Eclectic dining strip east of uptown, anchored by Resident Culture Brewing, Pilot Brewing, Central Coffee and Supperland.
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Order Whatever is coming off the hearth; the kitchen builds the menu around live-fire cooking.
Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown's Supperland in Plaza Midwood is a Michelin-recommended Southern dining room set inside a converted 1950s church.
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Order The chili and the meatloaf plate. The Friday and Saturday specials draw the regulars.
Lupie's Cafe on Monroe Road has poured comfort food into a Plaza Midwood diner room since 1987, with daily specials and a Carolina-style chili plate.
Order A falafel pita with all the toppings and a side of hummus with warm laffa.
Yafo Kitchen on Central Avenue is Charlotte's Israeli-Mediterranean counter, with house-made falafel, shawarma and laffa bread baked in Plaza Midwood.
Order A drip coffee and a baked good from the case.
Central Coffee Co. on Louise Avenue is the family-run Plaza Midwood neighbourhood cafe since 2009, a regular spot for laptops, conversations and morning.
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The Bohemian on Pecan Avenue is the low-key Plaza Midwood wine bar with a smart by-the-glass list spanning California, the Loire and Austrian.
Order Whichever seasonal cocktail Hughes has on the menu that week.
The Supperland bar in Plaza Midwood pours cocktails from Michelin's 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award winner Colleen Hughes, inside the converted 1950s.
Order A cold PBR or a Moscow Mule while a local band plays the front room.
Snug Harbor in Plaza Midwood is the nautical-themed live-music dive opened by booker Scott McCannell in 2007, with two stages, karaoke and a back patio.
Order Fish and chips with a pint of Guinness. The shepherd's pie is the cold-weather pick.
The Workman's Friend on Central Avenue is the Plaza Midwood Irish pub with a working fireplace, an open-air patio and scratch pub fare like fish and chips.
Order A bottle off the beer wall and a deli sandwich on Golden Grains bread, taken to the patio.
Common Market Plaza Midwood on Commonwealth Avenue has been the neighbourhood's all-in-one bar, deli and bottle shop since 2003, with a sprawling beer fridge.
Order A hazy IPA off the rotating tap list.
Resident Culture Brewing on Central Avenue is the modern hazy-IPA and barrel-aged sour brewery in Plaza Midwood, with a large taproom, restaurant and patio.
Order Whatever single-batch experiment is pouring that night.
Pilot Brewing on Central Avenue is the small-batch experimental Plaza Midwood nano-brewery, with rotating IPAs, stouts and farmhouse ales in Charlotte's east.
FEAST Food Tours runs the Dives to Dining tour through Plaza Midwood with 5 to 7 stops covering upscale farm-to-table and casual dives. Owners and chefs share stories at each stop; the tour ends with a craft-beer demo.
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Order Whatever is coming off the open hearth at brunch and a cocktail from Colleen Hughes's list.
Supperland's weekend brunch in Plaza Midwood runs wood-fired Southern plates at the converted 1950s church, with cocktails by Michelin Exceptional Cocktails.
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