Drink

Caffe Driade

Off-campus coffee shop set back in the woods. If coming by foot or by bike, take the Bolin Creek Trail.

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Sunrise Biscuit Kitchen
Southern fast food at its best; a small, bare-bones drive-thru on the way into town that serves excellent biscuits (perhaps the best in Chapel Hill). Get a chicken biscuit and a cinnamon roll.
Mon-Sat 6:30AM-2:30PM, Sun 7AM-2:30PM
See
Battle Park
A local park which preserves a natural wooded canyon and a small creek east of campus that makes for a lovely retreat from the town. Walking trails run along the creek at the bottom of the canyon and up the hills into the residential neighborhoods lining the park. There are also a couple of historic structures in the park.
Free
Eat
Squid's
One of the nicest restaurants in town, serving seafood prepared in a variety of ways. There’s also a patio, an oyster bar and an oyster happy hour starting at 4PM.
Sun Mon 5-9PM, Tue-Thu 5-9:30PM, Fri Sat 5-10PM (oyster bar open at 4PM)$5-22
Buy
Flyleaf Books
Local, independent new and used bookstore with frequent events, including local authors and musicians.
Mon-Sat 9AM-9PM, Sun 10AM-5PM