This is THE pub to go to in Hillsborough. Great local beer. Decent bar food. Great atmosphere. Is crowded almost every night. Get there by 3pm on a beautiful day if you want to snag one of the benches out front. Highly recommend it!

Stop by for some Sexual Chocolate beer and the HOT wings. Great people and atmosphere. The craft beer selection is awesome. Great place to meet friends. Seating available outside.

Hard to believe you can find something this excellent in North Carolina! The chicken wings here are the best I have ever had. And I've had 'em up in North Tonowanda, near Buffalo, in a tavern near the Chevy assembly plant, where the locals insisted Buffalo Wings originated! Also, any fried veggies are really great. Try the fried banana peppers... More

Fun pub, great food, nice people, and reasonable prices. They have a great draft beer selection and even will allow you to taste test before you select.

Sit outside and enjoy Historical Downtown Hillsborough. Enjoy an ice cold drink and excellent pub fare or sit inside and take-in the beautiful old wood bar atmosphere.

I first discovered the Wooden Nickel in December 2011 and have been back countless times over the past year. It is the quintessential small town pub--in the heart of historic Hillsborough, it boasts a small, dark bar/dining room of wood furnishings and eclectic signs. The menu, though mostly pub fare (nothing wrong with pub fare in a pub!), has some... More

You know the TV show "Cheers"? That's what this feels like. It's the place where everybody knows your name. It's even smaller and more intimate. It's very Hillsborough. And the food is wonderful. To think all that good stuff is coming out of that small kitchen!

Very small and usually crowded, but the beer list is excellent and features a lot of local and regional craft brews. The menu is great--the house made veggie burger is wonderful, and the old bay edamame are a real kick. The garlic fries are very garlicky.

Cool town pub with an old-time feeling and lots of character. Seating inside and out. Ambitious menu that really delivers the goods. Excellent regular ol' burgers and other standards, too. Wonderful atmosphere.