Zweli's Ekhaya ★ 4.4
One of very few Zimbabwean restaurants in the US, serving sadza and nyama choma with a wine list featuring Southern African producers rarely seen in NC.
Nikos is a greek fine-dining restaurant in Brightleaf, Durham.
A Michelin-recommended Greek restaurant at Brightleaf Square. Small plates, grilled meats and curated Greek wines from the Bakatsias group on W Main St.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 905 W Main St, Unit 21B, Durham, NC 27701
One of very few Zimbabwean restaurants in the US, serving sadza and nyama choma with a wine list featuring Southern African producers rarely seen in NC.
Indy Week's Best Italian 2024 and consistently booked weeks ahead, Gocciolina operates a short handmade pasta menu in a natural-wine room that seats under 30.
The AAA Four Diamond dining room inside the Washington Duke Inn serves refined New American cooking with NC producers. Sunday brunch is an occasion.
Multiple James Beard Best Chef Southeast semifinalist Matt Kelly built his name here. Mateo is NC's definitive Spanish tapas restaurant, driven by wood-fire.
Matt Kelly's steakhouse at American Tobacco Campus has a tobacco-leaf bar inlay. Prime and dry-aged beef anchor a celebration-restaurant room.
Eater NC's Restaurant of the Year with two James Beard Best Chef Southeast semifinalist nods for Preeti Waas, crossing South and North Indian traditions.