Downtown Durham Links
I give enough tours of Durham, NC that it's amazing that I didn't think of doing this until now. Here's a (soon-to-be-updated) list of my favourite downtown spots and local resources - My particular faves (I tried to narrow it down) are marked with arrows:
LOCAL PUBLICATIONS
Independent Weekly (regional arts & entertainment)
Indy Week Best of the Triangle 2016
Triangle Business Journal
The Durham Herald Sun
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University)
ARTICLES
Places Rated Almanac - Raleigh-Durham
Durham crowned the food capital of the south - "The South's Tastiest Town" (Southern Living)
DIRECTIONS / PARKING
From Raleigh-Durham International Airport: Take your best route to I-40 West.
Travel about 4 miles and use the right 2 lanes to take Exit 279B to NC Hwy 147 North. After about 8 miles, exit onto South Duke Street. When you reach Duke and Main Streets, you're downtown.
* Durham Parking
TOWN AND UNIVERSITY:
Downtown Durham
Downtown Durham - Facebook
Durham, NC - Where Great Things Happen - Facebook
City of Durham
Durham - Wikipedia
Duke University
Durham's downtown districts
FOOD & DRINK:
Google Search - best Durham Restaurants
Thrill List - 12 Essential Places to Eat Near Duke Univeristy
==> American Tobacco Campus (ATC): (a must-see)
==> Tyler's Taproom (comfort / pub food great atmosphere / billiards / fantastic beer garden - I always take guests there)
==> Tobacco Road (great Southern comfort food - fabulous view on the deck - I always take personal / business guests there during the day - not worth it at night)
Other ATC Restaurants
ATC Events
Main Street / Chapel Hill Street and nearby:
==> Dame's Almost Famous Chicken & Waffles (Amazing. Worth the wait.)
==> The Parlour (one of the top rated ice cream parlours in the nation - try the salted butter carmel omg)
==> Alley Twenty Six (intimate/cozy upscale cocktails / limited food menu
==> Bar Virgile (fanthy! cocktails / small but tasty and interesting menu / cozy / intimate / great atmosphere)
==> The Durham (check out their rooftop bar)
Counting House
Mateo (tapas)
==> Taberna Tapas (tapas)
Rue Cler (Parisian style - also great beignets)
Luna (empanadas "South American / American South")
Bill City Burger & Brew (local ingredients)
Pompieri (authentic Italian style wood oven fired pizza / local ingredients)
Brightleaf Square:
Parker & Otis
The Federal Lounge (dive bar with surprisingly good food)
Triangle Seafood
The Little Dipper Fondue
Central Park District:
==> The Pit (fantastic barbecue / Southern - I always take personal / business guests there)
==> Geer Street Garden
==> Cocoa Cinnamon (appears in national rankings)
Fullsteam Brewery
Motorco
Ninth Street / Broad Street:
==> Dain's Place
Washington Duke Inn at Duke Country Club (fanthy!)
==> Elmo's Diner (great breakfast all day plus lunch & dinner)
Vin Rouge (upscale lunch / dinner / brunch)
15-501 / Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard:
==> Guglhupf
==> Foster's Market
Nightlife:
IndyWeek Event Calendar - Durham
Durham / Chapel Hill Songkick Concert Calendar
==> DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center)
Manbites Dog Theater
==> Carolina Theatre
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Shopping:
==> Morgan Imports (fantastic gift shop)
Fifi's Consignment (nifty finds)
==> The Streets at SouthPoint (upscale mall / movie theatres / IMAX)
...Also...Ninth Street has lots of great shops.
Other Points of Interest:
Duke Gardens
Museum of Life & Science
Duke Lemur Center
Images:
Downtown Durham
.
LOCAL PUBLICATIONS
Independent Weekly (regional arts & entertainment)
Indy Week Best of the Triangle 2016
Triangle Business Journal
The Durham Herald Sun
The Duke Chronicle (Duke University)
ARTICLES
Places Rated Almanac - Raleigh-Durham
Durham crowned the food capital of the south - "The South's Tastiest Town" (Southern Living)
DIRECTIONS / PARKING
From Raleigh-Durham International Airport: Take your best route to I-40 West.
Travel about 4 miles and use the right 2 lanes to take Exit 279B to NC Hwy 147 North. After about 8 miles, exit onto South Duke Street. When you reach Duke and Main Streets, you're downtown.
* Durham Parking
TOWN AND UNIVERSITY:
Downtown Durham
Downtown Durham - Facebook
Durham, NC - Where Great Things Happen - Facebook
City of Durham
Durham - Wikipedia
Duke University
Durham's downtown districts
FOOD & DRINK:
Google Search - best Durham Restaurants
Thrill List - 12 Essential Places to Eat Near Duke Univeristy
==> American Tobacco Campus (ATC): (a must-see)
==> Tyler's Taproom (comfort / pub food great atmosphere / billiards / fantastic beer garden - I always take guests there)
==> Tobacco Road (great Southern comfort food - fabulous view on the deck - I always take personal / business guests there during the day - not worth it at night)
Other ATC Restaurants
ATC Events
Main Street / Chapel Hill Street and nearby:
==> Dame's Almost Famous Chicken & Waffles (Amazing. Worth the wait.)
==> The Parlour (one of the top rated ice cream parlours in the nation - try the salted butter carmel omg)
==> Alley Twenty Six (intimate/cozy upscale cocktails / limited food menu
==> Bar Virgile (fanthy! cocktails / small but tasty and interesting menu / cozy / intimate / great atmosphere)
==> The Durham (check out their rooftop bar)
Counting House
Mateo (tapas)
==> Taberna Tapas (tapas)
Rue Cler (Parisian style - also great beignets)
Luna (empanadas "South American / American South")
Bill City Burger & Brew (local ingredients)
Pompieri (authentic Italian style wood oven fired pizza / local ingredients)
Brightleaf Square:
Parker & Otis
The Federal Lounge (dive bar with surprisingly good food)
Triangle Seafood
The Little Dipper Fondue
Central Park District:
==> The Pit (fantastic barbecue / Southern - I always take personal / business guests there)
==> Geer Street Garden
==> Cocoa Cinnamon (appears in national rankings)
Fullsteam Brewery
Motorco
Ninth Street / Broad Street:
==> Dain's Place
Washington Duke Inn at Duke Country Club (fanthy!)
==> Elmo's Diner (great breakfast all day plus lunch & dinner)
Vin Rouge (upscale lunch / dinner / brunch)
15-501 / Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard:
==> Guglhupf
==> Foster's Market
Nightlife:
IndyWeek Event Calendar - Durham
Durham / Chapel Hill Songkick Concert Calendar
==> DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center)
Manbites Dog Theater
==> Carolina Theatre
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Shopping:
==> Morgan Imports (fantastic gift shop)
Fifi's Consignment (nifty finds)
==> The Streets at SouthPoint (upscale mall / movie theatres / IMAX)
...Also...Ninth Street has lots of great shops.
Other Points of Interest:
Duke Gardens
Museum of Life & Science
Duke Lemur Center
Images:
Downtown Durham
.