Bailey’s Pub & Grille

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1722 North Fordham Blvd (Rams Plaza)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 918-1005

Open daily, 11am-2am.

Offers a pub-style menu of ribs and fish & chips, a full bar with 36 beers on tap, 30 TVs with eight satellite hook-ups and a bevy of games, including billiards, darts and shuffleboards. In 2002, The Sporting News called Bailey’s ‘the Madison Square Garden of sports bars’.

Bandido’s Mexican Café

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159-1/2 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 967-5048

Open for Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm and 5-9:30pm (Fri, till 10pm); Sat, noon-10pm; closed Sun.

Voted best Mexican restaurant by readers of The Durham and Chapel Hill Herald newspapers and The News of Orange County (2006), plus the best salsa in the Bull City Challenge (2005). Need we say more? Great food, margaritas and service. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Kids menu. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Bandido’s Mexican Café

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122 South Churton St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 732-8662

Open for Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm and 5-9:30pm (Fri, till 10pm); Sat, noon-10pm; Sun, 5-9:30pm.

Voted best Mexican restaurant by readers of The Durham and Chapel Hill Herald newspapers and The News of Orange County (2006), plus the best salsa in the Bull City Challenge (2005). Need we say more? Great food, margaritas and service. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Free parking. Kids menu. Outdoor dining. Smoke-free.

Barbecue Joint (The)

630 Weaver Dairy Rd, #101 (Cedar Falls Courtyard)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 932-7504

Open Mon-Sat, 11am-9pm.

Offers eastern-style barbecue, as well as a rotating menu of specialty sandwiches and Southern dishes, plus side dishes and desserts. Beer only. Smoke-free.

Bean Traders

116 West Barbee Chapel Rd (Meadowmont Village)
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

phone (919) 968-9292

Open Mon-Fri, 6:30am-10pm; Sat, 7am-10pm; Sun, 7:30am-8pm.

This outlet has more of an ‘express feel’ with a featured selection and limited seating. It roasts its own coffee and serves an assortment of pastries.

Bear Rock Café

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

phone (919) 942-4811

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-9pm; Sun, 11am-6pm.

Mountain-lodge café specializes in fresh, overstuffed sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. Beer only. Kids menu. Smoke-free.

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade

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

phone (919) 967-9068

Open daily, noon-11pm.

Your fun and funky ice cream emporium, serving Vermont’s finest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbets. We make cones, shakes, sundaes, the Vermonster and delicious ice cream cakes. ‘Let us scoop up some fun for you!’

Bin 54

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1201-M Raleigh Rd (Glen Lennox)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 969-1155

Open for dinner Mon-Thu, 5-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5-11pm; closed Sun.

Fine Dining. A contemporary steakhouse focusing on the finest quality steaks and seafood to please the palate of the most discerning guest. We serve the highest quality product in a simple and honest manner. All ABC permits. Credit cards. Free parking. Outdoor dining.

Blue Bayou Club

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106 South Churton St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 732-2555

Open Mon-Wed, 5pm-midn; Thu, 5pm-1am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-2am; closed Sun.

Serves Boar’s Head hot dogs and snacks, plus more than 60 labeled beers and wine. All ABC permits. Entertainment: Mon, open jam (8pm); Tue, open mic (8pm); Wed, Texas hold ’em (7 & 10pm); Thu, darts and live music (8pm); Fri-Sat, live music. Must be 21 and over. Membership fee, $5 per year.

Blue Horn Lounge

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125 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 929-1511

Open daily, 4pm-2am.

Small, private bar seats 44, but in an intimate big-city setting, and offers three flat-screen TVs and live music typically two nights a week. Annual membership dues, $1. All ABC permits.