Restaurants|Johnston County NC

What’s for Dinner?

There are plenty of options for dining in, take out, or delivery in Johnston County. From traditional Southern BBQ to Italian, Japanese, Mexican, and Chinese cuisine, to name a few. For a unique dining experience, try one of the many local restaurants that feature locally sourced ingredients and farm-to-table dishes. If you're looking for something on the go, there are plenty of fast food and casual eateries to choose from too.

Dining out can be fast and convenient or for a local favorite, enjoy the tasty home-cooked Southern style buffet at Meadow Village Restaurant located near Benson. Also, you will find chef-owned eateries in Smithfield at SoDoSoPa or in Clayton at Crawford Cookshop, a casual concept restaurant by award-winning chef Scott Crawford! And, if you consider yourself a "foodie" and love to explore, check out the multiple food trails we've complied to help lovers of certain foods and drinks (coffee anyone?!) find places they'll love.

Our website has a variety of categories to help you decide what's for dinner... BBQ eastern-style, Red Hot Dogs (what are those??), Something Sweet, and of course, a list of all dining in the county!

Dining Tip! The tea will be sweet so you might want to order it "half and half", that means half sweet and half unsweet!

The Old North State Food Hall opened their doors with 10 fantastic restaurants on August 26, 2022. To celebrate the one-year anniversary the Old North State is hosting a variety of events, including…

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Dining Tip! The tea will be sweet so you might want to order it "half and half", that means half sweet and half unsweet!

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