(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three North Carolina restaurants landed in Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat of 2025.
The list of best restaurants is compiled from data on the dining review website, which discovered award-winning dishes can be found both at home and on their travels.
Yelp says this year’s list celebrates that trend — with an accent on delicious food at fair prices in comfortable settings. There are several casual locations, along with an array of Middle Eastern offerings.
Here are the big winners from North Carolina, which all come from the Piedmont Triad region:
13. Odeh’s Mediterranean Kitchen
- City: High Point
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Stars: 4.8 (380 reviews)
- Cost: $$
- Popular dishes: Greek Salad, Baklava, Baba Ganoush, Shawarma Platter
35. Freeman’s Grub & Pub
- City: Greensboro
- Cuisine: New American
- Stars: 4.7 (624 reviews)
- Cost: $$
- Popular Dishes: Bahn Mi Sandwich, Poutine, Blackberry BBQ Brisket, Hot Honey Chicken Sandwich
60. Nick’s Old Fashion Hamburger House
- City: Lexington
- Cuisine: Burgers/fast food
- Stars: 4.6 (310 reviews)
- Cost: $$
- Popular Dishes: Pork Chop Sandwich, Hot Chips, Double Cheeseburger
To determine the Top 100 Places to Eat in 2025, Yelp’s data science team starts by using the data generated from our community submissions. They considered both the rating and the volume of the reviews, while accounting for the overall restaurant activity in each business’s area.
From the candidate restaurants, Yelp narrowed the list down with the expertise of its community managers and Trend Expert to curate a list as quirky, interesting, and unique as the Yelp community itself.
The entire top 100 can be found here.
