Restaurant cocktail barplaza-midwoodTue-Wed 17:00-23:00; Thu-Fri 17:00-00:00; Sat 12:00-00:00; Sun 12:00-22:00; closed Mon
The Supperland bar in Plaza Midwood pours cocktails from Michelin's 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award winner Colleen Hughes, inside the converted 1950s.
Signature drink: Seasonal cocktails by Colleen Hughes
Food: Modern Southern small plates
Order: Whichever seasonal cocktail Hughes has on the menu that week.
Tip: Walk-in seats at the bar are easier than the dining room. The hidden speakeasy upstairs is reservation-only.
SpeakeasydilworthTue-Thu 16:30-21:30; Fri 16:00-22:30; Sat 10:30-14:30, 16:00-22:30; Sun 10:30-14:30, 16:30-21:30; closed Mon
Leluia Hall's basement speakeasy under the 1915 Dilworth church is the reservation-only cocktail room of Charlotte's newest steakhouse, opened in May 2025.
Signature drink: Reservation-only cocktail experience
Food: Bar snacks
Order: Whatever classic is on the night's menu. The speakeasy runs a focused short list.
Tip: Reservations only via Tock. Limited weeknight slots, full Friday-Saturday.
Cocktail and tapas barnodaTue-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00; Sun 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; closed Mon
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.
Craft cocktail barsouth-endMon-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-21:00
Light Rail is the upstairs craft cocktail bar at Optimist Hall, with a small list of seasonal drinks and a perch above the food hall in Charlotte's South End.
Signature drink: Cocktail flight
Food: Food-hall pairings
Order: A seasonal cocktail off the rotating menu.
Tip: Order from any food-hall vendor and bring the food upstairs to the bar tables.
Neighbourhood pubmyers-parkTue-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri 15:30-01:00; Sat 11:30-01:00; Sun 11:30-23:00; closed Mon
Selwyn Avenue Pub in Myers Park has poured pints and run a burger menu across Selwyn Avenue for over thirty years, with a back patio and a long beer list.
Signature drink: Local craft beer
Food: Burgers and pub plates
Order: A pub burger and a cold pour from a local Charlotte brewery.
Tip: Patio is the seat in spring and autumn. Dog-friendly.
Restaurant bardilworthTue-Thu 16:30-21:30; Fri 16:00-22:30; Sat 10:30-14:30, 16:00-22:30; Sun 10:30-14:30, 16:30-21:30; closed Mon
The Bar at Leluia Hall in Dilworth is the walk-in cocktail and small-plates lounge below the main dining room, with a separate menu inside the 1915 Cleveland.
Signature drink: Classic American cocktails
Food: Steakhouse small plates
Order: A classic cocktail and a small plate off the bar menu.
Tip: Walk-in only. Open Tuesday-Wednesday 17:00-23:00, later on weekends.