Press Room

By Sarah Tate  |  July 26, 2024

Word of mouth and positive reviews can go a long way for drumming up business for a restaurant, so much so that an eatery can experience a boom in popularity almost overnight with a good word and viral social media post. Whether the establishment has been a longtime staple of the community or is a relative newcomer to the restaurant scene, there are plenty of eateries that have achieved a level of regional, or even national, fame and praise that continue to entice customers to see what it’s all about.

LoveFood compiled a list of the “most famous restaurant” in every state, basing its picks on reviews, awards and accolades, and first-hand experience to find the eateries that hungry diners are “just longing to enjoy a meal at” and that are worth visiting at least once.

So which North Carolina restaurant is considered to be the “most famous” in the entire state?

Fearrington House Restaurant

This popular Chapel Hill-area eatery has drawn in a host of customers over the years looking to sample its delicious fine dining cuisine. Fearrington House Restaurant is located at 230 Market Street at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro.

Here’s what the site had to say:

“In an idyllic setting just outside of Chapel Hill, Fearrington House Restaurant has been feeding happy diners since 1980. Combining the culinary traditions of the American South and the techniques of European cooking with locally sourced ingredients, the restaurant was doing the farm-to-table thing before it was a buzz phrase.”