Top of the Hill is an iconic Chapel Hill restauran...

Top of the Hill is an iconic Chapel Hill restaurant and bar. It is THE spot to eat if you're only visiting for a short time or if you're trying to impress your parents. Every time my mom visits I take her to TOPO. The food is decent and even more decent after a couple of drinks, the cocktails are UNC themed, and the patio has a view of Franklin Street with a major wow factor. Does the gimmick of being one floor off the ground get old to locals? Not really. Weekend nights here are disaster, expect to be in a crush of drunk human bodies, because everyone who's anyone wants some of those locally distilled spirits and beer brewed on site in large quantities. No one can avoid coming here every now and then--it's just the Chapel Hill way.