6 new restaurants are opening in the Triangle. Here’s where to find them
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- Six new Triangle venues open or are soon opening, spanning burgers, steaks and cocktails.
- Notable openings include a BurgerFi with a drive‑thru and a pet-friendly restaurant.
- Rosebud will move into the former Fox Liquor Bar in downtown Raleigh.
New restaurants and bars are opening in the Triangle, offering burgers, sandwiches, steaks, brunch and craft cocktails.
Here’s a roundup of some recent and forthcoming openings to know about in the Triangle dining scene.
New burger spot in northern Wake
The chain BurgerFi recently opened a new location in northern Wake County in the Wakefield Commons shopping center.
Open all day, it serves dishes such as French toast sticks and egg sandwiches for breakfast, along with several burger varieties and fries for lunch and dinner.
This location, the fourth in the Triangle, is the company’s first in the country to have a drive-thru.
Location: 10831 Wakefield Commons Drive
Steakhouse joining North Raleigh shopping center
A team with two existing restaurants in Franklinton is expanding to the Triangle with a new restaurant at Raleigh’s Lafayette Village.
Franko’s Prime will be a classic American steakhouse serving cuts such as ribeyes and filets, along with seafood and an extensive domestic wine list.
It’s expected to open by the end of January, partner Justin Bee told The News & Observer.
Location: 8460 Honeycutt Road
Pet-friendly restaurant in North Hills
One of the newest businesses to open at North Hills is Barking Dog.
The new restaurant and bar, which welcomes dogs, is the brand’s first outside of New York City. The menu spans brunch, lunch and dinner, serving a range of dishes such as sandwiches, salads, pasta and omelets.
Location: 201 Park at North Hills St. in the Park District
New sandwich shop in Raleigh
A new sandwich counter just opened inside another Smoky Hollow business. The lunch concept, named Garlic Bay, is inside Hone-Sharpen, which offers cooking classes and demonstrations, and hosts events.
There are five made-to-order sandwiches on the menu — beef, Italian, turkey, tuna and veggie. Each one is familiar, but has a special twist.
Location: 516 N. West St., Raleigh
Popular Durham sandwich shop makes big announcement
There was also some news this week about the wildly popular sandwich shop Ideal’s Sandwich & Grocery out in Durham County. The restaurant owners are opening a bakery this year at 1005 Holloway St., about a mile from the sandwich joint, which is at 2108 Angier Ave.
The bakery’s main purpose, at least starting out, will be to bake as much bread as possible to satisfy consumer demand for sandwiches. It’s expected to open in March, but won’t be open to the public initially.
Craft cocktails in downtown Raleigh
Months after opening Capulet Cocktail Club, Patrick Shanahan, Robby Opperman and Zack Thomas are teaming up again on a new concept in downtown Raleigh.
Rosebud Cocktail Lounge will be located in the former Fox Liquor Bar, founded by chef Ashley Christensen.
The new cocktail bar won’t have a menu, but guests instead will be able to create their own drinks. Give a bartender your choice of spirit and flavor profiles, and they’ll take it from there.
Rosebud, set to open on Valentine’s Day, will also offer a cocktail omakase program.
Location: 103 E. Martin St.
The News & Observer’s Drew Jackson contributed reporting.
