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Eat & Drink

The Whale

The bottle list here is genuinely enormous, a real beer nerd's playground with nothing on tap to distract you. Haywood Common is right next door if you get hungry. Come thirsty and take your time.

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Daymoon Coffeebar Locals’ pick

The closest good coffee to home, and it happens to have a drive-thru. On a slow morning that combination is hard to beat. Pull up, grab your cortado, keep moving.

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Neng Jr.'s Locals’ pick

This is the hardest reservation in town right now, and it earns it. The Filipino menu is bold and personal, nothing watered down for a wider crowd. Book early or plan on missing it.

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Hole Doughnuts

They fry the doughnuts to order, so you're eating them warm and a little crackly at the edges. It's a small menu done exactly right. Get there before the line does.

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