7 new restaurants coming to the Triangle, including pizza, burgers & beer
Key Takeaways
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- Restaurants that serve pizza, chicken and burgers are adding to the Triangle’s food scene.
- Popular chains Shake Shack and Outback Steakhouse will open in Raleigh suburbs.
- A buzzy Durham bakery is coming soon, and a Chapel Hill beer and food spot re-opened.
The Triangle is welcoming a wave of new restaurants this spring through fall, from a beloved beer and food spot in Chapel Hill to a buzzy bakery in Durham. Here’s a roundup of the latest food openings and announcements in the Raleigh area.
Here are key takeaways:
- Basic Brewing, owned by Raleigh local Kendall York, plans to open a midcentury modern brewpub at Kane Realty’s Platform Apartments in West End this fall, serving beers, cocktails, wine, pizza and American pub fare.
- Slim Chickens has opened a new Clayton location at 11606 Clayton Blvd., bringing the buttermilk-brined chicken tender chain’s North Carolina footprint to 10 restaurants.
- The burger joint Shake Shack is holding a public grand opening at Park West Village in Morrisville on May 13, with a preview event May 12 and $1 from every sandwich sold on opening day going to nonprofit Neighbor Up.
- The Casual Pint re-opened in Chapel Hill on Thursday, May 7 under new ownership with a revamped menu featuring wraps, salads, sriracha chili bourbon meatballs and a pretzelwurst platter.
- Vic’s Pizzeria owner Michael Longo is opening a kid-friendly spot called Mikey’s Pizzeria at McNeill Pointe plaza in late June or early July, complete with arcade games and a pizza-making station.
- Outback Steakhouse plans to open a new Wake Forest location at the Grove 98 complex as early as summer 2026, joining a Wegmans and other retailers off N.C. Highway 98.
- Lutra Café & Bakery, which will serve cinnamon buns and a 100-layer hashbrown, is opening in June at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham with 2,600 square feet of space and 56 total seats.
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Simone Jasper
The News & Observer