Old North State Winery & Restaurant

Old North State Winery and Restaurant is a winery dining destination on Main Street in Mount Airy, North Carolina — a small Surry County city best known nationally as the inspiration for Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show. The winery focuses on North Carolina grape varieties, particularly muscadine and scuppernong, which have grown in the Piedmont and foothills of the state for centuries. The restaurant pairs these distinctly regional wines with elevated Southern comfort food that reflects the culinary traditions of the North Carolina mountains and Piedmont. Pork tenderloin is prepared with seasonal accompaniments and served alongside recommendations from the NC wine list. Muscadine-glazed chicken is one of those preparations that bridges winery product and kitchen in a genuinely satisfying way — the grape's natural sweetness and acidity working as a glaze rather than a sauce. A local cheese board features NC artisan producers alongside house accompaniments, functioning as both a wine pairing vehicle and a showcase for the state's growing artisan dairy sector. The NC wine flight is the essential experience here: a guided tasting through several of the winery's current releases that contextualizes the entire meal. The Main Street setting in downtown Mount Airy adds to the appeal — the city's historic character and tourist infrastructure make the winery a natural centerpiece for visits to the Andy Griffith Museum and surrounding Surry County wine country. Reservations are accepted by phone.