919-416-3823
OPEN DAILY 6:30 am - 10:00 pm
776 9th StreetDurham NC 27705
Awards
The Indy Weekly
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
- Best Breakfast
- Best Kid-Friendly
2019
- Best Place to Pick Up an Indy
2019
- Finalist for Best Veggie Burger
2014
- Finalist for Best Sunday Brunch
2014
- Best Wait Staff in Durham County
- Best Breakfast in the Triangle
- Best Kid’s Menu in a Local Restaurant
Durham Magazine
2019, 2018
- Platinum for Best Breakfast/Brunch
- Platinum for Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
- Platinum for Best Breakfast/Brunch
2012
- GOLD for Best Breakfast/Brunch
The Herald-Sun
2017, 2016, 2015, 2011
- Best Breakfast/Brunch
2014
- Finalist for Best Breakfast/Brunch
2012
- 2nd Place in Best/Breakfast Brunch in Durham
You Gotta Admire Our Consistency!
Durham Public Schools First Tuesday
We’re a community restaurant both in the sense that we are a local favorite and in the sense that we strive to be good neighbors and give back to our community. With this in mind, on the First Tuesday of each month we do a fundraiser for a Durham Public School PTA. On each First Tuesday, ten percent of our sales from that day goes to a specific goal of a selected PTA. We feel this is a great way to help a broad cross-section of the community that supports us. All customers are encouraged to come out on these Tuesdays and help support our schools. Please see our list of upcoming dates.
If you are volunteering for a local DPS PTA and are interested in applying for a First Tuesday date, please know that applications usually go out in April for the following school year. You can use the CONTACT link on this website to let us know of your interest. Please also note that due to intense interest our 10% fundraisers are limited to Durham Public schools.
Around Elmo’s
Elmo’s Diner-Durham opened in the spring of 1997, in the Ninth Street shopping district of Old West Durham. Large windows, wooden floors, high ceilings and old red brick grace the Durham location, and give a warm and casual feel. The restaurant also is located in an old building with lots of history, having been a former taxi cab garage, beauty college and bakery at various times.
The Ninth Street shopping district is known for its diverse and unique locally owned businesses. It’s also conveniently located near many wonderful Durham sites, including Duke University, with its beautiful chapel, the excellent Nasher Museum of Art, and the Sarah B. Duke gardens; the Museum of Life and Science (a great trip for kids!); and downtown Durham, where you’ll find the Durham Bulls Athletic Park and the new Durham Performing Arts Center. Every July, Durham hosts the American Dance Festival which provides yet another wonderful venue to visit either before or after a trip to Elmo’s Diner-Durham!