Top of the Hill, also known as TOPO, is located on East Franklin Street and was founded by Scott Maitland when he was a law student at UNC-Chapel Hill. Maitland wanted to create a place where all the different types of people of Chapel Hill can come together and interact. TOPO has become a place that undergraduate students, graduate students, alumni, families and staff enjoy a comfortable and relaxed social atmosphere.

In July of 2012, TOPO received the award of 16th best bar and hangout in the nation from the party and bar blog, Fiesta Frog.

Justin McClain, TOPO's bar manager, said that sports stars and actors have visited the restaurant. McClain said that the former UNC-CH basketball star, Michael Jordan, has visited the restaurant a few times in the past.

TOPO includes The Great Room Complex that is several rooms for special occasions. One of the rooms that is located in the The Great Room Complex is the Back Bar. The Back Bar is home to the first cask-conditioned ale program in the southern part of the U.S. This room includes a pool table, Bonzoni foosball table, six televisions, and a dart board. This room, like many others in The Great Room Complex, can be booked for private parties. The Back Bar also hosts Trivia every Wednesday at 9 p.m. 

"I wanted to be exactly what we are - an upscale, casual restaurant during the day and at night, a kick-ass bar," said TOPO owner Maitland.

TOPO runs its own brewery inside the restaurant that produces award-winning beer. In 2013, the brewery won two platinum medals at the World Beer Championship in Chicago. TOPO also produces organic vodka, gin and whisky in its distillery. According to the TOPO Distillery website, it is the only distillery in the country that has been certified as environmentally sustainable. TOPO's vodka and whisky have won silver medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, in which over 63 countries competed. 

The exact address for Chapel Hill's Top of the Hill Restaurant, Brewery and The Great Room Complex is on the third floor of 100 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. The exact address of TOPO's Distillery is 506 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. TOPO is open Monday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.