in Chapel Hill) has a wonderful American restaurant with fine dining at it's best...funky setting in the lobby of the Durham Hotel...delicious food with attention to detail...5 stars
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It's a Southern thing
605 West Main Street
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Andrea Reusing (of Lantern fame in Chapel Hill) has a wonderful American restaurant with fine dining at it's best...funky setting in the lobby of the Durham Hotel...delicious food with attention to detail...5 stars
South AMerican food...good salads and sides...great lunch spot...not fancy but good...
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Luna Rotisserie and Empanadas
112 W Main St
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South AMerican food...good salads and sides...great lunch spot...not fancy but good...
Reliably great food...French bistro...steak frites superb as is their roast chicken ...Nicoise Salad delicious...best salmon in town...good wine list...great brunch on Sunday ...5 stars
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Rue Cler
401 E Chapel Hill St
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Reliably great food...French bistro...steak frites superb as is their roast chicken ...Nicoise Salad delicious...best salmon in town...good wine list...great brunch on Sunday ...5 stars
Small happening spot...great bar...wonderful food - lots of small plates and sides...delicious...very close to DPAC if you are going for a show there...
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Bar Virgile
105 S Mangum St
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Small happening spot...great bar...wonderful food - lots of small plates and sides...delicious...very close to DPAC if you are going for a show there...
Good lunch spot...sandwiches and salads...good place for a meeting...also a market/boutique...kids area...
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Parker and Otis
324 Blackwell St
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Good lunch spot...sandwiches and salads...good place for a meeting...also a market/boutique...kids area...
Good dinner spot...interesting menu and great wine list...quieter spot than some...easy parking...
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Piedmont Restaurant
401 Foster St
13 lokal ang nagrerekomenda
Good dinner spot...interesting menu and great wine list...quieter spot than some...easy parking...

Entertainment & Activities

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Kampus ng Amerikanong Tabako
300 Blackwell St
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Great art movie house and fun music events...an institution in Durham
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Carolina Theatre
309 W Morgan St
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Great art movie house and fun music events...an institution in Durham
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Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell St
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Northgate Stadium 10
1058 W Club Blvd
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Arts & Culture

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Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Drive
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Museum of Durham History
500 W Main St
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DPAC - Sentro ng mga Sining sa Pagtatanghal sa Durham
123 Vivian Street
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small gallery...fun to see if eating at Watts Grocery
Craven Allen Gallery & House of Frames
1106 1/2 Broad St
small gallery...fun to see if eating at Watts Grocery
Baldwin Auditorium
1336 Campus Dr
World class museum...unbelievable collections...beautiful new building...Rodin sculpture garden...out side park walk with sculptures and an amazing cloud chamber...5 stars!!!
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North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd
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World class museum...unbelievable collections...beautiful new building...Rodin sculpture garden...out side park walk with sculptures and an amazing cloud chamber...5 stars!!!
More of an adventure than a 'museum'...a MUST go to for kids...climbing structures, animals, butterfly house, science exhibits...and a TRAIN!!!! AWESOME!!!! 5 stars
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Museo ng Buhay at Agham
433 W Murray Ave
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More of an adventure than a 'museum'...a MUST go to for kids...climbing structures, animals, butterfly house, science exhibits...and a TRAIN!!!! AWESOME!!!! 5 stars

Shopping

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Brightleaf Square
905 W Main St
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Cozy Inc
770 9th Street
Been around for 30 + years...still has great gifts and fun women's clothing...great shoes....
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Vaguely Reminiscent
728 9th St
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Been around for 30 + years...still has great gifts and fun women's clothing...great shoes....
Independently owned bookstore that's been around 30+ years...
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The Regulator Bookshop
720 9th St
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Independently owned bookstore that's been around 30+ years...
One World Market
811 9th St
Locally owned gift shop...worth a look...
Zola Craft Gallery
Locally owned gift shop...worth a look...
Locally owned fine jewelry store...beautiful...
Jewelsmith Inc
2200 W Main St
Locally owned fine jewelry store...beautiful...

Essentials

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Harris Teeter
2107 Hillsborough Rd
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Food Lion Grocery Store
2000 Chapel Hill Rd
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Regency Cleaners & Laundromat
904 9th St
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Walgreens
1505 Broad St
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Whole Foods Market
621 Broad St
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Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd
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Parks & Nature

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Eno River State Park
6101 Cole Mill Rd
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Duke Forest
North Carolina 751
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Only a few blocks away...great playground for kids...wonderful neighborhood park...we raised our kids in this neighborhood 30 years ago and spend MANY hours at this park...still going strong!
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Oval Drive Park
2200 W Club Blvd
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Only a few blocks away...great playground for kids...wonderful neighborhood park...we raised our kids in this neighborhood 30 years ago and spend MANY hours at this park...still going strong!
5 Acre park in middle of downtown Durham. Has Durham Farmer's Market on Saturday AM.
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Durham Central Park
501 Foster St
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5 Acre park in middle of downtown Durham. Has Durham Farmer's Market on Saturday AM.

Drinks & Nightlife

You need to go just to be able to see the sights of downtown Durham from on top of this wonderful hotel...drinks and starters great ...beautiful view on a nice evening!
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The Durham Hotel
315 E Chapel Hill St
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You need to go just to be able to see the sights of downtown Durham from on top of this wonderful hotel...drinks and starters great ...beautiful view on a nice evening!