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Best Contemporary food near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Find out what Contemporary restaurants to try in Chapel Hill. Calling itself "the southern part of Heaven," the town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is home to the grassy malls and brick walkways of the University of North Carolina's historic campus. The presence of the country's first public university has allowed a vibrant arts and culture scene to grow in Chapel Hill. Check out a concert by a local band, watch the star's fly at the Morehead Planetarium or catch a varsity game pitting the wildly popular Tarheels against their historic Southern rivals.
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1. The Weathervane Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 374 reviews
Reviewed By TravelMavenWorldd
This is our go to eatery in the area. Yesterday I had the "small plate" or fried oysters over spinach and parmesan cream. Probably the largest oysters I've ever seen! Perfectly fried. I didn't count them, but imagine there were a dozen as I had to leave four! The Spinach and parmesan cream with nothing but a smear on the plate as a bit of flavor, but who cared?
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2. Carolina Brewery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 197 reviews
Carolina Brewery provides food and beverage in the Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, NC area
Reviewed By MrClarasDad
Our family of 4 had dinner and drinks on a recent evening. I wish we only had drinks and had gone elsewhere for dinner. Carolina's beer is very good. We had several varieties and they were solid across the board. Their brown is my favorite. Unfortunately their food is just not good. I had the Carolina Cuban which has ham, bacon and pulled pork. You couldn't taste the bacon and I'm not even sure it was there. The pulled pork was just mush and had no texture which made the entire sandwich so unappetizing. Even my daughter's Mac & Cheese off the kids menu was bad. It was obviously just a box of Kraft, nothing homemade, and even that was made poorly as it was all dried out. My daughter wouldn't eat it saying it was gross. Who messes up a box of Mac & Cheese? Great place to go have a beer before or after dinner but leave it at that. I will also mention that the service is very hit or miss depending on the server you get, but I suppose that is typical of a place staffed by college students. Our server was slow and generally uninterested in helping us. Any question about beer was met with the response "I don't know, I'm only 20". My wife tried to order a seasonal special and was told that they may be out, but with no offer to find out if they were actually out or not. Any question about food was met with response "I don't know, I've never had it". Obviously a good server should have a general knowledge of the food and drinks (especially at a brewery!) even if they don't eat or drink it themselves. We watched another server handling other tables that obviously got it. Very personable and helpful, discussing at length the different beers on tap.
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3. Hawthorne & Wood
Overall Ratings
5 based on 26 reviews
Hawthorne & Wood is an indoor-outdoor bar, lounge, and dining room in Chapel Hill. We serve dinner nightly. Our cuisine, by seven-time Michelin star recipient Chef Brandon Sharp, is fresh and vibrant, with global inspirations and local sources. You will f
Reviewed By gulati2018
The place was hopping when I went there a few days ago for dinner. Seemed like all of the rich and famous from the Triangle area were there to celebrate the arrival of a new restaurant (the crowd looked very wasp-y to me). The place has a nice atmosphere, excellent service and, for now, superb food. I had the fried olives appetizer, the heirloom tomato salad first course and a pork dish (also from the first course list). All were superb. This chef is excellent and this could end up being one of the star restaurants of the Triangle if he or she stays (rumor is that the chef is a protege of the legendary Bob and Karen Barker of the Magnolia grill)The place was packed and the atmosphere was great. Everyone seemed happy to be eating superb food in the hot new restaurant.Thank you for the stellar review! No worries, the chef isn't going anywhere.
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4. Linda's Bar and Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By banjoal
We eat lunch at Linda's every other Tuesday in order to get their pot roast special. The food is excellent! The staff is also friendly and the service great. I highly recommend Linda's for an excellent lunch, meeting friends for drinks and dinner or for a night of drinking.
