Southern · Plaza Midwood · James Beard Best Restaurant Design (semifinalist)
A Sunday-supper Southern restaurant set inside a restored 1960s church in Plaza Midwood — from the Haberdish / FS Food Group team. The atmospheric dining room is one of the most Instagrammed in Charlo...
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The Goodyear House
Southern · NoDa
Chris Coleman's NoDa Southern restaurant — a menu rooted in his Southern upbringing: the marinated shrimp, the gooey house burger, and an expanded vegetarian program that reliably outperforms for the ...
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Haberdish
Southern · NoDa
NoDa Southern restaurant from the FS Food Group — cast-iron fried chicken, biscuits, and classic Southern sides in a re-imagined textile-mill space. Inventive pre-Prohibition cocktail program and a we...
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La Belle Helene
French Brasserie · Uptown
Expansive French brasserie on Tryon Street in Uptown — the Charlotte outpost of the Holsman Hospitality group. White-tile walls, brass fixtures, a raw bar and steak frites menu, and one of Uptown's be...
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Bulla Gastrobar
Spanish Tapas · SouthPark
Spanish tapas restaurant at Phillips Place in SouthPark — a bustling, communal dining room with a creative cocktail program and a full small-plates menu of classic Spanish dishes and a few modern twis...
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Dogwood Southern Table & Bar
Southern · SouthPark
A modern Southern restaurant in SouthPark from Harper's Restaurant Group. Elevated comfort-food menu — fried chicken, shrimp & grits, wood-fired meats — in a convivial white-washed dining room tha...
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Henrietta's
American Bistro · Lower South End
A LoSo bistro from Meg Charity and Barrett Worthington — a tight seasonal menu, a low-key wine program, and a smart sister concept to their pickleball venue next door.
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The Asbury
Southern · Uptown
The Southern-sourced restaurant inside the Dunhill Hotel in Uptown — a historic 1929 boutique property. Locally-sourced Appalachian-influenced menu, refined takes on chicken and dumplings, pimento che...
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Angeline's
Italian · Uptown
A warm Italian dining room inside the Ivey's Hotel in Uptown Charlotte. Charcuterie, handmade pasta, and one of Uptown's most consistent weekend brunches.
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Sea Level NC
Seafood / Oyster Bar · Uptown
Chef Paul Verica's Uptown seafood restaurant and raw bar — oysters by the dozen, market fish, and the James Beard-recognized Verica's serious seafood program in a big downtown room.