Is Vin Rouge Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Durham, NC)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5 Durham, North Carolina
Current status
As of October 2026, Vin Rouge is listed open on vinrougerestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Google Places lists Vin Rouge as operational, and the restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, returned a working page with a matching address, phone number, and an active Bento reservation system. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 5, Episode 9
- Address 2010 Hillsborough Rd, Durham, NC 27705
- Website vinrougerestaurant.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
On Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate, in the 2011 episode "French Favorites," chef Alex Guarnaschelli named Vin Rouge's gratin de macaroni, a baked pasta dish, as her favorite. Vin Rouge is a French bistro at 2010 Hillsborough Road in Durham, North Carolina, and its menu draws on classic French bistro dishes. According to Vin Rouge's own website, checked on 2026-09-08, the site lists the same Hillsborough Road address and a local phone number for reservations, along with navigation for private dining inquiries, upcoming events, gift cards, and an email newsletter signup. The site also runs an active Bento-powered reservation and gift-card ordering system tied to the restaurant's name, plus Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram links for the same social accounts the bistro used at the time of the episode.
The episode
Also in Season 5
Season 5: 61 of 104 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 8Bulgarini Gelato
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Ep 9Everest
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Ep 9Japonaise
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Ep 9Le Pichet
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Ep 9Lucques
Closed - Closed
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Ep 9Solbar
Open
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Sources we checked
- vinrougerestaurant.com https://www.vinrougerestaurant.com/
- foodiepie.com https://www.foodiepie.com/list.php?e=Best-Thing-I-Ever-Ate-French-Favorites
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Record btiea-0466 · checked by Cal Marchetti.