In my pursuit of the Triangle Bucket List, I did actually sit down one day and make a list of places I wanted to make sure to go. There are so many delicious restaurants and fun bars and amazing events that I didn’t want to overlook something! So here’s the initial list. It’s grouped roughly by category, but some things fit multiple types, so read it loosely.

Breakfast & coffee shops:

• Monuts
• Dame’s Chicken & Waffles
• Guglhupf
• Foster’s
• The Refectory Cafe
• Rise
• Parker & Otis
• Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe
• Crook’s Corner
• Breadmen’s
• Elmo’s
• Weaver Street Market
• Jessee’s
• Carolina Coffee Shop
• Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
• Cocoa Cinnamon
• Straw Valley Cafe
• Caffe Driade
• Looking Glass Cafe

Lunch & DInner:

• Cosmic Cantina
• Alivia’s
• Lilly’s Pizza
• Pizzaria Toro
• Bull City Burger
• Bali Hai
• Thai Cafe
• Happy China
• Lee Ming’s Global Mart
• Shrimp Boats
• Only Burger
• Mt. Fuji
• Luna Rotisserie & Empanadas
• Old Havana Sandwich Shop
• Mint
• Top of the Hill
• Italian Pizzeria 3
• Merritt’s
• Armadillo Grill
• Al’s Burger Shack
• Carrburritos
• Sutton’s Drug Store
• Mama Dip’s
• Guru
• Allen & Son’s
• Kitchen
• Simply Crepes
• Beasley’s
• The Pit
• Time Out
• Cuban Revolution
• Lucha Tigre
• Qshack
• Bullock’s BBQ
• Burger Bach
• Shiki Sushi
• Pompieri Pizza
• Local 22
• Dos Perros
• Rose’s Meat Market
• Watt’s Grocery

Nicer meals:

• Nana’s
• Mateo
• Taberna Tapas
• Vin Rouge
• Washington Duke Inn
• 411 West
• The Little Dipper
• Acme
• Southern Rail
• Carolina Inn
• Carolina Club
• Weathervane
• Lantern
• Glasshalffull
• Rue Cler
• Caffe Luna
• Basan
• Brasa
• Mez

Dessert:

• Scratch
• Mad Hatter’s
• Cupcake Bar
• The Parlour
• Amelia Cafe
• Hummingbird Bakery
• Daisy Cakes
• Sugarland
• Yogurt Pump
• Maple View Farms
• Pelican’s Sno Balls

Bars:

• Surf Club
• Motorco
• Fullsteam
• Bull City Ciderworks
• Triangle Brewing Company
• Geer Street Garden
• Beyu Cafe
• He’s Not Here
• Carolina Brewery
• Steel String Brewery
• Trophy Brewing Company
• Foundation
• Trophy Brewing Company

Entertainment/Things to do:

• Nasher Museum
• Duke Lemur Center
• Duke Gardens
• Durham Farmer’s Market
• Al Buehler Trail
• 21c Art Museum
• DPAC
• Scrap Exchange
• Pinhook
• Sam’s Bottle Shop
• Hike the Eno
• Eno Rock Quarry
• UNC Basketball Museum
• Morehead Planetarium
• Ackland Art Museum
• All She Wrote Notes
• UNC Arboretum
• Wine & Design
• Fearrington Village
• Jordan Lake
• Memorial Hall show
• Carolina Tiger Rescue
• Asheboro Zoo
• NC Botanical Garden
• Bolin Creek Trail
• NC Museum of Art
• Adventure Landing

Events:

• Food Truck Rodeo
• Ice skate at the American Tobacco Campus
• Handel’s Messiah at Duke Chapel
• Durham Bull’s game
• Apple Chill
• Franklin 5k
• Fridays on the Front Porch
• NC State Fair

Whew! That’s the list so far. It will definitely keep me busy.

What should I add to it? Any suggestions?

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