Good taste, bad influence.

What is SIV?

Steeped in Vice is an independent media brand covering the people, places, food, drinks and businesses that make the Triangle worth exploring.

Based in Durham, NC, we cover Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, and beyond.

SIV is built around local discovery. Restaurants worth the drive. Coffee shops worth hanging around in. Bars, makers, artists, tattoo shops, retailers, events, and independent businesses with personality.

Through photography, video, short-form content, and editorial features, we document the places we think people should know about and give local businesses a better way to get noticed.

No generic city-guide filler. Just a strong point of view about what’s worth your time.

Close-up of green apple with water droplets on its surface.

go ahead, have a taste.