8 editor picks in Charlotte.
8 restaurants in Charlotte, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Charlotte.
Bruce Moffett's Barrington's on Fairview Road has anchored the Foxcroft fine-dining bench since 2000 and is the Moffett Restaurant Group flagship.
OrderThe chef's tasting when offered. A la carte sticks close to Moffett's New England-via-Charlotte hybrid.
TipThe room is small; book on OpenTable two to four weeks ahead. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Yunta in South End is Bruno Macchiavello and Randy Garcia's Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei kitchen, opened by the team behind Viva Chicken on South Boulevard.
OrderThe tiradito; the kitchen runs it with a Pisco-led cocktail programme designed by mixologist Bob Peters.
TipBar seats take walk-ins; the omakase counter is reservation-only via Tock.
Bruce Moffett's Stagioni on Providence Road is a Moffett Restaurant Group Italian dining room set inside a 1920s Eastover home, with seasonal menus.
OrderWhichever fresh pasta the kitchen is making. The seasonal rotation drives the menu.
TipOutdoor seating on the front porch in spring and autumn. Reserve on OpenTable.
The Goodyear House on N Davidson Street sets Southern cooking from Food Network champion Chris Coleman inside a historic early-1900s NoDa mill home.
OrderThe hush puppies and the hot-honey chicken. Both have stayed on the menu since opening.
TipReserve via OpenTable; the patio is the seat to land on a warm evening.
La Belle Helene is the refined French brasserie at 300 S Tryon in uptown Charlotte, with a raw bar, banquettes and a dedicated cocktail program.
OrderThe steak frites and a chilled glass of Sancerre. The seafood tower is the showpiece for groups.
TipBook on OpenTable for dinner; the lunch service runs weekdays only.
Little Mama's Italian in SouthPark is a Michelin-recommended red-sauce Italian-American room making its own mozzarella, with a 2024 Rea Farms branch.
OrderThe fresh mozzarella to start and a baked pasta. The kitchen leans New England Italian-American 1960s.
TipThe SouthPark counter takes walk-ins; the Rea Farms branch needs a Resy.
300 East on East Boulevard is the family-run Dilworth institution that has poured wine and run a comfort-food menu in Charlotte since 1986 reliably.
OrderThe crab cake sandwich at lunch and the house burger for dinner.
TipSunday brunch is the seat to land; the Saturday lunch crowd is mostly the East Boulevard regulars.
Fin and Fino at Levine Avenue of the Arts is uptown Charlotte's seafood room, with a raw bar and a tasting menu set across from the Mint Museum.
OrderThe oysters and the whole roasted fish for the table.
TipPre-theatre seatings book quickly. Reserve through OpenTable for the early dinner slot.
