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Herons

at The Umstead Hotel & Spa

Raleigh • United States

Overview

Herons is the signature restaurant of The Umstead Hotel and Spa and annually acclaimed among the best restaurants in and around Raleigh, North Carolina. The Herons culinary team masterfully redefines American cooking by infusing classic concepts translated with local, seasonal ingredients and precise technique, brightening each ingredient's flavor and purpose. Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, the intimate, 98-seat dining room features a full-view kitchen, a meticulously curated private art collection, and floor-to-ceiling window views of the surrounding gardens and grounds.

Awards

La Liste

86.00, 2025

Wine Spectator

Best of Award of Excellence (2 Glasses), 2025

Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards

Five Star, 2025

AAA Diamond Awards

Five Diamond, 2024

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