G2B Gastropub 3211 Shannon Road Website G2B is a gastropub located in the ill-fated restaurant space at the back of an office building near the intersection of Shannon Road and University Drive. You may recognize the location from when it formerly housed Starlu, or more recently, Restaurant Eden. Well now, it’s G2B, and it’s the
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My Sister’s Kitchen 4716 NC Highway 55 Edge of Research Triangle Park, Durham Website Breakfast: $1.99–$6.99 Lunch/Dinner: $4.99–$10.99 My Sister’s Kitchen is located just past the intersection of highways 54 and 55. It’s in a bright red building now adorned with a mural of a tasty breakfast plate. Breakfast is a big draw for this
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Akashi 2223 NC Highway 54 Research Triangle Park, Durham Website Deluxe Sushi Rolls: $6–$11 (and 50% off) Akashi is a cute Japanese restaurant in the black , yellow, and red complex on Highway 54 right before entering RTP. They are one of five restaurants focusing on sushi in South Durham; I guess we like our
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Buns 107 N. Columbia Street Downtown Chapel Hill Website Burgers: $5.00–$7.00 Before trying out this downtown Chapel Hill burger joint, I didn’t realize it was so similar to Bull City Burger and Brew, which I recently reviewed. Both locations grind their meat daily and take a green-forward approach to managing their restaurants, though BCBB is
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Café Meridian 2500 Meridian Parkway & Highway 55 RTP/South Durham Hours: 11-2 Monday through Friday Whole sandwiches and a side: $5.75–$7 Daily special entrees: $4.99–$8.99 Café Meridian comes just before the Highway 55 and 54 crossroads, across the road from Sansui Sushi. Months (years?) ago I saw that they were opening up for lunch soon,
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Parker and Otis 112 S Duke Street Peabody Square, Durham Website I finally got the chance to check out Parker and Otis, one of those local spots that sell a mix of different wares and nibbles: coffee shop, gourmet sandwiches, bakery, candies, and assorted small goods including soaps and teas. This style of throwing a
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Beyu Caffé 335 West Main Street Downtown Durham Website Breakfast, Lunch: $4–$10 Dinner: $8–$18 Desserts: $2–$5 Cocktails: $5.75–$9 Coffee: $1.60–$4.50 This review comes from three separate trips to Beyu Caffé (pronounced Be You); one for dessert and coffee, one for dessert and cocktails, and one for breakfast and coffee. There have been mixed reviews on
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