Mike's favorite local restaurants
Formerly hosted at mikes.city
Last Updated: January 2023
Local restaurants by city
Raleigh
Cary/Morrisville
Durham
Chapel Hill
North Carolina - Other
United States - Other
Fried Chicken: Beasley’s Chicken and Honey (
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BBQ and Fried Chicken: The Pit (
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BBQ: Sam Jones BBQ (
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BBQ: Clyde Cooper's (
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Bubble Tea: Moge Tee (
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Cinnamon Rolls: Morning Rolls (
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Donuts: Baker's Dozen (
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Donuts: Bright Spot Donuts (
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Upscale New American, awesome mac and cheese: Poole’s Downtown Diner (
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Dumplings and Noodles: David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar (
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Burgers: MoJoe’s (
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Burgers: Player’s Retreat (
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Burgers: Wilson's Eatery (
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Cocktails: Killjoy (
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Sushi: City Market Sushi (
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Sushi: Waraji (
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Burgers and Sushi: CowFish (
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Mexican/Southern Fusion: Jose and Sons (
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Mexican: Taqueria El Toro (
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Lebanese: Sassool (
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Liquor bars: Fox Liquor Bar, Foundation
Korean Chicken Wings: Soo Cafe (
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Laotian: Bida Manda (
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Fried Pickles: Lynwood Grill & Brewing Concern (
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Italian: Caffé Luna (
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Italian: Casa Carbone (
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Italian: Assagio's (
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Italian: Vivo Ristorante (
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Pizza: Oakwood Pizza Box (
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Pizza (Neapolitan): Poole'side Pies (
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Ramen: Miso Ramen Bar (
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Ramen: Tonbo (
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Taiwanese and Sake: Heirloom (
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Taiwanese and Bubble Tea: Cha House (
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Salads and Juice: Happy and Hale (
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Sandwiches: Carroll's Kitchen (
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Sandwiches: Manhattan Cafe (
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Bakery: Boulted Bread (
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Bagels, Breakfast Sandwiches, and Pizza: Benchwarmers (
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Vietnamese: Midtown Pho (
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Croissants and Pastries: Layered Croissanterie (
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Local Beer: Crank Arm, Trophy, Brewery Bhavana, Lone Rider, Full Steam, Gizmo, Wicked Weed
Poke Bowls: Zenfish (
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Barbecue (and beers): Brew-N-Que (
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Bubble Tea: Kung Fu Tea (
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Chicken and Waffles: Dame's Chicken and Waffles (
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Lebanese: Sassool (
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Japanese: Little Tokyo (
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Chinese: C&T Wok (
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Chinese: Szechuan Garden (
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Chinese (Szechuan): Taipei 101 (
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Chinese (Szechuan): Chengdu 7 (
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Indian: Biryani Maxx (
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Indian: Anjappar (
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Italian: Alex & Teresa's Trattoria(
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Mexican: a'Verde Cocina + Tequila Library(
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Nepalese: Himalayan Range (
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Ramen: Miso Ramen Bar (
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Tex-Mex: Superica (
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Turkish: Istanbul Restaurant (
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Vietnamese: Taste Vietnamese (
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Ice Cream: FRESH. Local Ice Cream (
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Local Beer: Bond Brothers (
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Ramen: Dashi (
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Poke Bowls: Zenfish (
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BBQ and Chicken: Picnic (
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Chicken and Waffles: Dame's Chicken and Waffles (
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Ice Cream: Parlour (
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Local Beer: Ponysaurus (
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Local Beer: Fullsteam (
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Korean Fusion: Namu (
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Burgers: Buns (
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Burgers: Al's Burger Shack (
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Pizza: Pie-zano's (
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) - Rolesville
Burritos: Carrburritos (
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) - Carrborro
Ice Cream: Sunni Sky’s (
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) – Angier
Ice Cream: Maple View Creamery (
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) – Hillsborough
BBQ: Stephenson’s Bar-B-Q (
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) – Willow Spring
Burritos: Flaming Amy's (
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) – Wilmington/Carolina Beach
La Perla Cocina (
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) – San Diego, CA
Other good things worth trying
Fast Food
Cook Out
Smithfield’s
Bojangles
Goodberry's (
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Other fun stuff that's not eating
NC Art Museum (
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Lake Lynn (
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Pullen Park (
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Dorothea Dix Park (
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NC State Fair (
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Carolina Hurricanes (
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Durham Bulls (
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Occoneechee Speedway Trail (
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Wilson Whirligig Park (
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Other useful things
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