Best New Restaurants in Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill Triangle, 2022 | Eater Carolinas

"The folks behind Bluebird and Hawthorne & Wood have opened a new Spanish tapas bar called Próximo in the Ye Olde Waffle Shoppe Space, marking a return of higher-end dining to the section of Franklin Street many restaurateurs have avoided in recent years. Próximo serves straightforward tapas with slight twists — the costillas (pork ribs), for example, come served alongside verjus-spiked apples, while the atun escabeche (tuna) is paired with sunchokes and dill. Of course, there are plenty of Spanish wines available by the bottle or glass, as well as wine-based cocktails, sherries, vermouths, ports, beers, and ciders." - Matt Lardie