The fixed tasting menu is the most ambitious end of Charlotte dining and a deliberately small category. Counter- on West Morehead Street is the city's standard-bearer, a chef's-counter room in West Charlotte built entirely around a multi-course set menu.
Tasting Menu restaurants in Charlotte
2 tasting menu places in Charlotte we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Charlotte · Tasting Menu across every city.
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Counter-
- ★ 4.9
- Tasting menu
- $$$$
- West Charlotte
Order The full multi-course tasting; themes rotate every three months.
Sam Hart's Counter- earned North Carolina's first Michelin star and a Green Star in 2025, with rotating tasting-menu themes on West Morehead in Charlotte.
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Counter-
- ★ 4.9
- 1 MICHELIN star
- Tasting menu
- $$$$
- West Charlotte
Order The full multi-course tasting; themes rotate every three months.
Sam Hart's Counter- on West Morehead is the only Michelin-starred restaurant in North Carolina, with a one-star and a Green Star earned in 2025.
More places near Counter-
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Pinky's Westside Grill American Diner, about 600 m away
- Restaurant Constance Contemporary, about 800 m away
- Bossy Beulah's Fried Chicken, about 800 m away
- Bossy Beulah's Freedom Drive Fried chicken, about 800 m away
- The Open Kitchen Italian, about 1.0 km away
- LuLu's Maryland Style Chicken & Seafood Fried Chicken, about 1.1 km away