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Off-Campus Dining:

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Best Pizza

  • Village Pizza

Best Breakfast

  • The Bagelry

Best Chinese

  • China Buffet

Best Healthy

  • Pauly's Pockets

Best Wings

  • Murphy's Tin Palace

Best Place to Take Your Parents

  • Mike Libby's Bar & Grill

College Prowler Take

The town of Durham is small, and, unfortunately, so is the selection of restaurants. Most students don’t have the time
or money to go to the better places further off campus, so most of the time, you will see students hanging out at the local bars and sub shops during the day. At night, the pizza shops, particularly the Durham House of Pizza, are overwhelmed with people grabbing $1 slices at 1 a.m. The Portsmouth Brewery and the Muddy River Smokehouse are two local restaurants that aren’t too hard on the wallet and are a part of local tradition.

If you do get an appetite for something more, the shuttle buses run to Dover, Newmarket, and Portsmouth, where you can go to some of the more popular chain restaurants, such as Applebee’s, T.G.I. Friday’s, and Olive Garden. There are plenty of fancy restaurants in Portsmouth that are worth visiting, as well—it’s just a matter of getting a bunch of friends together and spending a night out on the town.

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Anonymous says:

Off-campus, there are many...

Off-campus, there are many restaurants. If you drive about fifteen minutes, there’s an Olive Garden, Friday’s, Applebee’s, and a few others.

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Anonymous says:

As far as off-campus restaurants,...

As far as off-campus restaurants, there is a variety of food in Durham, including the best pizza in the world, grinders or subs, cheap Italian, fine Italian, bagels, coffee, and ice cream. For more variety, Portsmouth is a short car or bus ride away and has some of the best food in New England, located right on Portsmouth’s coastal harbor.

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Anonymous says:

Downtown Durham has some cool...

Downtown Durham has some cool places. JP’s is a very good eatery, and Village Pizza is great when you’re hungry at 1 a.m.

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Anonymous says:

Durham is pretty small, so there...

Durham is pretty small, so there aren’t many places to eat there, but the take-out food is great up here. Durham doesn’t have many great restaurants—mostly little places for pizza or subs. There are some actual restaurants, don’t get me wrong, but the towns nearby are better.

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Anonymous says:

If you take a 10-minute drive,...

If you take a 10-minute drive, there are the typical casual restaurants like Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, and the Olive Garden.

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Facts

Student Favorites

  • Acorn's
  • Durham House of Pizza
  • Mike Libby's Bar & Grill
  • Murphy's Tin Palace
  • Tap Room

Other Places to Check Out

  • Acorn's Restaurant
  • Domino's
  • The Tap Room

Grocery Stores

Durham Market Place
Mill Road Plaza, Durham
(603) 868-2500

Restaurant Listing

Applebee's
American casual dining
1464 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth
(603) 433-7400
www.applebees.com
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Monday–Thursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–12 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Breaking New Grounds
Coffeeshop
50B Main St., Durham
(603) 868-6869
Price: $2-$5
Hours: Daily 6:30 a.m.–11 p.m.

China Buffet
Chinese, buffet
65 Mill Rd. Plaza, Durham
(603) 868-9705
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

Durham House of Pizza (DHOP)
Pizza and subs
42 Main St., Durham
(603) 868-2224
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

JP's Eatery
Pizza, subs
38 Main St., Durham
(603) 868-7449
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sunday 12 a.m–11 p.m.

Mike Libby's Bar & Grill
American
47 Main St., Durham
(603) 868-5542
Price: $5-$15
Hours: Daily 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Muddy River Smokehouse
Barbecue, grill
21 Congress St., Portsmouth
(603) 430-9582
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m.

Murphy's Tin Palace
Subs and sandwiches
4 Ballard St., Durham
(603) 868-7456
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11:30 a.m.–10 p.m.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
Italian
2048 Woodbury Ave., Newington
(603) 436-8400
www.olivegarden.com
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Pauly's Pockets
Subs and sandwiches
Mill Rd. Plaza, Durham
(603) 868-3110
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.–8 p.m.

Stat's Place
Subs and sandwiches
11 Madbury Rd., Durham
(603) 868-1146
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

T.G.I. Friday's
American
2060 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth
(603) 431-4158
www.fridays.com
Price: $8-$15
Hours: Daily 11 a.m.–1 a.m.

The Bagelry
Bagels, sandwiches
1 Mill Rd. Plaza, Durham
(603) 868-3500
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–7 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.

The Portsmouth Brewery
American, pub
56 Market St., Portsmouth
(603) 431-1115
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Friday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–12:30 a.m.

UNH Dairy Bar
American
3 Depot Rd., Durham
(603) 862-1006
Price: $2-$5
Hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Village Pizza
Pizza
41 Main St., Durham
(603) 868-5300
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Sunday–Wednesday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Thursday–Saturday 11 a.m.–2 a.m.

Wildcat Pizza
American
3 Madbury Rd., Durham
(603) 868-5530
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m.–10 p.m.

Young's Restaurant
American, breakfast
48 Main St., Durham
(603) 868-2688
Price: $5-$10
Hours: Monday–Thursday 6 a.m. –2 p.m., Friday–Sunday 6 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

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