New American Tasting Menu · Wesley Heights · Michelin 1 Star — North Carolina's only Michelin-starred restaurant
Chef Sam Hart's tasting-menu restaurant in Wesley Heights — the only Michelin-starred restaurant in North Carolina. An evolving multi-course menu from a 12-seat counter with daily-changing courses dri...
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Kindred
New American · Davidson · James Beard Best Chef: Southeast (Joe Kindred, 2019 nominee multiple years)
Joe and Katy Kindred's charismatic flagship in a restored 1915 pharmacy on Main Street in Davidson — 20 miles north of Uptown and arguably the most important restaurant in the Charlotte region. Season...
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Barrington's Restaurant
New American · SouthPark · James Beard Best Chef: Southeast (Bruce Moffett, semifinalist multiple years)
Bruce Moffett's flagship 50-seat fine-dining room in a SouthPark strip mall — has been among Charlotte's most-lauded restaurants since opening in 2000. Seasonal New American menu, handmade pasta, and ...
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Stanley
New American · Elizabeth · James Beard Best Chef: Southeast (Paul Verica, semifinalist)
Paul Verica's intimate Elizabeth restaurant — a 40-seat dining room serving the kind of seasonal, produce-driven cooking that cemented his reputation. The menu changes nightly; chef's counter seats ar...
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Albertine
Mediterranean / Southern · Uptown
A regal Uptown dining room blending Mediterranean and Levantine cooking with Southern ingredients — recently acclaimed by Eater Carolinas as a steakhouse alternative. Plush, grown-up atmosphere inside...
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Restaurant Constance
New American · Wesley Heights · Michelin Recommended
Chef Sam Diminich's hyper-seasonal New American restaurant in Wesley Heights — a Michelin-recommended dining room building its menu from North Carolina farms and weekly market visits. One of Charlotte...
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Fig Tree Restaurant
European Fine Dining · Elizabeth · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
A European-inflected fine-dining restaurant in a restored 1913 Craftsman bungalow in Elizabeth — one of Charlotte's prettiest dining rooms and its quietest date-night spot. Tasting menu available; win...
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Haymaker
New American · Uptown · James Beard Best Chef: Southeast (William Dissen, semifinalist)
Asheville chef William Dissen's Uptown restaurant — a sustainably-sourced New American menu in an airy corner room at 225 S Poplar. Dissen's produce-focused cooking translated to a big-city setting wi...
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Bonterra Dining & Wine Room
New American · Dilworth · Wine Spectator Grand Award
A New American restaurant in a converted 1895 church in Dilworth — Charlotte's most atmospheric dining room. The Wine Spectator Grand Award list runs 1,400+ bottles, and the seasonal menu leans confid...
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Sora
French-Asian Omakase · Myers Park
Restaurateur Birdie Yang's exclusive French-Asian fine-dining and omakase concept — seafood-forward multi-course tasting at a counter and dining tables. $225 long-form or $125 four-to-five course opti...