Upcoming Eateries

A list of restaurants, markets, cafes, food trucks, bars and breweries 
Coming Soon

The Bagel Bar
104 City Hall Plaza, Downtown Durham
May 2016
(This is the second location. The original is in Chapel Hill.)

Beyu Caffe 
341 W. Main St., downtown Durham
Early 2016
(Currently a couple doors down; moving to a new, larger space)

Big Bundts
721 Broad St.
Late March, 2016
(Moving from the old Straw Valley location off 15-501 into what was Hummingbird Bakery)

Blaze Pizza
Durham
Fast-fired custom artisanal pizzas
2016

Bull City Ciderworks & Bull City Street Food
Durham
2016
(BCSF food truck will be a permanent part of Bull City Ciderworks new location - serving cider inspired food)

City BBQ
South Durham
(Has two other locations in the Triangle)
March 2016

Clouds Brewing 
Brightleaf Square, Durham
Spring 2016

Durty Bull
Production brewery and tasting room
206 Broadway St., Downtown Durham
April 2016

Happy & Hale
Healthy bowls and smoothies
703 Ninth St., Durham
March, 2016
(Has an original location in Raleigh)

Jack Tar Diner
Jack Tar Building, downtown Durham
Fall 2016
(This will be a diner concept restaurant run by the owners of Pizzeria Toro)

Lucky's Deli
Spring 2016
105 W. Main St., downtown Durham
(Run by owner of Mateo's/Vin Rouge and former chef-owner of Piedmont.)

Magone Italian Grill & Pizza
Chapel Hill
(Sister restaurant to Pulcinella's in Durham)

Modern Romance
Brewery
Durham

Mothers & Sons
Italian Trattoria
Spring 2016
107 W. Chapel Hill St., downtown Durham
(Joint venture with chef of Vin Rouge/Mateo)
 
NanaSteak
Italian Steakhouse
Inside the new Aloft Hotel attached to DPAC
February 2016
(By chef/owner of Nana's and NanaTaco in Durham)

Name TBD
Diner
110 E. Parrish St.
Late-February 2016
(Run by the owners of Pizzeria Toro in the former downtown Monuts locations)

Rise Biscuits & Donuts
401 Foster St., downtown Durham
(Opening another Durham location in the old DaisyCakes shop)
March 12, 2016

Scratch Bakery
(Currently located at 111 W. Orange St. will be expanding)
Fall 2016

Treforni
Pizzeria Napoletana and Birreria (Brewery)
1125 W NC HWY 54
February 2016

Two Doors Distilling Co.
609 Foster St., downtown Durham
(Located inside event space, The Rickhouse)
Spring 2016

NOW OPEN!
2/5/16
Picnic
Modern BBQ
1647 Cole Mill Rd., North Durham
(Owned and operated by Ben Adams, former chef at Piedmont; Wyatt Dickson pitmaster and "barbecue man," and Ryan Butler, hog farmer of Green Button Farm)

2/2/16
Pizzeria Mercato
Hybrid of Neapolitan and NY pizza styles
408 W. Weaver St., Carrboro
(Owned by the Barker family who once ran the popular Magnolia Grill in Durham)

2/2/16
George's Java
Coffee House
764 9th Street

2/1/16
Cocoa Cinnamon II
Coffee shop/cafe
Corner of Hillsborough Rd. and Trent Dr., Durham
(This is their 2nd Durham location; the original is on W. Geer St.)

1/22/16
M Sushi
309 E. Chapel Hill St., Downtown Durham

1/21/16
Guasaca
Venezuelan style restaurant
2200 W. Main St., Durham
(Their first location is in West Raleigh)

12/28/15
Makus Empanadas
Hope Valley Shopping Center, Durham
(Catering Co. opened a brick & mortar location)

12/19/15
Arcana
Underground bar & lounge
331 W. Main St., Downtown Durham

12/2/15
Joe Van Gogh 
Cafe
Woodcroft Shopping Center (Hope Valley Rd.), Durham
(This is Joe Van Gogh's third Durham location)

11/15/15
Triangle Seafood
Seafood & Italian Restaurant and Fish Market 
Brightleaf Square, Durham

11/7/15
Bottle 501
Bottle shop
15-501

11/4/15
American Meltdown
Shops at Southpoint, Durham
(Food truck opened brick & mortar location at the mall)

10/25/15
Boricua Soul
Food Truck
Caribbean/Southern

10/1/15
Durham Distillery
711 Washington St., downtown Durham
(Distributing at ABC stores now; open for tours in Oct.)

9/29/15
Ponysaurus Brewing Co.
Brewery and Taproom
219 Hood Street, Durham
(Nano brewery currently located above The Cookery)

9/22/15
Lucia
Italian restaurant
Durham's West Village (in the old Pop's restaurant)
September 22, 2015
(Run by the same restaurant group as Vivace in Raleigh)

8/29/15
Vegan Flava Cafe
Vegetarian/Vegan
4125 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham
Grand Opening August 29
(Going in the old Blue Note Grill location)

8/26/15
Luna
South American Cuisine
112 West Main St., Durham

7/19/15 rooftop; 10/2/15 restaurant
The Durham
Local, coastal seafood (and more)
In new downtown Durham boutique hotel
(Restaurant and rooftop bar run by chef/owner of Lantern in Chapel Hill)

7/17/15
Mesa Latin Kitchen
Upscale Latin Tapas
2701 Hillsborough Rd., Durham
(New restaurant that took over Gregoria's Cuban Steakhouse)

6/25/15
Blue Note Grill
711 Washington St., Durham
(Moved from Chapel-Hill Blvd. to new downtown Durham location)

6/25/15
Route Bistro
Food Truck

6/19/15
Ramblers Bottle Shop
115 Fuller Street, downtown Durham

6/10/15
Porchetta
Shops at Southpoint, Durham
(Food truck opened brick and mortar location in the mall)

6/1/15
Epa Chamo
Venezuelan arepas bar and grill
730 9th Street, Durham
(In the former Mitch's Bar & Grille)

5/26/15
Gussy's Place
Mediterranean
2945 S. Miami Blvd., Ste. 122, Durham
(Food truck that opened a brick and mortar location)

5/20/15
Mixed Korean Bistro
Food truck
(They have a restaurant in Chapel Hill)

5/18/15
Brewmoo Cafe
5420 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham
(In the old Straw Valley Cafe location)

5/2/15

Cousins Maine Lobster
Food truck
(Was featured on "Shark Tank." This is the first N.C. franchise)

4/18/15
The Wandering Moose
Food Truck

4/3/15
117 Market Street, downtown Durham
(New expanded space!)

3/23/15
Burger Bach
New Zealand gastropub
737 Ninth Street, Durham
(First North Carolina location; original in Virginia)

3/18/15
Durham Co-op Market
Grocery and Cafe
1111 W. Chapel Hill Street, Durham

3/8/15
Slow-roasted, local flavor
Inside 21c Museum Hotel, downtown Durham

2/3/15

Gonza Tacos y Tequila
604 Fernway Ave., downtown Durham
(Has two other locations in Raleigh)

2/3/15

Dashi
Ramen shop and Japanese pub
415 E. Chapel Hill St., downtown Durham
(By owners of The Cookery and Toast)

1/20/15

Basan
Sushi/Japanese
ATC, downtown Durham

1/15/15
Bar/social club
108 E. Parrish St., downtown Durham
(By former assistant brewer at Fullsteam)

12/18/14

Bar Virgile
Main & Mangum, Durham
(By chef/owner of Nana's)

12/16/14

JuJu
Asian tapas
737 Ninth Street, Durham
(Guided by chef from Jujube and Dos Perros)

12/10/14

The Fresh Market
Parkway Plaza off University Dr., Durham
(First Durham location)

12/9/14

Monuts
Donuts/bakery
Moved to 1002 Ninth Street, Durham from E. Parrish St.

11/24/14
Italian restaurant
Rockwood Center on University Dr., Durham
(By owner of Geer Street Garden)

* Opening dates gathered from information on official Websites and Facebook pages…please don't hate me if I'm wrong.

7 comments:

Lauren said...

Wow, you are "in the know!"

Amy said...

Durham needs bahn mi!

sonjagael said...

Great list and blog! There is a new food truck serving wood-fired pizza in Carrboro for a few months called Napoli Pizza which you may want to add to the list.

Steve Graff said...

I still wish we had some great Chinese downtown. The vast majority of Chinese restaurants in Durham are just sad.

Stinky Cat Food said...

where is Blaze Pizza going to locate?

Unknown said...

I love the variety above but wish the Triangle had a great Robata type grill. I was just in LA at Picca, Peruvian/Japanese Robata and was the best restaurant I visited along with Bestia and Gjelina. I do know Charlotte has one that isn't bad. Any suggestions in NC for Robata?

Unknown said...

I love the variety above but wish the Triangle had a great Robata type grill. I was just in LA at Picca, Peruvian/Japanese Robata and was the best restaurant I visited along with Bestia and Gjelina. I do know Charlotte has one that isn't bad. Any suggestions in NC for Robata?