Customshop is a fine-dining restaurant in Elizabeth, Charlotte.
Customshop on Elizabeth Avenue is a chef-driven European-leaning room with seasonal Spanish, Italian and French menus built from North Carolina farms.
Must order: The pasta course and the wood-fired protein of the night.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner only. Tables on weekends move quickly.
Address: 1601 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Leluia Hall in Dilworth is the steak-and-seafood fine-dining room from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, opened May 2025 inside a 1915 brick church.
Order: The dry-aged steak for two and a whole roasted fish to share.
Tip: The Bar and Speakeasy take separate reservations on Tock. Speakeasy is reservation-only.
Omakase Experience by PrimeFish in Myers Park is a six-seat counter from Robin Anthony, a 2026 James Beard Best Chef semifinalist, with Toyosu-sourced fish.
Order: The omakase counter; that is the only menu format.
Tip: Six seats per service. The wider PrimeFish dining room next door takes the larger walk-up crowd.
Rada in Myers Park on Selwyn Avenue is a Michelin-recommended contemporary kitchen, one of Charlotte's most-watched openings of the past two years.
Order: The seasonal small plates; the menu rotates with North Carolina produce.
Tip: Book the chef's counter to watch the line. Tables go quickly on Resy.
Restaurant Constance on Thrift Road in west Charlotte is a small Michelin-recommended contemporary dining room with a seasonal North Carolina menu in 2026.
Order: The chef's seasonal tasting; the kitchen menu is built around what's harvest-ready.
Tip: The room is small. Book on Resy a few weeks ahead, especially for Saturday.
Supperland in Plaza Midwood is a Michelin-recommended modern Southern room set inside a converted 1950s church, with hearth cooking and a cocktail list.
Order: Whatever is coming off the open hearth and a cocktail from Colleen Hughes's list.
Tip: Beverage director Colleen Hughes won Michelin's 2025 Exceptional Cocktails Award. Sit at the bar to watch the drinks come together.
Fin and Fino at Levine Avenue of the Arts in uptown Charlotte is the city's destination seafood room, with a raw bar and a pre-theatre dining slot.
Order: A dozen oysters from the raw bar and the whole roasted fish.
Tip: Pre-theatre seatings fill fast around Belk Theater performances. Book through OpenTable.
