American & Regional

Courtyard Cafe (The)

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100 Marriott Way (off NC Highway 54 East; in The Courtyard by Marriott)
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

Directions

phone (919) 883-0700

Open for breakfast and dinner.

Offers a healthy breakfast buffet or hot items cooked to order, freshly prepared on-site. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Kids menu. Free parking.

Cypress on the Hill

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308 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 537-8817

Open Mon-Sat, 5:30-10:30pm.

Offers a Southern-influenced fine-dining establishment that uses a lot of local food.

Elaine’s on Franklin

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454 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Directions

phone (919) 960-2770

Open Tue-Thu, 5:30-9:30pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30-10pm; closed Sun & Mon.

Fine Dining. Chef and owner Bret Jennings offers the best of North Carolina bounty and fresh seafood. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 2001-2008. Elegant, yet lively, atmosphere. Great bar. Accommodating to diets and vegetarians. Early-bird three-course tasting menu nightly from 5:30-6:30pm, $35 per person.

Elmo’s Diner

200 North Greensboro St, #B-12 (Carr Mill Mall)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 929-2909

Open Sun-Thu, 6:30am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 6:30am-11pm.

Offers all the comforts of a diner—low prices, lots of high chairs, homemade food (updated with vegetarian choices), daily specials and friendly service. Beer & wine only Kids menu. Smoke-free.

Five-O-One (501) Diner

1500 Fordham Blvd (US Highway 15-501)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 933-3505

Open Tue-Thu, 7am-8:30pm; Fri-Sat, 7am-9pm; Sun, 8:30am-2pm.

A real old-fashioned diner with comfortable atmosphere, great staff and terrific food. Breakfast all day (omelets, waffles) and daily Blue Plate specials.

Glasshalfull

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106 South Greensboro St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

Directions

phone (919) 967-9784

Wine shop open Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; restaurant open for lunch Wed-Sat, 11:30am -2:30pm, and for dinner Mon-Sat, 5-10pm.

American seasonal cooking. In the heart of downtown Carrboro, this restaurant and wine bar serves both small and large plates of Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in an attractive, lively atmosphere. All ABC permits.

Iron Skillet (The)

501 Buckhorn Rd (Interstate 40-85, Exit 157)
Mebane, NC 27302

Directions

phone (919) 304-8126

Open daily, 24 hours.

Offers a full menu all day long (featuring its King of the Road chicken fried steak) and all-you-can-eat breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets with a 50-item soup, salad and bread bar. Cafeterias & Buffet Style.

Kitchen

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764 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd (Midtown Market)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

(919) 537-8167

Open Tue,-Thur, 4:30 pm - 10 pm; Fri-Sat, 4:30 pm - 10:30 pm; Sun 4 pm - 8:30 pm

Kitchen, is a bistro-style restaurant. Kitchen’s menu will change with the seasons and use local ingredients. The name comes from the idea of the kitchen being the heart of a restaurant. Dick Barrows, the chef, has created a menu that includes duck confit, fresh caught fish from the North Carolina coast and classic bistro steak frites. Mussels with fries will be a staple at the restaurant. Wine and beer will be served as well.

Loop Pizza Grill (The)

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

Directions

phone (919) 969-7112

Open Sun-Thu, 11:20am-10pm; Fri-Sat, 11:20am-11pm; Sun, 11:20am-10pm.

Offers a wide variety of California- and Chicago-style deep-dish pizza, garden salads, soups, burgers and other sandwiches (all grilled), homemade onion rings and steak fries, and milkshakes. Meals for kids (up to 12).

Margaret’s Cantina

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1129 Weaver Dairy Rd (Timberlyne)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Directions

phone (919) 942-4745

Open for lunch Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2:30pm; for dinner Mon-Thu, 5-9pm (Fri-Sat till 10pm); closed Sun. Extended summer hours.

Fresh, homemade, lots of vegetarian options. Grilled chicken and burgers; soups and salads, too. Margaritas from freshly squeezed lemons and limes. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Free parking, Kids menu. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.