ASHEVILLE
Boston Pizza
501 Merrimon Avenue (828) 252-3474
Pizzeria, popular college hangout. Drinks available.
Mon-Fri 11am-10pm / Sat-Sun till 11pm
Cafe Terra
Earth Fare, Westgate Shopping Center (828) 253-7656
Natural food restaurant in a grocery. Vegan friendly.
Modest prices and a wide range of dishes.
City Bakery
88 Charlotte Street (828) 254-4289
All kinds of baked goods, made from organic flour. Organic coffees.
Modest prices.
Weekdays 7:30am-6pm / Sat 8am-3pm
Dragon Oriental Restaurant
1500 Tunnel Road (828) 299-8186
Asian fusion. Drinks available, moderate prices.
Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm & 5pm-10pm (depends on crowd) / Sat dinner only
French Window Creperie
13 Broadway Avenue (828) 255-1990
What it sounds like. Small place serving yummy crepes, prepared by people who know how.
Mon-Th 1:30pm-5:30pm / Fri-Sat 11:30am-8pm
The Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall
185 Clingman Avenue (828) 232-5800
Live music AND a pub!
Well known venue for live music: bluegrass, rockabilly, jazz and blues.
Featuring famous acts such as Doc Watson, Robert Earl Keen, Southern Culture on the Skids, Leo Kottke, Arlo Guthrie, as well as local
singer-songwriters, and dancing.
"Serving a great selection of beer and wine", a nonsmoking
music venue for all ages, with a patio.
Mon-Sat from 4pm onward.
Mandarin Chinese Restaurant
801 Fairview Road (828) 299-0216
Chinese restaurant with buffet. Drinks available. Modest prices.
Max & Rosie's Cafe
52 North Lexington Avenue (828) 254-5342
Cheerful downtown vegetarian restaurant, very modest prices. Hot entrees, sandwiches, salads. Juice bar, espresso. No alcohol.
Mon-Sat 11am-5pm / Sun noon-5pm
Mother India Restaurant
1996 Hendersonville Road (828) 687-7082
Indian and Pakistani cuisine, which is, by definition, comfort food :) .
Has a no-smoking *room*. Drinks available. Lunch buffet.
New York Bagel
333 Merrimon Avenue
Nice selection of bagels and sandwiches, fresh challah on Fridays.
Smoking allowed at outside tables.
Tu-Sat 7am-2pm
Panda Express
3 South Tunnel Road (828) 299-9205
Chinese restaurant, moderate-and-upwards prices.
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm / Sun 1pm-6pm
Royal Garden
156 South Tunnel Road (828) 298-9788
In the mall. Moderately priced Chinese restaurant, lunch and dinner buffet, drinks available.
Friendly service.
Open 7 days.
Salsa
6 Patton Avenue (828) 252-9805
Mexican restaurant, vegetarian friendly, fresh ingredients. Drinks available. Moderate prices.
Long waiting list on a recent Saturday night.
Mon-Sat
TomoÍs
2 Regent Park Boulevard (828) 252-7177
Popular Japanese restaurant and sushi bar. Drinks available.
Lunch Tu-Fri / Dinner Tu-Sun
Wanpen Thai
2292 Hendersonville Road (828) 684-2777
Thai restaurant, lunch buffet. Drinks available. Has a no-smoking *room*.
Open 7 days, Saturday dinner only.
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CARY
Dec. 2004 - A smoker says this list isn't nearly long enough, that most restaurants in Cary are smokefree (and hence will not get his business).
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1135 Kildaire Farm Road (919) 467-4262
Yup that's the name of this smokefree Chinese restaurant.
Ben's Jamaican Restaurant
8306 Chapel Hill Road (919) 380-1818
Authentic Jamaican cuisine such as jerk chicken.
Mon-Th 11am-10pm / Fri-Sat 11am-11pm / Sun 3pm-9pm
D'Nardy's Restaurant & Catering
909 Aviation Parkway #100 (Southport Business Park) (919) 481-3381
Mon-Fri 7am-10am / 11am-3pm
Gypsy's Shiny Diner
Smoke-free since it opened in 1997.
Kenny Rogers Restaurant
1305 Kildaire Farm Road (919)380-8965
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em...
Manhattan Bagel
970 High House Road
A cup of coffee and a bagel in the morning and you're good to go!
I think I can, I think I can... Two locations in Cary.
Mon-Fri 6am-5pm / Sat 7am-4pm / Sun 7am-2pm (bakers get up way early)
Manhattan Bagel
2050 Kildaire Farm Road
Two cups of coffee and a bagel in the morning and you're good to go!
I know I can, I know I can...
Mon-Fri 6am-5pm / Sat 7am-4pm / Sun 7am-2pm
Michael's Pizza & Pasta
175 High House Road (Cary Plaza Shopping Center) (919) 467-0816
Pleasant, moderately priced Italian restaurant. Excellent service.
Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm / Sun 4pm-9pm
New York Pizza
1831 North Harrison Avenue (919) 677-8484
Mon-Sat 11am-9pm
Shanghai Garden Chinese Restaurant
1861 North Harrison Avenue (919) 677-1166
Sun-Thurs 4:30pm-8:45pm
Six String Cafe
107 Edinburgh South (919) 469-3667
Live acoustic music in a smokefree bar. (There's a smoking patio)
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CHAPEL HILL
Smoking is banned in Chapel Hill restaurants. A few still allow smoking at the bar.
Lucy's
114 Henderson Street (919) 933-2260
Restaurant and bar. The food is presented well but is ordinary with
very little for vegetarians. Inside is dark, the
music has too much bass to it. But it's one of the
few bars that is smoke-free. The prices are
normal for CH. Students and young people hang-out.
11am-1am
Panera Bread Company
213 West Franklin Street (919) 929-9189
Very casual dress. Bakery, sandwiches, salads,
coffee.
Has tables, couches, outside tables.
Trendy look. Good looking baked goods.
thanks SpamInACan! :)
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CHARLOTTE
Contra Dance Carolina
(in different locations around Mecklenburg County)
Contra Dance is a high energy, non-competitive, social dance form done to live acoustic music. Prepare to sweat. Each dance is taught briefly. No partner or experience needed though the ability to laugh at one's self is useful. Patterns resemble a madcap square dance requiring thinking and fast reflexes so all venues are substance free. Newcomers are welcome be they youths, seniors, or somewhere in-between.
Dress is casual/active with flat soft soled, non-marking shoes are recommended. Women tend to wear skirts as they are cooler than pants and fun to flip about. Most venues offer seating for those who want to watch the dancers and listen to the music. Dances are roving; start times, dates and venues vary. For the next dance See: http://www.ContraDanceCarolina.org
Children: Bring a spare adult to the share supervision of children under 12. People tend to dance w/ infants in packs. Once to big for packs it is safest for most children at high energy weekend venues sit out until they are teens. Care givers are encouraged to check if a specific venue has an area children can amuse themselves without getting under foot.
Emperor Chinese Restaurant
337 South Kings Drive (704) 333-2688
Inexpensive midtown lunch and dinner. Good cooking and low-cal versions of dishes available.
Koko Chinese Restaurant
1742 Lombardy Circle (704) 338-6869
Taiwanese cuisine, excellent cooking, casual and moderately priced.
Lang Van Vietnamese Restaurant
3019 Shamrock Drive (704) 531-9525
Planet Grill
1531 East Boulevard (704) 372-1818
Custom grilled steak, chicken, seafood and vegetables. Not quite Benihana - the chef doesn't perform at your table, but popular and family-friendly.
Moe's Southwestern Grill
1500 East Boulevard (704) 377-6344
Good tex-mex restaurant, moderate prices, casual, family-friendly.
Daily 11am-10pm
Table Restaurant & Bar
14835 John J. Delaney Drive (Ballantyne Village Shopping Center) (704) 369-5170
Upscale Restaurant. Smoking is allowed on the patio outside in one section only (near bar)
Table Restaurant & Bar is a unique upscale restaurant offering an elegant
dining experience in an inspiring environment. The interior décor takes its cues from the glamour era of 1920's - 1940's.
Two eighteen foot glass wine towers anchor the bar to the open dining
room. Upon entering the restaurant your eye is drawn to the "main table"
made of carrera marble and flanked by two cheese cellars. This
magnificent centerpiece will be a staging area for culinary presentations.
A chef creates delights that will be a feast for your eyes as well as
your palette. A rounded staircase adorned with glass-ball railings leads
diners to the second level mezzanine. The view from above is spectacular.
Our Executive Chef, Gene Briggs mantra is "from farm to table", as is any
great chef's. Meaning that we source the freshest ingredients from
farmers and present the composed entrée to your table.
Monday - Thursday, 5pm - 10pm | Friday & Saturday, 5pm - 11pm | Bar Opens at 4pm
Talley's Cafe Verde
1408 East Boulevard (704) 334-9200
Vegetarian cafe and deli. Also some vegan dishes. Highly rated but not high priced.
DURHAM
Boston Market
3029 Auto Drive (919) 490-8677
A chain restaurant serving hot entrees and vegetables. Clean and family-friendly.
Blue Corn Cafe
716 - 9th Street (919) 286-9600
Mexican food, some unique. Price range is low to moderate. No dress code. Alcoholic drinks. Art on the wall for sale.
Thanks to a happy customer
Gran Sabana Restaurant
4853 Hwy 55(Triangle Square Shopping Center) (919) 544-5855
South American (Caribbean) cuisine (something really different from Mexican). Inexpensive and simple atmosphere.
Kim-Son
2425 Guess Road (919) 416-9009
Pleasant, family-run Vietnamese restaurant.
Mon-Sat 11am-2:30pm & 5pm-9pm
The Mad Hatter's Bake Shop
First Union Plaza at Erwin Square
2200 West Main Street (919) 286-1987
Bakery, espresso bar, ice cream soda fountain,
lunch cafe, Hat Museum, evening entertainment,
meeting rooms.
Mon-Th 7am-7pm / Fri-Sat till 11pm / Sun 9am-4pm
The Mayflower XVI Seafood restaurant
3742 B & C Chapel Hill Blvd. 919-401-9888
Prices are reasonable. Speciality is seafood,
mostly fried. Take-out. Casual dress. Family
oriented.
Thanks Spam in a Can!
Neo-China
4015 University Drive (919) 489-2828
(behind South Square in the BB&T Plaza)
Chinese restaurant. Decor is modern and upscale but there is no dress code. Original art displayed.
Dinners $8-15. Lunch, takeout. Also operates in Raleigh.
Mon-Fri lunch 11am-2:30pm / Sun lunch noon-2:30pm / Sun-Th dinner 4:30pm-10pm / Fri-Sat till 10:30pm
thanks Spring Brooks!
Shrimp Boat
2637 Chapel Hill Boulevard (919) 489-6591
Casual dress; prices low; Southern cooking.
Family owned and run. Familes welcomed.
Reasonable prices. Southern side dishes.
Causal dress. Take-out. Closed on
Saturdays and Sundays for catering.
Hours: 11am-8pm Mon-Friday. Serving
the triangle since 1970. Seafood,
chicken, BBQ, chuck-wagon. Family size
portions available.
thanks Spring Brooks! and "Spam in a can" for new details.
GREENSBORO
Bamboo House
2221 Fleming Road 336-605-9146
Barnes & Noble Bookstore Cafe
201 Northline Avenue
Bear Rock Cafe
216 Bridford Parkway
705 Friendly Center Road
Deli/bakery/coffeehouse chain. Sandwiches straddle the divide between chi-chi and traditional - large menu, hot sandwiches & vegetarian. Also coffee and pastries. A number of locations in the southeast and midwest. All Bear Rock Cafe's throughout the United States are smoke free locations.
Bert's Seafood
4608 West Market Street
2419 Spring Garden Street
Flaming Wok
359 Four Sea Town Center
Garden Cafe
2403 Battleground Avenue
Panera
Smokefree chain - soups, sandwiches, coffee. A number of locations in town.
Poblano's Restaurant
114 North Elm
Rudy's Cafe
7011 Albert Pick Road
Sbarro
350 Four Season Town Center
A nationwide chain serving Italian steam table food. The food is hot, filling (well, heavy) and reasonably priced.
Starbucks
Several locations around town.
Westwind Cafe
119 South Elm Street
GREENVILLE
The Admiral's Cup Coffeehouse
610-A Red Banks Road (The Shops at Lynndale)
252.321.7530
Great site-roasted, fresh coffee
m-th 6:30am to 9:00pm/f-s 6:30am to 11:00pm/sun 8:00am to 8:00pm casual dress, price range:meals less than $6.
Chefs 505
505 Red Banks Road (252) 355-7505
Restaurant, totally smokefree, casual lunch, fancy dinners, great desserts.
McAlister's Deli
740 SE Greenville Boulevard (252) 353-8000
Cafe and deli. In Greenville smoke free restaurants are rare. This is a very popular one. Casual and good sandwiches
Plum Tree Bistro
731 Red Banks Road 252-353-0088
Totally smokefree. "This is the best of the best, I've dined everywhere and found nothing that can compare this side of New York" says a satisfied customer.
Wings Over Greenville
1400 Charles Blvd. (252) 758-WING (758-9464)
