Top 21 North Carolina New American Restaurants

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1. The Busy Bee; Raleigh

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225-100 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, North Carolina
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The Busy Bee has small plates, sandwiches and entrees like grilled pork chop with pomegranate molasses.

2. Dame’s Chicken And Waffles; Durham

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317 W Main St, Durham, North Carolina
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Dame’s Chicken and waffles takes one dish and finds a million tempting ways to serve it. The waffles come in several flavors like blueberry and sweet potato. Each dish is served with creative sauces like whiskey creme and orange honeycomb.

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3. The Admiral; West Asheville

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400 Haywood Rd, West Asheville, North Carolina
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The Admiral offers delicious dishes like grilled dates with chevre and citrus mousseline or lemongrass BBQ swordfish.

4. Mash House Brewing Company; Fayetteville

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4150 Sycamore Dairy Rd, Fayetteville, North Carolina
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Mash House Brewing Company serves sophisticated pub fare like stuffed squash blossoms and a candied bacon cheeseburger on a Hawaiian roll.

5. Rx Restaurant And Bar; Wilmington

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421 Castle St, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Rx Restaurant and Bar has an innovative blend of cuisine like this duck and goat cheese tamale. Their menu is ever changing so you’ll never eat the same thing twice.

6. 300 East; Charlotte

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300 East Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina
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300 East offers unique pizza toppings like local apples and kale pistachio pesto as well as great sandwiches like the Asian tuna burger with with Thai chili mayo.

7. Willow’s Bistro; Winston-Salem

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300 S Liberty Street, Suite 125, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Willow’s Bistro blends Japanese and Southern cuisine, along with several other regional foods to create dishes like roasted salmon with prickly pear chutney.

8. 5Church; Charlotte

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Corner of 5th St and N Church St in Uptown, Charlotte, North Carolina
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5Church has delightfully creative dishes like Indian spiced potato pierogies and wasabi crusted salmon.

9. Manna; Wilmington

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123 Princess St, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Manna offers New American cuisine like pan seared scallops with red chili curry and creative salads like grilled peach with blue cheese.

10. Table 16 Restaurant; Greensboro

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600 S Elm St, Greensboro, North Carolina
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Table 12 Restaurant changes up their menu every month, offering unique, Caribbean-influenced dishes to reflect the seasons.

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11. Posana; Asheville

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1 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, North Carolina
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Posana has a beautiful view, locally sourced ingredients and a full bar featuring house made syrups.

12. Starlight Cafe; Greenville

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104 W 5th St, Greenville, North Carolina
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Starlight Cafe has a menu with particularly good seafood like their creative oyster shooters and Belgian beer mussels.

13. Mozelle’s Fresh Southern Bistro; Winston-Salem

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878 West 4th St, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Mozelle’s Fresh Southern Bistro does Southern cooking with international influences. They have pulled pork spring rolls and bacon-wrapped meatloaf.

14. Good Food On Montford; Charlotte

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1701 Montford Dr, Charlotte, North Carolina
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Good Food On Montford offers seasonal tapas with dishes from around the world like Vietnamese stuffed quail and pork carnitas.

15. Beasley’s Chicken + Honey; Raleigh

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237 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Beasley’s Chicken + Honey adds a southern twist to dishes like their eggs Benedict on grilled cornbread or red bean rancheros.

16. Table Asheville; Asheville

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48 College St, Asheville, North Carolina
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Table Asheville is a Southern-influenced restaurant with a daily menu that has dishes like pumpkin preserve pheasant and lamb merguez sandwiches.

17. Chef’s Palette Restaurant & Bar; Cary

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3460 Ten Ten Rd Suite 118, Cary, North Carolina
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Chef’s Palette Restaurant & Bar serves modern American cuisine like pumpkin flatbread with bacon aioli and seared ahi tuna with with sweet chili and peanut sauce.

18. Café Duo; Greenville

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505 Red Banks Rd, Greenville, North Carolina
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Cafe Duo is a seafood restaurant that fuses American and European cuisine.

19. 22 North Restaurant; Wrightsville Beach

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22 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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22 North Restaurant has a modern Creole menu like Calabash fish and chips.

20. VILLEDGE; Greenville

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207 SW Greenville Blvd, Greenville, North Carolina
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VILLEDGE serves seasonal dishes with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients. They have unique items like blackberry BBQ ribs and the shrimp po’pie.

21. Crosstown Pub & Grill; Cary

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140 East Chatham St, Cary, North Carolina
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Crosstown Pub & Grill makes fun pub fare like smothered fries with cheese, tomatoes bacon and onions or bacon jam ribeye.

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