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Beasley's Chicken + Honey is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

1. Beasley's Chicken + Honey

9.1
237 S Wilmington St (at E Martin St), Raleigh, NC
Southern Food Restaurant · 174 tips and reviews

Juakeia H.Juakeia Hines-Walden: The fried chicken is wonderfully seasoned! Mixed with the honey and waffles=heaven on a plate. I will be back.

CITY GRITCITY GRIT: The fried chicken is some of the best in the country! But save room for the sides (we love the Mac & cheese) and a few biscuits!

Caroline W.Caroline Wu: Anything with the fried chicken and the biscuits! The Reunion is a winner.

Soo Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

2. Soo Café

8.0
2815 Brentwood Rd, Raleigh, NC
Korean Restaurant · 14 tips and reviews

Jordan C.Jordan Chavis: Love the fried chicken here. Soy garlic chicken is a winner. Definitely prefer getting a half chicken as opposed to "popcorn" chicken. spicy flavor is also great and will def make you sweat

Hannah W.Hannah Willoughby: Get the Korean Fried Chicken! Chicken strips with Soy Garlic sauce is where it's at! It's also double fried-can't beat that!

Tina K.Tina Keller: Fried chicken is amazing!

The Pit Authentic Barbecue is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

3. The Pit Authentic Barbecue

8.9
328 W Davie St (at Commerce Pl), Raleigh, NC
BBQ Joint · 289 tips and reviews

Anne W.Anne Wilkins: Best fried chicken on the planet!! And, if you're a fan of collards...you're gonna love 'em!

Geoff G.Geoff George: Carolina combo is a must for lunch, fried chicken and chopped bbq

Mike A.Mike Aswell: Good beer? Amazing fried chicken? What? All the BBQ is awesome? Must. Have. More.

State Farmers Market Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

4. State Farmers Market Restaurant

8.7
1240 Farmers Market Dr (at Centennial Pkwy), Raleigh, NC
Southern Food Restaurant · 70 tips and reviews

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Braswell: The fried chicken is soooo goood!

Christie S.Christie Sink-Raimbault: Never had a bad meal here! Fried Chicken melts in your mouth! I'll miss this place!!

Sean B.Sean Baker: Biscuit: awesome! Chicken (country) fried steak and fried okra: flavorful but SUPER oily. Great country gravy, though. Mashed potatoes & gravy: tasty. Next time I'll try the fried chicken...

Ole Time Barbecue is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

5. Ole Time Barbecue

8.6
6309 Hillsborough St (btwn Bashford Rd & Singelton St), Raleigh, NC
BBQ Joint · 31 tips and reviews

Kate O.Kate Owens: Great fried chicken, okay bbq (nothing pulled here, unfortunately) and not so great potato salad. Peppers in potato salad? Yuck.

Lindsie L.Lindsie Lizotte: Ms Stephanie is the best! Try the fried chicken! Yummo.

Candace G.Candace Grier: The collards greens, fried chicken and sweet potato sticks are awesome....overall the foods good

The Mecca Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

6. The Mecca Restaurant

7.9
13 E Martin St (at S Wilmington St.), Raleigh, NC
Diner · 51 tips and reviews

NikhilNikhil: Fried chicken. Do it.

Jeanie W.Jeanie Webb: The fried chickens great it dies take 15mins bcz they drop it when you order it. Also very popular are the rinky dinks, yum! Ask the bartender about drink specials!!

Andy S.Andy Sentgeorge: Monday special! Fried Chicken!

Clyde Cooper's Barbecue is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

7. Clyde Cooper's Barbecue

8.1
327 S Wilmington St (Davie and Martin), Raleigh, NC
BBQ Joint · 34 tips and reviews

Shana H.Shana Hazen: Most amazing fried chicken ever!!!!

Albert A.Albert Ahr: Best damn fried chicken I've ever had.

Jonathan L.Jonathan Lankshear: The barbecue in city. Combination dinner is the best deal! Pork BBQ, chicken, and two sides. Enjoy!

Driftwood Cantina is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

8. Driftwood Cantina

8.0
8460 Honeycutt Rd, Raleigh, NC
American Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews

Suzanne H.Suzanne Hinnant: Try the Chicken-Fried Chicken summer style. I've never had fried chicken so tender, juicy & tasty! Don't tell my Mom I said that!!! You won't be disappointed!!!

Carlos R.Carlos Russo: Perfect chicken fried chicken, served over great mashed potatoes!

Neeta C.Neeta Chitre-King: They actually have a couple of vegan friendly dishes... the beet-burger for one. Some of their vegetarian dishes can be adapted to vegan.

Humble Pie is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

9. Humble Pie

8.1
317 S Harrington St, Raleigh, NC
Tapas Restaurant · 52 tips and reviews

MarionMarion: What I love: their crab cake, gnocchi, fried chicken, fried oysters, and short rib tostada. What I don't love: no pie on the menu??

ScottScott: Get the crab claws and the buttermilk fried chicken and thank me later!

BryanBryan: Sesame Seared Ahi Tuna is the best!

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

10. Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

8.0
4000 Jones Sausage Rd, Garner, NC
BBQ Joint · 12 tips and reviews

Marvin S.Marvin Smith: Fried Chicken outstanding! I love getting the chicken in the morning. Soon as they open the doors!

Ray C.Ray Camper: Their chicken and BBQ platter is amazing, along with the sweet iced tea of course :)

Kyla W.Kyla W: Try the shrimp snack, their fried shrimp is the best!!

PDQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

11. PDQ

7.8
6305 Falls of Neuse Rd (Spring Forest Road), Raleigh, NC
Fried Chicken Joint · 39 tips and reviews

Patty W.Patty Warren: The grilled chicken salad is awesome with fried chicken on top too!

Karen M.Karen M: Don't let the "fried chicken" category scare you. It's surely not KFC! The garlic sauce for the all chicken breast tenders is delicious! Plus, check out the touch screen fountain machine! Bonus!

Russ H.Russ Hanson: Can't say enough great things about this place. Food is excellent, prices are reasonable, and the level of personal attention I received on my visit was unsurpassed by any other restaurant!

Mandolin is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

12. Mandolin

8.4
2519 Fairview Rd (at Oberlin Rd), Raleigh, NC
Southern Food Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews

Eric F.Eric Friedman: The fried chicken and waffles is delicious. It's comfort food fancied up with the ambiance of the restaurant and gourmet syrup. Good for splitting as there's a huge portion.

Raleigh H.Raleigh Happening: Absolutely one of the best restaurants in Raleigh. Their brunch menu is amazing - go for their biscuits and gravy, pork Madame, chicken Mac and cheese, and shrimp and grits!

The News & ObserverThe News & Observer: You certainly won’t forget the soul food classic, chicken and waffles: an exquisitely juicy breast with a shatter-crisp crust and a buckwheat waffle with braised mustard greens. Read more.

State Farmers Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

13. State Farmers Market

9.3
1201 Agriculture St (at Centennial Pkwy), Raleigh, NC
Farmers Market · 103 tips and reviews

Adrienne W.Adrienne Wootten: The fried chicken special at the restaurant is awesome!

Johanna F.Johanna Finazzo: First time and not the last. I've been discovering new eateries lately. This will be on the permanent list. I had the fried chicken with mashed potatoes. Excellent!

Justin B.Justin Bauer: Great prices, fresh produce and happy people. Definitely recommend getting your fruits and vegetables here!

Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

14. Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits

8.2
10610 Durant Rd. (at Raven Ridge Rd.), Raleigh, NC
Fast Food Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

David B.David Brown: You can get anything on the menu all day. Fried chicken for breakfast? Go nuts!

Yung H.Yung Hung: Service is terrible, and the two times I've been there, there's no fried chicken on a fried chicken joint. Avoid this store..

Stan C.Stan Cherry: Order the Cajun Filet Biscuit with egg and add cajun seasoning. Delish!

Jack's Seafood Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in Raleigh.

15. Jack's Seafood Restaurant

8.3
1516 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC
Southern Food Restaurant · 13 tips and reviews

Kim M.Kim McDonald-Elias: I love the fried chicken, steak with gravy/rice, pork chop sandwich and everything is deep southern home cooking. The best fish too

Vincent L.Vincent Lancaster: The fish is prepared well here. I don't eat fried food that often but now I know where to go when I want some good tasting fried fish!

Mary P.Mary Perry: Every thing