re: Fayetteville - Places to Eat/Drink

Here's a suggestion. As long as you are reasonably fit, and don't have a campus parking pass already, just park in one of the municipal parking areas off Dickson Street. It will cost $5 for the whole day. You can eat and drink around that area and then walk over the hill through campus to the stadium. Be advised, it is not all that far, distance-wise, but it is uphill both ways.

Favorites in that area:

Food & Drink:
Deluxe Burger LINK
Hammontrees yum
Arsaga's LINK
Table on the Hill LINK
Grubs
Theo's LINK
Bordino's LINK
Doe's
Wasabi LINK
Farrell's (great sports bar) LINK
Green Submarine (great sandwiches)
Shultertown (food trucks) food trucks yay
Jose's (not great except for patio)

Bars, Drinks only, although some won't be open at lunch time:

George's (since 1927)
Bugsy's
Mickey Finn's (this one will be open and I think is the closest bar to campus, smoker friendly)
Buster's
Brewski's (smoker friendly)
Common Grounds
Smoke & Barrel
Sideways (sports bar, next to Farrell's another sports bar)
Kingfish (smoker friendly)
Dickson Pub
21st amendment
Roger's Rec (smoker friendly)

There are some others, but that's a good rundown of options within about 2 square blocks on Dickson.