Our story
Named for a market street
in the Seventh
Rue Cler takes its name from the famous market street where the parents of founder John Vandergrift lived, in the Seventh Arrondissement of Paris.
In the kitchen
Executive Chef
Gregory Rogers
Chef Rogers’s passion for food began around the family table, where holidays and special occasions were always centered around sharing great food and creating memories.
After culinary school at Nash Community College, he gathered years of experience in North Carolina kitchens — Mandolin in Raleigh, Herons at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, and across the greater Triangle. He came to Rue Cler in 2022 as Chef de Cuisine, drawn to the timeless techniques of French cuisine.
“Respect the ingredient and let the season guide the menu.”
The goal for every trip to Rue Cler is a memorable dining experience — one cherished long after the meal has ended.
A downtown institution
Feeding Durham
since 2006
Rue Cler is a vanguard of the now thriving downtown Durham restaurant scene. We have been happily feeding our neighbors since 2006.
The building that houses Rue Cler dates back to the early 1920s and has been a landmark in downtown Durham.
Join us for dinner
Tuesday through Saturday. Prix fixe or à la carte, whichever kind of evening you are having.