RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The new list of best places to eat in 2025 from TripAdvisor, and one of the restaurants listed holds a piece of history in downtown Raleigh.

Second Empire Restaurant & Tavern was listed among the top restaurants in the country for fine dining. TripAdvisor ranked it third out of ten restaurants that were acclaimed for their culinary excellence.

The list is part of TripAdvisor's annual Travelers' Choice Awards: Best of the Best Restaurants, which takes traveler reviews and curate the top rated places in the US to eight categories that most people search for while traveling, from restauants that are pet-friendly to fine dining cuisine — leading us to Second Empire.

Serving out of the Dodd-Hinsdale House, Second Empire is a contemporary American eatery that, according

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