Raleigh has some of the best restaurants in the country, so it’s hard to narrow down the favorites, even if we’re zeroing in on only Downtown Raleigh. 

While Raleigh Realty is focused on helping people find great homes for sale in Raleigh we love to write about things that interest people who may want to learn more about our great city.

So which Downtown Raleigh restaurants should you try next? This article is going to give the folks who are visiting Raleigh (and locals alike) the opportunity to try some of the best food in Raleigh.

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Ashley Christensen Restaurants

• Poole’s
• Poole’side Pies
• Beasley’s Chicken + Honey
• Death & Taxes

Asian Cuisine

• Brewery Bhavana
• Bida Manda
• City Market

If you're searching for things to do in Raleigh, North Carolina, we have you covered. In fact, whether you’re planning a staycation or looking to have a night out, we have recommendations you’re sure to love. 

Please allow us to welcome you to one of the world's best cities. If you're moving to Raleigh, then there's a good chance you've already discovered the magic of the City of Oaks.

Without further ado, here are our 35 favorite things to do in Raleigh, NC:

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Music/Entertainment

• First Friday
• North Carolina Symphony
• Theatre in the Park
• Cinebistro
• Lincoln Theatre

Art/Museums

• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
• North Carolina Museum of History
• Marbles Kids Museum
• North

Best Coffee Shops in Raleigh

What are the best coffee shops in Raleigh, North Carolina? We have you covered with the guide to the best cup of joe!

As a local real estate company that specializes in helping people buy and sell homes in Raleigh, we love bringing you all the great local content we can from brunch and restaurants to breweries to Raleigh's best coffee shops!

Although our Realtors and Real Estate Website are focused on assisting homebuyers with their move to Raleigh, we like to keep you informed on all of the good things Raleigh has to offer! If you are moving to Raleigh, reach out to one of our Raleigh Real Estate Agents and let us know how we can help with your move to the triangle!  

Looking for a Raleigh Coffee Shop? Stick

Where's the Best Pizza in Raleigh?

Best Pizza in Raleigh? We have you covered. We know the rules too, unfortunately, we couldn't stop at just one slice.

As a local real estate company it's part of our job to help keep you informed on the topics that matter to you most, that's why we are bringing to you 9 of the best pizza places in Raleigh!

There is an abundance of Pizza Restaurants in Raleigh that serve mouthwatering pies that can appease preferences of any kind! Stick with us while we take you on a saucy, doughy delicious quest in search of Raleigh’s best pizza restaurants! Let's begin with one of Downtown Raleigh's Best Pizza places:

Vic's Italian Restaurant

Vic's is one of the best pizza restaurants in Raleigh. Owner Mario Longo

17 Best Restaurants in Durham, NC

WARNING: Your mouth may begin to water after reading about the best restaurants in Durham, NC!

Our website is focused on real estate and helping people find and sell great homes in Durham however we are pretty good at helping you find the best restaurants in the area as well! Our blog is a great place for us to offer a local's guide into many of the things that make Durham great, including restaurants. Whether you're looking for the best Italian restaurants or the best restaurants in Durham the family there is a restaurant for everyone below!

Without further ado, let's jump into Durham's Best Restaurants!

Nana’s

One of Durham’s best restaurants is Nana’s thanks to eight-time James Beard Award-nominated

17 Best Restaurants in Raleigh, NC

WARNING: Your taste buds may never be the same after you try these Restaurants in Raleigh, NC!

If your mouth isn't watering yet, just wait until you see the pictures and read about each restaurant in Raleigh!

While our website is focused on real estate, and helping people find homes for sale - we love to provide value and local guides. It was a difficult task, eating at so many great local Raleigh area restaurants, but somebody had to do it!

The recipe (pun intended), for making our best Restaurants in Raleigh list, involves a commitment to high-quality ingredients, customer experience, and bonus points to those restaurants who aren't afraid to stray from the status quo. A lot of these also appear on our list

Living in Holly Springs, NC

Find out why so many folks are moving to Holly Springs, NC

Holly Springs, North Carolina is one of the best places to live in the country so it's no wonder so many folks are trying to move here. Whether you're ready to dive right into this article or would prefer to contact us to talk to one of our Realtors first hand we are here to help you!

With a population of just over 30,000 Holly Springs has been growing around 5-6% annually. Holly Springs is located in Wake County and is a suburb of Raleigh, around 20-minutes from the State's Capital. Everything is seemingly new in Holly Springs from the semiprofessional ballpark to Holly Springs Town Center for shopping and dining. The weather in Holly Springs includes mild

The Best Restaurants in Chapel Hill

WARNING: Don't read this article on an empty stomach. Here are the Best Restaurants in Chapel Hill, NC!

The town of Chapel Hill, NC is known for a few things: The University of North Carolina and its rigorous academics and successful athletic programs, world-class hospitals and medical care, and food — from perfectly southern to uniquely diverse to the ultra-fresh farm to table — this town has it all. For those of you moving to Chapel Hill, we are a local real estate company that also enjoys bringing you local content and happenings!

Here's what you need to know about the best restaurants in Chapel Hill, North Carolina!

One of the restaurants on our list is credited with popularizing the southern

The 12 Best Restaurants in Cary, NC

WARNING: This article is likely to make your mouth water.

As a local real estate website our goal is to bring to you the most up to date and interesting information on the Cary, North Carolina area while also helping you find great homes! There are a lot of reasons why folks feel Cary, NC is a great place to live and the excellent restaurants is certainly one of them! We also wrote about the best restaurants in Raleigh if you're interested in that as well.

We sent Realtor®, Will Fitzgerald, on a mission to find us the 10 best restaurants in Cary and he ended up with 12 (we still haven't figured out how that happened).

Here is what Will had to say:

It was a difficult job eating at so many great

Don't drink and blog they said, whoops... Just kidding. So we hit a local Raleigh coffee shop, which also happens to serve Trophy's Trophy Wife Pale Ale, and crafted this blog on some of the best breweries Raleigh has to offer! We also wrote an article on the best restaurants in Raleigh (if you want to read that after!)

While we our committed to helping clients find great homes for sale in Raleigh we also LOVE to produce local content. This is a fun article to write, and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we enjoyed drinking writing it! 

With great beer comes great responsibility...

Trophy Brewing

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With locations on Maywood, Wilmington, and Morgan, Trophy Brewing has become a staple in the Raleigh beer scene.