18 Best Restaurants in Raleigh, North Carolina | Eater Carolinas

"Chef Coleen Speaks was one of the first people to take a chance on a newly emerging destination district set among old auto repair garages and commercial warehouses, and since then Hummingbird has become an anchor in the Whitaker Mill Road area. Drawing on her New Orleans heritage, Speaks serves craft cocktails and Cajun-inspired Americana eats for brunch, lunch, and dinner. There’s gumbo, smoked deviled eggs, and even Viet-Cajun spring rolls, po’ boys, deep-dish pizza, and more. The cocktails are a big draw, and weekend brunch will find patrons digging into plates of crab Benedict and biscuits and gravy." - Matt Lardie