10 splurge places in Charlotte, editor-picked. Tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Charlotte. All Charlotte food.
10 places
Order The full tasting menu. Themes rotate every three months around a single concept.
Sam Hart's Counter- earned North Carolina's first Michelin star and a Green Star in 2025, with rotating tasting-menu themes on West Morehead in Charlotte.
Order The omakase counter; that is the only menu format.
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 chef's tasting when offered. A la carte sticks close to Moffett's New England-via-Charlotte hybrid.
Bruce Moffett's Barrington's on Fairview Road has anchored the Foxcroft fine-dining bench since 2000 and is the Moffett Restaurant Group flagship.
Order The seasonal small plates; the menu rotates with North Carolina produce.
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 Whatever is coming off the open hearth and a cocktail from Colleen Hughes's list.
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 The dry-aged steak and a whole roasted fish. The format is built around shared centrepieces.
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.
Order Whichever fresh pasta the kitchen is making and a wine off the Italian-leaning list.
Bruce Moffett's Stagioni on Providence Road is a Moffett Restaurant Group Italian fine-dining room set inside a historic 1920s Eastover house.
Order The chef's seasonal tasting; the kitchen menu is built around what's harvest-ready.
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 pasta course and the wood-fired protein of the night.
Customshop on Elizabeth Avenue is a chef-driven European-leaning room with seasonal Spanish, Italian and French menus built from North Carolina farms.
Order A dozen oysters from the raw bar and the whole roasted fish.
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.
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