We are looking forward to having many visiting family and friends in Durham for our special day. Here is a list of places we recommend in Durham, whether for a bite to eat, to grab a coffee, or to explore the scenery!

Brunch and Coffee Spots:

Monuts on Ninth street is a great spot to grab Saturday brunch or a coffee. It's not a far walk from Duke's East Campus or the Ninth street shopping area.

Foster's Market and Guglehuph are two great brunch and lunch spots (open Saturday and Sunday) near Durham's Hope Valley and Tuscaloosa-Lakewood neighborhoods.

Cocoa Cinnamon has many locations around Durham (all great) and features locally roasted Little Waves coffee.

Dinner spots:

We love La Superior (hispanic grocery store on Roxboro road) for Tacos, as well as La Vaquita in the Lakewood neighborhood which also has great authentic Mexican food.

HiWire is a great brewery with a pizza shop next door that you can order from.

NuvoTaco, the Boot Room, and Q Shack are three restaurants in Rockwood Plaza, not far from downtown and with a great neighborhood vibe for a casual Friday night dinner.

There are many other excellent restaurants in Durham's downtown area!

Ice Cream:

Durham has a GREAT ice cream scene. Two Rooster's is Meaghan's favorite, featuring homemade ice cream (made in the Triangle) and monthly flavors. Goodberry's is David's favorite, another Triangle local where you can choose mix-ins in house made custard. The Parlor is also quite yummy!

Sunday Mass:

For Sunday Mass, the Duke Catholic Center, which we attend regularly, offers two Sunday masses in Duke's Goodson chapel (in the Divinity school, to the right of the main Duke Chapel in which the nuptial mass will take place). Their morning Mass times in Goodson chapel are 9 am and 11 am with parking in the Bryan Center Garage. There is also an 8 pm mass in the Duke chapel. Immaculate Conception is another local parish with Sunday Mass at 7:45, 9:30, and 11:30 am.

Exploring Durham:

If you are visiting Durham and Duke we would definitely recommend taking a stroll through the beautiful Sarah B. Duke Gardens on Duke's West campus. For a longer walk or short jog, the Al Buehler trail near the Washington Duke Inn is another great option. The Nasher museum on Duke's West campus is also open to the public and houses rotation art exhibits.

Eno State Park has many trailheads of varying length 10-15 minutes from down town Durham. We particularly love the Eno Quarry Trail.

The American Tobacco Trail (trailhead near the Bull's Stadium downtown) is a great, flat, paved trail for running, for all of our out of town runners in town for the weekend. It also happens to be the place of our first date and very close to our new home!