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Which Triangle restaurants are closed for the winter storm? Here’s a list

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  • Winter storm prompts restaurant closures across the Triangle.
  • Snow, freezing rain and sleet is causing power outages and disrupting travel.
  • Use this list to find which restaurants are open and closed Sunday, Jan. 25.

Restaurants in the Triangle are closing because of the winter storm.

Wintry precipitation including sleet and freezing rain is expected to continue at least through late Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Ice and sleet accumulation could lead to power outages and make travel dangerous.

Gov. Josh Stein declared a statewide state of emergency and is encouraging drivers to stay off the roads.

Keep track of which restaurants in the Triangle are closing this weekend. We will continue updating this story as we learn of more closures.

For information about other closed businesses, canceled events and service disruptions, click here. For information about school cancellations, click here.

Traffic is light in downtown Raleigh on Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2026. Many restaurants across the Triangle are closed due to the winter storm.
Traffic is light in downtown Raleigh on Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2026. Many restaurants across the Triangle are closed due to the winter storm. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

Across the Triangle

  • Stand-alone Starbucks stores are closed Sunday
  • Panera Bread locations are closed Sunday
  • Al’s Burger Shack restaurants in Chapel Hill and Apex are closed Sunday
  • All Lime & Lemon locations are closed Sunday
  • La Farm Bakery’s Preston Corners and downtown Cary locations are open 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Other locations are closed.
  • Drift Coffee locations are closed Monday
  • Neomonde locations are closed Sunday

Raleigh restaurants closed

  • Fiction Kitchen is open 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and is closed Sunday
  • Foxcroft Food & Wine at North Hills is open until 10 p.m. Friday, open noon-10 p.m. Saturday and is closed Sunday
  • Giorgios Epicurean Market is closed Sunday
  • Aladdin’s Eatery locations at North Hills and Brier Creek are closed Sunday

Durham restaurants closed

Vehicles slowing make their way east and west on US 64 in Apex on Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2026.
Vehicles slowing make their way east and west on US 64 in Apex on Sunday morning, Jan. 25, 2026. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com

Cary restaurants closed

Chapel Hill restaurants closed

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This story was originally published January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM with the headline "Which Triangle restaurants are closed for the winter storm? Here’s a list."

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Renee Umsted is The News & Observer’s Affordability Reporter. She writes about what it costs to live in the Triangle, with a consumer-focused approach. She has a degree in journalism from TCU. 
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