Restaurant Constance is a contemporary restaurant in West Charlotte, Charlotte.
Restaurant Constance on Thrift Road is a Michelin-recommended contemporary dining room in west Charlotte, with a small seasonal North Carolina menu.
Signature dishes: Tasting menu, Seasonal North Carolina
Must order: The chef's tasting; the kitchen leans seasonal with North Carolina producers.
Tip: Book a few weeks ahead. The room is small and the post-Michelin demand has lasted.
Address: 2200 Thrift Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208
Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown's Ever Andalo in NoDa is a Michelin-recommended Italian room built in four weeks above their other NoDa kitchens.
Signature: House pasta, Wood-fired pizza
Order: Whatever fresh pasta is on the menu; the kitchen makes the dough in house every day.
Tip: The bar takes walk-ins. Sit at the counter and watch the pasta line, then book a proper table next time.
Haberdish on N Davidson is the NoDa mill-town Southern kitchen from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, with a craft-cocktail bar built into the room.
Signature: Fried chicken, Buttermilk biscuits, Pimento cheese
Order: The fried chicken plate with a biscuit and pimento cheese. That combination is the Charlotte signature.
Tip: Brunch runs Tuesday to Friday 9 to 2 and Saturday and Sunday late-morning. The chicken and biscuit show up on the brunch menu too.
Leluia Hall is the steak-and-seafood room from Jeff Tonidandel and Jamie Brown, opened May 2025 inside a 1915 Dilworth church on Cleveland Avenue.
Signature: Steak, Surf
Order: The dry-aged steak and a whole roasted fish. The format is built around shared centrepieces.
Tip: The bar and lounge take walk-ins; the main dining room is reservation-only. Book on Tock.
The Goodyear House on N Davidson Street sets Southern cooking from Food Network champion Chris Coleman inside a historic early-1900s NoDa mill home.
Signature: Hush puppies, Hot honey chicken
Order: The hush puppies and the hot-honey chicken. Both have stayed on the menu since opening.
Tip: Reserve via OpenTable; the patio is the seat to land on a warm evening.
Customshop on Elizabeth Avenue is a long-running Charlotte neighbourhood room drawing from Spanish, Italian and French traditions with North Carolina produce.
Signature: Pasta, Spain Italy France small plates
Order: The pasta course and whichever wood-fired protein is on the board. The menu changes with the season.
Tip: Open Tuesday to Saturday for dinner only. Reserve on Resy a week ahead.
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.
Signature: Tiradito, Lomo saltado, Causa
Order: The tiradito; the kitchen runs it with a Pisco-led cocktail programme designed by mixologist Bob Peters.
Tip: Bar seats take walk-ins; the omakase counter is reservation-only via Tock.
