Big Ed's City Market Restaurant Review

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Big Ed's City Market Restaurant

  • Address: 220 Wolfe St., City Market, Downtown, Raleigh, NC, 27601 | Map It
  • Phone: 919/836-9909

Fodor's Review:

This place was founded by Big Ed Watkins, who claims some of the recipes were handed down from his great-grandfather, a Confederate mess sergeant. Southern cooking doesn't get much more traditional than this place; make sure you indulge in the biscuits. The restaurant is filled with antique farm implements and political memorabilia, including snapshots of presidential candidates who have stopped by. Every Saturday morning a Dixieland band plays.

  • Keep in mind: Reservations not accepted.
  • Credit Cards: AE, D, MC, V
  • Closed: Closed Sun. No dinner

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