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1404 East Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
phone (919) 929-5765
Call for hours.
Good lunch specials starting at $4.50 every weekday, and quick service. The food is tasty and served in a casual atmosphere. A great place for business lunches or a quick bite.
408 West Rosemary St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
phone (919) 942-5837
Open Mon-Sat, 8am-10pm; Sun, 8am-9pm.
Cookbook author ‘Mama Dip’ has been cooking ‘down-home’ Southern food since she was nine. Her restaurant offers an abundance of traditional American food, especially vegetables (the most popular menu item). Front-porch dining. Beer & wine only. Free parking. Kids menu. Smoke-free.
3109 Dairyland Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278
phone (919) 960-5535
Open daily, noon-10pm.

Fresh ice cream in more than a dozen flavors, made with milk and cream from the adjacent dairy, plus milkshakes and other items (including some fat-free and sugar-free flavors). Sit in a rocking chair and enjoy a breathtaking sunset.
100 East Weaver St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510
phone (919) 967-9842
Open Sun-Thu, noon-9pm; Fri-Sat, noon-10pm.
Offers an assortment of dairy products from the farm on Dairyland Road, including beef, plus its popular ice cream. Smoke-free.
525-A Hampton Pointe Blvd (Hampton Pointe)
Hillsborough, NC 27278
phone (919) 644-2222
Open daily, 11am-9pm (Fri-Sat, till 10pm).
Offers homemade ice cream in cones, dishes, pints, half-gallons and cakes, sundaes, banana splits and milkshakes, plus hot dogs, barbecue sandwiches, coffee, bottled milk, brownies, eggs, frozen beef, goat soap and honey. Smoke-free.
1129 Weaver Dairy Rd (Timberlyne)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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.
107 North Churton St
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 732-0900
Open daily, 11am-10pm.
Small shop sandwiched by The Wooden Nickel and Gulf Rim Cafe offers handmade chocolates (light to dark), with such specialties as fruit-filled mendiants, berry cremes and barks, plus coffees and teas. The aroma on entry is indescribable.
125 John Earl St (off South Churton St)
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 644-0038
Open Tue-Thu, 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun, 11am-9pm.
205 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
phone (919) 969-1102
Open daily, 10:30am-10pm.
Upscale Southern-style deli offering hefty-portion sandwiches, soups, salads and Texas-size spuds, plus sweet tea. Kids menu. Smoke-free.
409 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
phone (919) 967-5788
Open daily 6am-11pm.
Re-opened in the spring of 2009 as a McCafe, the new restaurant offers a contemporary tiled lobby, upholstered chairs and booths, a beverage bar, two large-screen TVs and outdoor tables, plus the regular menu of favorite items.