Guidebook for Raleigh
Food Scene
Stanbury
938 N Blount StGreat ever changing menu. Call in advance to get in,
Great atmosphere. Food is wonderful at $$$$ prices. The bar menu is half price during happy hour. Go on Thursdays for a packed house.
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Sullivan's Steakhouse
410 Glenwood AveGreat atmosphere. Food is wonderful at $$$$ prices. The bar menu is half price during happy hour. Go on Thursdays for a packed house.
This has the cutest giftshop to walk around while you wait for weekend brunch. Take advantage of the free coffee.
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NOFO @ the Pig
2014 Fairview RdThis has the cutest giftshop to walk around while you wait for weekend brunch. Take advantage of the free coffee.
This place has taken a theme "clockwork as in orange" and turned it into a lifestyle. The maindoor is a garage pulldown they usually have open to the street. Dark Hollywood regency style.
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Clockwork
519 W North StThis place has taken a theme "clockwork as in orange" and turned it into a lifestyle. The maindoor is a garage pulldown they usually have open to the street. Dark Hollywood regency style.
This pizza is just amazing. I like the Big Buddah, My retirement plan is mostly finding their recipe and eating until I can't stand it.
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Lilly's Pizza
1813 Glenwood AveThis pizza is just amazing. I like the Big Buddah, My retirement plan is mostly finding their recipe and eating until I can't stand it.
Drinks & Nightlife
Jazz lounge. Very different and a nice change from the usual bar and restaurants.
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C. Grace
407 Glenwood AveJazz lounge. Very different and a nice change from the usual bar and restaurants.
The place for beer connoisseurs. Try the beer and cheese soup and check out their trivia nights and be a beenknurd.
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Flying Saucer
328 W Morgan StThe place for beer connoisseurs. Try the beer and cheese soup and check out their trivia nights and be a beenknurd.
Upscale cocktails, underground, good music at a tolerable volume. There may be a small membership fee so bring cash,
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Fox Liquor Bar
East Martin StreetUpscale cocktails, underground, good music at a tolerable volume. There may be a small membership fee so bring cash,
Best sunset views in Raleigh though the food and drinks are so-so.
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Boylan Bridge Brewpub
201 South Boylan AvenueBest sunset views in Raleigh though the food and drinks are so-so.
Bida Manda
222 S Blount StIf you want a different palate this place is really really great.
Everything Else
The Cupcake Shoppe Bakery
104 Glenwood AveCupcakes. Need I say more?
Besides being a great free museum, there's a butterfly pavilion on the top floor!
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Prirodoslovni muzej Sjeverne Karoline
11 W Jones StBesides being a great free museum, there's a butterfly pavilion on the top floor!
This is just a beautiful nursery to poke around and smell the roses. As a bonus, the small cafe in the back has been featured in several magazines. There is a long line at lunch time.
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Nice Price Jr.
222 N Bloodworth StThis is just a beautiful nursery to poke around and smell the roses. As a bonus, the small cafe in the back has been featured in several magazines. There is a long line at lunch time.
Massages, facials, all the offerings of a traditional spa with medical grade professionalism,
Synergy Face + Body | Inside the Beltline
3700 Glenwood AveMassages, facials, all the offerings of a traditional spa with medical grade professionalism,
So this is nearby in Cary. But, for the low low price of $100, though it is difficult to find anything for just 100 on their menu, you get access to a world class spa experience from 8 AM to 8 PM. This includes steam rooms saunas many relaxing lounges, fireplaces with piles of blankets, coffee tea snacks a meditation garden hot tub indoor hot tub outdoor pool showers. Lounges are separated by gender and coed. I have done 10 hours just enjoying the free stuff more than once. After getting access via the requisite $100 or more service I bring salt or coffee scrubs polish and hair treatments to make a full day of it. Check out Herons to really splurge on a treat. Lounges are separated by gender and coed. 
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The Umstead Hotel and Spa
100 Woodland Pond DrSo this is nearby in Cary. But, for the low low price of $100, though it is difficult to find anything for just 100 on their menu, you get access to a world class spa experience from 8 AM to 8 PM. This includes steam rooms saunas many relaxing lounges, fireplaces with piles of blankets, coffee tea snacks a meditation garden hot tub indoor hot tub outdoor pool showers. Lounges are separated by gender and coed. I have done 10 hours just enjoying the free stuff more than once. After getting access via the requisite $100 or more service I bring salt or coffee scrubs polish and hair treatments to make a full day of it. Check out Herons to really splurge on a treat. Lounges are separated by gender and coed. 
Target
1000 Shoppes At Midway DrA few short miles away in a shopping plaza 
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