Chapel Hill Area Information
Recommended Restaurants:
Franklin St Area
- Gizmo Taproom – Great local brewery also serving local cider, wine and liquor
- 411 West Italian Café ($$) – Local favorite
- Al’s Burger Shack ($) – Local favorite
- Bandido’s ($) – Mexican & Tex-Mex
- Chimney Indian Kitchen + Bar ($$)
- CholaNad ($$) – Contemporary South Indian Cuisine
- Imbibe ($$) – Cajun street food
- Mediterranean Deli ($$) – Local favorite
- The Lantern ($$$)– Locally sourced Asian fare
- Top of the Hill ($$) – American fare. Best view in Chapel Hill!
Franklin St Parking Map:
Glen Lennox Shopping Center
- Bin 54 Steak & Cellar ($$$$)
- Brenz Pizza ($)
- Elements Restaurant ($$$) – Asian Fusion
- First Watch ($$) – Breakfast & Brunch
- Hawthorne & Wood ($$$) – Global cuisine
- Jujube ($$$) – Chinese & Vietnamese
- Old East Tavern ($$) – American fare
- Thai Palace ($$)
Meadowmont Village
- Brixx Pizza ($$)
- Lime & Lemon Indian grill ($$$)
Directions to Gizmo Taproom for Wednesday night social, 6-8pm
From the Friday Center:
– Turn left on to Hwy 54 & continue straight (it becomes Raleigh Rd)
– Right turn onto Country Club Rd
– Right turn onto Raleigh St.
– Then left turn onto Franklin St.
The entrance to Gizmo Taproom is to the left of Sutton’s Drug Store down the stairs.
Bus to Franklin St.
From the Friday Center park and ride bus stop:
Take the FCX bus to the Health Sciences Library (HSL) stop at S. Columbia St.
Then take either the J or D bus to Franklin St.
*Note: You can also walk from the HSL to Franklin St. (~5 mins) by heading northeast on S. Columbia (HSL on your right side)