Wine & Dine
Best new restaurant (opened in last 12 months)
Vivace
4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Suite 115, Raleigh 787-7747
Honorable mentions
The Raleigh Times Bar
Jujube Asian Kitchen and Bar
Best place to people watch while drinking a beer
Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery
100 E. Franklin St., 3rd Floor, Chapel Hill 929-8676
www.topofthehillrestaurant.com
Honorable mention
Hibernian Restaurant and Pub
Best delivery (other than pizza)
Steak-Out
2645 E. Millbrook Road, Suite C, Raleigh 872-1212
702 W. Peace St., Raleigh 832-3131
Honorable mention
Tar Heel Take Out
Best outdoor dining
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
601 Peace St., Raleigh 832-3499
www.mellowmushroom.com
Honorable mentions
Crook's Corner Cafe and Bar
Cafe La Rez
Best local chefs (tie)
Ashley Christensen
Enoteca Vin
www.enotecavin.com
Ben and Karen Barker
Magnolia Grill
Best sushi
Sushi Blues
301 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 664-8061
www.sushibluescafe.com
Honorable mention
Akai Hana
Best pizza
Lilly's Pizza
1813 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 833-0226
www.lillyspizza.com
Honorable mentions
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
Capital Creations Gourmet Pizza
Best hot dog
Snoopy's Hot Dogs
600 Hillsborough St., Raleigh
3600 Hillsborough St., Raleigh
1931 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh
Honorable mention
Cloo's Coney Island Hot Dogs
Best seafood
Squid's Restaurant
1201 N. Fordham Blvd., Chapel Hill 942-8757
www.squidsrestaurant.com
Honorable mention
42nd Street Oyster Bar
Best Irish pub
Hibernian Restaurant and Pub
311 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 833-2258
1144 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary 467-9000
www.hibernianpub.com
Honorable mention
Tír Na Nóg Irish Pub and Restaurant
Best Chinese
PF Chang's China Bistro
4325 Glenwood Ave. Suite 2089, Raleigh 787-7754
6801 Fayetteville Road, Durham 294-3131
www.pfchangs.com
Honorable mention
Neo-China
Best burger
Char-Grill
618 Hillsborough St., Raleigh 821-7636
www.chargrillusa.com
Honorable mention
MoJoe's Burger Joint
Best steak
Angus Barn
9401 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 781-2444
www.angusbarn.com
Honorable mention
Sullivan's Steakhouse
Best Latin American
Patio Loco
407 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 967-9060
Honorable mention
Blue Corn Cafe
Best restaurant for first date
Rockford
320 1/2 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 821-9020
Honorable mention
518 West Italian Cafe
Best restaurant with live music
Bogart's American Grill
510 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 832-1122
www.bogartsamericangrill.com
Honorable mention
Irregardless Café
Best wait staff/person
Talullas
456 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 933-1177
www.talullas.com
Honorable mention
Cafe Tiramisu
Best super-cheap meal
Cosmic Cantina
128 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 960-3955
1920 1/2 Perry St., Durham 286-1875
Honorable mention
Cook Out
Best bakery
Guglhupf Bakery and Patisserie
2706 Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham 401-2600
www.guglhupf.com
Honorable mention
Weaver St. Market
Best fries
Tyler's Taproom & Restaurant
102 E. Main St., Carrboro 929-6881
324 Blackwell St., Durham 433-0345
www.tylerstaproom.com
Best Vietnamese
Dalat Oriental Restaurant
2109 Avent Ferry Road, Mission Valley Shopping Center, Raleigh 832-7449
Honorable mention
Lime & Basil
Best Thai
Shaba Shabu
3080 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh 501-7755
www.shabashabu.net
Honorable mention
Sushi-Thai
Best Middle Eastern
Neomonde Bakery & Deli
3817 Beryl Road, Raleigh 828-1628
www.neomonde.com
Honorable mentions
Mediterranean Deli
Agora Tavern
Best Greek
Spartacus Grille
104 New Waverly Place, Suite A, Cary 852-5050
www.spartacusrestaurant.com
Honorable mention
Taverna Agora
Best burrito
Carrburritos
711 Rosemary St., Carrboro 933-8226
www.carrburritos.com
Honorable mention
The Cosmic Cantina
Best coffee shop
Cup A Joe
3100 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, 828-9665
2109 Avent Ferry Road, Raleigh 828-9886
www.cspot.com
1129 Weaver Dairy Road, Suite AD, Chapel Hill 967-2002
120 W. King St., Hillsborough 732-8056
www.cupajoecoffeehouse.com
4724 Hargrove Road, Raleigh 876-4588
Honorable mention
Caribou Coffee
Best desserts
Hayes Barton Café
2000 Fairview Road, Raleigh 856-8551
Honorable mention
Mad Hatter's Bake Shop
Best brunch
Brigs Restaurant
8111-169 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, 870-0994
1225 N.W. Maynard Road, Cary 481-9300
4900 N.C. Hwy 55, Suite 520, Durham 544-7473
www.brigsrestaurants.com
Honorable mention
Elmo's Diner
Best Mexican
El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant
4215 University Dr., Durham 402-9190
1404 E Franklin St., Chapel Hill 929-6566
4112 Pleasant Valley Road, Raleigh 571-1188
Honorable mentions
Toreros Mexican Restaurant
Dos Tacquitos Mexican Restaurant
Best comfort food
Mama Dip's Kitchen
408 W. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill 942-5837
www.mamadips.com
Honorable mention
Elmo's Diner
Best Italian
518 West Italian Cafe
518 W. Jones St., Raleigh 829-2518
www.518west.com
Honorable mention
Capital Creations Gourmet Pizza
Best Indian
Royal Indian Restaurant
3901 Capital Blvd., Suite 103, Raleigh 981-0849
Honorable mention
Sitar Indian Palace
Best Southern
Crook's Corner
610 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 929-7643
www.crookscorner.com
Honorable mentions
Mama Dip's Kitchen
Elmo's Diner
Best French
Vin Rouge
2010 Hillsborough Road, Durham 416-0406
ghgrestaurants.com
Honorable mentions
Cafe La Rez
Weaver St. Market
Best barbecue
Barbeque Joint
630 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill 932-7504
Honorable mentions
The Q Shack
Allen & Son Barbeque
Best salad/salad bar
Whole Foods Market
102B New Waverly Place, Cary 816-8830
81 S. Elliot Road, Chapel Hill 968-1983
621 Broad St., Durham 286-2290
3540 Wade Ave., Raleigh 828-5805
www.wholefoods.com
Honorable mention
Sweet Tomatoes
Best breakfast
Elmo's Diner
200 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro 929-2909
776 Ninth St., Durham 416-3823
www.elmosdiner.com
Honorable mention
Brigs Restaurant
Best vegetarian
Irregardless Café
901 W. Morgan St., Raleigh 833-8898
www.irregardlesscafe.com
Honorable mentions
Sage Cafe
Whole Foods Market
Best late night meal
The Cosmic Cantina
128 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 960-3955
1920 1/2 Perry St., Durham 286-1875
Honorable mention
Cook Out
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