Guidebook for Durham

Kate
Guidebook for Durham

Food Scene

Amazing fine dining French food. Try their beignets!
40 locals recommend
Rue Cler
401 E Chapel Hill St
40 locals recommend
Amazing fine dining French food. Try their beignets!
If you like fancy, $15 personal pizzas, this is the place to go. In our opinion, the best pizza around.
105 locals recommend
Pizzeria Toro
105 E Chapel Hill St
105 locals recommend
If you like fancy, $15 personal pizzas, this is the place to go. In our opinion, the best pizza around.
If you like traditional Mexican food, this is your place. About a half mile walk from our home, if you don't speak Spanish ask for their English menu. Soooo good!
11 locals recommend
Guanajuato
2103 N Roxboro St
11 locals recommend
If you like traditional Mexican food, this is your place. About a half mile walk from our home, if you don't speak Spanish ask for their English menu. Soooo good!
Good burgers, beer, and fun atmosphere.
42 locals recommend
Bull McCabe's Irish Pub
427 W Main St
42 locals recommend
Good burgers, beer, and fun atmosphere.
If you love a Poke bowl, this is the place for you. Delicious Poke & good prices.
ZenFish
810 9th St
If you love a Poke bowl, this is the place for you. Delicious Poke & good prices.
In the heart of downtown and just so.yummy!
50 locals recommend
Luna Rotisserie and Empanadas
112 W Main St
50 locals recommend
In the heart of downtown and just so.yummy!
Delicious homemade ice cream in downtown!
75 locals recommend
The Parlour
117 Market St
75 locals recommend
Delicious homemade ice cream in downtown!
In our opinion, the best Italian restaurant in the area. Great homemade pasta, wine, and in an area that isn't well known. About a 5 minute / 2 mile drive from our house.
39 locals recommend
Gocciolina
3314 Guess Rd
39 locals recommend
In our opinion, the best Italian restaurant in the area. Great homemade pasta, wine, and in an area that isn't well known. About a 5 minute / 2 mile drive from our house.
One of my personal favorite local coffee shops for hanging out or getting some work done.
43 locals recommend
Joe Van Gogh Durham
1104 Broad St
43 locals recommend
One of my personal favorite local coffee shops for hanging out or getting some work done.
One of the areas favorite coffee shops.
157 locals recommend
Cocoa Cinnamon
420 W Geer St
157 locals recommend
One of the areas favorite coffee shops.
Taylor and I got engaged here. :) really fun place to brunch or have dinner
128 locals recommend
Guglhupf Bakery, Cafe & Biergarten
2706 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd
128 locals recommend
Taylor and I got engaged here. :) really fun place to brunch or have dinner
Kates absolute favorite restaurant in durham. Our favorite 🍜 ramen!
20 locals recommend
M Kokko
311 Holland St
20 locals recommend
Kates absolute favorite restaurant in durham. Our favorite 🍜 ramen!
Delicious empanadas and everything else! Try the beef & Maduros empanada
Spanglish
104 City Hall Plaza
Delicious empanadas and everything else! Try the beef & Maduros empanada

Entertainment & Activities

The lemurs are just so adorable.
61 locals recommend
Duke Lemur Center
3705 Erwin Rd
61 locals recommend
The lemurs are just so adorable.
One of the best museums, especially for a family, and less than a mile from our home!
203 locals recommend
Museum of Life + Science
433 W Murray Ave
203 locals recommend
One of the best museums, especially for a family, and less than a mile from our home!
Have a really fun time watching baseball at the Durham Bulls Stadium right in downtown!
220 locals recommend
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell St
220 locals recommend
Have a really fun time watching baseball at the Durham Bulls Stadium right in downtown!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great atmosphere and views of the city
100 locals recommend
The Durham Hotel
315 E Chapel Hill St
100 locals recommend
Great atmosphere and views of the city
Really fun concept- you get a wristband and can try a multitude of beers, ciders, wine, etc.
10 locals recommend
Pour Taproom
Corcoran Street
10 locals recommend
Really fun concept- you get a wristband and can try a multitude of beers, ciders, wine, etc.
Fun local brewery!
112 locals recommend
Ponysaurus Brewing Company
219 Hood St
112 locals recommend
Fun local brewery!

Parks & Nature

Great hiking!
215 locals recommend
Eno River State Park
6101 Cole Mill Rd
215 locals recommend
Great hiking!
A beautiful place to stroll or have a picnic.
378 locals recommend
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson St
378 locals recommend
A beautiful place to stroll or have a picnic.
A short drive from our house- great trails, swimming holes, an old mill... we go here often to get outside!
30 locals recommend
West Point on the Eno
5101 N Roxboro St
30 locals recommend
A short drive from our house- great trails, swimming holes, an old mill... we go here often to get outside!

Shopping

Great farmers market in downtown. Lots of food trucks, local artists, and local food
106 locals recommend
Durham Farmers' Market
501 Foster St
106 locals recommend
Great farmers market in downtown. Lots of food trucks, local artists, and local food

Arts & Culture

Spend a night out watching Broadway or comedy shows- one of Durham's greatest attractions!
244 locals recommend
DPAC - Durham Performing Arts Center
123 Vivian Street
244 locals recommend
Spend a night out watching Broadway or comedy shows- one of Durham's greatest attractions!