6 soul food places in Durham we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Durham | Soul Food across every city.
Southern cooking is Durham's brunch language. Dame's Chicken & Waffles built the definitive version downtown, a choose-your-own matrix of bird, waffle, schmear and drizzle, while Lula & Sadie's fills its Chapel Hill Road room weekly with a jazz brunch of shrimp and grits and fried catfish. Chicken Hut, open since 1957 and named one of America's best by Eater in 2022, does weekday lunch only, and sells out doing it.
Dame's Chicken & Waffles ★ 4.3
downtown · 455 S Driver St, Durham, NC 27703
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.
Lula & Sadie's ★ 4.1
old-west-durham · 2022 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707
A neighbourhood Southern restaurant with a Sunday jazz brunch that fills the room. Shrimp and grits and fried catfish anchor the menu on Chapel Hill Road.
Chicken Hut ★ 4.4
downtown · 3019 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
Open since 1957, Chicken Hut is weekday lunch only and sells out by noon. Eater named it the best fried chicken in America in 2022. Arrive before midday.
Chicken Hut ★ 4.4
downtown · 3019 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707
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.
Dame's Chicken & Waffles ★ 4.5
downtown · 455 S Driver St, Durham, NC 27703
The definitive Durham brunch: choose bird preparation, waffle style, schmear and drizzle. Sweet potato waffle with spiced honey butter is the signature.
Lula & Sadie's ★ 4.1
old-west-durham · 2022 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC 27707
A Southern jazz brunch that fills the Chapel Hill Road room weekly. Shrimp and grits, fried catfish and NC produce sides with live jazz on Sundays from 10:00.