Where Charlotte shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Charlotte shops, snacks and lunches.
Optimist Hall on N Brevard Street is Charlotte's first food hall, with 25-plus vendors including Bao and Broth, Botiwalla, Suarez Bakery and Noble Smoke.
Go for: Lunch, Dinner, Coffee
Tip: Light Rail upstairs has the cocktail counter; Suarez Bakery downstairs is the coffee programme.
The Market at 7th Street in uptown Charlotte is the non-profit food hall and public market open since 2011, with vendors selling cheese, BBQ, pizza.
Go for: Lunch, Cheese, Local food
Tip: The 7th Street LYNX station is the entrance. Convenient for visitors staying in uptown.
Charlotte Regional Farmers Market on Yorkmont Road is the year-round state-run market with North Carolina farmers, meat, dairy and produce, open.
Go for: Farm produce, Meat, Local goods
Tip: Peak season is May to September; pull up a Tuesday-Saturday slot.
The South End Farmers Market at Atherton Mill is the Saturday-morning year-round farmers market on South Boulevard, with small Carolina farms and artisans.
Go for: Saturday produce, Bread, Meat
Tip: Year-round but smallest in winter. Free parking in the Atherton Mill lot.
Atherton Mill on South Boulevard is the converted 1890s textile mill turned mixed retail and cafe destination, with Not Just Coffee and a Saturday market.
Go for: Coffee, Lunch, Saturday market
Tip: Free parking on weekends. Closer to South End breweries than the Yorkmont state market.