The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC

The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC

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Created by Laura Daughtry 🧘🏼‍♀️ • Updated On: April 16, 2014

In April 2013, Durham was announced as having won the title “Tastiest Town in the South” and was featured in the May edition of Southern Living magazine. These are the restaurants highlighted by SL.

Blu Seafood and Bar is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

1. Blu Seafood and Bar

2002 Hillsborough Rd (at 9th St), Durham, NC
Seafood Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews
Chamas Churrascaria is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

2. Chamas Churrascaria

905 W Main St (at S Gregson St), Durham, NC
Churrascaria · 7 tips and reviews
Fairview Dining Room is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

3. Fairview Dining Room

8.7
3001 Cameron Blvd (at Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club), Durham, NC
Breakfast Spot · 4 tips and reviews
Four Square Restaurant is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

4. Four Square Restaurant

2701 Chapel Hill Rd (at US Hwy 15-501), Durham, NC
American Restaurant · 18 tips and reviews
Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

5. Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café

9.2
2706 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd (at Hope Valley Rd), Durham, NC
Bakery · 87 tips and reviews

6. Mateo

9.0
107 W Chapel Hill St (at W Main St), Durham, NC
Tapas Restaurant · 59 tips and reviews
Nana's is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

7. Nana's

8.4
2514 University Dr (at Durham-Chapel Hill Rd), Durham, NC
American Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

8. Parizade

7.5
2200 W Main St (in Erwin Square), Durham, NC
Mediterranean Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews
Piedmont Restaurant is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

9. Piedmont Restaurant

401 Foster St (at Hunt St), Durham, NC
American Restaurant · 21 tips and reviews
Pop's Restaurant is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

10. Pop's Restaurant

605 W Main St (at S Duke St), Durham, NC
Italian Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews
Revolution is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

11. Revolution

107 W Main St (at S Mangum St.), Durham, NC
Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

12. Rue Cler

8.4
401 E Chapel Hill St (at Rigsbee Ave), Durham, NC
French Restaurant · 39 tips and reviews
Tonali is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

13. Tonali

3642 Shannon Rd (at Old Chapel Hill Rd), Durham, NC
Mexican Restaurant · 14 tips and reviews
Vin Rouge is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

14. Vin Rouge

8.4
2010 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC
French Restaurant · 37 tips and reviews
Watts Grocery is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

15. Watts Grocery

1116 Broad St (W Club Blvd), Durham, NC
Southern Food Restaurant · 43 tips and reviews
Bullock's Bar-B-Cue is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

16. Bullock's Bar-B-Cue

7.9
3330 Quebec Dr (at Mountainview Ave.), Durham, NC
BBQ Joint · 23 tips and reviews
Dain's Place is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

17. Dain's Place

8.3
754 9th St (W Markham Ave), Durham, NC
Burger Joint · 49 tips and reviews
Dame's Chicken & Waffles is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

18. Dame's Chicken & Waffles

317 W Main St (at E Chapel Hill St), Durham, NC
Fried Chicken Joint · 113 tips and reviews
Elmo's Diner is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

19. Elmo's Diner

8.9
776 9th St (at Hillsborough Rd), Durham, NC
Diner · 93 tips and reviews
Fishmonger's Seafood Restaurant is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

20. Fishmonger's Seafood Restaurant

806 W Main St (at N Duke St), Durham, NC
Seafood Restaurant · 21 tips and reviews
Geer Street Garden is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

21. Geer Street Garden

8.3
644 Foster St (at W Geer St), Durham, NC
Gastropub · 74 tips and reviews
Nasher Museum Cafe is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

22. Nasher Museum Cafe

7.8
2001 Campus Dr, Durham, NC
Café · 10 tips and reviews
Pizzeria Toro is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

23. Pizzeria Toro

9.1
101 E Chapel Hill St (at W Main St.), Durham, NC
Pizzeria · 60 tips and reviews
Rick's Diner and Catering is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

24. Rick's Diner and Catering

4015 University Dr, Durham, NC
Restaurant · 1 tip
Super Taqueria is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

25. Super Taqueria

7.6
2842 N Roxboro St (Bon Air Ave), Durham, NC
Taco Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews
Twisted Noodles is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

26. Twisted Noodles

7.3
4201 University Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy), Durham, NC
Thai Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews
Amélia Café is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

27. Amélia Café

6.3
905 W Main St, Durham, NC
Dessert Shop · 6 tips and reviews
Backyard BBQ Pit is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

28. Backyard BBQ Pit

7.9
5122 NC Highway 55, Durham, NC
BBQ Joint · 73 tips and reviews
Bull City Burger and Brewery is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

29. Bull City Burger and Brewery

8.9
107 E Parrish St (at N Mangum St), Durham, NC
Burger Joint · 135 tips and reviews
Cocoa Cinnamon is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

30. Cocoa Cinnamon

8.8
420 W Geer St (Foster St), Durham, NC
Coffee Shop · 75 tips and reviews
DaisyCakes is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

31. DaisyCakes

401 Foster St (at W Morgan St.), Durham, NC
Dessert Shop · 22 tips and reviews
Foster's Market is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

32. Foster's Market

8.8
2694 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd (btwn Legion Ave & Bedford St), Durham, NC
Sandwich Spot · 52 tips and reviews
Hog Heaven BBQ is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

33. Hog Heaven BBQ

6.7
2419 Guess Rd (at I-85), Durham, NC
BBQ Joint · 19 tips and reviews
Jamaica Jamaica is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

34. Jamaica Jamaica

7.1
4857 NC Highway 55, Durham, NC
Caribbean Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews
King's Sandwich Shop is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

35. King's Sandwich Shop

7.8
701 Foster St, Durham, NC
Burger Joint · 20 tips and reviews
Loaf is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

36. Loaf

8.2
111 W Parrish St, Durham, NC
Bakery · 11 tips and reviews
Los Comales Taqueria is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

37. Los Comales Taqueria

2103 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC
Mexican Restaurant · 7 tips and reviews
Parker and Otis is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

38. Parker and Otis

8.7
112 S Duke St (at W Peabody St), Durham, NC
Gourmet Store · 102 tips and reviews
Rise Biscuits & Donuts is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

39. Rise Biscuits & Donuts

9.0
8200 Renaissance Pkwy Ste 1003, Durham, NC
Breakfast Spot · 100 tips and reviews
Scratch is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

40. Scratch

111 Orange St (at W Parrish St.), Durham, NC
Bakery · 56 tips and reviews
Six Plates is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

41. Six Plates

2812 Erwin Rd (at S Lasalle St), Durham, NC
Wine Bar · 25 tips and reviews
The Original Q-Shack is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

42. The Original Q-Shack

8.7
2510 University Dr (at Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd), Durham, NC
BBQ Joint · 67 tips and reviews
The Parlour is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

43. The Parlour

9.3
117 Market St, Durham, NC
Ice Cream Parlor · 93 tips and reviews
American Meltdown is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

44. American Meltdown

7.9
(See Twitter for current location), Raleigh, NC
Food Truck · 15 tips and reviews
Chirba Chirba Dumpling is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

45. Chirba Chirba Dumpling

8.6
(See Twitter for current location), Raleigh, NC
Food Truck · 13 tips and reviews
Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

46. Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon

(See Twitter for current location), Durham, NC
Food Truck · 1 tip
KoKyu is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

47. KoKyu

(See Twitter for current location), Durham, NC
Food Truck · 15 tips and reviews
Monuts Donuts is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

48. Monuts Donuts

110 E Parrish St, Durham, NC
Donut Shop · 40 tips and reviews
Only Burger is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

49. Only Burger

8.7
3710 Shannon Rd, #118 (at Williamsburg Dr), Durham, NC
Burger Joint · 56 tips and reviews
OnlyBurger Food Truck is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

50. OnlyBurger Food Truck

7.7
(See Twitter for current location), Metro Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
Food Truck · Southwest Raleigh · 25 tips and reviews
Sympathy For The Deli is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

51. Sympathy For The Deli

7.4
Durham, NC
Food Truck · 5 tips and reviews
Taqueria La Vaquita is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

52. Taqueria La Vaquita

8.2
2700 Chapel Hill Rd (at Pickett Rd), Durham, NC
Taco Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews
Wimpy's Grill is one of The South's Tastiest Town: Durham, NC.

53. Wimpy's Grill

617 Hicks St (Hillsborough Rd), Durham, NC
Burger Joint · Old West Durham · 14 tips and reviews