Local Guide

For your convenience, we have searched the nearby restaurants and attractions and listed them here. You can click the correspondent links below for more detailed information according to your own interests.

All the restaurants with the tarheel foot image are in the walking distance to Sitterson Hall, according to our personal experiences. Just for fun, more details about UNC traditions including tarheel and university color can be found here: UNC Traditions.

First of all, here is the link of the North Carolina Division of Tourism, which provides lots of useful information for visitors to North Carolina. We hope you will enjoy your stay here!

For Visitors: North Carolina Division of Tourism

Where to Eat

Fine Dining ($$$ - $$$$)

Local Favorites ($$ - $$$)

Nice Ethnic Restaurants

Reasons to Visit Durham

Others

Coffee Shop

Ice Cream & Yogurt

Where to Visit

Local Gardens

Museums

Famous Outer Banks

Restaurants - Fine Dining ($$$ - $$$$)

Name	Address/Contact	Reviews
Aurora Restaurant	1350 Raleigh Rd (Hwy 54) Chapel Hill, NC 27517 (919) 942-2400	Very Good Italian Official Link
Carolina's Crossroads	Carolina Inn Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 933-2001	Very Good Official Link
Four Eleven West	411 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 967-2782	Nice Italian Official Link
Grill at Glen Lennox	1201 Raleigh Rd. Chapel Hill, NC 27517 (919) 942-1963	Excellent Official Link
Fearrington Restaurant	2000 Fearrington Village Ctr Pittsboro, NC 27312 (919) 542-2121	Excellent Fixed Menu Official Link
Lantern Restaurant	423 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 969-8846	Very good American Asian Official Link
Elaine's on Franklin	454 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 960-2770	Excellent Official Link
Il Palio	1505 E Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 960-4591	Excellent Italian In Siena Hotel Official Link
Spartacus Restaurant	220 West Rosemary Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 928-0300	Very good Greek Official Link
Spice Street	Estes Drive Off 15-501 University Mall (919) 928-8200	Very good Continental/Greek
Squid's Seafood Market and Restaurant	1201 N Fordham Blvd Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 942-8757	Very good Official Link
Panzanella	Weaver St, Carr Mill Mall Carrboro, NC (919) 929-6626	Very good Italian, Pizza Official Link
La Residence	202 W Rosemary St Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 967-2506	Excellent French Official Link
Valentino's Fine Italian Cuisine	100 W Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 960-4224	Very good Italian Official Link
Vespa	306 D W Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 969-6600	Very good Italian Official Link

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Restaurants - Local Favorites ($$-$$$)

Name	Address/Contact	Reviews
Acme Food & Beverage	110 E. Main St. Carrboro, NC 27510 (919) 929-2263	Official Link
Carolina Coffee Shop	138 E Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC (919) 942-6875	Official Link
Crook's Corner	610 W Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 929-7643	Southern Food Official Link
Elmo's Diner	200 N Greensboro St Carrboro, NC (919) 929-2909	American Official Link
Foster's Market	750 Airport Rd Chapel Hill, NC (919) 967-3663	American/Coffee Shop Official Link
Loop	507 Eastgate Shopping Center Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 969-7112	Pizza Official Link
Mama Dips Kitchen	408 West Rosemary Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 942-5837	North Carolina BBQ & Southern Food Official Link
Patio Loco	407 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC (919) 967-9060	Mexican Official Link
Red, Hot & Blue	115 South Elliott Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 942-7427	Good Memphis BBQ Official Link
Spanky's Restaurant	101 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 967-2678	Good American Food Official Link
Top of the Hill	100 E Franklin St Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 929-8676	Bar Food Official Link
Weathervane	Eastgate Shopping Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 929-9466	Part of "A Southern Season" gourmet store Official Link

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Restaurants - Ethnic Food ($$ - $$$)

Name	Address/Contact	Reviews
Oriental Garden Gourmet Restaurant	503 West Rosemary Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 967-8818	Chinese Official Link
35 Chinese	143 W Franklin St Chapel Hill NC (919) 968-3488	Nice Chinese Buffet Official Link
Tandoor Indian Restaurant	1301 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 967-6622	Indian Official Link
Akai Hana	206 W Main St Carrboro, NC (919) 942-6848	Japanese Official Link
Bandidos Mexican Cafe	159 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 967-5048	Good & Reasonably Priced Mexican Official Link
El Chilango	506 Jones Ferry Rd Carrboro, NC 27510 (919) 960-0171	Mexican Buffet Official Link
Flying Burrito Mexican Restaurant	746 Airport Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 967-7744	Nice Mexican Official Link
Margaret's Cantina	1129 Weaver Dairy Rd Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 942-4745	Mexican Official Link
Mediterranean Deli	410 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 967-2666	Middle Eastern Official Link
Jade Palace Restaurant	103 E. Main St. Carrboro, NC (919)942-0006	Good Chinese Food/Dining Official Link
Thai Palace Restaurant	1206 Raleigh Road (Nc 54) Chapel Hill, NC 27517 (919) 967-5805	Thai Official Link

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Restaurants - Reasons to Visit Durham ($$ - $$$$)

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Coffee Shop

Ice Cream & Yogurt

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Attractions - Botanical Garden

Attractions - Museums

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