If you've lived here long enough, you know those recent spring-like temperatures are just a tease. Here are a few restaurants whose tropical flavors will tide you over until the real short sleeve season arrives.
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Café Capistrano
8471 Garvey Drive, Raleigh; 2250 Gathering Park Circle, Cary
872-1127 (Raleigh); 467-2320 (Cary)
www.cafecapistrano.com
Cuisine: Cal-Mex
Dos Taquitos Centro
106 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh
835-3593
www.dostaquitoscentro.com
Cuisine: Mexican
Havana Grill
404 W. Chatham St., Cary
460-8662
http://thehavanagrill.com
Cuisine: Cuban
Lotus Leaf Cafe
969 N. Harrison Ave., Cary
465-0750
http://lotusleafcafe.com
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Mawa's Taste of Africa
152 Morrisville Square Way, Morrisville
321-8360
www.mawakitchen.com
Cuisine: West African
Merlion
410 Market Square, Chapel Hill
933-1188
www.merlionfood.com
Cuisine: Singaporean
The Palace International
1104-A Broad St., Durham
416-4922
www.thepalaceinternational.com
Cuisine: East African
Queen of Sheba
1129-O Weaver Dairy Road, in Timberlyne Shopping Center, Chapel Hill
932-4986
www.queenofshebachapelhill.com
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Saigon Grill
2929 N. Roxboro Road, Durham
220-5979
www.saigongrillnc.com
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Sawasdee
6204 Glenwood Ave. and 3601 Capital Blvd., Raleigh
781-7599 (Glenwood); 878-0049 (Capital)
www.sawasdeeraleigh.com
Cuisine: Thai
Sitar Indian Cuisine
3630 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd., Durham
490-1326
www.sitar-indiancuisine.com
Cuisine: Indian
Thaiphoon Bistro
301 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
720-4034
www.thaiphoonbistro.com
Cuisine: Thai
