11 cocktail bar rooms in Charlotte we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Charlotte | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Dot Dot Dot ★ 4.6
myers-park · 4237 Park Rd Unit B, Charlotte, NC 28209
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.
Supperland Bar ★ 4.7
plaza-midwood · 1212 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
The Supperland bar in Plaza Midwood pours cocktails from Michelin's 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award winner Colleen Hughes, inside the converted 1950s.
Leluia Hall Speakeasy ★ 4.5
dilworth · 1829 Cleveland Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203
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.
Soul Gastrolounge bar ★ 4.4
noda · 4110 Raleigh St, Charlotte, NC 28206
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.
Light Rail at Optimist Hall ★ 4.1
south-end · 1115 N Brevard St 2nd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28206
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.
Selwyn Avenue Pub ★ 4.0
myers-park · 2801 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209
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.
The Bar at Leluia Hall ★ 4.4
dilworth · 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.
Snug Harbor ★ 4.2
plaza-midwood · 1228 Gordon St, Charlotte, NC 28205
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.
The Workman's Friend ★ 4.3
plaza-midwood · 1531 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
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.
Common Market Plaza Midwood ★ 4.4
plaza-midwood · 2007 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
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.
Dot Dot Dot ★ 4.6
myers-park · 4237 Park Rd Unit B, Charlotte, NC 28209
Dot Dot Dot at Park Road Shopping Center is the members-only Charlotte speakeasy behind a brown door, with classic cocktails done correctly.