North Davidson, Charlotte's arts and brewery district, where Haberdish, NoDa Brewing, Ever Andalo and The Goodyear House cluster along N Davidson Street.
Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown's Ever Andalo in NoDa is a Michelin-recommended Italian room built in four weeks above their other NoDa kitchens.
Signature: House pasta, Wood-fired pizza
Order: Whatever fresh pasta is on the menu; the kitchen makes the dough in house every day.
Tip: The bar takes walk-ins. Sit at the counter and watch the pasta line, then book a proper table next time.
Haberdish on N Davidson is the NoDa mill-town Southern kitchen from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, with a craft-cocktail bar built into the room.
Signature: Fried chicken, Buttermilk biscuits, Pimento cheese
Order: The fried chicken plate with a biscuit and pimento cheese. That combination is the Charlotte signature.
Tip: Brunch runs Tuesday to Friday 9 to 2 and Saturday and Sunday late-morning. The chicken and biscuit show up on the brunch menu too.
The Goodyear House on N Davidson Street sets Southern cooking from Food Network champion Chris Coleman inside a historic early-1900s NoDa mill home.
Signature: Hush puppies, Hot honey chicken
Order: The hush puppies and the hot-honey chicken. Both have stayed on the menu since opening.
Tip: Reserve via OpenTable; the patio is the seat to land on a warm evening.
Andy Kastanas's Soul Gastrolounge reopened in 2025 on Raleigh Street in NoDa, after losing its Plaza Midwood lease, with the original tapas-cocktail menu.
Signature: Pork-belly tacos, Sushi tapas
Order: The pork-belly tacos and a sushi-tapas combination. Same menu as the Plaza Midwood years.
Tip: DJ sets most nights. Walk-ins only and the queue starts at 17:30.
Haberdish on N Davidson is Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown's mill-town Southern kitchen and craft-cocktail bar in NoDa, with brunch Tuesday to Sunday.
Signature: Fried chicken, Buttermilk biscuits, Pimento cheese
Order: The fried-chicken plate with biscuits and pimento cheese.
Tip: Brunch runs Tuesday-Friday 9 to 2 and weekends late-morning. Walk-up bar seats are easiest.
The Goodyear House on N Davidson is a Chris Coleman Southern dining room set inside a historic 1900s mill home, with a wood-fired hearth in NoDa.
Signature: Hush puppies, Hot honey chicken
Order: The hush puppies to start and the hot-honey chicken for a main.
Tip: The patio is the seat to land on a warm evening. Reserve through OpenTable.
Ever Andalo on N Davidson is Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown's Michelin-recommended NoDa Italian room, built in four weeks and open since 2022.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Wood-fired pizza
Order: Whatever fresh pasta is on the menu and a wood-fired pizza for the table.
Tip: The bar takes walk-ins. Book on Tock for the dining room.
Soul Gastrolounge on Raleigh Street is Andy Kastanas's NoDa tapas-and-cocktails room, reopened in 2025 after three years away from the original Plaza Midwood.
Signature: Pork-belly tacos, Sushi tapas
Order: The pork-belly tacos and a sushi-tapas plate.
Tip: DJ sets most nights. Walk-ins only, with a queue from 17:30.
Amelie's French Bakery on East 36th Street is the relocated Charlotte cafe and bakery in NoDa, with a late-night pastry counter that built the brand citywide.
Order: The salted caramel brownie. That single bake is the Charlotte signature.
Tip: Open late most days. The NoDa original has more seats than the later spinoffs.
Worth the queue: Salted caramel brownie
The Soul Gastrolounge bar on Raleigh Street is Andy Kastanas's DJ-driven NoDa cocktail and tapas counter, reopened in 2025 after three years away from Plaza.
Signature drink: House cocktails
Food: Tapas
Order: A house cocktail and the pork-belly tacos to soak it up.
Tip: DJ sets most nights. The queue starts at 17:30; walk-ups only.
NoDa Brewing on W 32nd Street has been brewing craft beer for the Carolinas since 2011, with the gold-medal Hop Drop 'N Roll IPA anchoring the taproom.
Order: Hop Drop 'N Roll IPA, a World Beer Cup gold-medal winner.
Tip: Food trucks rotate at the taproom; check the operator site for the night's schedule.
Heist Brewery on N Davidson is the full-service NoDa brewery, restaurant and bar with a wide-range beer list and a kitchen open until late on weekends.
Order: A flight of the brewer's seasonal picks; the kitchen does a strong burger.
Tip: The kitchen runs late Friday and Saturday. Heist Barrel Arts on Woodward is the sister production site.
Birdsong Brewing on N Davidson is the long-running NoDa-Belmont brewery in Charlotte, with a Jalapeno Pale Ale that has stayed on tap since the early years.
Order: The Jalapeno Pale Ale; that's the canonical Birdsong order.
Tip: Outdoor seating wraps the building. Food trucks rotate weekends.
Free Range Brewing on N Davidson is the NoDa farmhouse-leaning brewery, with seasonal sours, saisons and a small kitchen in Charlotte's arts district since.
Order: A saison off the seasonal tap list.
Tip: Smaller taproom than the Birdsong/NoDa/Heist trio nearby. Quieter on weekdays.
Taste Carolina's NoDa Neighborhood Dinner and Drinks Tour is the 2.5 to 3 hour walking food tour of Charlotte's arts district with chef-driven NoDa restaurants.
Tip: Meeting point is inside Local Loaf in NoDa. The dinner and drinks format skews more casual than the uptown tour.
Haberdish on N Davidson runs the NoDa Southern brunch programme Tuesday to Sunday in Charlotte, with biscuits and gravy, fried chicken plates and a strong.
Order: Buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy and the brunch fried chicken plate.
Tip: Weekend brunch fills early. Walk in at 11 on Saturday for the easiest seat.
The Goodyear House on N Davidson runs a NoDa Southern brunch on weekends from Chris Coleman's kitchen, with hush puppies, biscuits and chicken plates inside.
Order: Hot-honey chicken with biscuits and a brunch cocktail.
Tip: The patio is the seat in spring and autumn. Reserve via OpenTable.
Soul Gastrolounge on Raleigh Street in NoDa runs a weekend brunch with the tapas menu plus brunch additions, the relocated Charlotte spot reopened in 2025.
Order: Pork-belly tacos and a brunch cocktail.
Tip: Walk-ins only. The queue starts forming around 11am most weekends and the bar inside is the easiest seat.
Amelie's French Bakery on East 36th Street is NoDa's anytime-brunch bakery and cafe, with pastries, croissants and the famous salted caramel brownie all day.
Order: An almond croissant and a coffee.
Tip: Open early. The bakery counter serves walk-up; small tables fill weekend mid-morning.
Heist Brewery on N Davidson runs a full-service kitchen until 2am Friday and Saturday in NoDa, with brewery burgers and pizzas to soak the late-night.
Try: Brewery burgers and pizzas
Order: A brewery burger and a pour off the tap list.
Tip: The kitchen closes earlier other days. Late-night runs Friday and Saturday only.
Soul Gastrolounge on Raleigh Street in NoDa runs the kitchen and DJ-driven cocktail bar until 2am nightly, the Charlotte late-night tapas room reopened.
Try: Pork-belly tacos and sushi tapas
Order: Pork-belly tacos and a sushi tapas plate, plus a house cocktail.
Tip: Walk-ins only. The queue gets long after 22:00.
Amelie's French Bakery on East 36th Street runs the NoDa bakery counter until midnight Friday and Saturday in Charlotte, with pastries, the salted caramel.
Try: French pastries and coffee
Order: The salted caramel brownie and a late-night pour-over filter.
Tip: Open until 22:00 most other days. Bakery counter only after 20:00.
Soul Gastrolounge on Raleigh Street in NoDa runs DJ sets most nights at the relocated Charlotte tapas-and-cocktails room, reopened in 2025 after the Plaza.
Tip: Walk-ins only. DJ sets start after 21:00 most nights.