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Since Durham's the home of Duke Basketball and we often get questions about where to stay, eat, drink and what Durham's like, here's a thread for that.
Post your best-of and worst-of Durham things.
Lodging:
Washington Duke Inn - if you have ever been hankering to sleep at a country club, this is where you should go.
21C Durham - Good modern hotel in an old bank with a cool art gallery and overpriced bar.
The Durham - Great rooftop bar.
Eating: moderate priced places in Durham that are great
Saltbox - great seafood brought in daily from the NC coast. Open from lunch until they run out.
Burger Bach - Can attest to their Lamb Burger. Tasty. Good beer selection.
Pizzeria Toro- Don't know how I overlooked this, considering this is usually my first meal when I come back from AFG.
Nanataco- You should definitely do this. Get one of the spicy Mexican chocolate milkshakes (blend it with the roasted plantain)
Luna Rotisserie and Empanadas - Can't believe I forgot this place. Downtown. Pulled Jackfruit / plantain sandwich. Great empanadas.
Brunch:
Monuts- For the morning after your game before you leave. Get a donut, but also don't sleep on their breakfast sandwich game.
Rise - No seating, but great biscuits and donuts.
Foster's Market - Market with lots of good food options. Kind of brunch/lunch/bfast. Lite bourgeois shopping.
Parker & Otis - Basically like Foster's, only it's in Brightleaf Square near downtown.
Gugelhupf- Good continental bakery.
Fancy Feasts:
Watt's Grocery - Never been. Supposedly great.
The University Club- Never been. Members only.
Yamazushi Japanese - Best sushi I have ever had. Pricey, unusual experience.
Panciuto - Farm to table southern Italian food? Gets great reviews. Is in Hillsborough.
Desserts:
The Parlour - Great ice cream. Get the salted caramel.
Locopops- Reasonably famous artisan popsicles.
Mad Hatter's - Café with good bakery.
Francesca's - Gelato and bakery. Not what it once was, but still good.
Drinking:
Alley Twenty-Six- Fun concoctions. With alcohol!
Fullsteam Brewery
Surf Club - Pretty nice place to knock back a few. thewiseben/Rome approved.
Motorco - Music. Foodtrucks are here most evenings.
Geer Street Garden - Also really good food every meal other than Brunch.
Bull City Burger and Brewery - Decent burgers, better beer.
Durty Bull - hole in the wall place specializing in sour beers.
Bar Virgile - another fancy cocktail place.
Things to Do:
NC Museum of Life and Science - Lemurs, science, butterflies, Dinosaur Trail, Santa Train, good times.
Duke Lemur Center - Largest collection of prosimians outside of Madagascar. SCIENCE!
Durham Performing Arts Center - One of the most famous performance venues on the East Coast. Book far in advance.
Durham Central Park - Farmer's market, all kindsa shenanigans.
Carolina Tiger Rescue - Big cats. SCIENCE!!!
Post your best-of and worst-of Durham things.
Lodging:
Washington Duke Inn - if you have ever been hankering to sleep at a country club, this is where you should go.
21C Durham - Good modern hotel in an old bank with a cool art gallery and overpriced bar.
The Durham - Great rooftop bar.
Eating: moderate priced places in Durham that are great
Saltbox - great seafood brought in daily from the NC coast. Open from lunch until they run out.
Burger Bach - Can attest to their Lamb Burger. Tasty. Good beer selection.
Pizzeria Toro- Don't know how I overlooked this, considering this is usually my first meal when I come back from AFG.
Nanataco- You should definitely do this. Get one of the spicy Mexican chocolate milkshakes (blend it with the roasted plantain)
Luna Rotisserie and Empanadas - Can't believe I forgot this place. Downtown. Pulled Jackfruit / plantain sandwich. Great empanadas.
Brunch:
Monuts- For the morning after your game before you leave. Get a donut, but also don't sleep on their breakfast sandwich game.
Rise - No seating, but great biscuits and donuts.
Foster's Market - Market with lots of good food options. Kind of brunch/lunch/bfast. Lite bourgeois shopping.
Parker & Otis - Basically like Foster's, only it's in Brightleaf Square near downtown.
Gugelhupf- Good continental bakery.
Fancy Feasts:
Watt's Grocery - Never been. Supposedly great.
The University Club- Never been. Members only.
Yamazushi Japanese - Best sushi I have ever had. Pricey, unusual experience.
Panciuto - Farm to table southern Italian food? Gets great reviews. Is in Hillsborough.
Desserts:
The Parlour - Great ice cream. Get the salted caramel.
Locopops- Reasonably famous artisan popsicles.
Mad Hatter's - Café with good bakery.
Francesca's - Gelato and bakery. Not what it once was, but still good.
Drinking:
Alley Twenty-Six- Fun concoctions. With alcohol!
Fullsteam Brewery
Surf Club - Pretty nice place to knock back a few. thewiseben/Rome approved.
Motorco - Music. Foodtrucks are here most evenings.
Geer Street Garden - Also really good food every meal other than Brunch.
Bull City Burger and Brewery - Decent burgers, better beer.
Durty Bull - hole in the wall place specializing in sour beers.
Bar Virgile - another fancy cocktail place.
Things to Do:
NC Museum of Life and Science - Lemurs, science, butterflies, Dinosaur Trail, Santa Train, good times.
Duke Lemur Center - Largest collection of prosimians outside of Madagascar. SCIENCE!
Durham Performing Arts Center - One of the most famous performance venues on the East Coast. Book far in advance.
Durham Central Park - Farmer's market, all kindsa shenanigans.
Carolina Tiger Rescue - Big cats. SCIENCE!!!
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