7 editor picks in Charlotte.
7 bars in Charlotte, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in Charlotte.
The Supperland bar in Plaza Midwood pours cocktails from Michelin's 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award winner Colleen Hughes, inside the converted 1950s.
OrderWhichever seasonal cocktail Hughes has on the menu that week.
TipWalk-in seats at the bar are easier than the dining room. The hidden speakeasy upstairs is reservation-only.
Dot Dot Dot is the members-only speakeasy behind a brown door at Park Road Shopping Center in Charlotte, with a reservation-led cocktail programme.
OrderA classic cocktail done correctly. The list rotates by season.
TipMembers-only with affordable annual fee. Reservations are two-hour slots; arrive on time.
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.
OrderA house cocktail and the pork-belly tacos to soak it up.
TipDJ sets most nights. The queue starts at 17:30; walk-ups only.
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.
OrderA bottle off the beer wall and a deli sandwich on Golden Grains bread, taken to the patio.
TipDaily 08:00-24:00; deli closes 16:00. Patio out front fills first; alley tables behind the bar are the backup.
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.
OrderFish and chips with a pint of Guinness. The shepherd's pie is the cold-weather pick.
TipOpen until 02:00 nightly. Brunch from 10:00 Saturday and Sunday with a full Irish breakfast.
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.
OrderA cold PBR or a Moscow Mule while a local band plays the front room.
TipClosed Mon-Tue. Doors at 20:00, shows at 21:00 most nights; Sunday karaoke is the neighbourhood ritual.
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.
OrderA pub burger and a cold pour from a local Charlotte brewery.
TipPatio is the seat in spring and autumn. Dog-friendly Standing room when busy.
