Vespa Ristorante Franklin Street 306-D West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC http://chapel.hill.vespasta.com/ Entrees $11–18 This Italian restaurant is distinguished by the Vespa motorbike sitting on permanent display outside the patio. It’s got a nice brick walkway into the small, appealing dining room. The walls are the color of salmon, which is attractive as long as
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Lantern’s Lounge Franklin Street 423 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC www.lanternrestaurant.com Entrees $15–30 I’ve been in the dining room of Lantern before with its cheerful yellow walls but this was my first trip to the lounge at the back. It’s much more my style with 70s music playing, lanterns hung all over, dim lighting,
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Spanky’s Bar and Restaurant Franklin Street 101 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC www.spankysrestaurant.com Entrees $8–11 Spanky’s has a cozy pub feel; it’s a place to chill with your friends at the end of the night. However, it’s likely transformed by that time into a swirling mass of Greeks from UNC Chapel Hill, so you’d
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