Raleigh: Practicalities
Raleigh-Durham airport (tel 919/840-2123) is off I-40, fifteen minutes northwest of town. The taxi ride into town costs around $30, while a circuitous shuttle service will charge a whole lot less ($18). Amtrak drops you off at 320 W Cabarrus St. The Greyhound station is in a seedy part of downtown at 321 W Jones St. A patchy local bus service (CAT or Capital Area Transit tel 919/828-7228) operates out of the transit mall at Blount and Martin streets. The visitor center at 301 N Blount St (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm; tel 919/733-3456, ) coordinates local walking and driving tours.Big Ed's , in the City Market at 220 Wolfe St (tel 919/836-9909), serves Southern home-style breakfasts and is closed on Sundays. Across the street, Greenshields Brewery , 214 E Martin St (tel 919/829-0214), offers very good English-style beer and pub food. More upmarket, but just as popular, the huge 42nd St Oyster Bar , downtown at West and Jones streets (tel 919/831-2811), is always buzzing with journalists, politicians and students enjoying fresh fish and seafood. Hillsborough Street , lined with bars, clubs and cafés, has some great places to eat and is the epicenter of Raleigh's excellent nightlife . Rathskeller at no. 2412 (tel 919/821-5342) serves healthy, creative food in intimate wooden booths, and there's also a lively bar. Or try Cup a Joe at no. 3100 (tel 919/828-9665), a bohemian coffee bar with live folk music on Friday and Saturday. For techno and house, make for the Five O Café , above the Studio arts cinema at no. 2526 (tel 919/821-4419), while The Brewery at no. 3009 (tel 919/834-7018) is a good venue in which to see the best regional rock and alternative bands. Away from Hillsborough Street, the Berkeley Café , at 217 W Martin (tel 919/821-0777), specializes in roots and alternative country as well as rock. The Tir Na Nog Irish Pub on 218 S Blount (tel 919/833-7795), is a lively bar with live music Tuesday to Saturday that also serves Irish food and a Sunday brunch. Pick up the free Spectator for nightlife listings.
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