Downtown Raleigh Restaurant Week 2026 Participating Bars and Restaurants

$40 per peron

1st

 Focaccia

 Market Lettuces, White Balsamic Vinaigrette, Pangrattato, Pecorino Romano

2nd

 Spaghetti & Meatballs (can substitute spaghetti and red sauce for vegetarian)

Finalé

Tiramisu

$35 per person

Starters (Choose 1)

Tlacoyitos: handmade corn patties filled with beans and topped with guajillo paste, sautéed cactus, crema, and salsa tatemada

Traditional Guacamole: hand-mashed avocado, fresh lime, tomato, onion, and cilantro, served with house-made chips.

Entrées (Choose 1)

Cochinita Pibil: slow-cooked marinated pork served with corn and cheese quesadillas, pickled red onion, Mexican rice, and house-made sauce

Enmoladas: filled with chicken tinga and covered in rich house-made mole sauce

Gran Azteca Burrito: filled with sautéed vegetables, grilled chicken, steak, and shrimp, then topped with green sauce, red sauce, and melted cheese.

Finalee (Choose 1)

Mazahua Margarita: available in Lime, Strawberry, Pineapple, or Mango

House-Made Sweet Corn Ice Cream: a creamy dessert inspired by traditional Mexican flavors.

$30 per person 

Nosh (Choose one) –
Asian Green Beans
Chicken Egg Roll
Crab Rangoons
Kung Pao Dumplings

Main (Choose one) –
House Stir Fry: Shrimp, chicken, and vegetables sautéed in a light garlic ginger sauce

Sesame Street Favorites: Choose between Beef, Chicken, Orange Chicken, Shrimp, or Tofu Crispy fried protein sautéed in our sweet and mild asian sesame sauce

Broccoli Wok-ly: Choose between beef, shrimp, chicken, or tofu. Stir-fried with broccoli in our ginger hoisin sauce

Tso’s Da: Choose between chicken, shrimp, beef, or tofu. Crispy fried protein sautéed in our medium-spiced General Tso’s sauce

Kung Pao: Choose between chicken, shrimp, or tofu. Stir-fried with peanuts and peppers in a medium-spiced kung pao sauce

*All entrees served alongside white rice. 

Finale (Choose one) –
Brownie A la mode
Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Espresso Mocktini (cocktail add $4)

$50 per person
Plus tax and gratuity

Appetizer
Blackened shrimp queso dip: house-made queso topped with blackened shrimp, house-made pico, micro cilantro, and paired with house-made tortilla chips

Entrée

Grilled sirloin with avocado pesto and corn relish: sirloin grilled to Chef's temperature and sliced on a bias, paired with avocado pesto and corn relish, garnished with micro-cilantro and a mini cheese quesadilla 

Dessert

Fruta Fresca cup: seasonal fruit cups drizzled with lime juice and garnished with Tajín 

$40 Per Person. Optional Wine Pairing or Cocktail Flight $20 Per Person

First (choice of one)

Turkish Meatballs: lamb & beef meatballs + spiced tomato sauce + herbs + baguette

Cacik: chilled cucumber & yogurt soup + fresh herbs + sumac oil

Hummus: roasted garlic + herb salad + hot & sweet peppers + herb oil + grilled pita

Fattoush Salad: cucumber + cherry tomato + radish + bell pepper + parsley + mint + chives + fried pita + lemon vinaigrette

Second (choice of one)

Shawarma Platter: beef & lamb + basmati rice + grilled pita + persian salad + tzatziki

Baked Monkfish: dukkah-crusted monkfish + lentil daal + grilled summer squas

Harissa Chicken: boneless skin-on thigh + marinated eggplant & peppers + pearled couscous

Falafel Mezze: housemade falafel + red lentil tabbouleh + tzatziki + house pickles + grilled pita

Third (choice of one)

Stuffed Dates: whipped mascarpone + whipped tahini honey + pistachios + walnuts

Olive Oil Cake: nc strawberry preserves + whipped mascarpone

Melon Granita: shaved watermelon ice + coconut cream + mint & basil syrup

$30 per person

Insalata (Choose 1)

Insalata di Cesare: Caesar Salad

Burrata: Creamy Mozzarella with Marinated Roasted Red Peppers & Balsamic Glaze

Entrée (Choose 1)

Rigatoni Contadina: Rigatoni with Italian Sausage in Salsa Pomodoro

Linguini alle Vongole: Clams with Linguini in White Sauce

Tortellini Pesto: Cheese Tortellini in an Arugula & Mint Pesto

Pollo Lombardia: Grilled Chicken Scallopini with a Lemon Caper Sauce. Served with a Medley of

Asparagus & Rosemary Potatoes

Dolci (Choose 1)

Cheesecake: Traditional Philadelphia Style

Classic Cannoli: Crisp Pastry Filled with Sweet Ricotta and Chocolate Chips

$50 per person
Plus tax and gratuity

Appetizer

Smoked pork rib bites slowly smoked rib bites tossed in Broughton High School’s Holy Smokes’ smoked barbecue sauce

Entrée

Smoked beef boneless beef short rib glazed with peach bbq sauce paired with a roasted corn and grilled peach salsa, and a jalapeno coleslaw

Dessert

House-made peach cobbler

$40 per person

First Course (Choose one) –

Warm Goat Cheese

Iberico Pork Meatballs

Hummus Plate

Second Course (Choose one) 

Coal Roast Chicken

Harissa Salmon

Pappardelle Alla Ragu

Third Course (Choose one) –

Cheesecake

Limoncello Cake

$49.99 per person

Appetizer –

Bayou Butter Shrimp

Entrée –

Sweet Heat Plate

Dessert –

Cinnamon Bun Cheesecake

$45 per person

Primo (Choose one) –
Tossed Salad
Caesar Salad
Mozzarella in Carroza: Fried mozzarella topped with homemade sauce
Zucchini Sticks

Secondo (Choose one) –
Chicken Francese or Marsala: Served with your choice of veggie or potato
Chicken Parmesan: Served with pasta
Salmon Lapiazza: In a lemon sauce with capers
Classic Lasagna
Homemade Rigatoni alla Vodka: served with stracciatella
Gluten-Free Penne Pasta: With your choice of sauce

Dolce (Choose one) –
Large Cannoli
New York Cheesecake

$45 per person

First

Roasted mushrooms: wild mushrooms, whipped ricotta, mint olive oil, crispy shallots, aged balsamic 

Second

Steak Frites: seared hanger steak thick cut fries, peach chimichurri 

Finalé

Basque cheesecake: seasonal berry compote, lemon zest, smoked olive oil

$45 per person

First Course (Choose one) –

Cucumber, seaweed sunomono salad

Shrimp and vegetable tempura

Kai miso soup (clam miso) 

Shishito peppers with anchovies 

Second Course (Choose one) –

Chef choice 4pc nigiri with your choice specialty roll

Chicken hibachi bento box with tempura, California roll and salad

Tofu Bibimbap 

Third Course (Choose one) –

Mochi ice cream

Green tea cheese cake

$45 per person

Appetizers (Choose One) –
NC Burrata: focaccia garlic bread, Irish stout tomato jam
House Cured Bacon: heritage pork, Lusty Monk mustard, local honey, chicharrón, herbed crème fraîche
Salmon Poké Waffle: sesame oil, furikake, avocado, tater tot waffle

Entrées (Choose One) -
Beer-Battered Vegetables: ronnie moore’s vegetables, opal skulls unagi sauce, carolina gold “sushi rice”
Benne-Crusted Tuna Steak: fried rice, watercress, pickled ginger vinaigrette

Stout-Braised NC Wagyu: smoked goat cheese grits, leeks

Desserts (Choose One) –
Berry Tart Cheesecake: blackberry, raspberry, homemade whipped cream
Irish Stout Lava Cake: stout ganache, whipped crème fraîche

Chocolate-Avocado Mousse: chocolate, avocado, fresh blackberry & raspberry 

$45 per person

Starters (Choose 1)

Miguel's Queso With Pork: A rich Tex-Mex house-made queso blended with pork. Adapted from our friends outside Austin, TX
Mateo's Taquitos: Smoked chicken and cheese rolled in corn tortillas, fried and topped with lime crema, arbol sauce, queso fresco, cilantro and pickled red onions
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño: Hickory-smoked jalapeños stuffed with Monterey Jack & wrapped in bacon, served with buttermilk ranch

Entrées (Choose 1)

Two Meat Combo: Choice of two proteins served with side, hushpuppies and house pickles. Choose from: Brisket, Burnt Ends, Chopped Pork, Pulled Chicken, Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage
Queso Birriabecue Taco: Chopped pork and melty cheese inside a griddled house-made flour tortilla served with spicy pork stock for dipping
Smoked Jerk Chicken: 1/2 chicken in house-made Jamaican jerk sauce served over coconut rice and spiced sweet potato fries

Dessert (Choose 1)

Banana Pudding: Classic banana pudding with vanilla wafer cookies and fresh banana slices
Apple Pie Bread Pudding: Bread pudding studded with roasted apples and caramel sauce. Comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Details Coming Soon

$45 per person

First Course (Choose one) –
Chilled Spring Pea and Mint Soup: with crispy leeks (veg, GF)

Irregardless Simple Salad : red onion, radish, carrot, crispy chickpeas, lemon tahini (veg, GF)

Tempura Oyster Mushroom: yuzu aioli, chili crunch (veg, GF)

Second Course (Choose one) –
Eggplant Tower: breaded and fried eggplant, mozzarella, marinara, basil oil (veg, GF)

Roasted Vegetable Curry: eggplant, carrot, sweet potato, yellow curry, jasmine rice with Indian spiced quarter chicken or crispy tofu (GF)

Grilled Salmon: aji amarillo sauce, maple grilled broccolini, herbs, toasted white sesame (GF)

Third Course (Choose one) –
Dark Chocolate Orange Pot de Crème: with orange zest (GF)

Plum Wild Upside Down Cake: red plum coulis, chantilly cream (GF)

$45 per person

Appetizer (Choice of 1)

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

Truffle fries

Crab Dip

Entree (Choice of 1)

Poached Flounder

Chicken N Dumplings

Wagyu Burger

Dessert (Choice of 1)

Hot Cheese Cake

Banana Coconut Cake

Chocolate Marshmallow

$50 per person
Plus tax and gratuity. Price does not include suggested wine pairings.

Appetizer

Grilled watermelon salad: topped with pistachios, mint, feta, and garnished with a balsamic gaze

Entrée 

Sticky chilli glazed lamb chops with a roasted red pepper and garlic sauce: marinated lamb chops grilled to perfection atop a garlic and roasted red pepper sauce, glazed with sweet chili; paired with pan-seared rosemary fingerling potatoes, and grilled asparagus

Dessert

Deconstructed baklava with a creamy orange blossom ricotta, garnished with chopped pistachios

$35 per person (a la carte pricing available)

Course One  –
Honey-Glazed Baby Carrots: honey, lemon, herbs, whipped goat cheese

Course Two  –
American Wagyu Burger: Snake River Farms Wagyu patty, bone marrow aioli, fried egg, brioche bun, lettuce, tomato, onion

Course Three  –
Strawberry Shortcake: vanilla creme fraiche, fresh strawberries, homemade shortcake

$35 per person (à la carte pricing available)

Appetizer (Choose one) –
Pretzel bites ($10)

Fried pimento balls with harissa honey aioli ($10)

Vegan ceviche ($11)

Burger (Choose one) –
Shrimp Scampi Flatbread ($18): shrimp, scampi sauce, bacon, tomato, arugula, parmesan

BBQ Bacon Burger ($18): Swiss, bacon, Carolina gold BBQ sauce, crispy onion

Portabella Tacos ($17): Chipotle-lime marinated portabellas, cowboy caviar, micro cilantro, vegan avocado crema

Dessert (Choose one) –
Cherry pie with Marcona almond crumb ($10)

Churro Cheesecake ($10)

Rotating Vegan Bars ($10)

First Course (Choose one) –
Arugula Salad: Strawberries, chèvre, pistachio, rhubarb emulsion
Fried Oysters: Green goddess dressing, balsamic pearls

Second Course (Choose one) –
Brown Butter Cauliflower: Peruvian peppers, petite greens, smoked pecan romesco
Airline Chicken: Hominy sauté, black bean, chori queso
Beef Empanadas: Curtido, Fresno, crema

Dessert (Choose one) –
Strawberry S’mores: Strawberries, graham cracker, chocolate ganache, toasted marshmallow
Crème Brûlée Cheesecake: Prickly pear purée, sopapilla

Small Plate Trio – $30 per person

PAN TOMATE: Grilled sourdough bread, fresh tomato with balsamic vinegar, shaved Manchego, fleur de sel.

BURRATA: Fresh mozzarella with a creamy center, confit sun-dried tomato, extra-virgin olive oil.

POLPO IN PURGATORIO: Braised octopus, Calabrian chili and roasted tomato sauce, toasted baguette. $14

Details Coming Soon

$35 per person

Appetizer (Choose one) –

MEATBALLS: Beef and lamb meatballs, slow-roasted tomato sauce, Greek yogurt

WARM FETA SPREAD: Preserved figs, crushed nut topping of pistachios, walnuts, almonds, EVOO, toasted pita

SAGANAKI: Kefalograviera cheese with grape preserves and fresh lemon. Flambéed with brandy tableside!

Main Course (Choose one) –

LAMB TIPS & ORZO: Braised lamb, orzo pasta, roasted and slow-simmered tomato sauce

PORK SOUVLAKI PLATTER: Grilled pork served with tzatziki, Greek Village Salad, and Taverna fries.

PASTITSIO: Ground beef, bucatini pasta, kefalograviera cheese, béchamel, seasonal vegetables

Dessert (Choose one) –

BAKLAVA: Layers of golden phyllo pastry, walnuts, sugar,

cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with lemon syrup

ORANGE CAKE: Made with orange juice and zest, Greek yogurt, crumbled phyllo dough and soaked in traditional syrup