The Fearrington House Restaurant 2000 Fearrington Village Center Pittsboro Website Three courses: $69 Four courses: $79 The Fearrington House Restaurant is known as one of the Triangle’s finest restaurants, and after finally enjoying one of their meals myself, I couldn’t agree more. The cuisine is modern American, a bit eclectic, a bit experimental, but all
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La Residence 202 West Rosemary Street Downtown Chapel Hill Website Entrees: $19-29 La Residence is a cozy, fine dining establishment that specializes on local food with a French influence. They’ve been around since 1976 and plenty of family work here, even when they are just in town for vacation. The service was a wee bit
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Margaret’s Cantina Timberlyne 1129 Weaver Dairy Road Chapel Hill, NC http://www.margaretscantina.com/ Entrees $8–20, easy to stay on the cheap side. Margaret’s Cantina bills itself as healthy Southwestern cuisine, inspired by the owner’s childhood in Arizona and the plentiful produce of North Carolina. Inside, the walls are either sponged on orange or green in a fern
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Bolero’s Cafe *CLOSED* 1404 East Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC Entrees $10–$15 Bolero’s opened about six months ago, adding a Latin American option to Chapel Hill’s food scene. It is beach-themed in decor, which is cozy for this Californian. There are a great many options on the menu but it is rather heavy on the
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