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Best Restaurants & Bars in and around Charlotte, North Carolina

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These are places we've tried or on our list to try!!!  Click the Map Button to see locations!  Discover the culinary delights of Charlotte, NC, and its surrounding areas with this curated list of the best restaurants. Immerse yourself in a gastronomic journey featuring a wide range of cuisines, from local Southern flavors to international deli... Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Mooresville, Davidson North Carolina
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Fast Casual

Fast Casual Restaurants - order at the counter, find your own seats! 

 
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Optimist Hall is a food hall with tons of dining options, some cool bars and fun specialty shops. Dumpling Lady is our favorite!
Optimist Hall
 
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Best fast mediterranean restaurant
CAVA
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Hummus is amazing!  Kababs with veggies = GREAT!!!.  The lentil soup is so so good!
Nasim's Kabab
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Charlotte Regional Farmers Market - Best farmers market!
Charlotte Regional Farmers Market
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Best Brunch spot!
Cafe Monte French Bakery and Bistro
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Great BBQ!
THE SMOKE PIT
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Food Court with additional shops, cafes, breweries and more!
Market at Gibson Mill
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Favorite Greek Food - Get the Greek Salad and add Gyro meat!! You won't be disappointed.
Big Bite'z
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Great spot right on Lake Norman.  Try their Sandwich Cubano for lunch!  Amazing Cuban food!
Havana 33
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Great burgers, salads, and truffle fries!
The Barcelona Burger And Beer Garden
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Best Pizza! Thin crust, all ingredients are imported from Italy!!
Alino Pizzeria
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Sit Down Restaurants

Date Night Ideas, Sit Down enjoy a meal! 

 
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Great Italian restaurant in downtown Mooresville, NC. Everything we had from apps to dessert and drinks were amazing!
Acqua Ragazza
 
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This historic mill house has multiple dining rooms and a botanical room that opens to a patio with string lights and an outdoor bar. Food and drinks were great!
The Goodyear House - Charlotte, NC
 
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Give me all the ROTI!!!  But I also love their Seoul Hot Chicken Baos, Crispy Tofu Bites, Steak and Kimchi Fried Rice, Pad Thai, Curry Laksa Ramen, and don't forget the Jo-Hé Bag O’ Donuts for dessert!!!
Hawkers Asian Street Food
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Great Restaurant in the Langtree area.  Try the FRITZIE’S FRIED CHICKEN and the FILET MIGNON!
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Great spot on the Mooresville Golf Course.  We enjoy the ever changing menu and cocktails!
On The Nines Bistro
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Great steaks, side dishes and desserts!!!
Epic Chophouse
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Bars/Breweries

Bars and Breweries

 
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My favorite local bar with their own distillery!  The Gin is my favorite, the Banana's Foster Rum is my husbands favorite!
Murto Made Distillery: Mooresville
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Beautiful bar with a pour your own concept.  Beer, Hard Cider, Wine on tap! Huge selection. Great atomsphere.
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My favorite beer!  Swell Rider
D9 Brewing Lake Norman
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Fine Dining Restaurants

Fine Dining, Top Notch Food, on the priceier side but WORTH IT!!!

 
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This restaurant is an old speak easy!  The charm and vibe is amazing. Its dark and cozy. The food is AMAZING!  Make sure to book a reservation!
The Cellar at Duckworth's
 
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Barrel and Fork is an amazing restaurant with great cocktails and atmosphere!!! Enjoy drinks by the fire pit, sit on the front porch and we enjoyed the charcuterie board as an appetizer!
BARREL & FORK
 
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Amazing food, great bar! Awesome views of the city.
Fahrenheit
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