Specialty Foods & Grocers

A Southern Season

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201 South Estes Dr (University Mall)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 929-7133

Open daily from 10am - 7 pm; Fridays til 9pm


One of the top 25 retail stores in America according to “Retail Superstars: Inside the 25 Best Independent Stores in America, 2009 by George Whalin.  A Southern Season is a 59,000 square foot landmark gourmet marketplace hailed by The New York Times critic Craig Claiborne as “wall to wall and floor to ceiling, a visual and gustatory delight”. Culinary Lessons at A Southern Season (CLASS) brings top chefs, food writers and all-round gourmets from the U.S. and various countries to demonstrate their latest tools, techniques and tastes. For events, times and costs, call (877) 929-7133.

Fosters

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750 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Midway Market)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

(919) 967-3663

Open daily, 7:30 am - 8 pm

Specialty grocer with vintage tables and chairs. Venue features bagels, biscuits, pizza, soups,salads, sandwiches, casseroles, juices, smoothies and more.  Also has signature jellies, sauces, cookbooks, and gift baskets.

Fresh Market

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1201-A Raleigh Rd (Glenwood Square)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 932-7501

Open Mon-Sat, 9am-9pm; Sun, 10am-8pm.


Store conveys the atmosphere of an old-world European market, where one can visit an array of departments: an old-style butcher shop and fish market, bakery, produce and floral stands, and delicatessen. Sample freshly brewed coffee while you stroll down the wide aisles. The open-air feel of the market presents a feast for the senses as colors and aromas fill the atmosphere and classical music plays wafts through the air. Staff is on hand to answer all your food questions and to talk about the day's fresh offerings.

Trader Joe’s

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1800 East Franklin St (Eastgate)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 918-7871

Open daily, 8am-9pm.

Shelves are stocked full of delicious foods and beverages from the basics like milk, bread and butter to more exotic fare like imported cheeses, organic produce and hand-tossed pizza from Italy. Staff wears Hawaiian shirts because they're “traders on the culinary seas,” searching the world over for cool items to bring home to customers. TJ’s use one bell to let staff know when to open another register, two bells when there are questions that need to be answered at the checkout, and three bells to call over a manager-type person.

Weaver Street Market in Carrboro

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101 East Weaver Street (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 929-0010

Open daily, 7am-10pm


One of the largest and most successful cooperative organic supermarkets in the U.S. Founded in June 1988 in Carrboro, it now includes the adjacent Panzanella Restaurant and Bakery, along with stores in Chapel Hill, (Southern Village) and Hillsborough (Gateway Center). On the front lawn at the store in Carrboro in the warm weather months, café patrons can enjoy music performances Sunday morning and Thursday evening. Friday night wine tastings and other community events.

Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough

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228 S Churton
Hillsborough, NC 27278

Directions

(919) 245-5050

Open 7 days a week, 7 am - 9 pm

The Hillsborough store is nearly the same size and carries most of the same products as our original store in Carrboro.  Thursday night open mic nights, Friday night wine tastings, participate in Last Fridays (April - Sept).

Weaver Street Market In Southern Village

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716 Market Street (Southern Village)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

(919) 929-2009

Open 7 days a week, 7am - 10pm

Opened in June 2002, The Southern Village store is a concentrated version of our Carrboro location, offering a full-service twist on our most popular products, many of which are produced in new commissary in Hillsborough and delivered fresh daily. Friday night wine tastings as well as other community events.

Whole Foods Market

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81 South Elliott Rd (Village Plaza)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 968-1983

Store open daily, 7am-9pm; Cafe open 7am-9pm

Offers an abundance of natural and organic foods for health conscious households and aspiring gourmets and features the highest quality, best-tasting fresh produce, natural meats, seafood, hearth baked breads, fresh pastries and tempting desserts, specialty cheeses and chocolates, plus a diverse selection of wines and beers from around the world. Plus Penguin’s Café and Coffee Bar.

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