Based upon my visit for brunch here today, it has been way too long since I have made a trip to NOFO in historic Five Points. Did you know that this location is actually a restored 1950's Piggly Wiggly grocery store? You can find cute items in their boutique area that pay homage to Piggly Wiggly! (pictured) They have a selection of Jelly Cat items which kids and adults also love (myself included). Very unique array of items for sale in the boutique that is well worth browsing. Beautiful Bloody Mary's (pictured) on special for $10 with a tip was a glorious sight to see in 2026. Big bonus: easy parking for us today We ordered the shrimp and grits and hash (pictured). Cheers! read more

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I loved this store when visiting Raleigh recently !! If I didn't have a small backpack carry on with zero room, I would have purchased some of their cute items like some Halloween decor. I did get a box of famous NC toffee to take with me. Yum! Downstairs is a southern cafe that we didn't try this time but I will make a point to hit them up in the future. Oh and, it used to be a piggly wiggly supermarket. They've left some features of the store which only adds more fun to this space. Service was very friendly. Located in the five points district and woman owned. I highly recommend making this charming gift shop a priority if you are visiting the area. read more

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A wonderful find! The spinach "burger" is in the top 3 sandwiches I have had in my life. The cafe itself and upstairs gift shop are a feast for the eyes. Can't wait to return on my next trip to Raleigh. read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Meatless spinach burger - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

It has been years since I have been to this great Raleigh spot -- not sure why because it's a gem! We had reservations before a show at the Rialto. No one came to our table for a long time and then someone asked if our server had been by. We said she had not and had tickets to a show and that person immediately took our drink and food orders. Decent canned beer list. Everything came out quickly. I ordered the kale and beet salad with salmon. Tasty and salmon was cooked well. Our checks were brought promptly and we made our show on time. read more

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Love me some Nofo!!!! Their breakfast burrito is simply delicious. Great food, great ambience and kind people. Love this place dearly! read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Eggs - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Had a lovely brunch at Nofo! The food was great, but truly the atmosphere was what sold me. The place used to be a piggly wiggly and they have old photos of what it looked like which brings a feeling of nostalgia and I love the cohesive theme. There's even a shop upstairs. Our server Lara was beyond amazing and the fact she's been here for 14+ years and the servers are family orientated, adds to how special this place is. I had the Bloody Mary and the fried tomato sandwich with scrambled eggs and it was delicious. (Sandwich had a bit of a kick, I'm not the biggest spice person, but it was doable) read more

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Service was wonderful, was seated immediately though this place is quite popular. Great variety of beverages including alcoholic and coffee beverages. I ordered shrimp and grits and orange and candied pecan salad, yes portions for 2 though am alone but might as well try a couple as a newbie. Ambiance is really wusint, actually bordering mythical. The 2 story cafe dining area is an homage to the pig (pork sausages in blown glass chandelier hang as a focal point in the center of the room). Food is just mediocre. The shrimp and grits was swimming in very greasy lard, a tad too salty for my taste. The orange pecan salad was good although the pickled onion coukd have been pickled bit longer. Pecan pieces seemed to be store bought rather than prepped from scratch. Sprinkling of goat cheese was so minimal...where's the cheese? read more

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The food and service was very good definitely worth the trip from Whitsett. I recommend the salmon and the trout.

So pleased we found this treasure. Brunch/lunch was yummy. The store is a delight. We will definitely return.

The shop is wonderful...a great place to look for gifts or something cute for yourself. Bloody Mary is great, if not a bit small and light on the booze. And the staff is absolutely wonderful...friendly, courteous, and attentive. Where NOFO falls short is the food. The descriptions make their dishes sound transcendent, but when both our meals showed up we were surprised how completely underwhelming they were. It was really disappointing, since we wanted to love this place. But sadly, I don't think we'll return...unless we want to do some shopping upstairs. read more

Best hidden gem for brunch without the crazy crowds. For whatever reason it's a local gem of a spot that makes a mean French toast, seasoned potatoes and their sausage is excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed their pimiento cheese spread and coffee. Great place to chill out for a meal. Server and front staff were super friendly and helpful. Will definitely come again! read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Pimiento cheese spread. - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The staff was all so kind so this review is solely based off our food experience. Unfortunately the steak was a pure miss, the first round of ribeyes were overcooked when ordered medium rare and the second round were raw with a sear. Completely understand with the price of meat that keeping a meal affordable is hard - but I think the best bet is to either remove steaks completely or spike prices and buy quality meat. Too thin of a steak is very hard to cook. We do appreciate their hospitality and the gift shop was cute. read more

NOFO @ the Pig is in Raleigh's Five Points area. The restaurant and gift shop was part of what was a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in the 1950s to 1990s. The rest of the grocery store was where Lily's Pizza and Third Place Coffee shop are now. I loved how so many artifacts were on display in the restaurant and gift shop. NOFO has a small parking lot for its customers. Make sure to enter from Fairview as it is one way. The restaurant is on the first level and the gift shop is on the second although it has some seats for dining. You enter the restaurant from the Glenwood side. The Gift Shop entrance is from the Fairview side. The restaurant just has a few tables and they were spread out well. We were seated at a round table so that made conversations easier between everyone and the smaller side made it quieter inside. There are outside tables available as well. I ordered the orange and candy pecan salad and it was made without onions for me. I did add shrimp and was happy with the portion. I loved the salad as it all went together well. I went with the apple pie for dessert. I think it got microwaved as the pie was super hot in spots. Other than that the pie was great with actual apples and not a sugary apple filing. NOFO will be in the regular rotation. read more

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Met the college kids in Raleigh for brunch on a Saturday. We easily made a reservation for 4 the evening before and actually got seated early. Dani was our server and as super nice as anyone can be. We love how open this space is with lots of windows. There is street parking, a small Nofo only lot and the Wells a Fargo lot when they aren't open. Upstairs is a quirky gift store, selling everything from fresh ground coffee, frozen food to environmentally friendly underwater. The real show stealer is the food! Coffee okay, Bloody Mary I would not get again. Brunch, however was great. One breakfast burrito (ordered by the Nofo regular and former hostess), French Toast (highly recommend!), fried chicken and eggs with biscuit and gravy (could have used more seasoning in the chicken breading and more gravy on the biscuit), and the fried green tomato sandwich with the sweet potato fries (4 out of 5 stars for that combo). read more

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Went there for the fist time to meet someone I worked with virtually for three years but never physically met. What a great spot for that! We sat outside. I made a reservation for Saturday brunch which I don't think was necessary. I had the green tomato eggs Benedict. Yum!! My friends had the French toast which they loved. read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Great place to meet a friend. - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I love their shrimp and grits the best‼ The gift shop is a throw back to things you'd see when I was a kid back in the late fifties, early sixties and a lot of fun to shop. I LOVE their chocolate peanut butter cups too. read more

Great food very unique ate there while doing my internship at The Governor's Crime Commission for Victim's Advocate for VOCA/VAWA while auditing all the programs around NC for the first woman governor for NC. Great restaurant highly recommended!! read more

Fun brunch at this eclectic spot in the 5 Points area. It's a former Piggly Wiggly supermarket building, converted into restaurant/gift shop. Plenty of Piggly Wiggly memorabilia on the walls among well spaced tables inside, a few on a back patio and slew on the front patio. Our server, Rebecca, did a great job. Friendly, prompt and professional - orders taken & delivered accurately and with a smile. THANK YOU! Started with the house Bloody Mary. Perfectly balanced with enough heat to stimulate the taste buds without burning your tongue. Garnished with an olive, cucumber spear and a green bean, rim dusted with Old Bay. A great start! Tried Pulled Pork Hash. A tasty hash of pulled pork is griddled with potatoes, onions and peppers then topped with a pair of poached eggs and a dollop of hollandaise sauce. Poached eggs weren't overdone, so lots of yolk to soak up with the freshly baked biscuits. Yum! Even better is the Fried Green Tomato Benedict. A big buttermilk biscuit is piled with a battered/fried slice of green tomato, slathered with house-made pimento cheese, poached eggs and a shmear of smoked bacon jam, and adorned with a sprinkle of tomato relish. The smoked bacon jam is so good, looked for it in the gift shop (sadly, sold out on this visit). A very cool, laid back and relaxing atmosphere for a delicious brunch. Recommended! read more

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Back in the day this spot was a Piggly Wiggly which is neat. On this most recent visit we made a reservation over the phone and dined in for dinner. We started off with a round of drinks, a beer for me and the High Fashioned for my husband, followed by two appetizers, the fried green tomatoes and goat cheese crostini. For our main courses I ordered the roasted seasonal vegetables and my husband ordered the winter salad with salmon. All of the food was amazing, unfortunately we did not save room for dessert. I've only dined in for dinner so I still need to check this place out for brunch. It's funky and is definitely a must visit. On another note, the market is located upstairs and is worth checking out if it's open during your visit. read more

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Really want to love the NoFo. The gift shop is amazing. Most of the food items are good. My wife's French Toast was great. I got the Country Breakfast. With a title like that im thinking biscuits like the farmers market restaurant. I got a single ONE of the tinyiest biscuits ever made, maybe 1 1/2 inches square and the grits were a small spoonful dabbed on a cold plate. Why not a small bowl of grits so they stay warm? The bacon was good and the eggs were fine, but a few more of those tiny biscuits and a bowl of hot grits would be appreciated. Overall I get the impression that my food is being made by blue haired vegans who would never eat grits or bacon. read more

One of two go to restaurants for my wife and I in Raleigh. We love this place! Is in the basement area of a converted Piggly Wiggly. Food is outstanding, reasonably priced, and the service is always great. The biggest bonus, is the fact that the upstairs area is a retail space featuring North Carolina products. Everything about this place is awesome! read more

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Great Sunday Brunch service despite being packed. Got the breakfast special and carafe of mimosas. Ate both biscuits only because they were delicious. Dined outside on a warm day with umbrella over table. No doubt we will return to enjoy again. read more

This was our second time at NOFO. The first time was fabulous. The second time was lacking. The eggs were bland. The fruit bowl barely covered the bottom of the small bowl and the fruit was not fresh. The biscuits and grits were good but not enough to redeem the rest of the meal. read more

Located on the ground floor of a converted they are open different times based on the day. I enjoyed a Saturday brunch. Tables were nicely spaced apart. The French toast was tasty and accompanied by some fruit. Breakfast potatoes appeared to be from the freezer which was disappointing. My meal was good to above. I did not indulge in some of the fancier items which might have bumped up my rating. Check out the gift shop before leaving. read more

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What an experience! The space had a storefront with all kinds of shopping possibilities! From kitchenware to clothing! There were local artists displayed with the ability to purchase their paintings. The restaurant itself was brightly colored with colorful items around including chandeliers. The food was very good. I got the French Toast which I haven't had for years, and it didn't disappoint. Nice size portions. The fruit could have been more substantial but it was good. read more

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Great Southern food, friendly, efficient service in a historic building that once housed a Piggly Wiggly grocery store! Great frozen foods to go as well. Lovely shop with unique items, some from local artists and vendors, even a great variety of chocolates by the piece! read more

LOVE NOFO!!! There is such a great variety of quality products & the food is GREAT!! I can't wait to go back!

This is a Raleigh staple!!! I hope Nofo never leaves us. Everything on the menu is fantastic but I love the BBQ sandwich, chicken salad plate, and the shrimp burger hands down! Growing up here, we had so many great little local lunch spots and they're all disappearing with more and more "big businesses" going in everywhere. Keep supporting local so our city stays special Sweetest lady that owns it too! read more

Raleigh institution that was just as good I remembered it being 10 years ago. Generous portions, savory servings, and creative cocktails...share with your meal mate to experience the variety of dishes. Check this place out for lunch or brunch and don't miss the shop especially if you're on the hunt for a unique gift - great cards too. read more

This souther food elevated! I've said it before and and I'll say it again. The menu is short but everything is good! You cannot go wrong!

Was finally able to try this place when some friends who were in town visiting wanted to do brunch here. I had always heard that it gets really busy and there is a long wait since they don't do reservations but we can right around 11am on a Saturday and there was zero wait with plenty of open tables. They converted part of their parking lot into an outdoor dining area, which is where we sat and it was perfect for a nice NC day! Their brunch menu is not extensive but I was very excited to order the fried green tomato benedict; and it was very good! Another plus is that their fruit side actually comes with good fruit and not just melon. In addition to food, we tried almost all of their brunch drinks. Mimosas, bloody mary, aperol spritz, and a funky drink that involved beer and peach schapps (d not recall the name). They were all tasty but the OG mimosa has my heart, which is $5 during brunch....not bad. My only critique here was the service. It wasn't terrible, just a bit slow. We didn't get our second round of drinks until we were all almost finished eating. read more

NOFO @ the Pig - View from our table - back of the building - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I came with my family for restaurant week, and we were all disappointed with the meal as a whole. Since there were four of us, we essentially got to order most of the restaurant week menu. We made reservations beforehand, and we were glad we did because the place filled up not long after we got there. Unfortunately, that seemed to put us at a slight disadvantage, because we weren't told of the prime rib special that day, which was also another option on the restaurant week menu that wasn't printed on the menus we were given. We only found this out after we got our food and overhead other wait staff tell their tables this useful bit of information. I guess our waitress just didn't bother to mention it to us. Regarding the food, we started with Fried Green Tomatoes, Chicken Satay, and a Summer Berry Salad. The Fried Green Tomatoes were mushy on the inside - a good fried green tomato will hold up even after its fried, in my opinion, so the actual tomato should still have a firm bite on the inside while being crisp from the fried exterior. This one was not - it was crispy on the outside, but mushy on the inside. The bacon jam was tasty, as was the pimento cheese. The Chicken Satay came only with two skewers, and the cucumber salad on the side was inundated with vinegar - way too much. The peanut sauce was flavorful, though. The Summer Berry Salad was nothing to write home about. It was also small in size. For entrees, we tried the Shrimp and Grits, Baby Back Ribs, and Grilled Mahi Mahi over rice and curry. The shrimp tasted good in the shrimp and grits, but that's about all that went well. The grits were the wrong consistency - not smooth - and the flavors were just ok. The ribs had minimal flavor, and the texture was off. It almost seemed like it was cooked in a pressure cooker and broiled quickly to attempt to give it a char - the interior of the meat was just.. mushy. There were also only three ribs on the plate. The crispy fried zucchini was the best part of that plate. The mahi mahi tasted decent, but was a bit dry. The curry was coconut overload, and didn't mesh well in flavor with the fish at all, in my opinion. For dessert, the Chocolate Torte was incredibly rich for me, and the Grilled Buttermilk Biscuit was.. interesting. It was like a biscuit-turned-into-French-Toast concept that felt heavy. The ice cream was good, though. The dinner rolls and butter were probably the highlight of the meal in terms of food. Those were really good. Our service, as I mentioned before, didn't feel comprehensive. We weren't told all the specials, and it just felt very unpersonable. The space is small, so once more people came, it felt very full - borderline crowded. It's a clean restaurant, though, and the shopping area upstairs is a nice way to pass time if you're waiting to be seated, or need something to do after the meal. Overall, it was an underwhelming meal. We went for restaurant week, and that should be the time when restaurants try to impress customers with a sampling of their menu. I felt like we got shafted with portion size, and probably would have had better (as well as more) food if we ordered from the regular menu instead. That's unfortunate. read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Chicken satay. All 2 skewers. - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Always a good choice for a fun meal and quirky and unique atmosphere. Awesome store and market upstairs. Cocktails and wine selection are very good -- Shrimp and grits are very good (they've been serving them for years, but I prefer how they served them 15 or so years ago, compared to how they present them today, but that's just my preference -- French toast at brunch is excellent, at least in my son's opinion. NoFo has maintained a great quality experience for years. Service has always been good in my experience. read more

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Once again this places never fails to impress. They have really stepped up their lunch game. If you ever see the Buffalo chicken on special, SPRINT TO GET IT! Same with the fish sandwich! The club and burger are always solid and have never been disappointed by any of their salads. Last - get the Arnold Palmer. I prefer unsweet tea because the lemonade is pretty sweet on its own. The only reminder I would throw out is if ordering to go - the burger is dry. As in they don't put ketchup, mustard, Mayo ect. They also have amazing ranch & a tomato aioli that amazing. read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Goat cheese crostini - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Fun, quirky, yummy. I came here for the first time, with a group of friends and was pleasantly surprised by almost all aspects (the one not so pleasant, our group table is seated right in front of the bathrooms... maybe not the best use of space) I ordered a Trout dish and it was super flavorful: Lightly crispy, seasoned and cooked well. (and of course, who can forget their hot rolls and butter- so good!) I really enjoy their use of colorful dishes, tablecloths, etc... it definitely adds to the whole experience. I appreciate that they have their own small parking lot and also, the gift shop upstairs.. a great way to kill some time if waiting for a table, or just looking for a unique gift. read more

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NOFO is the cutest little restaurant and shop! Located in what used to be a Piggly Wiggly in Five Points, NOFO has delicious, classic, southern food with a colorful atmosphere. I'm a big pimento cheese fan but I usually eat it cold so it's a real treat to order the Hot Pimento Cheese Dip here! They serve it up with crispy bacon, veggies & toasted bread. The Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich is so good and very filling. Such a great lunch option but also big enough to share as a starter. The Grilled Chicken Club is one of the best sandwiches I've had in awhile! Something about the Cajun mayo on that toasted wheatberry bread. Ham, chicken, bacon cheese cheese, all yummy things coming together in perfect harmony! Also, you need to try one of their award winning Bloody Marys! Just what you need to add a little spice to your brunch. You can also purchase the Bloody Mix & Pimento Cheese to take home with you, or even pick up curbside! read more

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Super cute store and restaurant. the decor. Food was good. Very attentive service. My only concern was that I added bacon as a side for $5 and only received 2 strips of bacon. That felt a bit skimpy I would return and spend more time exploring the cute store. read more

Nofo was so tastey. I went for lunch with a friend and we both enjoyed our meals. I've been a couple times and have always enjoyed my experience. The waitress was friendly and the atmosphere was relaxing. I look forward to next time! read more

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The food is excellent, the staff are the best. We have been going here for years. This is our go to place when we go out with friends.

Love this place. It's so cute and fun to be in. The upstairs is a little gift shop with quite a large selection of items. And then the food/bar is located downstairs. The service is quick, food came out hot and fresh and everyone was very friendly. read more

NOFO @ the Pig - Specialty Food Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina