Guidebook for Durham

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Guidebook for Durham

Food Scene

Great coffee and place to work outside.
157 locals recommend
Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer St
157 locals recommend
Great coffee and place to work outside.
Casual hub for comfort food, beers & cocktails in a renovated former gas station with outdoor patio.
79 locals recommend
Geer Street Garden
644 Foster St
79 locals recommend
Casual hub for comfort food, beers & cocktails in a renovated former gas station with outdoor patio.
Local, seasonal seafood. If there's a line, it's worth the wait.
37 locals recommend
Saltbox Seafood Joint
608 N Mangum St
37 locals recommend
Local, seasonal seafood. If there's a line, it's worth the wait.
Local ingredients, great ramen
56 locals recommend
Dashi
415 E Chapel Hill St
56 locals recommend
Local ingredients, great ramen
Fine dining. Global small & large plates plus tasting menus & pre-theater specials.
Revolution
107 W Main St
Fine dining. Global small & large plates plus tasting menus & pre-theater specials.
Get a taste of authentic NC BBQ.
48 locals recommend
The Pit Durham
321 W Geer St
48 locals recommend
Get a taste of authentic NC BBQ.
Bakery and coffee shop. If you've never had a doughnut muffin, now is the time to try one. And pies! So many pies!
31 locals recommend
Scratch Bakery
111 Orange Street
31 locals recommend
Bakery and coffee shop. If you've never had a doughnut muffin, now is the time to try one. And pies! So many pies!
Family-friendly microbrewery serving locally raised beef burgers & house beers in a casual setting.
88 locals recommend
Bull City Burger and Brewery
107 E Parrish St
88 locals recommend
Family-friendly microbrewery serving locally raised beef burgers & house beers in a casual setting.
Our favorite local cupcake shop
7 locals recommend
DaisyCakes
401 Foster St
7 locals recommend
Our favorite local cupcake shop

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer and bocce ball!
36 locals recommend
Kotuku Surf Club
703 Rigsbee Ave
36 locals recommend
Beer and bocce ball!
Sophisticated cocktail & wine bar serving a menu of charcuterie & small plates in swanky surrounds.
72 locals recommend
Alley Twenty Six
320 E Chapel Hill St
72 locals recommend
Sophisticated cocktail & wine bar serving a menu of charcuterie & small plates in swanky surrounds.
Food trucks bring the eats at this airy, industrial brewery hangout with games & communal tables.
137 locals recommend
Fullsteam Brewery
726 Rigsbee Ave
137 locals recommend
Food trucks bring the eats at this airy, industrial brewery hangout with games & communal tables.

Entertainment & Activities

The funnel cakes are highly recommended!
220 locals recommend
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell St
220 locals recommend
The funnel cakes are highly recommended!

Arts & Culture

The museum is free and open 24 hours.
11 locals recommend
Counting House
111 Corcoran St
11 locals recommend
The museum is free and open 24 hours.
Learn about our city!
23 locals recommend
Museum of Durham History
500 W Main St
23 locals recommend
Learn about our city!
Live shows and the occasional pop-up chorus.
106 locals recommend
Motorco Music Hall
723 Rigsbee Ave
106 locals recommend
Live shows and the occasional pop-up chorus.
Nonprofit film & performing arts venue with 1,016-seat auditorium, 2 movie theaters & a ballroom.
104 locals recommend
Carolina Theatre
309 W Morgan St
104 locals recommend
Nonprofit film & performing arts venue with 1,016-seat auditorium, 2 movie theaters & a ballroom.

Essentials

Open Saturday and Sunday mornings
106 locals recommend
Durham Farmers' Market
501 Foster St
106 locals recommend
Open Saturday and Sunday mornings

Shopping

Homemade ice cream shop offering both traditional and decidedly non-traditional flavors.
75 locals recommend
The Parlour
117 Market St
75 locals recommend
Homemade ice cream shop offering both traditional and decidedly non-traditional flavors.