Bring your appetite. The 2026 Apex Restaurant Week starts Monday and runs through March 1. Participating restaurants offer a fixed-price special menu for lunch ($15, plus tax and tip) and/or dinner ($30 for three courses, plus tax and tip).
We read through every menu to surface a few good ones to try, weighing the value of the offering, diversity of location, mix of cuisine, and user reviews on various sites like Yelp. Some places require reservations, so plan accordingly.
5 Apex Restaurant Week lunch menus to try
🍲 Baan Thai Restaurant, 758 W. Williams Street: The lunch menu includes a choice of four options, and each entree is paired with a starter like Tom Kha Gai, a coconut soup, or fried spring rolls. Sweet or unsweet tea included.
☕ Foxtail Coffee, 76 Hunter Street, Suite 112: Is coffee a major food group for you? Choose either a latte, breakfast sandwich, and bakery item, or a cold brew, sandwich, and bakery item.
🍝 Mamma Mia! Italian Bistro, 708 Laura Duncan Road: Choose one of two salads, one of six pasta entrees, and end it with a mini-cannoli before rolling back into your day.
🥟 Mr. Dumpling, 5470 Apex Peakway: Choose a soup, like egg drop, hot and sour, or wonton soup, an appetizer, and lunch entree (including six ways to order dumplings) from this robust lunch special menu.
🍐 Serafina Ristorante, 126 N. Salem Street: Start with a fennel and apple soup or a fig and pear salad, then choose a steak sandwich, the bolognese, or parmesan risotto. A good value for this Downtown Apex spot.
5 great Apex Restaurant Week dinner specials
🍔 Abbey Road Tavern & Grill, 1700 Center Street: The dinner menu is a deal, with pub-style appetizers that include pizza rolls, bacon cheddar sliders, or ham-wrapped pickles with cream cheese; choice of meatloaf, pork chop, or shrimp po’boy for an entree, and three options for dessert. Plus, daily drink specials.
🍝 Anna’s Pizzeria, 100 N. Salem Street is going above and beyond with a four-course dinner menu. An appetizer of cheesy bread, fried calamari, or fried cheese ravioli starts the dinner menu, followed by a choice of salad, Italian entrees, and ending with cannoli or cheesecake.
🐟 Doherty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 5490 Apex Peakway: The three courses are hearty; start with a boxty (a traditional potato pancake with choice or fillings), a stew, or soup; then choose from four entrees, including the fish & chips and lauded shepherd’s pie. Desserts are a choice of Bailey’s chocolate mousse or bread pudding topped with Irish whiskey cream sauce.
🍔 Salem Street Pub,113 N. Salem Street: The Downtown Apex mainstay includes a choice of appetizer and entree, plus cheesecake for dessert. Additional drink specials make it more of a deal.
🫖 Yagg Sii Tenn, 1440 Chapel Ridge Road, Suite 170: The four courses of African cuisine are served with Ataaya (sweet/unsweet Moroccan mint tea) included in the price. The first course is soup or salad, followed by a choice of accaras (black-eyed pea fritters) or fataya (a popular Senegalese street food), four options of entrees, and two desserts. This is a great menu for vegan or gluten-free options, too.
This is just a sampling of the options. Find the full list and choose your own dining adventure here.
A version of this story appeared in the February 20 edition of The Line. Sign up to get guides like this delivered to your inbox on Apex, Cary, Morrisville, Holly Springs, and Western Wake County.