Bars in Durham, NC

Bars in Durham at a glance

• Bars is the 2nd largest food category in Durham, after coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 8.3% share compares with 9.5% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 60 listed below, 51 are independent and 9 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Bars in Durham

Showing 60 of 110, listings with a website first.

• The Federal
  Restaurant · 914 W Main St
• Tavern
  Bar · 1900 W Markham Ave
• Devine's Restaurant and Sports Bar
  Bar · 904 W Main St
• Kickback Jack's
  Bar · Chain · 918 W Club Blvd
• Crafts & Drafts NC
  Bar · 3117 Guess Rd
• 106 Main
  Bar · 106 E Main St
• 19Fifty-One
  Bar · 800 Taylor St
• Accordion Club
  Bar · 316 W Geer St
• Alley Twenty Six
  Bar · 320 E Chapel Hill St
• Arcana Bar and Lounge
  Bar · 331 W Main St
• Bar Virgile
  Bar · 105 S Mangum St Unit 1
• Beer Study
  Bar · 2501 University Dr
• Beer Tooth Taproom
  Bar · 105 NC-54 Ste 263
• Boxcar Bar + Arcade
  Bar · Chain · 621 Foster St
• Bralie's Sports Bar
  Bar · 1725 Carpenter Fletcher Rd
• Bull Durham Bar
  Bar · 3001 Cameron Blvd
• Bull McCabe's Irish Pub
  Bar · 427 W Main St
• Club Era
  Bar · 305 S Dillard St
• Congress Social Bar
  Bar · 471 S Driver St
• Conniption Bar & Lounge - Formerly known as Corpse Reviver Bar & Lounge
  Bar · 715 Washington St
• Da Kine's Kava
  Bar · 1114 W Chapel Hill St Unit B
• Dain's Place
  Bar · 754 9th St
• delafia
  Bar · 1103 S Roxboro St
• Dram and Draught
  Bar · Chain · 701 W Main St Ste 123
• Geer Street Garden
  Restaurant · 644 Foster St
• Growler Grlz Durham
  Bar · 4810 Hope Valley Rd
• Honeygirl Meadery
  Bar · 312 Blackwell St
• Killer Queen Wine Bar
  Bar · 117 E Main St B
• Kingfisher
  Bar · 321 E Chapel Hill St
• Kotuku Surf Club
  Bar · 703 Rigsbee Ave
• LouElla Wine, Beer and Beverage
  Bar · 316 W Geer St
• Ment Beverage Co.
  Bar · 312 Blackwell St #103
• Namu Durham
  Bar · 5420 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd
• Pour Taproom
  Bar · Chain · 202 N Corcoran St
• Primrose Bar and Lounge
  Bar · 111 W Main St
• Remy's Lounge
  Bar · 347 W Main St
• The Bar Durham
  Bar · 711 Rigsbee Ave
• The Boot Room
  Bar · 2501 University Dr
• The Green Room
  Bar · 1108 Broad St
• The Living Room
  Bar · 1007 W Main St
• The Oak House Durham
  Bar · 126 W Main St
• The Wine Feed
  Bar · 307 S Roxboro St
• Tobacco Road Sports Cafe
  Bar · Chain · 280 S Mangum St
• Twinnie's
  Bar · 101 Science Dr
• Urban Axes
  Bar · Chain · 619 Foster St
• Buffalo Wild Wings
  Bar · Chain · 6709 Fayetteville Road
• Local 22 Kitchen & Bar
  Restaurant · Chain · 2200 W Main St
• West End Social
  Bar · 601 W Main St Ste E
• Rookie's Sports
  Bar · 4911 Central Park Dr
• James Joyce Irish Pub
  Bar · 912 W Main St
• Apéritif
  Bar · 3105 Shannon Rd
• Kore Durham
  Bar · 923 E Main St
• Smoking Bull Cigar Lounge
  Bar · 1214 University Dr
• The Velvet Hippo Bar & Lounge
  Bar · 119 Orange St
• West 94th Street Pub
  Bar · 4711 Hope Valley Rd
• Applebee's Grill + Bar
  Bar · Chain · 5340 Mcfarland Rd
• Devil's Krafthouse
  Restaurant
• The Pickleback
  Bar · 711 Rigsbee Ave
• Bar Brunello
  Bar · 117 E Main St
• Bralie's Sports Bar
  Bar · 4707 Hillsborough Rd

Bars elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most bars listings are in Charlotte (457), Raleigh (280), Asheville (144), Greensboro (136), Wilmington (125) and Winston-Salem (101).

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