Pepper’s? The Rat? Which of these 20 closed Chapel Hill restaurants would you bring back?

Earlier this year, readers told us which Raleigh restaurant, diner or grill they’d most like to resurrect, and now it’s Chapel Hill’s turn to vote.

Our list of long-gone greats, from Franklin Street and beyond, isn’t comprehensive, but we think all of the entries here are deserving of a comeback. The list was put together with the help of a little internet sleuthing and consultations with a panel of proud (and hungry) UNC-Chapel Hill alums.

The result: 20 solid candidates that any self-respecting Tar Heel would trade a year’s worth of Panera Bread visits for one trip back in time (no offense to Panera).

A couple of notes, before we get to the voting:

▪ This is not a scientific poll. You can vote as often as you like. But we would like to point out that when we voted in Raleigh, readers picked Darryls, and in a matter of months, Darryls announced it may return to the cap city.

▪ We did not include Crooks Corner — even though it is closed and super beloved — because we’re told it’s going to return very soon.

▪ We did not include Allen & Son Bar-B-Q, which closed its Chapel Hill location in 2018, because there’s still one in Pittsboro. A controversial call, perhaps, but we’ll take the heat.

▪ You can vote for up to three restaurants on the list at each visit to the story.

▪ There’s a spot below the list for you to tell us what we left off (or you can email me at bcain@newsobserver.com).

We’ll report the results of the voting on Monday, Aug. 8.