Leluia Hall Speakeasy is a bar in Dilworth, Charlotte.
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.
Must order: Whatever classic is on the night's menu. The speakeasy runs a focused short list.
Food program: Bar snacks
Tip: Reservations only via Tock. Limited weeknight slots, full Friday-Saturday.
Address: 1829 Cleveland Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Snug Harbor in Plaza Midwood is the nautical-themed live music dive opened by talent booker Scott McCannell in 2007, with two stages, karaoke nights and a back patio.
Signature drink: Cold beer and well cocktails
Food: Bar snacks and hot dogs
Order: A cold PBR or a Moscow Mule while a local band plays the front room.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue. Doors at 20:00, shows at 21:00 most nights; Sunday karaoke is the neighbourhood ritual.
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 including fish and chips and shepherd's.
Signature drink: Guinness and Irish whiskey flights
Food: Scratch-made Irish pub fare
Order: Fish and chips with a pint of Guinness. The shepherd's pie is the cold-weather pick.
Tip: Open until 02:00 nightly. Brunch from 10:00 Saturday and Sunday with a full Irish breakfast.
