Guidebook for Durham

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Guidebook for Durham

Food Scene

Do you like plantains? You should eat here!
6 locals recommend
Blue Corn Cafe
716 9th St
6 locals recommend
Do you like plantains? You should eat here!
Ridiculously good pour over coffee. Great reno garage. Fun people watching.
157 locals recommend
Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer St
157 locals recommend
Ridiculously good pour over coffee. Great reno garage. Fun people watching.
The Fried Green Tomato Burger that has pimento cheese and an egg on it is THE best burger in the world! The have a food truck too!
22 locals recommend
Only Burger
3710 Shannon Rd
22 locals recommend
The Fried Green Tomato Burger that has pimento cheese and an egg on it is THE best burger in the world! The have a food truck too!
Yummy and affordable!
17 locals recommend
Chubby's Tacos
748 9th St
17 locals recommend
Yummy and affordable!
Great spot to use the Wifi with a good cup of local Counter Culture coffee and good food and desserts. My favorite is the Linzer Tart--just look for the powdered sugar!
25 locals recommend
Mad Hatter Cafe + Bakeshop
1802 W Main St
25 locals recommend
Great spot to use the Wifi with a good cup of local Counter Culture coffee and good food and desserts. My favorite is the Linzer Tart--just look for the powdered sugar!
Great brunch spot if you like fancy Southern--lots of local pork options and shrimp and grits, of course.
18 locals recommend
Watts Grocery
18 locals recommend
Great brunch spot if you like fancy Southern--lots of local pork options and shrimp and grits, of course.
Completely different atmosphere from Mad Hatters or Cocoa Cinnamon. Good coffee, wifi, more Duke Student crowd. Has a new name--Market Street.
19 locals recommend
Bean Traders
105 W North Carolina 54
19 locals recommend
Completely different atmosphere from Mad Hatters or Cocoa Cinnamon. Good coffee, wifi, more Duke Student crowd. Has a new name--Market Street.
Local brew to try. They have a brewery tour 4pm on Saturdays.
88 locals recommend
Bull City Burger and Brewery
107 E Parrish St
88 locals recommend
Local brew to try. They have a brewery tour 4pm on Saturdays.
Fabulous pizza and salads. I love Mr Green Jeans pizza or the Red Rooster Salad (has BBQ chicken on it).
13 locals recommend
Peabody Pizza Company
810 W Peabody St
13 locals recommend
Fabulous pizza and salads. I love Mr Green Jeans pizza or the Red Rooster Salad (has BBQ chicken on it).

Arts & Culture

Minor league baseball--great way to spend a nice evening outside.
220 locals recommend
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell St
220 locals recommend
Minor league baseball--great way to spend a nice evening outside.
Good spot for indy and other films.
104 locals recommend
Carolina Theatre
309 W Morgan St
104 locals recommend
Good spot for indy and other films.
Very nice art museum to visit. They have a diverse collection and exhibits. They have different events as well, including a monthly wine tasting.
80 locals recommend
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
2001 Campus Dr
80 locals recommend
Very nice art museum to visit. They have a diverse collection and exhibits. They have different events as well, including a monthly wine tasting.
You will not believe you are in the city in this park. The river is great--canoes for rent, etc.
215 locals recommend
Eno River State Park
6101 Cole Mill Rd
215 locals recommend
You will not believe you are in the city in this park. The river is great--canoes for rent, etc.
Great for biking!
106 locals recommend
American Tobacco Trail
7616 Fayetteville Rd
106 locals recommend
Great for biking!

Essentials

You can buy local products on Saturday mornings here to make a full, delicious meal from meat to bread to produce. And there will likely be food trucks to check out.
106 locals recommend
Durham Farmers' Market
501 Foster St
106 locals recommend
You can buy local products on Saturday mornings here to make a full, delicious meal from meat to bread to produce. And there will likely be food trucks to check out.
Walking distance. Good for groceries or hot/cold bar but can get pricey if you aren't careful.
199 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
621 Broad St
199 locals recommend
Walking distance. Good for groceries or hot/cold bar but can get pricey if you aren't careful.

Shopping

Eclectic items for browsing and for sale!
8 locals recommend
Dolly's Vintage
213 W Main St
8 locals recommend
Eclectic items for browsing and for sale!
Great spot for gifts and interesting things to look at.
14 locals recommend
Vaguely Reminiscent
728 9th St
14 locals recommend
Great spot for gifts and interesting things to look at.

Everything Else

Water or cream based popsicles with interesting flavors like Fluffernutter, Mexican Chocolate, and Blackberry Sage.
29 locals recommend
LocoPops
2618 Hillsborough Rd
29 locals recommend
Water or cream based popsicles with interesting flavors like Fluffernutter, Mexican Chocolate, and Blackberry Sage.
Sea salt chocolate pie--enough said!
31 locals recommend
Scratch Bakery
111 Orange Street
31 locals recommend
Sea salt chocolate pie--enough said!

Drinks & Nightlife

Bar and music.
Casbah
1007 W Main St
Bar and music.
Bar and music. Lamb burger is also yummy.
The Broad Street Cafe
1116 Broad St
Bar and music. Lamb burger is also yummy.
Best local brew I have ever had is here! Great environment and food trucks outside. You can bring in your food truck finds, sit at picnic table indoors and make some new friends...
137 locals recommend
Fullsteam Brewery
726 Rigsbee Ave
137 locals recommend
Best local brew I have ever had is here! Great environment and food trucks outside. You can bring in your food truck finds, sit at picnic table indoors and make some new friends...