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Chapel Hill, NC Guide

Chapel Hill, NC Guide

Area Information

Things to Do in Chapel Hill, NC

Restaurants

Chapel Hill has a diverse array of restaurants that every foodie will love. You can start your day off with a coffee and fresh pastry at Perennial or at Bread & Butter with fresh-baked breads, both located downtown. For great sushi or other Asian-style food, Elements is the place to be. Not only is their food locally-sourced when possible from farms in the area, they also have multiple awards including the Opentable Diners’ Choice Award, Best of Chapel Hill, Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and more.

For a true Chapel Hill tradition, check out Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery. Their menu is a variety of eclectic southern-inspired dishes with locally-sourced ingredients, and they brew their own beer and distill their own vodka, whiskey, and gin.

Be sure to also check out these local favorites:

  • Kipos Greek Taverna
  • Tallulas
  • Hawthorne & Wood

Arts and Attractions

  • Tracks Music Series
  • Movies Under the Stars
  • Festifall Arts Market

Parks and Recreation

  • Cedar Falls Park
  • Southern Community Park
  • Morgan Creek Trail

Shopping

  • Glen Lennox Shopping Center
  • Carr Mill Mall
  • University Place

Schools & Employment

  • Carrboro Elementary
  • Estes Hills Elementary
  • Glenwood Elementary 
  • Grey Culbreth Middle School
  • McDougle Middle School
  • Phillips Middle School
  • Smith Middle School 
  • Chapel Hill High School
  • East Chapel Hill High School 
  • Carrboro High School
  • Montessori Day School
  • St. Thomas More Catholic School
  • Emerson Waldorf School