Raleigh’s getting a new acai bowl shop, rooftop bar & 2 new fitness studios. Here’s where
Two dining establishments have opened recently at a mixed-use development in downtown Raleigh.
Palm Berries, an acai bowl shop, and High Rail, a rooftop bar and restaurant, are open at Seaboard Station.
Founded in Denver, North Carolina, Palm Berries offers a set menu of acai bowls and smoothies along with build-your-own bowls, which can be customized with bases, fruits, toppings and drizzles.
High Rail is located on the seventh floor of Hyatt House Raleigh Downtown/Seaboard Station hotel and spans nearly 4,500 square feet, including an outdoor terrace offering views of downtown Raleigh.
The menu features a variety of shareable plates, such as beer-battered onion rings, charcuterie and flatbreads, along with salads, sandwiches and desserts.
For drinks, High Rail serves wine and nonalcoholic beverages along with 16 cocktails. There are classics including a margarita and martinis, along with signature concoctions. The Copperline, for example, is made with 1792 Small Batch bourbon, spiced apple, sweet potato and High Rail house black walnut and chocolate bitters.
What else is planned for Seaboard Station:
- Club Pilates is projected to open in December at 11 W. Franklin St.
- Tous les Jours, a French Asian bakery cafe, is expected to open in spring 2025.
- Boatman Spirits Co., featuring a distillery, bar and restaurant focusing on Mediterranean food, is anticipating a 2025 opening.
- Pins Mechanical Co. will feature duckpin bowling, pinball, arcade games and other activities. It is expected to open in winter 2025.
Compare prices on store-bought Thanksgiving meals
If the thought of preparing a Thanksgiving feast for a big group is too much for you, worry not.
Plenty of restaurants in the Triangle are offering take-home meals, and so are grocery stores.
The News & Observer compiled a list of meal options from local grocers. Some are small enough to feed a couple, but others can serve up to 15. There are meals centered around turkey, ham, beef and pork, along with vegan- and vegetarian-friendly choices. And they range in price from $20 to $540.
A few grocery stores aren’t selling those premade packages, but they may still offer other ways to save money on holiday food expenses. For example, BJ’s Wholesale Club is giving free turkeys, and Food Lion is rewarding customers with cash back.
More fitness studios are opening soon in Raleigh
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Two businesses offering a variety of workout classes are coming to Raleigh in the next few months.
A cycling and strength-training studio called HomeTurf will open Friday, Nov. 22 at North Hills.
HomeTurf will offer a place for people to find a community and focus on improving their health, founder Julie Ferrer told The News & Observer. Classes will feature dimmed lights and music that matches the tempo of the workout.
The 3,000-square-foot studio is at 540 St. Albans Drive in the North Hills Innovation District.
In early 2025, Western North Carolina native Dave Roddenberry plans to open the Triangle’s first Volofit franchise, at 621 Hillsborough St. in downtown Raleigh.
Volofit members will be able to participate in a variety of class types, as workouts change regularly.
Roddenberry told The N&O he wanted to open a Volofit franchise because of the brand’s emphasis on making members feel welcome and its “phenomenal” workouts.
Lime & Lemon plans 2 new restaurants in 2025
Lime & Lemon Indian Grill & Bar, which has several Triangle locations, is adding two new restaurants in 2025.
One will open at Beaver Creek Crossings in Apex, at 2025 Creekside Landing Drive, in the spring. The other will be in Rolesville’s Cobblestone Village development and is expected to open later next year.
Founded in Durham in 2019, Lime & Lemon serves dishes from Northern and Southern India, including mango lime chicken, Bombay lamb chops and biryani plates.
More Triangle business openings and closings
- Cary’s Howdy Homemade Ice Cream is closing. Its last day will be Sunday, Nov. 24, The N&O previously reported.
- J.Crew and True Food Kitchen are now open at North Hills in Raleigh.
- Peregrine, a new restaurant from former Vidrio chef Saif Rahman and Watts & Ward co-owner Patrick Shanahan, is opening in Raleigh in early 2025, The N&O’s Drew Jackson reported.
- Pet-friendly restaurant and bar Barking Dog is expected to open at North Hills sometime next year, The N&O previously reported.
This story was originally published November 18, 2024 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Raleigh’s getting a new acai bowl shop, rooftop bar & 2 new fitness studios. Here’s where."
