Where to watch North Carolina Tar Heels in Durham

North Carolina Tar Heels fans in Durham watch at Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery, the official bar of University of North Carolina Athletics (hosts the Carolina Football Live and men's basketball radio shows on-site). One more spot below.

Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery

Official

via University of North Carolina Athletics (hosts the Carolina Football Live and men's basketball radio shows on-site)

The Franklin Street rooftop is where the athletic department itself sets up shop — UNC Athletics runs its Carolina Football Live and men's basketball radio shows from here every week. If you want the campus-adjacent, capital-T Tar Heels bar, this is it.

100 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Verified September 2026

Steel String Brewery

Fan-adopted

A short walk from campus, this taproom runs its own UNC-Duke rivalry watch parties — no chapter affiliation needed, they just throw the party.

Carrboro taproom next door to Chapel Hill runs its own recurring UNC-Duke rivalry watch parties — 'Come and watch the Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils at the taproom.'

106A S Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC 27510

Verified September 2026

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