Carrboro, North Carolina, Chapel Hill’s cool cousin, has an old soul. For decades, Carrboro has embodied a smart, interesting and — more than anything else — a warm and welcoming personailty, its arms open to all comers. You can be yourself in Carrboro. It’s vibrant...

In December 2022, Paula De Pano, the former beverage director at the Fearrington House and one of the South’s most prestigious sommeliers, opened a wine shop in Southern Village, Chapel Hill, Rocks & Acid. De Pano — who grew up in Manila in the Philippines and...

Vimala's Curryblossom Cafe is an Indian restaurant on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Vimala Rajendran, an Indian immigrant to the United States, opened the restaurant in 2010. The restaurant purveys home-style Indian cuisine, and Southern food with local produce and...

Nomad is located on King Street in Hillsborough and offers a global dining experience unlike anything else in the area. B.J. Patel, co-owns the restaurant with his wife, Smita, and his brother, Sejal. “With its proximity to Chapel Hill, Durham, Carrboro we definitely...

Established in 2004, Talullas has become a favorite dining and late night destination among locals and visiting foodies alike with their unique Turkish Cuisine, perfectly situated on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Turkish cuisine is one of the world’s top cuisines,...

Driving around Chapel Hill it’s impossible to miss the Carolina-blue building at the intersection of Franklin and Main Streets. It juts out like a small peninsula at the precise spot Chapel Hill and Carrboro meet. This is Carolina Car Wash. It’s a friendly place, one...

On a cool September morning, The Flying Biscuit restaurant at University Place is filled with dinners who want a hot biscuit, bacon and coffee. The southern-inspired restaurant known for its all-day breakfast menu made its Chapel Hill debut in 2022. “Bringing southern...

The closing of Merlion restaurant in Southern Village in 2015 reduced the number of Malaysian restaurants in the Triangle to zero. But just three months after Merlion was shuttered, Rasa Malaysia opened in the same space in Chapel Hill’s Southern Village. The place...

Since 2006, Kevin Zhu has owned and operated Red Lotus restaurant in Chapel Hill, near Whole Foods on Elliot Road. Zhu originally worked in kitchens while living in Shanghai, building the knowledge base that he would need later once his family moved to the States. His...