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There is a great secret in Chapel Hill that folks who relocate here find out only after a few months or years here - we are a  great restaurant town!   If you are like us, who came from places with great restaurants - New York City and Fairfield County, you can’t tolerate bad food.    Now that going out requires considerable planning for us, it has become even more important that we have a nice meal.

Here are some thoughts now that the weather is getting nicer - outside dining is one of the best things about living in North Carolina.   The chairs and tables will come out this month and we can be out for a lunch as late as December! (well, early December)

A great outdoor dining experience is The Weathervane at Southern Seasons in the University Mall.  You can do shopping there and have a wonderful meal at their enclosed brick patio.  The fountains outside contribute to the feeling that you have found a wonderful oasis from any mall/parking lot feeling.  The food is great and the menu changes seasonally - as it should. 

Down the way is Spice Street with outdoor seating and a more exciting bar scene then our kids can appreciate.    A good place for lunch as they have extensive ‘grab n’go’ offerings that are  good for a seated, but still quick lunch.

Recently my wife and I had a wonderful and romantic meal at Bonne Soiree.  It is a small and elegant, nine table restaurant in the Courtyard on Franklin Street.  The French menu was delicious - and the service was unobtrusive and very knowledgeable.  A real home run for the Chapel Hill restaurant scene.

And I do need to put a word in for my wife’s very favorite restaurant - Watts Grocery on Broad Street in Durham.  Chef Amy Tornquist just brought out her Spring menu, so it is definitely worth a trip over for a great lunch or dinner.

The Chapel Hill real estate market is heating up.  The buyers are coming out and it looks like we are back in business!   If you have questions about our real estate market, call Reg Morgan.