Asian, North Carolina ingredients · West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill

Lantern

Lantern: Asian, North Carolina ingredients in West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. Order: The seasonal menu.

N&O Top 50 Triangle restaurants (2026)Chef's pickStop on the Chapel Hill food walkRomantic dinner

What to order

The seasonal menu

Why go

Asian cooking built on local farms since 2002, still one of Chapel Hill's top dinners.

Andrea Reusing's kitchen has paired Asian cooking with North Carolina farms since 2002; on the N&O Top 50 for 2026.

Address
423 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
Neighborhood
West Franklin Street
Price
$$$$
Website
lanternrestaurant.com
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Researched November 7, 2026 from the sources linked above. Places change; confirm hours and reservations before you go.

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