Places to Walk Play, Eat, Drink, and Enjoy. Downtown Cary and Region.
Food scene
5 minute walk - Amazing beer, great place to hang out - 5 min walk from Studio
47 locals recommend
Bond Brothers Beer Company
202 E Cedar St5 minute walk - Amazing beer, great place to hang out - 5 min walk from Studio
Pharmacy Bottle + Beverage
120 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Another tap house - 5 min walk
5 minute walk - across park- Great place for mixed drinks, Bourbon and amazing quick meals - chef made. Wonderful sitting area with fireplace, bookshelves, etc.
6 locals recommend
The Mayton Inn
301 S Academy St5 minute walk - across park- Great place for mixed drinks, Bourbon and amazing quick meals - chef made. Wonderful sitting area with fireplace, bookshelves, etc.
5 minute walk - Very authentic Chinese food. For those wanting something more than typical take-out type Chinese food.
16 locals recommend
Taipei101
121 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Very authentic Chinese food. For those wanting something more than typical take-out type Chinese food.
5 minute walk - A popular place for bagel sandwiches, and other specialties.
9 locals recommend
Big Dom's Bagel Shop
203 E Chatham St5 minute walk - A popular place for bagel sandwiches, and other specialties.
5 minute walk - Excellent place to pick up bottle of wine. Can drink on premises, inside seating and patio. Often has wine tastings.
Great to visit La Farm bakery just down the street from it to get a fresh loaf of bread to go with wine.
8 locals recommend
Chatham Street Wine Market
111 W Chatham St5 minute walk - Excellent place to pick up bottle of wine. Can drink on premises, inside seating and patio. Often has wine tastings.
Great to visit La Farm bakery just down the street from it to get a fresh loaf of bread to go with wine.
15 minute walk - popular place will good ratings. Walk-able, but just slightly out of the downtown core.
10 locals recommend
Bosphorus Restaurant
329 N Harrison Ave15 minute walk - popular place will good ratings. Walk-able, but just slightly out of the downtown core.
Kababish Cafe
201 W Chatham St10 minute walk - well regarded by locals
5 minute walk - Gets very good reviews - excellent place to eat next to Bond Brothers Brewery.
9 locals recommend
Pro's Epicurean Market & Café
211 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Gets very good reviews - excellent place to eat next to Bond Brothers Brewery.
5 minute walk - Right next to Bond Brothers - gets very high ratings. Excellent small specialty pizzas.
13 locals recommend
Pizzeria Faulisi
215 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Right next to Bond Brothers - gets very high ratings. Excellent small specialty pizzas.
5 minute walk - Amazing service and menu. Outside seating right on Academy street. A well loved place.
16 locals recommend
Academy Street Bistro
200 S Academy St5 minute walk - Amazing service and menu. Outside seating right on Academy street. A well loved place.
FRESH. Local Ice Cream
109 N Salem St5 minute walk
Serendipity Gourmet Deli
118 S Academy St5 minute walk
BREW Coffee Bar - Cary Theater
122 E Chatham St5 minute walk - a good place to work on a laptop.
5 minute walk - Good place to go on Saturday morning -Small but nice. Often music performers are playing. Right down the street is La Farm Bakery - Get to pair the bread with what you get at the Farmer's market.
6 locals recommend
Cary Downtown Farmers Market
160 W Chatham St5 minute walk - Good place to go on Saturday morning -Small but nice. Often music performers are playing. Right down the street is La Farm Bakery - Get to pair the bread with what you get at the Farmer's market.
5 minute drive or a 30-40 minute walk - Excellent U.K. inspired beers.
13 locals recommend
Fortnight Brewing Company
1006 SW Maynard Rd5 minute drive or a 30-40 minute walk - Excellent U.K. inspired beers.
10 minute walk - Nationally known for it's breads and french pastries, scones, etc. this is not your typical cake-n-cookies bakery.
Great to pair with wine, cheese, etc.
54 locals recommend
La Farm Bakery
4248 NW Cary Pkwy10 minute walk - Nationally known for it's breads and french pastries, scones, etc. this is not your typical cake-n-cookies bakery.
Great to pair with wine, cheese, etc.
MC Restaurant
324 S Academy St5 minute walk - up on the corner of the park by the fountain
5 minute walk - nice outside and inside seating in historic house.
19 locals recommend
Cotton House Craft Brewers
307 S Academy St5 minute walk - nice outside and inside seating in historic house.
Esteamed Coffee
114 S Academy St5 minute walk - One of the newer places within walking distance.
5 minute walk - Classic Cocktails Outside and Inside seating - short 1/4 mile walk from studio.
11 locals recommend
SideBar
215 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Classic Cocktails Outside and Inside seating - short 1/4 mile walk from studio.
10 minute walk - Literally out of Brooklyn NY. Check out their web-site for more details & history.
7 locals recommend
Di Fara Pizza Tavern
111 East Chatham Street 10 minute walk - Literally out of Brooklyn NY. Check out their web-site for more details & history.
Once In A Blue Moon Bakery & Cafe
115 W Chatham St10 minute walk - cakes, cookies, etc.
Annelore's German Bakery
308 W Chatham St15 minute walk...pastries, cookies, cakes, etc.
5 minute walk - One of the newest places in town to get a drink and food.
7 locals recommend
Hank's Downtown Dive
111 East Chatham Street5 minute walk - One of the newest places in town to get a drink and food.
5 minute drive - Music venue, craft beer & food.
Note: Designed to be adult venue - no dogs & kids. However the other Bond Brothers location welcomes them.
Bond Brothers - Eastside
602 E Chatham St5 minute drive - Music venue, craft beer & food.
Note: Designed to be adult venue - no dogs & kids. However the other Bond Brothers location welcomes them.
Scratch Kitchen and Taproom
225 N Salem St5 minute Walker down S Walker Street. Excellent food.
5 minute walk - A relatively new place, and something different than beers (they have craft one on tap too).
Bull City Ciderworks Cary
210 East Chatham Street5 minute walk - A relatively new place, and something different than beers (they have craft one on tap too).
15 minute drive - In the heart of the Raleigh South Glenwood District, with a lot of other places to eat-n-drink
109 locals recommend
Raleigh Beer Garden
614 Glenwood Avenue15 minute drive - In the heart of the Raleigh South Glenwood District, with a lot of other places to eat-n-drink
The Pit Authentic Barbecue
328 W Davie St15 minute drive - The sides are some of the best...
15 minute drive - old school seafood restaurant. Iconic Raleigh landmark. Over the past eight decades, 42nd St. Oyster Bar has become renowned as one of the South's most legendary landmark restaurants with a heritage dating back to humble beginnings in 1931.
37 locals recommend
42nd Street Oyster Bar
508 W Jones St15 minute drive - old school seafood restaurant. Iconic Raleigh landmark. Over the past eight decades, 42nd St. Oyster Bar has become renowned as one of the South's most legendary landmark restaurants with a heritage dating back to humble beginnings in 1931.
5 min drive, 20 minute walk - literally the best ice cream in Cary, perhaps NC.
Andia's Homemade Ice Cream
1008 Ryan Road5 min drive, 20 minute walk - literally the best ice cream in Cary, perhaps NC.
Graffiti: Spirits, Axes & Art
10 minute walk from studio. Relatively new place in downtown.
Dram & Draught
10 minute drive - notable place for bourbons, beers and cocktails. Located in Fenton.
5 minute walk - Located below wedding dress retailer so a great place to get the wedding planning team together.
RBF, Your Authentic Champagne Bar
5 minute walk - Located below wedding dress retailer so a great place to get the wedding planning team together.
The Walk Up
10 min. walk - a pleasant place to have a drink-inside and outside seating.
On S. Walker Street - Garage Retail Level - This shop has excellent ice cream and is staffed with people with disabilities providing them job opportunities and training.
Howdy Homemade Ice Cream
On S. Walker Street - Garage Retail Level - This shop has excellent ice cream and is staffed with people with disabilities providing them job opportunities and training.
Vicious Fishes Brewery - Cary
20 minute walk - next to South Line Brewery.
5 minute drive - Often live bands and dancing on Friday nights.
8 locals recommend
Chatham Hill Winery
8245 Chapel Hill Rd5 minute drive - Often live bands and dancing on Friday nights.
South Line Brewing Co.
20 minute walk - next to Viscous Fishes Brewery
SAAP Laotian Restaurant
2 minute walk - highly regard chef.
5 minute walk - Very popular - open when many place are not. Great fish-n-chips and other specials. Low prices for sit down dining.
18 locals recommend
Crosstown Pub & Grill
154 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Very popular - open when many place are not. Great fish-n-chips and other specials. Low prices for sit down dining.
Sightseeing
5 minute walk - Look at their calendar - everything from current movies, music acts, film festivals, etc.
22 locals recommend
The Cary Theater
122 E Chatham St5 minute walk - Look at their calendar - everything from current movies, music acts, film festivals, etc.
10 minute walk - Great place to walk around, sit and read a book or learn about Cary's history. Often a wedding venue.
8 locals recommend
Page-Walker Arts & History Center
119 Ambassador Loop10 minute walk - Great place to walk around, sit and read a book or learn about Cary's history. Often a wedding venue.
200 yards from Studio - Good place to connect & work, or just explore.
8 locals recommend
Cary Community Library
315 Kildaire Farm Rd200 yards from Studio - Good place to connect & work, or just explore.
Cary Arts Center
101 Dry Ave200 yards - across the park from the studio
Duke University
30 minute drive - Duke Gardens are worth a visit.
30 minute drive - Fun evening out- the quintessential minor league baseball experience, with place to eat & drink all around it.
220 locals recommend
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell St30 minute drive - Fun evening out- the quintessential minor league baseball experience, with place to eat & drink all around it.
30 minute drive - nice place to walk around
111 locals recommend
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
30 minute drive - nice place to walk around
10 minute drive - nice and free place to spend a few hours inside or outside...
437 locals recommend
North Carolina Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd10 minute drive - nice and free place to spend a few hours inside or outside...
Museum of Life + Science
433 W Murray Ave25 minute drive - great place for family/kids
15 minute drive - State's top engineering university, Interesting library and campus.
95 locals recommend
North Carolina State University
2310 Stinson Dr15 minute drive - State's top engineering university, Interesting library and campus.
Neighborhoods
30 minute drive - Has a revitalized downtown and nice area around the Durham Bulls Park
39 locals recommend
Durham
30 minute drive - Has a revitalized downtown and nice area around the Durham Bulls Park
Apex
15 minute drive - Small shops and places to eat.
Raleigh
15 minute drive - All kinds of things to do...
Chapel Hill
30 minute drive - home to UNC Chapel Hill
Outdoor and Nature
20 minute drive - Large lake with numerous parks & natural areas. Nice place to hike, boat, fishing, picnics and there are swimming areas.
About 20 minute drive.
79 locals recommend
Jordan Lake
20 minute drive - Large lake with numerous parks & natural areas. Nice place to hike, boat, fishing, picnics and there are swimming areas.
About 20 minute drive.
5-10 minute walk to - Miles of them connected to park and paths around house...leads to nature areas, shopping, places to eat, etc.
Black Creek Greenway
Black Creek Greenway5-10 minute walk to - Miles of them connected to park and paths around house...leads to nature areas, shopping, places to eat, etc.
30 minute drive - Large lake with numerous parks & natural areas. Nice place to hike, boat, fishing, picnics and there are swimming areas.
About 30 minute drive.
43 locals recommend
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
13304 Creedmoor Rd30 minute drive - Large lake with numerous parks & natural areas. Nice place to hike, boat, fishing, picnics and there are swimming areas.
About 30 minute drive.
5 minute drive, 30 minute walk - boat rentals, fishing, picnics, fitness circle.
14 locals recommend
Bond Park Boat House
197 Bond Park Dr5 minute drive, 30 minute walk - boat rentals, fishing, picnics, fitness circle.
Shearon Harris Reservoir
25 minute drive - park, boating, trails, picnics
5 minute drive - also on greenway/bike trail - boat rental, picnics, trails, etc.
27 locals recommend
Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Pkwy5 minute drive - also on greenway/bike trail - boat rental, picnics, trails, etc.
20 minute drive - Nationally ranked course - place where tournaments are held.
Diavolo @ New Hope Disc Golf
2584 New Hope Church Rd20 minute drive - Nationally ranked course - place where tournaments are held.
5 minute drive with a lot of trails, picnic areas, etc.
119 locals recommend
William B. Umstead State Park
8801 Glenwood Ave5 minute drive with a lot of trails, picnic areas, etc.
Shopping
An eclectic collection of used furniture and accessories.
The Perfect Piece
200 E Chatham St5 minute walk
Vintage Vogue
115 W Chatham St10 minute walk
Cary Pottery
604 Dry Ave10 minute walk
Chocolate Smiles
312 W Chatham St15 minute walk
Every Bloomin' Thing
407 E Chatham St10 minute walk
Lana Addison Bridal
302 S Academy St10 minute walk
Monroe 26
115A W Chatham St10 minute walk
Peak Olive Oil Company
200 S Academy St10 minute walk
Cary Gallery Artists
200 S Academy St10 minute walk - Painters, and other artists at work and selling their pieces.
Bass Pro Shops
801 Bass Pro Ln15 minute drive from studio.
REI
1751 Walnut St10 minute drive.
Trader Joe's
1393 Kildaire Farm Rd10-minute drive. Interesting place to get food...
Whole Foods Market
621 Broad St15-minute drive
15 minute drive. All kinds of vegetables, fruits, meats, bakery, etc it’s a complex of buildings.
114 locals recommend
North Carolina State Farmers Public Market
1201 Agriculture St15 minute drive. All kinds of vegetables, fruits, meats, bakery, etc it’s a complex of buildings.
5 min. walk - Upscale, located in only a few select locations in major U.S. cities
a&bé bridal shop raleigh
210 East Chatham Street5 min. walk - Upscale, located in only a few select locations in major U.S. cities
Fenton
201 Fenton Gateway DriveLess than 1 mile - Amazing shopping, multi-star restaurants, and entertainment venues.
Transportation
Trains & Buses
10 minute walk from Studio. Amtrak and Buses.
Amtrak to Charlotte thru major NC (Durham, Greensboro, etc.) cities.
And Buses throughout Cary and to Raleigh.
17 locals recommend
Cary Train Station
10 minute walk from Studio. Amtrak and Buses.
Amtrak to Charlotte thru major NC (Durham, Greensboro, etc.) cities.
And Buses throughout Cary and to Raleigh.
Venues & Performances
20 min drive
Red Hat Amphitheater
500 S McDowell St15 minute drive - national level concert venue
15 minute drive - amazing orchestra and fine art performances
32 locals recommend
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
2 E South St15 minute drive - amazing orchestra and fine art performances
Durham Convention Center
301 W Morgan St25 minute drive.
15 minute drive - amazing music classical performance center.
9 locals recommend
Meymandi Concert Hall
2 E South St15 minute drive - amazing music classical performance center.
PNC Arena
1400 Edwards Mill Rd10 min drive
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
3801 Rock Quarry Rd20 minute drive
DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian Street30 minute drive
10 minute drive. A common place for events, weddings, etc.
17 locals recommend
The Umstead Hotel and Spa
100 Woodland Pond Dr10 minute drive. A common place for events, weddings, etc.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre
8003 Regency Pkwy15 minute drive - Events and concerts by a lake.
Prestonwood Country Club
300 Prestonwood Pkwy15 minute drive - Venue for weddings, golf tournaments, etc.
J.S. Dorton Arena
4285 Blue Ridge Rd10 - minute drive - Home of many expos, events and shows - boat, car, fishing etc.
NC State Fairgrounds Gate 1 station
10 - minute drive
Chatham Station
110 North Walker Street5 minute walk - Popular place for weddings, receptions and events.
The Matthews House
317 West Chatham Street10 minute walk - Historic Wedding and event venue