• Savor the multitude of dining options at the Pinehurst Resort. Taste the gourmet Southern flavors of the AAA Four Diamond Award-winning 1895 Grille. Sip a libation and have a meal while sitting at the antique bar brought over from Scotland in The Tavern. Celebrate the bounty of the Carolina Dining Room's legendary breakfast buffet while listening to piano music, or grab an early-morning cappuccino at the Carolina Coffee Shop. The Ryder Cup Lounge serves up classic American fare with a twist. .

• Taste a brew at Pinehurst Brewing Co., which occupies what was once the original Pinehurst village steam plant. After an extensive renovation to restore much of the building’s original façade, Pinehurst Brewing Co. is home to an array of craft beers brewed on-site as well as a full kitchen, featuring authentic North Carolina barbecue and Texas-style brisket cooked daily at the brewery’s smokehouse.

• Sip a different kind of brew at Lady Bedford's Tea Parlour in Pinehurst. They serve breakfast—quiche, scones, crepes—and a choice of a proper afternoon tea, or a heartier lunch menu, all served up in a quaint, charming atmosphere.