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We've put together a list of some of our favorite restaurants, bars, breweries, and dives so you can make the most of your stay here!
Amélie's French Bakery & Café (NoDa) ameliesfrenchbakery.com/noda
French-inspired pastries, soups, and savories. Coffee and tea. Indoor and outdoor areas. NoDa location is open 24 hours!
Bardo (South End) bardorestaurant.com
Amazing tasting menu experience if you're willin to dish out the moola. Reservations required.
Camp North End (North End) camp.nc
Food stalls, public art, shops, & events in a complex once used as a car factory & military depot.
Chubz Famous Chiliburgers (South End) chubzchiliburgers.com
Greasy burger joint.
Crunkleton (Elizabeth) thecrunkleton.com
Curated spirits and signature cocktails. Open-hearth, live-fire cooking. Reservations recommended. Ask for Hunter or JP!
Dandelion Market (Uptown) dandelionmarketcharlotte.com
Brunch, lunch, and tapas dinner.
Everest Bistro (Sardis Woods) everestbistro.com
Nepali and Thai cuisine in a small, family-run restaurant near MoRa. Everything on the menu is delicious. You want to go there.
Fern, Flavors from the Garden (Dilworth) fernflavors.com
Locally sourced, vegan and vegetarian specialities. Super yummy brunch! Reservations advisable on weekends.
Fonta Flora (at Optimist Hall) fontaflora.com/location/charlotte-optimist-hall
Craft brewery based in Morganton, NC (and one of Nate's favorites!).
Free Range Bar (at Camp North End) freerangebrewing.com
Fantastic, locally sourced selection, including innovative ales like saisons and grisettes. And you can take your beers on a stroll around Camp North End!
Good Wurst Company (Plaza-Midwood) thegoodwurst.com
Great hot dogs, sausages, sammies, burgers, and fries.
Heist Brewery (NoDa and North End) heistbrewery.com
Charlotte's first brewpub, opened in 2012. Serving craft beers, elevated bar food, and craft cocktails.
Intermezzo Pizzeria (Plaza-Midwood) intermezzopizzeria.com
Homestyle Serbian favorites and brick-oven pizzas.
Kid Cashew (Elizabeth) kidcashew.com
Modern Mediterranean plates, inventive cocktails, lovely outdoor patio, and lots of veg options. Reservations advisable at night and on weekends.
Kindred (Davidson, NC) kindreddavidson.com
Reservation required. A 30-minute drive north of Charlotte but worth it. Nate's favorite restaurant and a James Beard semifinalist!
Lang Van (Plaza-Shamrock) langvancharlotte.com
Family-run Vietnamese restaurant. If you visit this year, the owner will remember your name when you come back next year.
Le's Sandwiches and Cafe (North End) lesbanhmishop.com
Some of the best Bánh mì you'll ever have (located in what Nate describes as "a bombed-out strip mall").
Lupie's Cafe (Elizabeth) lupiescafe.net
Old-school, southern comfort eats including veggie options.
Nuvole Rooftop Twenty Two (Uptown) nuvole22.com
Chic rooftop lounge offering inventive New American fare, house cocktails, and sweeping city views. Reservations and dress code. It fancy. Nate's "cocktail dad" works here.
Oh My Soul (NoDa) ohmysoulusa.com
South African family-run vegan spot that even the omnivores love!
Optimist Hall (Optimist Park) optimisthall.com
Food hall with lots of dining options, places to grab a drink, and specialty shops.
Pepperbox Doughnuts (South End and NoDa) pepperbox.co
We hear the owner is a real stud muffin. Probably the best restaurant on the east coast.
Pinky's Westside Grill (Ashley Park) eatatpinkys.com
Burgers, dogs, veg options, beers. Featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives with Guy Fieri.
Plant Joy (at Camp North End) plantjoyclt.com
Amazing vegetarian and vegan food!
Portofino's at Eastway (Commonwealth Park) portofinos-us.com
Family-style Italian joint with great classics.
Red Sea Eritrean and Ethiopian Cuisine (Echo Hills) red-sea-ethiopian-cuisine-and-bar
Laid-back atmosphere and excellent food. Get the coffee.
Sugar Creek Brewing (Lower South End) sugarcreekbrewing.com
Belgian-inspired, local craft brewery.
Sir Edmund Haley's Restaurant and Freehouse (Myers Park) siredspub.com
English pub favorites like shepherd's pie plus tasty vegetarian and vegan options. Small, relaxed bar. Indoor and outdoor dining.
Snug Harbor (Plaza-Midwood) snugrock.com
Great place to grab a drink. Live music venue with everything from metal to electronic to themed karaoke nights.
Tacos el Nevado (Lower South End) tacoselnevadonc.com/south-blvd-menu
Tacos autenticos y delicioso, gringo!
Tortas at Sav-Way (Windsor Park) eat-authentic-football-sized-chicken-torta
In the back of a Latin grocery store, you'll find delicious tortas the size of your head. Cash only.
Wooden Robot (in South End) woodenrobotbrewery.com/location/the-brewery
A 15-barrel urban farmhouse brewery that draws inspiration from traditional Belgian breweries and the innovation of American craft brewing.
Workman's Friend (in Plaza-Midwood) theworkmansfriend.com
Cozy Irish gastropub with open air space.
There is nothing of value in Ballantyne. Do not go there.
