Dec. 13 - via @Runologie: Runologie open next to State of Beer on Hillsborough Street (400 block) Dec. 15 - via @NewRaleigh: State of Beer Bottle Shop, Bar and Sandwich Counter now open at 401 Hillsborough Street (I wrote about this earlier, but … [Read more...]
December Openings and Closings – So Far
Tupelo Honey Opens in Cameron Village at 4 p.m. Today

Tupelo Honey Cafe continues its eastward expansion from Asheville, NC into ITB Raleigh with their official public opening at 4 p.m. The eight-location NC chain started in December of 2000 in Downtown Asheville with a tiny, shotgun layout but notes … [Read more...]
Lucette Grace Now Open

Hat tip to @TriangleExplorer for posting a picture this morning letting the Instagram world know that Downtown Raleigh patisserie from former Umstead pastry chef Daniel Benjamin is now open! Hours are 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through … [Read more...]
PieBird to Accept Bitcoin

TBJ has an article today about the first Downtown Raleigh article to accept Bitcoin, PieBird: Raleigh's Pie Bird to Accept Bitcoin For now, the business will only accept the digital currency for online orders as they have not implemented a point … [Read more...]
Rye Bar & Southern Kitchen Coming to Former Posta Location

The paper is up on the windows and the Twitter account is active, recently promoting a Nov. 11 job fair. We've got to be inching closer to seeing what's in store for the restaurant located in the Marriott City Center hotel on Fayetteville Street. The … [Read more...]
Spice Festival Starts Next Week at Jose & Sons

The Jose and Sons second annual Spice Festival will be happening Nov. 18-26. Chef Oscar Diaz has plans to featuring new Chile Rellenos and snacks while Bar Director Cary Walters has an array of pepper-infused cocktails and spiced fall beers on … [Read more...]
Halloween & Guy Fawkes Events at The Oxford

The Oxford, located at 319-105 Fayetteville Street, is doubling down on Halloween weekend in Downtown Raleigh on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, The Oxford continues their six-year tradition of giving away $500 for the best group costume and … [Read more...]
Pho Pho Pho Coming to Glenwood South
Several local outlets have reported on the future addition of a pho restaurant called "Pho Pho Pho" on Glenwood South in the former Oryx space. The restaurant will be lead by Quy Duong, owner/chef of Sushi Blues - another Glenwood staple. Raleigh … [Read more...]
New Fall Menu Debuts at ORO

Downtown Raleigh restaurant ORO has a released a new Fall Menu, prepared by Executive Chef Chris Hylton, that is loaded with fresh, local ingredients and, according to their release, "a generous amount of creativity, inspiration, and deliciousness". … [Read more...]
Restaurant, Food Market, and Coffee Bar Coming to W. Morgan Street

TBJ is reporting that P. G. Werth's will be opening soon as a first retail unit in the ground floor of the 927 W. Morgan Street apartment development. The article cites a December opening and links to the eatery's Facebook page which references a … [Read more...]

