Bullock's Bar-B-Cue is a barbecue restaurant in Downtown, Durham.
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.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Eastern NC whole-hog barbecue, Brunswick stew, Hushpuppies
Address: 3330 Quebec Dr, Durham, NC 27705
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.
Signature: NC shrimp and grits, Smoked salmon benedict, Local vegetable sides
Durham's celebrated brunch spot lets you build your own plate: choose the bird, the waffle style, the schmear and the drizzle from a list of creative options.
Signature: Chicken and waffles, Sweet potato waffle, Oatmeal waffle
A downtown Durham burger and brewery institution. The kitchen grinds beef daily; the brewery rotates a pilsner and IPA. Opening time 11:11 is a tradition.
Signature: Craft beef burger, Truffle fries, House-brewed IPA
Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants 2019, a strip-mall Sichuan kitchen in South Durham. Handmade dumplings, dan dan noodles and scallion pancakes made daily.
Signature: Handmade 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.
Signature: NC 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.
Signature: Pancakes, Biscuits and gravy, Huevos rancheros
Durham's celebrated brunch spot lets you build your own plate: choose the bird, the waffle style, the schmear and the drizzle from a list of creative options.
Signature: Chicken and waffles, Sweet potato waffle, Oatmeal waffle
A downtown Durham burger and brewery institution. The kitchen grinds beef daily; the brewery rotates a pilsner and IPA. Opening time 11:11 is a tradition.
Signature: Craft beef burger, Truffle fries, House-brewed IPA
Boricua Soul at American Tobacco Campus fuses Puerto Rican cooking with Southern soul food. Empanadas, pernil and rice-and-beans are made from scratch daily.
Signature: Pernil, Tostones, Empanadas
