Despite its strip-mall location, the restaurant-bakery hybrid exudes a rustic French charm, with exposed brick walls and café tables and chairs. The restaurant’s name means father and mother in Sanskrit, so guests are greeted by giant black-and-white photos of the owners’ parents upon entering.īreak bread at La Farm Bakery. Cocktails lean heavy on bourbon, like the Rosey Smash, made with rosemary syrup, fresh lemon juice, and tangerine. In a striking space constructed with the help of North Carolina State design students, brother-and-sister team Vansana and Vanvisa Nolintha introduce locals to the dishes of their childhood, like a crunchy papaya salad tossed in a spicy lime sauce ($17), slow-cooked caramelized pork ribs perfumed with ginger ($18), and a rich pumpkin curry ($17). Taste the bright flavors of Laos at Bida Manda on Moore Square. Cocktails have a seasonal bent, too during the summer, the blueberry caipirinha ($9) mixes cachaça infused with local blueberries with lime and brown sugar. Entrées might include seared North Carolina sea scallops with turnip greens and savory smoked tomato ($24) or rich tortellini filled with white sweet potato and smoked cheese ($24). Start with a silky chicken liver pâté enriched with fruity Grand Marnier ($9) or pimento cheese made with Hook’s Three-Year Cheddar ($9). Here, among updated diner décor (two semi-circular bars, red stools), Christensen reinterprets regional classics, combining fresh ingredients with French techniques. Sample seasonal southern fare at Poole’s Diner, the flagship of James Beard Award winner Ashley Christensen’s growing culinary empire. Laotian food gets an evocative backdrop at Bida Manda. Or bike to town while staying in a nearby garden house ($85 per night), helpfully stocked with coffee and homemade muffins - and an ideal spot to enjoy both, among the grape arbors and fruit trees near the patio.
Over in Durham, stay in a converted warehouse and rent a private room in a loft apartment with exposed brick ($40 per night). Just 15 minutes outside of town by car, you can rent an entire house ($85 per night), complete with a vegetable garden and fresh eggs during the summer. Nightlife-seekers might consider a two-bedroom penthouse condo with a pool ($149 per night) that’s a quick ten-minute walk to many of downtown Raleigh’s vibrant bars and restaurants.
Then bed down in one of the cleanly contemporary rooms, where the bathrooms come stocked with Malin + Goetz products.Įxperience Southern hospitality at one of the area’s diverse Airbnb options. Grab dinner at the Counting House restaurant, where rotisserie and roasting techniques take center stage in dishes like the chicken with aji amarillo, red beans, avocado, and lime ($22) and burned haricot served with red-eye aioli, crispy ham, and boiled peanuts ($7). The hotel boasts its own on-site museum with rotating exhibits and site-specific installations integrated into the public areas permanent works include a large-scale mosaic by Duke Riley made of cigarettes and mini-cigars, referencing the role of tobacco farming in the region’s history. It’s located inside the historic Hill Building, which was built in 1937 and, though renovated, maintains its Art Deco details, windows, and terrazzo flooring. Stay in downtown Durham at the new 21c Museum Hotel (from $199). Sleep amidst Art Deco architecture and new art installations at the 21c Museum Hotel.
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