The Fresh Market

The Fresh Market is a specialty grocery store offering easy meals and delicious fresh foods, including restaurant-quality meat and seafood, premium produce, signature baked goods, and deli platters for any occasion. Each department features a wide selection of unique ingredients, seasonal finds, and friendly, knowledgeable team members to help you discover new flavors every day. The Fresh Market is proud to be Voted #1 Best Grocery Store by USA Today Readers Choice again in 2026, as well as Voted #1 Best Grocery Produce, Bakery, Deli, and Prepared Foods.

Located at 4215 University Dr, Durham, NC 27707, The Fresh Market operates as a grocery store serving Durham in North Carolina. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as bakery, butcher shop, fruit and vegetable store, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In Durham, supermarkets restock cut flowers several times a week and often run discounts before weekends and holidays. Across North Carolina, hours for these stores are usually longer than a florist's, which makes them useful for a last-minute purchase. Check the listing for hours, address and Google rating before you go.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. The most common schedule is 8 am–9 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach The Fresh Market at (919) 401-9467; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, stores.thefreshmarket.com.

Customers rate it 4.4 out of 5 on Google across 711 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded grocery stores & supermarkets in Durham.

Durham is in North Carolina, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Getting around Durham is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across North Carolina's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

See the other grocery stores & supermarkets in Durham listed below to compare ratings, hours and locations before you decide. Details on this page come from public sources and may change; confirm anything important by phone before relying on it. Business owners can claim the listing to keep it up to date.