Your guide to eating, drinking, and shopping at RDU

Next time you fly through RDU, factor in time to enjoy the food, beverage, and shopping options throughout the airport’s two terminals.

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Many of RDU’s restaurants source their seasonal produce locally.

Photo by La Farm Bakery

You don’t have to wait for take-off for your perfect vacation to start. With a growing list of dining and shopping options, you’ll want to arrive early for your next flight at Raleigh-Durham International Airport .

Let’s dig in to our tried-and-true favorites, plus a few new spots to look forward to.

🥐 Eat and Drink

🛍️ Shop

🍸 Coming Soon

  • Award-winning chef Scott Crawford is opening Crawford’s Genuine , an upscale bar and grill, this spring.
  • Local chef Oscar Diaz will debut Mexican restaurant Adios!
  • Travelers will soon be able to grab a drink at Conniption Cocktails & Cuisine by Durham Distillery.

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Anne — originally from Annapolis, Maryland and based in Roanoke, Virginia — joined 6AM City as a City Editor for RALtoday in January 2022. She is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and has contributed to publications including Garden & Gun and Washingtonian. When Anne’s not writing, she’s hiking through the Blue Ridge Mountains, practicing hot yoga, or finding her new favorite foodie spot.
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