Food & Drink

Raleigh taproom expands to Carrboro with second location. Details on grand opening

The new second location of Bru Public House will open in Carrboro April 20, replacing the former longtime sports bar Hickory Tavern.
The new second location of Bru Public House will open in Carrboro April 20, replacing the former longtime sports bar Hickory Tavern. Bru Public House

A prominent Carrboro bar space will soon be taken over by a Raleigh taproom.

Raleigh’s Bru Public House will open its second location this weekend in Carrboro. The giant sports bar plans to hold its grand opening April 20, replacing the former Hickory Tavern, which closed late last year after nine years.

Bru Public House will be located at 370-110 E. Main St. in Carrboro on the ground floor of the Hampton Inn & Suites.

“We’re excited to join such a vibrant hospitality neighborhood,” said Bru owner Denise O’Dwyer in a release.

The new Bru location has space for nearly 300 people and more than a dozen large screen TVs spaced out around the sports bar.

The first Bru Public House opened in 2021 in Raleigh’s Wade Park development within walking distance of PNC Arena.

The Carrboro Bru plans to serve the same pub menu, built around sandwiches and snacks, pizzas and salads, plus cocktails and two dozen beers on tap.

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This story was originally published April 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM.

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Drew Jackson writes about restaurants and dining for The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun, covering the food scene in the Triangle and North Carolina.
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