3Cups: Wine, Coffee, Tea Merchants

”The 3Cups philosophy that everything it sells shou...”  More

A&M Grill

”At A&M Grill, a plate of chopped pork barbecue with sweet slaw, hush puppies and all the iced tea you...”  More

An

Back Porch Lunchbox

Back Porch Restaurant and Wine Bar

The Barbecue Joint

Barefoot Bernie's

Bearded Clam

Bin 54

The Blue Point

B's Barbecue

”Whoever said you can't eat atmosphere never sat at one of the red picnic tables in the parking lot of...”  More

Capt. Bill's Waterfront Restaurant

”At Capt. Bill's, I always order the shrimp burger, which is nothing more than 'lots of fried shrimp mounded up...”  More

CD's Smokehouse

Cook Shack

Duck Deli

”Barbecue joint serving North-Carolina-style pulled pork....”  More

Early Girl Eatery

”Lines snake out the door for a spot at the butcher paper-covered tables at chef-owner John Stehling's locavore eatery. Guests...”  More

Elaine's on Franklin

Five Star Restaurant

Froggy Dog

Fuller's Old Fashioned BBQ

”Some barbecue joints are content to deliver only the shredded, sauced pig, but Fuller and Delora Locklear's buffet line at...”  More

Gingerbread House Bakery

Great Gut Deli

Humble Pie

Jimmy's Barbecue

”In the center of the Piedmont, the plateau between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the coastal plains, Jimmy's is a...”  More

la farm bakery

”For the past decade, La Farm Bakery has been known for exceptional breads; earlier this year, baker-owner Lionel Vatinet added...”  More

Lantern

”Lantern offers brilliant matches on weekly wine-pairing menus that might feature dim sum with Champagne, for instance, or Vietnamese food...”  More

Loretta's

”Everything's housemade at Loretta's, a narrow diner favored by the working-lunch crowd. The pimento-cheese sandwiches on thick, pillowy, freshly baked...”  More

Magnolia Grill

Mama Dip's

Mitchell's Ribs, Chicken & BBQ

”For special events Mitchell also sets up a 'pig-pickin' bar' in the dining room. Intended to be the barbecue lover's...”  More

Nana's

”...talented Triangle cooks have been using great regional products for years: Scott Howell opened Nana's in 1992...”  More

Ocracoke Coffee Co.

Piedmont

”Co-chef Drew Brown, who looks young enough to be o...”  More

The Pit

Poole's Downtown Diner

Scott's Barbecue

”The recipe for Scott's Famous Barbecue Sauce came to the founder, Reverend Adam Scott, in a dream: 'It's the best...”  More

Skylight Inn

”Although the replica of the U.S. Capitol dome atop the Skylight Inn could hold, at best, four very slim senators...”  More

Sonny's Restaurant

South

Sunny Point Café & Bakery

”'I love the 'breakfast salad' at the Sunny Point Café & Bakery: greens dressed in a tart vinaigrette with hickory-smoked...”  More

Table Restaurant

”Brooklyn-born Alicia Sessoms and her chef husband Jacob dress up the warehouse-like space of this restaurant with local daisies, echinacea...”  More

Talullas

Tupelo Honey

”Fiery shrimp-and-grits and poached eggs over crab cakes are just a few of the tweaked Southern staples served under the...”  More

Watts Grocery

”I have to agree that its chefs are as fixated on l...”  More

Wilber's

”The pork here gets its flavor from being smoked over oakwood....”  More

Zambra Wine & Tapas

”A flamenco beat shakes up Asheville's bluegrass sound track at Zambra Wine & Tapas, where the menu of excellent small...”  More