Guidebook for Chapel Hill

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Guidebook for Chapel Hill

Shopping

Great deli+coffee shop, beautiful home goods and clothing store, great bookstore, amazing spa. For the kids: oreo cows and goats, pond, kid-friendly beer garden, nice kids section in bookstore
9 locals recommend
Fearrington Village
9 locals recommend
Great deli+coffee shop, beautiful home goods and clothing store, great bookstore, amazing spa. For the kids: oreo cows and goats, pond, kid-friendly beer garden, nice kids section in bookstore
Nice mall with almost every store you might want.
147 locals recommend
The Streets at Southpoint
147 locals recommend
Nice mall with almost every store you might want.

Sightseeing

Historic downtown with eclectic shops and restaurants.
19 locals recommend
Pittsboro
19 locals recommend
Historic downtown with eclectic shops and restaurants.
Hike, bike, boat and swim! Pontoon rentals are fun in the summer months.
14 locals recommend
Poplar Point Campground
558 Beaver Creek Rd
14 locals recommend
Hike, bike, boat and swim! Pontoon rentals are fun in the summer months.
Great family-friendly, minor league baseball!
220 locals recommend
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell St
220 locals recommend
Great family-friendly, minor league baseball!
Beautiful trails and gardens to explore. Take a picnic lunch and eat under a shade tree by the pond.
378 locals recommend
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
420 Anderson St
378 locals recommend
Beautiful trails and gardens to explore. Take a picnic lunch and eat under a shade tree by the pond.

Food Scene

Great sandwiches.
Fig & Honey
141 Chatham Downs Drive
Great sandwiches.
Great for coffee, lunch, a casual dinner and drinks. Outdoor seating available.
Flair Restaurant
50100 Governors Dr
Great for coffee, lunch, a casual dinner and drinks. Outdoor seating available.
Brewery-style food and drinks with outdoor seating and sports bar area.
6 locals recommend
Carolina Brewery & Grill
120 Lowes Dr
6 locals recommend
Brewery-style food and drinks with outdoor seating and sports bar area.
A beautiful historic inn. Music on the lawn in the summer. Great restaurant and bar. Formal tea offered on weekends.
13 locals recommend
The Carolina Inn
211 Pittsboro St
13 locals recommend
A beautiful historic inn. Music on the lawn in the summer. Great restaurant and bar. Formal tea offered on weekends.
Great restaurant for lunch or dinner.
The Granary
210 Market Street
Great restaurant for lunch or dinner.
Locally-sourced, farm to table restaurant in an old mill.
15 locals recommend
Oakleaf
310 E Main St
15 locals recommend
Locally-sourced, farm to table restaurant in an old mill.
Old fashioned ice cream/soda shop. Also serves sit-down meals.
9 locals recommend
S & T's Soda Shoppe
85 Hillsboro St
9 locals recommend
Old fashioned ice cream/soda shop. Also serves sit-down meals.
Great Italian food with amazing pizzas. They do offer take-out!
Tarantini Italian Restaurant
50160 Governors Dr
Great Italian food with amazing pizzas. They do offer take-out!
French style rustic bakery. Pastries, gourmet coffee, breakfast and lunch.
54 locals recommend
La Farm Bakery
4248 NW Cary Pkwy
54 locals recommend
French style rustic bakery. Pastries, gourmet coffee, breakfast and lunch.
A local favorite
63 locals recommend
Lantern Restaurant
423 W Franklin St
63 locals recommend
A local favorite
A local favorite
72 locals recommend
Angus Barn
9401 Glenwood Ave
72 locals recommend
A local favorite
High-end asian-fusion, contemporary restauraunt
8 locals recommend
Elements Restaurant
2110 Environ Way
8 locals recommend
High-end asian-fusion, contemporary restauraunt
Delicious Indian restaurant in the heart of Chapel Hill.
46 locals recommend
Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe
431 W Franklin St
46 locals recommend
Delicious Indian restaurant in the heart of Chapel Hill.
Amazing burgers - voted one of the best in the South!
65 locals recommend
Al's Burger Shack
516 W Franklin St
65 locals recommend
Amazing burgers - voted one of the best in the South!

Drinks & Nightlife

Wine bar/beer garden. Only open in summers. Live music on weekends.
The Belted Goat
210 Market St
Wine bar/beer garden. Only open in summers. Live music on weekends.
Old fashioned bar with old fashioned drinks.
31 locals recommend
The Crunkleton
320 W Franklin St
31 locals recommend
Old fashioned bar with old fashioned drinks.
Old fashioned video arcade meets bar. Most games are $0.25
18 locals recommend
The Baxter Arcade
108 N Graham St
18 locals recommend
Old fashioned video arcade meets bar. Most games are $0.25

Essentials

Closest grocery Store
Harris Teeter
88 Chatham Downs Drive
Closest grocery Store
Get a taste for local life.
54 locals recommend
Carrboro Farmers Market
301 W Main St
54 locals recommend
Get a taste for local life.

Entertainment & Activities

Amazing park-like science museum with fossil dig, live animals, butterfly house, train ride, farm yard, and tree houses.
203 locals recommend
Museum of Life + Science
433 W Murray Ave
203 locals recommend
Amazing park-like science museum with fossil dig, live animals, butterfly house, train ride, farm yard, and tree houses.
Large indoor, hands-on kids museum.
72 locals recommend
Marbles IMAX
201 E Hargett St
72 locals recommend
Large indoor, hands-on kids museum.
Lots too see and do, live animals, dinosaurs, space, etc.
288 locals recommend
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 W Jones St
288 locals recommend
Lots too see and do, live animals, dinosaurs, space, etc.
Planetarium shows and a great excuse to visit the UNC campus.
47 locals recommend
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
250 E Franklin St
47 locals recommend
Planetarium shows and a great excuse to visit the UNC campus.
A bit of a drive, but it's a straight shot. Great zoo with a large animal selection and really nice playground.
147 locals recommend
North Carolina Zoo
4401 Zoo Pkwy
147 locals recommend
A bit of a drive, but it's a straight shot. Great zoo with a large animal selection and really nice playground.

Everything Else

I haven't been (yet!) but they have a nationally renowned spa.
17 locals recommend
The Umstead Hotel and Spa
100 Woodland Pond Dr
17 locals recommend
I haven't been (yet!) but they have a nationally renowned spa.