The Ultimate Winston-Salem Restaurant & Bar Guide

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We’re cutting out the fluff and giving you key words for each location instead. Click the name to read more details about each. In alphabetical order….
  • 1703 Restaurant: bougie, just right for a special occasion
  • Acadia Foods: hip deli with an unbelievable breakfast- you have to try their biscuits and crispy potatoes.
  • Betty on Burke: fall in love with their stylish, cozy atmosphere – whether indoors or on the spacious patio. Their menus are seasonal and unique- a great spot for brunch, lunch or dinner!
  • Bobby Boy Bakeshop: sophisticated pastries, French desserts, rotating lunch meal
  • Carving Board: perfect for to-go and picnics, love the sandwiches
  • Cugino Forno: wood-burning oven Italian pizza with fresh ingredients, flavorful salads and gelato + a huge outdoor space great for the kids to run around, scooter and play while you enjoy dinner plus a drink from next-door-neighbor Incendiary Brewing.
  • The Dutch Light: amazing photo-worthy cocktails (that taste as good as they look) in a stunning, spacious bar
  • East of Texas: perfect outdoor space for group or family dinners with slow-smoked meats, incredible mac-n-cheese and The Porch favorite margaritas
  • easytalk: coffee & cocktail bar with the most unique drinks in Winston; check out their “talk” side with a conversation at the back bar, where a bartender will craft a personalized drink just for you.
  • Forsyth Seafood: best fresh seafood; you can pick what you want and they will cook it for you! Don’t miss the oysters
  • Heff’s Burger Club: best burgers ever; a 2023 James Beard Nominee
  • Incendiary Brewing: grab a great local beer and enjoy it in their spacious outdoor seating are that shares space with Cugino Forno, where you can grab a pizza to go with your beverage
  • Joyner’s: cozy corner bar with hand crafted cocktails and relaxed, intimate setting
  • The Katharine Brasserie & Bar: historic setting + French cuisine. Killer espresso martinis.
  • May Way Dumplings: tiny take-out shop in Reynolda Village with affordable, fresh Chinese food
  • Mission Pizza: great date night option; love the Prix Fixe for unique and delicious dining experience; NYC-vibe; a 2022 James Beard Nominee
  • Mizu: best lunch deal for sushi; good sushi, udon noodles
  • Mozelle’s: THE place for a date night; favorites include fried pickles, tomato pie, edamame hummus, and any seafood option
  • River Birch Lodge: a favorite for the after-work crowd, we love their drinks, salads, and “teacher chips”
  • Salem Kitchen: super convenient take-away meals; buy one to take to your neighbor
  • The Porch: a Tex-Mex staple, we do a lot of happy hours over their margaritas and Tres Amigos (chips served with guac, queso, and salsa); filling salads are always a highlight
  • Timmy’s Hot Chicken: Nashville hot chicken tenders, cheap and tasty
  • Tulum Mexican: best margaritas and restaurant tacos
  • Vintage Sofa Bar: best chicken wings
  • West End Cafe: so many good options; favorites include burgers, salads, black bean burrito, grinders
  • Young Cardinal Cafe: downtown breakfast and brunch staple, can’t go wrong with anything on the menu

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