Cafe plates · barbecue specials
Hardware Cafe
A restored Main Street hardware-store cafe with rotating barbecue specials and the Boss Hogg hot dog topped with pulled pork.
Visit
- Hours
Closed Sun
- Mon–Thu9am–3pm
- Fri7am–9pm
- Sat7am–3pm
- SunClosed
Confirm hours before travel; posted times can shift with breakfast and dinner service
Double-check hours before you drive.
- Style
- Contemporary
- Address
- 106 S Main St, Warrenton, NC 27589
- Phone
- (252) 257-2779
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Before you go
- Closed Sunday. Weekdays lean lunch; Friday runs later for dinner.
- Confirm breakfast and dinner windows before you leave; posted hours shift.
- Handy on a Lake Gaston or northeastern drive when you want barbecue without a full pit house.
About this stop
Hardware Cafe sits in a restored 1907 hardware store on Main Street in Warrenton, with original counters and a sandwich-forward menu that rotates barbecue specials.
The Boss Hogg hot dog (pulled pork, cheese sauce, slaw, and Sriracha) is the barbecue calling card, alongside brisket wraps and pork bowls when they are on.
Last checked Sep 27, 2026.
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