Raleigh’s food scene stands apart thanks to a host of chef-owned restaurants who are working the line on a daily basis.
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.
East End Goes Budget-Friendly
Less chophouse, more bistro—chef William D’Auvray reinvents East End Bistrot’s fine-dining lean with accessible bistro vibes, from price point to menu to mood.
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.
A Modern GEM
Upping East End Market’s cool factor this spring, enter brand-new private dining room and Giorgios Epicurean Market with Euro-style market and morning-to-night cafe.
Dinner Theater
Ooh la la. Regal restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias is opening passion project East End Bistrot in East End Market—and it’s a production, in the best way possible.
Destined Duo
Longtime LA-bred Triangle toque William D’Auvray is set to rejoin his former hospitality comrad Giorgios Bakatsias at the helm of East End Bistrot.