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Where to Eat and Drink

CHARLOTTE: Upstream $$ Price Guide
North Carolina Seafood Prices are based on a three-course
6902 Phillips Pl, 28210 meal per person, with a glass of house
ASHEVILLE: Laughing Tel (704) 556-7730 wine, including tax and service.
Seed Café $ The day’s freshest catch is turned $ up to $45
Vegetarian into innovative, Asian-tinged $$ $45 to $80
40 Wall St, 28801 dishes and gourmet sushi here. $$$ over $80
Tel (828) 252-3445 There is an award-winning wine
Serving seasonal, farm-to-table list and a popular Sunday brunch.
dishes with an international flair, as South Carolina
well as local beers and fresh fruit DURHAM: Dame’s Chicken &
elixirs, this café sources organic Waffles $ CHARLESTON: Hominy Grill $
ingredients from local farms. It has Southern American Southern American
a covered patio and a colorful bar. 317 W Main St, 27701 207 Rutledge Ave, 29403
Tel (919) 682-9235 Tel (843) 937-0930
ASHEVILLE: Tupelo Honey $$ This eclectic restaurant serves its Housed in a charming old
Southern American namesake Southern classic dish building, Hominy Grill is popular
12 College St, 28801 with a mod ern spin. Fluffy waffles with locals for its traditional
Tel (828) 255-4863 are topped with sweet butter and cuisine prepared with fresh local
Upscale yet casual, this restaurant crispy, perfectly fried chicken with ingre dients. House favorites
with homey decor offers a creative a choice of sauces and syrups. include fried chicken, shrimp
menu that features Southern favor- bog, and buttermilk pie.
ites, with healthier versions of NAGS HEAD: Sam & Omie’s $
classic comfort foods prepared American DK Choice
with local and organic ingredients. 7228 S Virginia Dare Trail, 27959
Tel (252) 441-7366 Closed Dec– CHARLESTON: Husk $$$
BEAUFORT: Clawson’s 1905 mid-Mar Southern American
Restaurant & Pub $$ This casual favorite started in 1937 76 Queen St, 29401
American as a breakfast spot for fishermen. Tel (843) 577-2500
425 Front St, 28516 Standard fare includes seafood Food-lovers head to Husk, set
Tel (252) 728-2133 Closed Sun and burgers. Friendly bar. in a 19th-century building, in
This popular restaurant and pub the historic downtown to try
on the historic waterfront is RALEIGH: The Pit $ Chef Sean Brock’s acclaimed
housed in an early-1900s grocery Barbeque modern interpretations of
store. It offers large combination 328 W Davie St, 27601 traditional Southern food.
platters of seafood and meats, Tel (919) 890-4500 The ingredient-driven menu
with local microbrews. Authentic pit-cooked barbecue changes daily while focusing
dishes are served in a restored on artisanal products, in-house
CHAPEL HILL: Mama Dip’s $ 1930s ware house. The award- pickling and charcu terie. The
Southern American winning cuisine uses free-range servers are knowledgeable.
408 W Rosemary St, 27514 meats and local produce. Superb
Tel (919) 942-5837 wine and spirit lists.
This spacious venue has been CHARLESTON: Magnolia’s $$$
serving down-home cooking RALEIGH: The Raleigh Times $$ Southern American
since 1976. There are extensive American 185 E Bay St, 29401
breakfast, lunch, and dinner 14 E Hargett St, 27601 Tel (843) 577-7771
menus, with everything available Tel (919) 833-0999 Housed in an old building,
to go. Traditional favorites include The city’s past is on display in this Magnolia offers excellent service
catfish gumbo, Brunswick stew, beautifully restored 1906 building. and attention to detail. The menu
and fruit cobbler. The menu includes creative bar features classic regional dishes
fare, inventive drinks, and an such as fried green tomatoes and
DK Choice extensive beer selection. carpetbagger filet.
CHARLOTTE: Mert’s Heart
& Soul $
Soul Food
214 N College St, 28202
Tel (704) 342-4222
Numerous locals and tourists
label this Uptown favorite as
“the heart and soul of Charlotte.”
Mert’s is known for its regional
Southern, Lowcountry, and
Gullah-inspired home-made
dishes. House favorites include
mac ‘n’ cheese, buttery corn bread,
Charleston red rice, and
shrimp and grits. Friendly and
personable staff.
Husk, in a late 19th-century historic building in downtown Charleston, South Carolina
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 28–9
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