Guidebook for Durham

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Guidebook for Durham

Food Scene

Watts Grocery is right around the corner on Broad St (1116 Broad St) and serves brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-2pm! They also serve lunch and dinner.
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Watts Grocery
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Watts Grocery is right around the corner on Broad St (1116 Broad St) and serves brunch on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-2pm! They also serve lunch and dinner.
Parker & Otis is an beautiful restaurant & specialty store. Even if you aren’t planning on eating there, it is worth stopping by to browse their store's selection of goods.
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Parker and Otis
324 Blackwell St
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Parker & Otis is an beautiful restaurant & specialty store. Even if you aren’t planning on eating there, it is worth stopping by to browse their store's selection of goods.
If you love Thai Food, Twisted Noodles is the place to go! It is a bit of a drive (~ 10-12 minutes) and is located in an odd old strip mall, but the food is great!
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Twisted Noodles
4201 University Dr
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If you love Thai Food, Twisted Noodles is the place to go! It is a bit of a drive (~ 10-12 minutes) and is located in an odd old strip mall, but the food is great!
Guglhupf is renowned for everything they do: breakfast, lunch, and especially their dinners. They are also located in an absolutely beautiful building--- if you go, request a table on the 2nd floor.
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Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten
2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd
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Guglhupf is renowned for everything they do: breakfast, lunch, and especially their dinners. They are also located in an absolutely beautiful building--- if you go, request a table on the 2nd floor.
For authentic Mexican food, there is a great little restaurant downtown called Dos Perros.
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Dos Perros
200 N Mangum St
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For authentic Mexican food, there is a great little restaurant downtown called Dos Perros.
Amazing Tapas restaurant, that combines spanish tapas and southern influence. Often rated one of the best restaurants in the south! Even after living in Spain, I still think their tapas is the best!
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Mateo Bar de Tapas
109 W Chapel Hill St
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Amazing Tapas restaurant, that combines spanish tapas and southern influence. Often rated one of the best restaurants in the south! Even after living in Spain, I still think their tapas is the best!
Best pizza you will eat in the south! Authentic italian, creative toppings.
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Pizzeria Toro
105 E Chapel Hill St
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Best pizza you will eat in the south! Authentic italian, creative toppings.
Great burger, great outdoor seating!
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Geer Street Garden
644 Foster St
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Great burger, great outdoor seating!
Amazing coffee in an amazing space (an old service station).
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Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer St
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Amazing coffee in an amazing space (an old service station).
For when you need food, quickly and open until 9pm.
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Panera Bread
737 9th St
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For when you need food, quickly and open until 9pm.
Coffee and a great small space to work in.
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Joe Van Gogh Durham
1104 Broad St
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Coffee and a great small space to work in.
Absolutely amazing place for dinner! Their coq-au-vin is the best thing on their menu, especially for a rain fall day meal!
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Rue Cler
401 E Chapel Hill St
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Absolutely amazing place for dinner! Their coq-au-vin is the best thing on their menu, especially for a rain fall day meal!
Only a few blocks away, Hummingbird bakery has great breakfast burritos!
Hummingbird Bakery
721 Broad St
Only a few blocks away, Hummingbird bakery has great breakfast burritos!
Over in Chapel Hill, one of my favorite restaurants! The outdoor seating area is perfect, as in the tucked away bar.
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Lantern Restaurant
423 W Franklin St
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Over in Chapel Hill, one of my favorite restaurants! The outdoor seating area is perfect, as in the tucked away bar.
If you are over in Chapel Hill, it's wroth stopping at Driade: it's a hippy cafe tucked into the woods yet right off of Franklin St.
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Caffè Driade
1215 E Franklin St
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If you are over in Chapel Hill, it's wroth stopping at Driade: it's a hippy cafe tucked into the woods yet right off of Franklin St.
If you are craving Ramen, Dashi is the place to go! Beautiful ambiance too.
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Dashi
415 E Chapel Hill St
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If you are craving Ramen, Dashi is the place to go! Beautiful ambiance too.
Best donuts in town! Perhaps in the state! Try their Apple Cider Donut. You won't regret it. Also serve breakfast and lunch (great salads).
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Monuts
1002 9th St
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Best donuts in town! Perhaps in the state! Try their Apple Cider Donut. You won't regret it. Also serve breakfast and lunch (great salads).

Drinks & Nightlife

Durham has a new brewery called Fullsteam that serves up great, unique beers and is located in a unique space. Definitely recommend checking them out!
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Fullsteam Brewery
726 Rigsbee Ave
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Durham has a new brewery called Fullsteam that serves up great, unique beers and is located in a unique space. Definitely recommend checking them out!
Right around the block on Broad Street is the Green Room, a bit dive bar, a bit hipster-cool pool hall, but it has been around forever and is a Durham-staple. Grab a drink there and play some pool.
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Green Room
1108 Broad St
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Right around the block on Broad Street is the Green Room, a bit dive bar, a bit hipster-cool pool hall, but it has been around forever and is a Durham-staple. Grab a drink there and play some pool.
Hipster bar, with a great, large outdoor seating area.
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Kotuku Surf Club
703 Rigsbee Ave
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Hipster bar, with a great, large outdoor seating area.
A rooftop bar, perfect for a nice pre-dinner cocktail.
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Отель Дарем
315 E Chapel Hill St
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A rooftop bar, perfect for a nice pre-dinner cocktail.

Sightseeing

The Sarah Duke Gardens are beautiful to visit year round! And admission is free.
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Сады Сары П. Дьюка
420 Anderson St
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The Sarah Duke Gardens are beautiful to visit year round! And admission is free.
The Nasher Art museum often has fantastic visiting collections and special exhibits.
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Музей искусств Нашер
2001 Campus Dr
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The Nasher Art museum often has fantastic visiting collections and special exhibits.
One of Durham's new hotels/ bars/ restaurants --- but the best feature is an art exhibit that is free and open to the public 24 hrs a day. (The food at the restaurant isn't great).
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21c Museum Hotel Durham
111 North Corcoran St
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One of Durham's new hotels/ bars/ restaurants --- but the best feature is an art exhibit that is free and open to the public 24 hrs a day. (The food at the restaurant isn't great).

Entertainment & Activities

One of the most fantastic children's museums that will entertain adults for hours as well. Indoor area and large outdoor adventure space.
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Museum of Life + Science
433 W Murray Ave
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One of the most fantastic children's museums that will entertain adults for hours as well. Indoor area and large outdoor adventure space.

Essentials

Closest grocery store to us, that has everything you could need, plus a hot bar to eat at!
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Whole Foods Market
621 Broad St
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Closest grocery store to us, that has everything you could need, plus a hot bar to eat at!
A bit cheaper than Whole Foods & with a large selection.
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Harris Teeter
2107 Hillsborough Rd
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A bit cheaper than Whole Foods & with a large selection.

Everything Else

My favorite yoga studio in town!
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Durham Yoga Company
502 Rigsbee Ave
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My favorite yoga studio in town!
Our local farmer's market, run year round on Saturday mornings and Wed afternoons.
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Фермерский рынок Дарема
501 Foster St
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Our local farmer's market, run year round on Saturday mornings and Wed afternoons.
A great jogging trail circles Duke's East Campus. Walk to the end of our street and you will see it. 1.5 mile loop.
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Duke East Campus
712 Broad St
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A great jogging trail circles Duke's East Campus. Walk to the end of our street and you will see it. 1.5 mile loop.
If you have a car and are looking to take a hike, the Eno River State Park is free and beautiful year round.
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Штатный парк реки Эно
6101 Cole Mill Rd
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If you have a car and are looking to take a hike, the Eno River State Park is free and beautiful year round.
Our go-to dry cleaner that offers same day service.
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Regency Cleaners & Laundromat
904 9th St
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Our go-to dry cleaner that offers same day service.

Shopping

Local bookstore that has a huge magazine selection as well.
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The Regulator Bookshop
720 9th St
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Local bookstore that has a huge magazine selection as well.