Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Raleigh, NC

Southern and soul food in Raleigh at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 22th largest food category in Raleigh, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.0% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 22 listed below, 15 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 21 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Raleigh

• Iyla's Southern Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 411 W Morgan St
• The Big Easy Nc
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 222 Fayetteville St
• Braise Contemporary Southern
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 4500 Marriott Dr
• Biscuit Belly - Seaboard Station
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 698 Seaboard Station Dr
• Big Ed's City Market Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 220 Wolfe St
• Flavor Hills
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 319 Fayetteville St Ste 105
• Rye Bar and Southern Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 500 Fayetteville St
• Whiskey Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 201 W Martin St
• Wilson's Eatery
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1053 E Whitaker Mill Rd
• Tupelo Honey
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 425 Oberlin Rd
• Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 8301 Brier Creek Pkwy
• Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 6325 Falls of Neuse Rd
• Relish Craft Kitchen & Bourbon Bar
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 5625 Creedmoor Rd
• Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 530 Daniels St
• State Farmers Market Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1240 Farmers Market Dr
• Hady International Food Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 717 E Martin St
• Mr Wonderful's Chicken & Waffles
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3587 Maitland Dr
• Secrets Cajun Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4511 New Bern Ave Ste 100
• Big Easy
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4325 Glenwood Ave Suite 2052
• Provenance
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 120 East Martin Street
• The Prime Smokehouse
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2800 Rock Quarry Road
• Owens Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food

Southern and soul food elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Charlotte (65), Durham (23), Winston-Salem (20), Greensboro (19), Fayetteville (13) and Asheville (13).

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