Looking for a sublime New American meal near you?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end New American restaurants around Durham, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings.
1. Nana's
Topping the list is Nana's. Located at 2514 University Drive in Rockwood, it is the highest-rated high-end New American restaurant in Durham, boasting 4.5 stars out of 302 reviews on Yelp.
If you're curious for more, we found these details about Nana's.
In terms of signature items, "The cuisine is best described as southern regional with European influences," it states on Yelp in the section explaining specialties.
Entrees include pan-roasted Scottish salmon with baby bok choy and baby summer squash, roast rack of lamb over cranberry beans and spinach, and wood-fired filet wrapped in Serano ham over wilted greens, with a sweet potato gratin and finished with veal stock and chimmichurri.
2. Littler
Next up is downtown's Littler, situated at 110 E. Parrish St. With 4.5 stars out of 88 reviews on Yelp, it has proven to be a local favorite.
Among its signature dishes are chicken fried duck tongues, potted rabbit with house-made Ritz crackers, tomato tarte tatin, paired with Stilton cheese and French apple and falafel made from butter beans and topped with goat yogurt.
3. Fairview Dining Room
Fairview Dining Room, located at 3001 Cameron Blvd. in the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the restaurant four stars out of 103 reviews.
The dinner menu features pan-seared diver scallops, skillet-seared duck breast, Chesapeake lump crab cake, shrimp and grits, seared Norwegian steelhead salmon, Black Angus filet and autumn squash pavé with sweet potato, spiced butternut purée, field peas, sautéed Brussels sprouts leaves and red wine glaze.
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