Lexington, NC for Lexington-style BBQ is a food day trips in Charlotte.
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.
Tip: Lexington Barbecue at 100 Smokehouse Lane is the canonical stop. Cash and card. Open Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00.
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.
Tip: Book through Resy two to four weeks ahead. Open Tue-Sat 17:00-22:00 and Sun 17:00-21:00.
Cornelius on Lake Norman is the day-trip food destination from Charlotte for Hello, Sailor, Joe and Katy Kindred's lakefront fish-shack restaurant.
Tip: Reservations open one month out via OpenTable. Boat-up dock on the lake side.
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.
Tip: Take the Salisbury Cheerwine Festival weekend in May for the canonical visit. Combine with a Lexington BBQ stop.