Hatch Burritos ★ 4.0
New Mexico green chile burritos in a city of BBQ and tacos. Hatch Burritos on N Mangum has quickly become a weekday morning-to-lunch favourite downtown.
Try: Hatch green chile breakfast burritos
Chicken Hut is a southern budget eat in Downtown, Durham.
Open since 1957 and Eater-named one of America's best in 2022, Chicken Hut does weekday lunch only and sells out before mid-afternoon. Arrive before noon.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 3019 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
New Mexico green chile burritos in a city of BBQ and tacos. Hatch Burritos on N Mangum has quickly become a weekday morning-to-lunch favourite downtown.
Try: Hatch green chile breakfast burritos
Open until 04:00 every night since 1995, Cosmic Cantina on Perry Street near Duke is Durham's definitive budget late-night. Burritos and tacos under $14.
Try: Build-your-own burritos and tacos
Ninth Street institution serving the full Durham demographic since the 1980s. Pancakes, eggs and sandwiches at honest diner prices; coffee is bottomless.
Try: Pancakes, eggs and sandwiches
Hand-pressed corn tortillas fuelling tacos and tamales at Brightleaf Square's best prices. Named Eater Carolinas Restaurant of the Year 2021.
Try: Tacos al pastor and tamales
At $14-22 for a James Beard winner's fried fish plate with signature Hush-Honeys, Saltbox offers the best value-for-accolade ratio in Durham. No reservations.
Try: Fried fish plate with Hush-Honeys
Lunch pricing for Puerto Rican food made from scratch at American Tobacco Campus. Empanadas and pernil under $12; the lunch crowds say it all.
Try: Empanadas, pernil and rice-and-beans
New Mexico green chile burritos in a city of BBQ and tacos. Hatch Burritos on N Mangum has quickly become a weekday morning-to-lunch favourite downtown.
Try: Hatch green chile breakfast burritos