Specialty Grocers

Fresh Market

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

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

phone (919) 918-7871

Open daily, 9am-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

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101 East Weaver Street (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

phone (919) 929-0010

Open daily, 8am-9pm. Café open Mon.-Fri., 7:30am-9pm.


One of the most successful cooperative organic supermarkets in the U.S. Founded in June 1988, it now includes the adjacent Panzanella Restaurant and Bakery and another store in Southern Village. On the front lawn in the warm weather months, café patrons can enjoy music performances Sunday morning and Thursday evening.

Whole Foods Market

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

phone (919) 968-1983

Store open daily, 8am-9pm; café open daily, 7:30am-8pm.

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, sparkling 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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