Raleigh Magazine dishes the 2025 Best Restaurants in Raleigh—20 top spots across tastes and budgets, including Best Overall, Best New and more.
Happy + Hale Pop-Up Redefining Healthy “Fast” Food
Tyler Helikson’s Happy + Hale pop-up in Smoky Hollow, 70 & Sunny, hopes to deliver healthy, accessible and affordable food.
Neighborhood Debuts New Name + Programming
Smoky Hollow’s Neighborhood bar dubbed new name, Moon Room, along with programming like jazz and vinyl DJ nights.
Neighborhood Debuts New Name + Programming
Smoky Hollow’s Neighborhood bar dubbed new name, Moon Room, along with programming like jazz and vinyl DJ nights.
Ditch the Apps for Relationship Building IRL
Raleigh’s new club scene: Locals are swapping screens for IRL socializing, joining run clubs, book clubs 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.
Neighborhood Bar Bowing in Smoky Hollow
The trio behind Madre opening Neighborhood bar in Smoky Hollow June 28 in the former New Anthem space.
Meet at Madre
The first full-service locally conceived and owned restaurant to drop in Smoky Hollow will serve up coastal Mediterranean flare and serendipitous friend-making.
Oh, Mother
Madre: The first full-service locally conceived and owned restaurant to drop in Smoky Hollow will serve up coastal Mediterranean flare and serendipitous friend-making.



