Franklin Street, the main drag through the college area of Chapel Hill, is jampacked with one million fine dining establishments ready with hot vittles to feed your need for nourishment. Franklin St. is found quite easily by going due north from any point on the main Carolina campus.
Most dining establishments are found in the blocks between Henderson St. and Church St. Highlights include:
- the Carolina Coffee Shop, 138 E Franklin
- Bandido's Mexican Cafe, 159 + 1/2 E Franklin, and if you don't eat El Gigante you're a pansy times one million. It's underground!
- The Rathskeller, 157 + 1/2 E Franklin has been in business for one million years and is terrible for your health. A wonderful Chapel Hill tradition.
- Burrito Bunker, 161 + 1/2 E Franklin -- walk through the underground passage, past Bandido's and the Rath, and keep going until you think you're going to find nothing but a parking deck. Turn right, enter building, say "hi!" eat delicious/cheap burrito + cold PBR.
- Linda's Bar and Grill. 203 E Franklin
- Franklin St. Pizza and Pasta, 163 E Franklin
- Sutton's Drugstore, a few doors west of Pizza/Pasta. Try a vanilla Coke.
- Cosmic Cantina, 128 E Franklin (tucked in the back of the building, just keep wandering in)
- Spanky's, 101 E Franklin
- I Love NY Pizza, 106 W Franklin
- Italian Pizerria III, 508 W Franklin (ditto)
- Hector's, 201 E Franklin for Greek fast food and a heart attack.
- Jimmy Johns, 306 W Franklin. Mad cheap/good.
- Kurama Sushi/ Noodle Express, 105 N Columbia, is actually just around the corner, but it has a conveyor belt to bring you your delicious food, so I'm putting it right here anyway.
- Ye Olde Waffle Shop has delicious delicious waffles. No crap, sherlock.
A few oldies but goodies, all within a decent walk from campus.
- Mama Dip's, 405 W Rosemary St is the dopest for Southern cooking. Rosemary St. is one block north of Franklin, Mama Dip's is a few blocks west of campus.
- India Palace, 508-A W Franklin (and actually a couple blocks down but worth the walk)
- Four Eleven West, 411 W Franklin (yes, you're a genius for guessing)
- Mediterranean Deli, 410 W Franklin
- Pyewacket, 431 W Franklin, mad good, mad expensivo.
- Trilussa Cafe, 401 W Franklin, ditto kemosabe