Fuquay-Varina is having a ball with recently bowed entertainment hub McWally’s—plus four other spots to hit up just outside of Raleigh.
Raleigh Mag’s Best Restaurants 2025
Raleigh Magazine dishes the 2025 Best Restaurants in Raleigh—20 top spots across tastes and budgets, including Best Overall, Best New and more.
Raleigh Magazine’s Best Restaurants
Raleigh Magazine reveals the best of the best restaurants in Raleigh catering to all palates, pockets and preferences, including Best Overall and Best New.
Raleigh’s 25 Best Restaurants
Raleigh is reeling with a ream of restaurants ranging from reliable to rare—all stacked with palatable plates, esteemed service and appetizing surrounds.
Taste Testing
Renowned restaurant guru Michael Lee launched his newest concept, M Test Kitchen, at Fenton—now taking reservations.
Five Outside:
Summer’s ending = the perfect excuse to get outside Raleigh and visit these boutiques, restaurants and more.
On a Roll
Waraji recently expanded the restaurant to include an izakaya bar offering specialty cocktails and apps, along with sake and more.
Just Roll With It
a name-your-price omakase experience not listed on the menu. A Japanese phrase that translates to, “I’ll leave it up to you,” omakase involves a sushi chef deciding what to serve based on both which fish are in season and their personal preferences.
Cowfish: On a Roll
Sushi probably isn’t a food that comes to mind when you think of football. But this season, thanks to Carolina …
Cowfish: Menu Mashup
Surf meets turf and east meets west at Cowfish, proving opposites really do attract Every evening, right around 6:30 p.m., …