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Buku Loko Latin Night This Friday!

Apr1
 

Temperatures will be rising this First Friday night at Buku. We would like to invite you to come out on April 2nd for an evening of art, music, dancing and friends.

We’re serving Colombian arepas and hand-crafted beer, wine and international cocktails like the delicious horchata.

Carnavalito Latin Jazz Band… +More

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Great Review From Rtown Living!

Mar29
 

Thanks R-Town for the great review!


Merci Beaucoup To Buku

This past weekend, Rtown’s Friday Afternoon Club enjoyed the gorgeous weather from the spacious patio seating of Buku.  We were so excited to be at BuKu, a brand new restaurant on the corner of Wilmington and Davie… +More

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This Saturday- Give the Drummer Some.

Mar23
 

This Saturday, starting at 11:30. Dj Gonzo spins the vinyl soul and hip hop and two live drummers bring on the beats. The dancefloor awaits ye.

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Thanks for the use of the photo!

Mar17
 
This cool banner photo comes from bracketing life on flickr creative commons.

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Great Review from Foodstalkers

Mar15
 

Buku just got a great review from Foodstalkers.com. In addition to being very positive, it is an informative review, with detailed descriptions of many menu items.

"…I went last night with some friends and we did splitsies on lots of dishes. Most items on the menu are small dishes that… +More

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Rockit! Electro Dance Party Saturday

Mar10
 

ROCKITThis Saturday at Buku starting at 11:00pm til late late at night. Rockit is a DJ driven dance party built on a foundation of high spirits and dirty electronic beats, where rhythms of all origins and revelers of all dispositions are united in the rapturous embrace of the unknown. Dedicated… +More

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Klezmer Throwdown Saturday/ What is Klezmer?

Mar3
 

This Saturday, we're hosting a Klezmer dance party. 8:30-2:00am
Klezmer
is a traditionally Jewish musical form that started in Eastern Europe around the 1500s. In the same way that early Blues and Soul music was heavily influenced by the gospel songs and spirituals of African Americans, Klezmer is built on… +More

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Now Open For Lunch/ Chef William’s New Menu!

Feb26
 

We're now open for lunch on Monday through Friday, from 11am to 3pm. Chef William D'Auvray's new lunch menu is filled with foods from around the world that are healthy, fast and very reasonably priced. You've probably never tried many of the menu items such as the Paneer hand roll or the Bulgarian Fried Cheese.… +More

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Buku Gets Great Review from Independent!

Feb20
 

Ladies and gents, we got our first restaurant review. The article, written by Jane Hobson Snyder for the Independent Magazine, can be found here http://music.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A411237 . We couldn't really have hoped for a more positive review, hopefully more will follow.

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New destination for fans of street food

Feb18
 

Call it a bold marketing move or a sign of the times.

Either way, the overnight transformation of the fine-dining restaurant Fins into the more casual Bu.ku (110 E. Davie St.; 834-6963; http://bukuraleigh .com ) brings another trendy, recession-friendly dining option to downtown Raleigh.
 

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