Alley Twenty Six is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

1. Alley Twenty Six

8.9
320 E Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC
Cocktail Bar · 39 tips and reviews

Lindsey G.Lindsey Glick: Best mixologists around! Cocktails are like you've never experienced before! Dean is the bees knees! Shannon the owner knows what he's doing! What a gem?!

Quentin D.Quentin Dyson: Humbolt Cheese. Chicken Liver Mousse. Old fashion way of making out of this world cocktails.

Shawn C.Shawn Cook: Nice, chic, hip, and diverse bar. The drinks were awesome and the environment was nice. Bartenders were great!

Gocciolina is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

2. Gocciolina

8.5
3314 Guess Rd, Durham, NC
Italian Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

Jeff B.Jeff B.: The fresh pasta, craft cocktails, reasonably priced.

Jason B.Jason Baxter: Excellent Italian food. Best meal I've had in months. On par with Nana's for half the price.

Kelly G.Kelly Gorsche: Panna cotta to die for

106 Main is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

3. 106 Main

8.6
106 E Main St (S Mangum St), Durham, NC
Cocktail Bar · 14 tips and reviews

Emilio C.Emilio C: Great view of downtown Durham. The Old Fashioned here is great!

Kacy F.Kacy Fortner: Friendliest bartenders in town. You should totally give it a shot if you're around the area. Affordable drinks, chill atmosphere. Great place to watch a game.

Stephanie T.Stephanie Tripp: Mike, the owner, is awesome. You WILL get your money worth of liquor here. If you like margaritas, give his a try! He makes them different and they're absolutely delicious! Very chill atmosphere.

Lucky's Delicatessen is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

4. Lucky's Delicatessen

105 W Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC
Deli · 6 tips and reviews

Tom M.Tom Moynihan: Rueben, beet sandwich and turkey bacon avocado sandwiches all were good

Steven M.Steven McClelland: Great sandwiches and sides.

Roxanne P.Roxanne Parets: Roast turkey sandwich was amazing !!!

Ruth's Chris Steak House - Durham, NC is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

5. Ruth's Chris Steak House - Durham, NC

8.4
7007 Fayetteville Road, Hilton Garden Inn (at Renaissance Pkey), Durham, NC
Steakhouse · 11 tips and reviews

Jeff R.Jeff Roark: Excellent atmosphere, world-class food, and stunning service! Be sure to ask for Brian!

Tamika F.Tamika Farmer: There happy hour menu is awesome and cost less:)

Jeffrey M.Jeffrey Mcauley: Great food and even better service.

Page Road Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

6. Page Road Grill

7.9
5416 Page Rd, Durham, NC
American Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

Ilse O.Ilse Ortega: Nice local beers, awesome freshly baked bread with pimiento spread!

Becca F.Becca F: You can order beers in 3 different sizes (16, 12, & 4 oz!) & there's a great tap list!

The News & ObserverThe News & Observer: Try the addictive shrimp and corn hushpuppies, served with a warm pimento cheese dip. Read more.

Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

7. Guglhupf Artisan Bakery, Restaurant & Café

9.1
2706 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd (at Hope Valley Rd), Durham, NC
Bakery · 87 tips and reviews

Amanda S.Amanda S: try any of their breakfast pastries. My favorite is the spinach croissant but you really can't go wrong.

Food & WineFood & Wine: Claudia Kemmet-Cooper named her pastry shop after the guglhupf, a traditional German cake with almonds, rum-soaked golden raisins and powdered sugar.

Justin B.Justin Baker: The pancakes are so amazing and fluffy for one brief moment I thought I was eating on a cloud on my way to breakfast heaven.

Nasher Museum Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

8. Nasher Museum Cafe

8.0
2001 Campus Dr, Durham, NC
Café · 10 tips and reviews

Angie Y.Angie Y.: You can't go wrong with the eggs benedict for weekend brunch. Comes with asparagus, a salad and home fries!

Winter S.Winter Schatz: Delicious food. But the service is absurdly slow.

Jake S.Jake Stanley: Escape from Duke proper, feel like you're in a city for the space of a meal, then walk back to campus and remember how bucolic it all is.

Local 22 is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

9. Local 22

7.6
2200 W Main St, Durham, NC
Gastropub · 21 tips and reviews

Julia Loni T.Julia Loni Turner: The duck special with sweet potash has was very good, sat at the bar and watched the game and it was perfect

Ashley B.Ashley Bennett: If you like bourbon, order the Brood

Ashley B.Ashley Bennett: Mac and cheese and the s'mores dessert are excellent. Wouldn't recommend the Dark and Stormy (they use their own soda instead of a ginger beer)

The Melting Pot is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

10. The Melting Pot

7.3
202 NC-54, Durham, NC
Fondue Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Katherine R.Katherine Richardson: If you like fine dining in Durham... the ultimate unique fondue experience is in Durham, ask about the lovers lane packages. These are the most romantic way to enjoy your anniversary or date night!

Kelly H.Kelly Hall: Iris was the BEST waitress, she really made us feel special on our anniversary <3

Kia S.Kia S.: Ladies night is on Thursdays. $5 Martinis and special price fondue on theme nights.

Maggiano's Little Italy is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

11. Maggiano's Little Italy

8.3
8030 Renaissance Pkwy (at Streets At Southpoint), Durham, NC
Italian Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews

Verónica R.Verónica Rosas: If you go for the "meal for 2" package, they will give you two plates to go as well. Very good deal, the food is delicious

Christanna H.Christanna Honer: Correct pronunciation: mah-ji-ah-nose. Not maglionis, magaronis, maggyonos, and definitely not magnolias.

Topher A.Topher Alan: Go to Maggianos carry out & order up a meatball dubs!!!

Juju Asian Tapas + Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

12. Juju Asian Tapas + Bar

8.0
737 9th St, Durham, NC
Asian Restaurant · 8 tips and reviews

Simal S.Simal Soydan: Delicious tapas. Has amazing cocktails. Great for dates and group organizations.

David E.David Eustice: Good and interesting food

Oliver R.Oliver Reiser: Great atmosphere, great food, very nice people.

Shiki Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

13. Shiki Sushi

8.2
207 NC-54 (at Fayetteville Rd), Durham, NC
Sushi Restaurant · 119 tips and reviews

Jack B.Jack Broeren: White Tiger Roll, Dynamite Roll, Volcano Roll, house salad w/ ginger dressing. Or the Tiger Cry Steak rocks. Been dining here for nearly 10 years. The menu is looking better than ever.

Jay K.Jay Kindell: Sushi rolls are buy one get one free every night....

Katherine H.Katherine Hollander: Shiki crunch roll!

Parizäde is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

14. Parizäde

7.7
2200 W Main St (in Erwin Square), Durham, NC
Mediterranean Restaurant · 23 tips and reviews

Nicole D.Nicole D: The apple kale salad was light and flavorful. The Tunisian cake is unusual-- imagine a nutty torte soaked in orange marmalade-- but still tasty. I only wish they offered whole-wheat or g-free pasta.

Eric S.Eric Shelton: U must check this place out. EVERTHING about this restaurant gets 100%... THANKS Jay M. "Owner"

Andrew J.Andrew Joiner: This place sucks. Staff are full of themselves and the owner thinks he's mafia.

Kurama Japanese Seafood & Steak House is one of The 15 Best Places for Fancy Cocktails in Durham.

15. Kurama Japanese Seafood & Steak House

7.8
3644 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd (on Chapel Hill Blvd Srv Rd), Durham, NC
Japanese Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Tiana H.Tiana Hawley: Great place...friendly atmosphere...delicious food and so much of it!!!

Julian D.Julian Downs: Fun for kids

Ken J.Ken Jessup: our dinner this past Tuesday evening (June 21st.) was below the restaurants standards. The noodles & rice, shrimp and scallops were burnt! all we got was a "please come again"