My favorite restaurants & bars in Charlotte and surrounding areas

Dope places to dine by cuisine in Charlotte, NC area.

Last revised 4/8/24.

American / Southern / Soul Food

131 Main Restaurant

204 North Kitchen and Cocktails

Chicken & Waffles at Metro Diner

Bonnie & Clyde's

Bossy Beulah's

Buffalo Eatz

Cheat's Cheeseteaks

Eddie's Place Restaurant

Haberdish

Hello, Sailor

JackBeagle's

JJ's Red Hots

Leroy Fox

Link & Pin

Metro Diner

Midnight Diner

Mr. Charles Chicken & Fish

Pinky's Westside Grill

Reid's Fine Foods

Sol'Delish

Southern Pecan

STATS Restuarant & Bar

Suffolk Punch Brewing

The Eagle Charlotte

The King's Kitchen

Spice Fried Rice at Spice Asian Kitchen in Fort Mill.

Asian

Basil Thai Cuisine

Curry Gate

Moon Thai & Japanese

New Zealand Cafe

Open Rice

Pisces Sushi

Seoul Food Meat Company

Spice Asian Kitchen - Fort Mill

BBQ / Barbecue

Mac's Speed Shop

Midwood Smokehouse

The Smoke Pit

Breakfast / Brunch

Artisan's Palate

Bulla Gastrobar

Church and Union

Eddie's Place

Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes at eggspectation.

Easy Like Sunday

eggspectation

Haberdish

Heist Brewery

Lincoln Street Kitchen & Cocktails

littleSpoon Eatery

Snooze, an A.M. eatery

Sophia's Lounge

Southbound

Suffolk Punch

The Flying Biscuit Cafe

Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar

Brewery / Tavern

Heist Brewery

Legion Brewing

Suffolk Punch Brewing

Trolley Barn Fermentory & Food Hall

Burgers

Ace No. 1

Ace No. 2

Espresso martini at Artisan's Palate.

Ace No. 3

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar

Harriet's Hamburgers

Kid Cashew

Johnny Roger's BBQ & Burgers

Cocktails / Wine / Speakeasy

Artisan's Palate

Babe Cave USA

Backstage Lounge

Barcelona Wine Bar

Bar ONE Lounge

Billy Sunday

Idlewild

PARA Charlotte

Reid's Fine Foods

Sophia's Lounge

Sixty Vines

Tap & Vine

The Cellar at Duckworth's

Cuban

Pan Con Pavo at Calle Sol.

Azucar

Little Havana

Dessert

Chugar Frappe Factory

Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

Jeni's Ice Cream

Two Scoops Creamery

Villani's Bakery

Food Hall

Gibson Mill Market

Optimist Hall

Trolley Barn Fermentory & Food Hall

French

Bentley's Restaurant

La Belle Helene

Italian / Pizza / Tuscan

Angeline's

Strawberry cheesecake chunk at Handel's.

Aria Tuscan Grill

Benny Ferrovia's

Benny Pennello's

Empire Pizza

Hawthorne's NY Pizza and Bar

Little Mama's

Mama Ricotta's

Portofino's Italian Restaurant

Pure Pizza

Latin

Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria

Mediterranean

Kid Cashew

La Shish Kabob

Little Village Grill

Mexican / Baja

Hacienda El Rey

Paco's Tacos & Tequila

Valentine's Theme at Backstage Lounge.

Rio 150 Mexican Restaurant

RuRu's Tacos & Tequila

Three Amigos Mexican Grill & Cantina

Seafood

Caroline's Oyster Bar

Eddie V's Prime Seafood

The Waterman Fish Bar

Salad / Wraps

Salata

Steakhouse

Dean's Italian Steakhouse

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

Eddie V's Prime Seafood

Morton's The Steakhouse

Oak Steakhouse

Steak 48

Sullivan's Steakhouse

The Capital Grille