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I currently live in Durham for about two months now but have not gone out at night much...My very good friend is coming down to visit for the weekend and was looking to hang out in downtown Raleigh...We're both 26 so we're looking for fun places where 20 somethings hang out...I'm thinking of going to a couple bars and maybe a club or two...Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated...
The Office is a great one (I'm not sure, but I think there is a membership involved), another great one is White Collar Crime on Davie Street. The Dirty is okay, but unless you're on stage you'll end up on a crowd of standers and watchers. I think Sin City is pretty new and don't know about the membership info (whether or not you need one) on that one.
^I'll defer to mariegirl for clubbing/bar advice above, seeing as I tend to towards a completely different type of nightlife.
But for dining beforehand, I'd say consider Humble Pie...it's a tapas kind of place, with a really cool, young crowd. (Attracts a lot of artsy folks too.)
Or if you prefer fancy, Sullivans Steakhouse or Red Room are good choices as well. Or go a completely different route and hit up Yancey's Jazz & Blues cafe for some good cajun & southern food.
^ No no no...restaurants are always open to everyone. Well, everyone except those with loud unruly children.
Nightclubs technically have to require a membership, or you come as a "guest"...and this is a thing that some clubs don't even enforce (and risk fines).
In NC, only establishments that serve food are allowed to also serve hard liquor. Otherwise, it has to be a membership club. The member fees are usually pretty small but it is a law that it has to be done that way. Weird but it works.
In NC, only establishments that serve food are allowed to also serve hard liquor. Otherwise, it has to be a membership club. The member fees are usually pretty small but it is a law that it has to be done that way. Weird but it works.
thanks. I remember we had something called an "uncorking" fee in Salt Lake Restaurants and I thought Raleigh might have the same.
Bogarts, Hi Fi and Red Room on Glenwood Avenue are three hot bars/clubs in downtown Raleigh area. My husband and I like to hang out there with friends on Saturday night. They are owned by the same group so you just need to pay $5 admission and hop for these 3 bars. Bogarts has live band playing on Saturday. Red room has DJ playing international dance music. They also served tappas and Sangria. I love their Mango Mojito! Hi Fi plays Hip Hop. We went there for Halloween and it was jam packed with people wearing very creative costumes. Fun places to go!
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Membership at Restaurants
Well, everyone except those with loud unruly children. 
