Food destinations within easy reach of Charlotte, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Charlotte, worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for Lexington-style chopped pork shoulder with red slaw and hush puppies
Lexington, NC is the Charlotte day-trip BBQ pilgrimage to Wayne Monk's Lexington Barbecue, the 1962 Honey Monk's smokehouse and the canonical Piedmont-style.
Drive north on I-85 to Lexington. The BBQ corridor sits along US-64 and US-29-70.
Famous for Chef-driven contemporary American at Kindred
Davidson, NC is the Charlotte day-trip for Kindred, Joe and Katy Kindred's anchor contemporary American restaurant on Main Street since 2015 and a multi-year.
Drive north on I-77 to exit 30 for Davidson, NC. Park on Main Street.
Famous for Lakefront seafood from the Kindred team
Cornelius on Lake Norman is the day-trip food destination from Charlotte for Hello, Sailor, Joe and Katy Kindred's lakefront fish-shack restaurant.
Drive north on I-77 to exit 28 for Cornelius. Hello Sailor sits on the Lake Norman waterfront.
Famous for Cheerwine heritage and Carolina BBQ counters
Salisbury, NC is the 45-minute day-trip from Charlotte for Cheerwine, the regional cherry soda founded in Salisbury in 1917 and still made on site.
Drive north on I-85 to exit 76 for Salisbury, NC.
