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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 TRIANGLE TODAY’S
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YOU HAVE YOUR ‘HAMILTON’ TICKETS, SO NOW
WHERE TO EAT?
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For the next month, the Durham Performing Arts Center hosts the crown jewel of the arts world, the biggest show on earth, the toughest ticket in the universe. Welcome to Durham in the time of “Hamilton.” Getting tickets is the hard part. Now where do you eat? We’re here to help with that. Hamilton’s stop in Durham has attracted an audience from across the state. The good news for inand out-of-towners, downtown Durham is one of the best block by block dining cities in the South. The bad news, you might want to grab reservations now. Here are some bites to seek out before the curtain. ALLEY TWENTY-SIX 320 East Chapel Hill St., Durham Shannon Healy runs one of the area’s finest cocktail bars. There’s a frequently changing menu of seasonal drinks that’ll never steer you wrong, but bartenders can make anything you like with a
few choice adjectives. They also boast a kitchen to match the booze.
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BULL CITY BURGER 107 E. Parrish St. #105, Durham Proving that pasture-raised beef can be done on a high volume scale, don’t be disheartened if the counter-service line stretches to the door, it’s worth the wait. Bull City boasts a sign declaring, “Yes, we made that,” which applies to everything, from the pickles to the buns to the mustard. Even the beer. JACK TAR & THE COLONEL’S DAUGHTER 202 Corcoran St., Durham This modern diner on the ground floor of the new Unscripted Hotel goes from morning to night, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Colonel’s Daughter, the black box bar next door, is narrow and dark, usually with a movie on the lone television. There are more than dozen seats at the bar, but plenty of standing room along the wall, with a
The house specialty at M Kokko is KFC wings, the K standing for Korean as in that country’s famously extra-crispy twice-fried chicken. Juli Leonard wooden railing for drinks. M KOKKO 311 Holland St., Suite B, Durham This sister restaurant of M Sushi serves famous Korean chicken wings and sandwiches, but also excellent bowls of ramen. The waiting list can be staggering, like a certain global phenomenon musical.
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