Big Bad Breakfast is a southern breakfast restaurant in Old West Durham, Durham.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Private tour · 2 hours
Take a walking tour around historic Durham. Visit the city's attractions while also hearing intriguing stories of crime and punishment through the ages from your guide.
Private tour · 7 hours
Discover the history and culture of Durham on a guided walking tour. Visit the Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, and enjoy coffee and cake at a local café and a beer...
Private tour · 4 hours
Explore Durham on a private walking tour. Discover the city's history, visit the UNESCO-listed Durham Cathedral, and enjoy coffee and cake at a local cafe.
Address: 2608 Erwin Rd, Suite 120, Durham, NC 27705
A nationally recognised whole-hog barbecue on Cole Mill Road where pigs are smoked overnight over hardwood. The banana pudding is as celebrated as the pork.
SignatureWhole-hog pulled pork, Banana pudding, Brunswick stew
A reliable Thai kitchen on N Mangum Street serving the full range of central and northeastern Thai dishes at prices that keep the dining room full at lunch.
SignaturePad see ew, Massaman curry, Papaya salad
A nationally recognised whole-hog barbecue on Cole Mill Road where pigs are smoked overnight over hardwood. The banana pudding is as celebrated as the pork.
SignatureWhole-hog pulled pork, Banana pudding, Brunswick stew
Open since 1952, Bullock's is Durham's longest-running restaurant and the centre of Eastern NC barbecue culture. Cash only, family-run, unchanged in method.
SignatureEastern NC whole-hog barbecue, Brunswick stew, Hushpuppies
Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants 2019, a strip-mall Sichuan kitchen in South Durham. Handmade dumplings, dan dan noodles and scallion pancakes made daily.
SignatureHandmade dumplings, Scallion pancakes, Dan dan noodles
The restaurant at the 21c Museum Hotel sources from NC farms and fisheries. Weekend brunch among rotating contemporary art is the best hotel-brunch downtown.
SignatureNC shrimp and grits, Smoked salmon benedict, Local vegetable sides
The reliable Ninth Street anchor since the 1980s, Elmo's serves breakfast and lunch seven days. The pancakes are house-made and waits on weekends are earned.
SignaturePancakes, Biscuits and gravy, Huevos rancheros
