Caffe Luna ★ 4.1
Open since 1996, Caffe Luna offers classic pasta technique, a warm dining room, and a serious wine list. Tightly focused on what it does well.
Signature: House-made pasta, Tiramisu
Sitti is a lebanese restaurant in Downtown, Raleigh.
Downtown Raleigh's most established Lebanese restaurant. Falafel, shawarma, mixed grill, and mezze anchor the menu; Sunday brunch adds a wider spread.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Falafel, Mixed grill, Mezze platter
Address: 137 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Open since 1996, Caffe Luna offers classic pasta technique, a warm dining room, and a serious wine list. Tightly focused on what it does well.
Signature: House-made pasta, Tiramisu
Over 400 whiskeys spanning bourbon, rye, Scotch, Irish, and Japanese paired with a Southern kitchen that sources locally. NC trout is a benchmark.
Signature: NC rainbow trout, Smoked catfish dip, Buttermilk biscuits
At the City Market since 1989, Big Ed's serves scratch-made biscuits, country ham, grits, and eggs. The antique-laden room is deliberately unchanged.
Signature: Scratch biscuits, Country ham and eggs, Grits
Christensen's flagship since 2007 runs a rotating blackboard menu driven by the farm network. The macaroni au gratin is a Raleigh institution.
Signature: Macaroni au gratin, Roasted half chicken
A Raleigh institution since 1960 set in a converted tobacco barn. Dry-aged beef, over 1,400 wine labels, and six decades of special-occasion dining.
Signature: Dry-aged prime beef, Wild Turkey Lounge cocktails
Open since 1996, Caffe Luna offers classic pasta technique, a warm dining room, and a serious wine list. Tightly focused on what it does well.
Signature: House-made pasta, Tiramisu
Over 400 whiskeys spanning bourbon, rye, Scotch, Irish, and Japanese paired with a Southern kitchen that sources locally. NC trout is a benchmark.
Signature: NC rainbow trout, Smoked catfish dip, Buttermilk biscuits
At the City Market since 1989, Big Ed's serves scratch-made biscuits, country ham, grits, and eggs. The antique-laden room is deliberately unchanged.
Signature: Scratch biscuits, Country ham and eggs, Grits
All-day cafe in Glenwood South serving Southeast Asian-inspired dishes, specialty coffee, and craft cocktails. Dinner reservations available.
Signature: Southeast Asian-spiced plates, Specialty coffee
Christensen's flagship since 2007 runs a rotating blackboard menu driven by the farm network. The macaroni au gratin is a Raleigh institution.
Signature: Macaroni au gratin, Roasted half chicken