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We've compiled the best of the best in Central North Carolina - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Two (unrelated) younger brothers opened Little Brother, a boutique brewery where wine and cocktail drinkers will feel equally at home. LBB has three locations in the region (including Lawn Service, a drink kiosk inside LeBauer Park), with award-winning beer like the User Friendly Kolsch and Jim’s Lunch stout. There is live music on weekends and weekly trivia and running club events.
A restaurant, brewery, and distillery all in one, TOPO has an impressive cocktail list featuring drinks made with homegrown spirits. As for beers, the refreshing Kenan lager and Old Well White wheat beer are always on tap. The top-floor space overlooks Franklin Street and is the place to be on UNC game days.
Winston-Salem's downtown brewery scene is geographically compact yet expansive in variety, and Wise Man is arguably the best among a strong pack of contenders. Choose from more than 20 rotating brews, like the punch-packing Body Electric double IPA or the Sufficient Wit Belgian witbier, and grab a seat at any of the shaded picnic tables lining the warehouselike brick taproom.
