Last updated Aug. 28, 2020

Restaurants in the Raleigh area—and across the state—are currently operating with some limitations, most notably that dine-in seating capacity is allowed at just 50% of maximum. This will continue until at least Sept. 11 while the state is under Phase 2 of Governor Roy Cooper's "Safer-at-Home" order (see what else is currently allowed under Phase 2 here).

Many local restaurants in the City of Oaks and beyond have been certified under the Count On Me NC program, a public health initiative that specifically trains businesses to help keep everyone—both employees and guests—safe from COVID-19.

Below are updated lists of restaurants that are open for either dine-in or takeout service, with special note of which restaurants have been Count On Me NC certified. Please note that these openings are subject to change, and it's important to verify with a restaurant before finalizing plans. Due to limited seating capacity, reservations are recommended for most establishments that are offering dine-in service. 

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• Jump to brewery taprooms that are open

Note: We ask that you please dine responsibly—wear a mask when not seated at your table, wash your hands, wait six feet apart from others and don't forget kindness. If you're traveling to Raleigh, N.C., you may want to check out this list of Count On Me NC-certified hotels.
 

Restaurants open with dine-in and/or patio service

• 10th and Terrace at Residence Inn Downtown Raleigh
  • Count On Me NC certified

• 13 Tacos & Taps
  • Count On Me NC certified

• 42 & Lawrence

• 42nd St. Oyster Bar and Seafood Grill
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Abbey Road Tavern & Grill (locations in Apex, Cary and Fuquay-Varina)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Academy Street Bistro, Cary

• Amedeo's Italian Restaurant

• Angie's Restaurant, Garner
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Angus Barn
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Anise Pho

• Armadillo Grill

• Aviator SmokeHouse

• Backyard Bistro
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Barry's Cafe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Bella Monica
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Berkeley Cafe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Big Ed's City Market Restaurant
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Big Ed's Garner
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Big Ed's North
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Bocci Trattoria & Pizzeria, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Budacai
• Caffe Luna

• Cantina 18 (locations in Raleigh and Morrisville)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Cape Fear Seafood Company
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Capital Club 16

• Carolina Ale House (multiple locations in the Raleigh area)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Chef's Palette Restaurant and Bar
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Chow
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Chuy's - Raleigh
  • Count On Me NC certified

• City Market Sushi

• Coffee and Crepes, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Coquette

• Corbett's Burgers & Soda Bar, Cary

• Creedmoor Cafe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Crosstown Pub & Grill, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Culver's (locations in Apex and Wake Forest)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Cup A Joe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Daddy D's BBQ, Fuquay-Varina
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Daniel's Restaurant & Catering, Apex
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Dante's Italiano
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Der Biergarten Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Dogwood Bar & Eatery
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Doherty's Irish Pub (locations in Apex and Cary)

• Edwards Mill Bar & Grill

• Eggs Up Grill, Fuquay-Varina
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Fresh Levant
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Gatehouse Tavern, Wake Forest
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Georgina's Pizzeria & Restaurant, Morrisville
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Glory Days Grill (Apex)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Good Day Good Night
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Gravy
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Hayes Barton Cafe and Dessertery

• Herons at The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Hibernian Restaurant & Pub

• Humble Pie

• Hummingbird

• Irregardless Cafe

• Jimmy V's Osteria

• Jolie
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Jubala Coffee

• Kickback Jack's, Garner
  • Count On Me NC certified

• kō•än, Cary

• LemonShark Poke, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Locked & Loaded Grill, Garner
  • Count On Me NC certified

• lucettegrace

• Lugano Ristorante
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Lynnwood Grill
  • Count On Me NC certified

• MacGregor Draft House, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Mami Nora's Rotisserie
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Mandolin
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Manhattan Cafe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Mason Jar Tavern (locations in Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Mellow Mushroom (locations throughout Wake County)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Mia Francesca Trattoria

• Mi Cancun, Morrisville
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Midtown Grille

• Mofu Shoppe

• MoJoe's Burger Joint
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Morgan Street Food Hall

• Morning Times
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar

• Mustang Charlie's Diner, Apex
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Nazara Indian Bistro

• Neomonde Mediterranean (locations in Raleigh and Morrisville)

• NOFO @ the Pig
  • Count On Me NC certified

• O-Ku Sushi

• Oak City Meatball Shoppe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Oak Steakhouse

• O'Malley's Pub & Restaurant
  • Count On Me NC certified

• ORO Restaurant & Lounge

• Over The Falls Deli, Wake Forest
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Papa Shogun

• Parkside
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Peddler Steak House
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Pharmacy Bottle + Beverage, Cary

• Plates Neighborhood Kitchen

• Poppyseed Market
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Raleigh Beer Garden

• Raleigh Times Bar
  • Count On Me NC certified

• RallyPoint Sport Grill, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Rosewater Kitchen & Bar

• Ruckus Pizza & Bar (locations throughout Wake County)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Saint Jacques French Cuisine

• Salem Street Pub, Apex
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Salt & Lime Cabo Grill
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Sassool (locations in Cary and Raleigh)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Scratch Kitchen and Taproom, Apex
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Shorty's Famous Hot Dogs

• Side Street Restaurant
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Sir Walter Coffee

• Sitti
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Skrimp Shack Holly Springs, Holly Springs
  • Count On Me NC certified

• SmokeStacks Cafe

• Smokey's BBQ Shack
  • Count On Me NC certified

• so•ca
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Som's Cafe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Sono Japanese Restaurant

• Sosta Cafe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Southern Charred

• St. Roch Fine Oysters + Bar

• STIR Raleigh

• Sullivan's Steakhouse

• Sushi at the Park, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Sushi Blues Cafe

• Taverna Agora
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Tavern on The Green at Eagle Ridge
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Big Easy

• The Cortez

• The Cowfish at North Hills
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Longleaf Lounge
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Original Flying Burrito
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Piper's Restaurant & Tavern
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Pit
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Rockford

• Tin Roof Raleigh
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Tonbo Ramen

• Town Hall Burger and Beer, Holly Springs
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Trali Irish Restaurant and Pub
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Transfer Co. Food Hall

• Tuscan Blu

• Union Special Bread

• Verandah, Cary

• Vidrio
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Vivace

• V Pizza
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Whiskey Kitchen
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Wilson's Eatery

• Winston's Grille
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Woody's at City Market
  • Count On Me NC certified

Restaurants open for takeout and/or delivery service

• 321 Coffee
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Barcelona Wine Bar

• Bittersweet
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Bloomsbury Bistro
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Boulted Bread

• Carroll's Kitchen
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Captain Stanley's Seafood
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Chios Rotisserie (Garner)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Clean Juice Park West
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Clyde Cooper's BBQ

• Crawford and Son
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Farmhouse Cafe, Wendell
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Garland

• Gold Lounge
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Goodberry's Frozen Custard (locations in Cary, Garner, Raleigh and Wake Forest)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Happy + Hale (locations in downtown Raleigh and North Hills)
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Heirloom Brewshop

• J. Betski's

• Jamaican Jerk Masters
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Layered Croissanterie

• Maximillian's Grill, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Night Kitchen Bakehouse & Cafe

• Oakwood Pizza Box

• Pizzeria Faulisi, Cary

• Poole's Diner

• Poole'side Pies

• Prime Barbecue, Knightdale

• Raleigh Raw

• Reuben's NY Deli

• Royale

• Sino Wok Chinese Eatery
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Sola Coffee Cafe

• Stanbury
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Stellino's Italiano, Morrisville

• Square Burger
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Cupcake Shoppe
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The District

• The Fiction Kitchen
  • Count On Me NC certified

• The Pizza Times
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Two Roosters (locations in downtown Raleigh and North Raleigh)

• Uncle Julio's

• Viva Mexican Kitchen,Morrisville 

• Yellow Dog Bread Company

Open breweries in the Raleigh area

Brewery taprooms are allowed to open under Phase 2 of N.C.'s reopening plan. The taprooms below are open with social distancing restrictions. 

• Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina

• Big Boss Brewing Company

• Bombshell Beer Company, Holly Springs

• Bond Brothers Beer Company, Cary
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Brüeprint Brewing Company, Apex

• Carolina Brewing Company

• Clouds Brewing Taproom
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Compass Rose Brewery

• Cotton House Craft Brewers, Cary

• Crank Arm Brewing

• Fainting Goat Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina

• Fortnight Brewing Company, Cary

• Funguys Brewing

• Gizmo Brew Works

• Jordan Lake Brewing Company, Cary

• Little City Brewing + Provisions Co.

• Lonerider Brewing Company
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Lonerider Hideout, Wake Forest
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Lynnwood Brewing Concern
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Mordecai Beverage Company

• Naughty Penguin Hard Cider, Morrisville

• Neuse River Brewing Company

• Nickelpoint Brewing Co.

• Norse Brewing Company, Wake Forest

• Oak City Brewing Company, Knightdale

• Oaklyn Springs Brewery, Fuquay-Varina

• Raleigh Brewing Company
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Southern Peak Brewery, Apex

• The Mason Jar Lager Company, Fuquay-Varina

• Tobacco Road Sports Cafe & Brewery
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Trophy Brewery + Taproom
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Trophy Brewing + Pizza
  • Count On Me NC certified

• White Street Brewing Company, Wake Forest
  • Count On Me NC certified

• Wye Hill Kitchen & Brewing
  • Count On Me NC certified

Planning a trip? Whether driving or flying, exploring the outdoors or tasting the area's best food and drinks, we look forward to soon welcoming you to Raleigh, N.C. From transportation to lodging, dining and attractions, your health and safety are top priority for the hospitality industry. No matter how you travel, or what you do, you can travel confidently. Click here for the latest updates on COVID-19 and openings in the Raleigh area.