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The 100 Best Places to Eat in Charlotte

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The best places to eat in Charlotte, according to the experts: Michelin Guide, Wine Enthusiast, and James Beard Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Counter comes out on top.

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Albertine and Omakase Experience by PrimeFish hold the next two places. Charlotte Magazine shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with QC Exclusive next.

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  1. Rank 1. Counter

    The multicourse tasting menu here shifts concept entirely depending on what the chef is currently obsessed with, whether that's a music era, a stretch of personal history, or something harder to name. Counter is a small, intimate fine dining room with a Michelin star, and the themes change often enough that regulars come back just to see what's replaced the last version of it. Local farms supply much of the produce, and the beverage program keeps pace.

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    2001 W. Morehead St., Ste. D, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  2. Rank 2. Albertine

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    525 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  3. Rank 3. Omakase Experience by PrimeFish

    Sushi

    Six seats, one counter, no menu to study. This omakase spot runs at a lofty price and leans into it, pairing Toyosu-sourced fish with truffles, foie gras, and wagyu tartare piled onto toasted brioche like restraint was never on the table. The nigiri, though, pulls back into a quieter edomae register where the rice does the talking. A James Beard semifinalist and Michelin Selected, it sits steps from a larger sibling that presumably lets you breathe a little more.

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    2907 Providence Rd., Ste. 101, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  4. Rank 3. Restaurant Constance

    The jalapeño cornbread waffles have held a spot on the menu since day one, which tells you something about the kitchen's confidence. This Wesley Heights New American spot has a Michelin listing and a James Beard semifinalist nod, and the food roams freely, from pork belly dumplings with shiso to Outer Banks scallops over couscous. The room feels unhurried, the sourcing is local without being preachy about it, and the three-course option is the move.

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    2200 Thrift Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  5. Rank 5. L'Ostrica

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    4701 Park Rd D, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  6. Rank 6. Biblio

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    2001 W Morehead St, Ste D, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  7. Rank 6. Botiwallla

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    1115 N Brevard St, Unit 203, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  8. Rank 6. Haberdish

    Southern

    The name nods to NoDa's old textile-mill past, and the denim-covered banquettes keep the joke going without overdoing it. This is a Southern comfort restaurant with exposed beams, a lively counter, and a menu that leans into fried chicken, deviled eggs, and banana pudding served in a Mason jar. Weekend brunch draws a crowd, the draft beer list is long, and the tater tots are not something to wave away.

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    3106 N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  9. Rank 6. Lang Van

    Vietnamese

    Thank you notes from loyal regulars cover the walls at this Vietnamese neighborhood restaurant in Plaza Shamrock, which holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu runs wide, from pho and spring rolls to hot pot and vermicelli, and the booths fill early with people who never really need to look at it. Pricing is the kind that makes a second order easy to justify.

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    3019 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  10. Rank 10. Fig Tree

    French

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    1601 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

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  11. Rank 10. Peppervine

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    4620 Piedmont Row Dr, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  12. Rank 10. Steak 48

    Steakhouse

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    4425 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  13. Rank 13. Angeline's

    Italian

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    303 S Church St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  14. Rank 13. Customshop

    Modern European

    Hamachi crudo with parmesan leche de tigre is the menu's calling card, blending Japanese technique, Italian dairy, and Peruvian acid in one glass. This lively neighborhood restaurant in Elizabeth runs a modern menu that mixes Latin and Italian threads with seasonal North Carolina produce, and the handmade pastas make a strong case for staying longer. Cocktails are quaffable and the wine list is built for food, not for showing off.

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    1601 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  15. Rank 13. Kindred

    Southern Italian

    Milk bread arrives before you've even opened the menu, and the same dough closes the meal as bread pudding with cream cheese ice cream. That loop tells you everything about how the kitchen thinks. Kindred is a Southern Italian brasserie in Davidson's small-town Main Street, all marble counters and a light-filled upstairs dining room. The New York Times put it on their restaurant list, and the pasta earns the trip out from Charlotte on its own.

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    131 N. Main Street, Davidson, NC · Davidson
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  16. Rank 13. Little Mama's

    Italian

    They make the mozzarella in-house, and you can watch them do it from the counter. Little Mama's is a cozy Italian neighborhood restaurant with pasta, pizza, and a brunch that runs on weekends. The setup is booths and counter seats, the vibe is red-sauce Sunday dinner without the obligation to show up. A Michelin Selected spot that earns its following by keeping things simple and doing them with care.

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    4521 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  17. Rank 13. Orosoko Sound Bar

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    130 W Bland St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  18. Rank 13. Rooster's

    Southern

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    6601 Carnegie Blvd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  19. Rank 13. Sea Level

    Seafood

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    129 E 5th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  20. Rank 13. Stagioni Four Seasons of Food

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    715 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  21. Rank 13. Supperland

    Southern Barbecue

    The smoke hits you before the door does, which is about right for a Southern steakhouse built inside a former church in Plaza Midwood. The wood-fired range dominates the room, and prime meats and fish come off the embers in cuts meant for the table to share. The sides hold their own alongside anything off the fire. A Michelin Selected pick, it also draws a cocktail following serious enough to earn an Esquire nod.

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    1212 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  22. Rank 22. Gallery Restaurant

    Sophisticated Southern

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    10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  23. Rank 22. Rada

    Contemporary Mediterranean

    The San Sebastian martini, shaken with Basque pepper brine, sets the tone before you've looked at the menu. Rada is a sleek Mediterranean small-plates spot where the room feels cooler than you do but the hospitality quietly closes that gap. The compact menu shifts often and leans toward sharing, landing on the New York Times Restaurant List for 2025. Order one of the martinis first; you'll figure out the rest from there.

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    2820 Selwyn Ave., Ste 180, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  24. Rank 24. Alexander Michael's

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    401 W 9th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  25. Rank 24. Ever Andalo

    American Italian

    Named for a mountain village in northern Italy where the owner's family is from, this American Italian bistro on North Davidson pulls off the old-country trattoria feel without any of the kitsch. The room is warm and unhurried, the wine list is exclusively Italian and organized by region, and the menu leans rustic, with pasta and daily specials doing most of the heavy lifting. The kind of neighborhood spot that feels like it has always been there.

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    3116 N. Davidson St., Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  26. Rank 24. Hello, Sailor

    Seafood

    Two outdoor terraces hang over Lake Norman, which means half the dining room has a view that does most of the menu's heavy lifting. Hello Sailor is a laid-back lakeside seafood spot where PEI mussels and oysters with a glass of wine feel like the obvious move, though the wood-burning stove inside makes winter less of a sacrifice than it sounds. A Michelin Selected pick, it's the kind of neighborhood place that works for basically every occasion without trying too hard.

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    20210 Henderson Rd., Cornelius, NC · Cornelius
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  27. Rank 24. Leah & Louise

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    301 Camp Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  28. Rank 24. Noble Smoke

    Carolina Barbecue

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    2216 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  29. Rank 29. La Belle Helene

    French

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    300 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  30. Rank 29. Red Rocks Cafe - Birkdale Village

    American

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    8712 Lindholm Drive, Huntersville, NC · Huntersville
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  31. Rank 29. The Pump House

    Seasonal Southern

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    575 Herrons Ferry Rd, Rock Hill, SC · Rock Hill
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  32. Rank 32. Prime Fish

    Sushi

    Salmon sourced from Denmark, fish bought straight from Tokyo's Toyosu market: the supply chain at this Ballantyne sushi spot is taken seriously. The chef puts together nigiri and sashimi with Japanese-influenced small plates on the side, and a decent sake list to pull it together. No reservations, walk-ins only, which keeps things refreshingly unstructured for a room this focused on quality sourcing.

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    11212 Providence Rd. W., Unit B, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens 4:30 PM

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  33. Rank 33. Pizza Baby

    Pizzeria

    New York style slices done with the obsessive raw-material sourcing you'd expect from somewhere with a much more serious dress code. Pizza Baby is a casual pizza shop with two Charlotte locations, a tight Italian wine list, and bread good enough that they sell it separately. The pies run from a no-apology pineapple to a Sicilian, and the team landed a spot on 50 Top Pizza USA, which is exactly the kind of thing regulars mention while waiting for a table.

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    2135 Thrift Rd, Unit 101, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  34. Rank 34. Jimmy Pearls

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    2320 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  35. Rank 35. Cabo Fish Taco - Noda

    Seafood

    Weekend lines snake out the door of this casual taco-and-burrito cantina in NoDa, Charlotte's arts-district neighborhood, which says most of what you need to know. The move is a fish taco, beer-battered or blackened, stuffed past any reasonable architectural limit with tuna, mahi mahi, shrimp, or salmon. Steak and chicken show up for anyone not in a seafood mood, and taco bowls handle the vegetarians without making them feel like an afterthought.

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    3201 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  36. Rank 35. Cafe Monte

    French

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    6700 Fairview Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  37. Rank 35. Community Matters Cafe

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    821 W First St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  38. Rank 35. Dive N

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    109 N Polk St, Pineville, NC · Pineville
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  39. Rank 35. Hobo's

    American

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    213 Main St, Fort Mill, SC · Fort Mill
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  40. Rank 35. Kabab-Je Rotisserie & Grille

    Mediterranean

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    2233 Matthews Township Pkwy, Matthews, NC · Matthews
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  41. Rank 35. Mama Ricotta's

    Italian

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    601 South Kings Drive Suite AA, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  42. Rank 35. Mert's Heart & Soul

    Southern

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    214 N College St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  43. Rank 35. Mestizo Contemporary Mexican Cuisine

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    121 N Main St, Davidson, NC · Davidson
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  44. Rank 35. Midwood Smokehouse - Ballantyne

    Barbecue

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    12410 Johnston Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  45. Rank 35. Pinky's Westside Grill

    American

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    1600 W Morehead St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  46. Rank 35. Rice & Spice Thai Street Food

    Thai

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    9314 Pineville-Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  47. Rank 35. The Harp & Crown Pub & Kitchen

    Fish & Chips

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    19930 W Catawba Ave, Cornelius, NC · Cornelius
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  48. Rank 35. Waldhorn Restaurant

    German

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    12101 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville, NC · Pineville
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  49. Rank 49. Barrington's Restaurant

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    7822 Fairview Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  50. Rank 49. Beef `n Bottle Steakhouse

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    4538 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  51. Rank 49. Bird Pizzeria

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    510 E 15th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  52. Rank 49. DTR Dilworth

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    300 E Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  53. Rank 49. Fin & Fino

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    135 Levine Avenue Of The Arts, Charlotte NC · Charlotte
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  54. Rank 49. Noble Smoke

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    1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  55. Rank 49. The Goodyear House

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    3032 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  56. Rank 49. Yunta

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    2201 South Blvd, Unit 130, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  57. Rank 57. Seaboy

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    20822 N Main St, Cornelius, NC · Cornelius
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  58. Rank 58. Blinders Sports Lounge

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    225 W Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  59. Rank 59. Lower Left Brewing Company

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    4528 Nations Crossing Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  60. Rank 60. Backyard Brew

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    1218 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  61. Rank 60. Blue Door

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    1508 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  62. Rank 60. Fonta Flora Brewery

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    1115 N Brevard St, Unit D, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  63. Rank 60. Resident Culture Brewing Company

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    2101 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  64. Rank 60. Substrate

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    512 E 15th St, Unit B, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  65. Rank 60. The Common Market Oakwold

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    4420 Monroe Rd, Unit A, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  66. Rank 60. The Crunkleton

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    1957 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  67. Rank 60. Union Barbecue

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    1016 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  68. Rank 68. 300 East

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    300 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  69. Rank 68. Aqua e Vino

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    4219 Providence Rd, Unit 3, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  70. Rank 68. aria

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    100 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  71. Rank 68. Babaloo Coffee Club

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    1425 Winnifred St, Unit 117, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  72. Rank 68. Caffeto

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    3012 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  73. Rank 68. Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria

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    1205 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  74. Rank 68. Chief’s Modern Cocktail Parlor

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    3024 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  75. Rank 68. Church & Union

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    127 N Tryon St, Unit 8, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  76. Rank 68. Cicchetti

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    100 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  77. Rank 68. Clark’s Snack Bar

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    3001 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  78. Rank 68. Coquette

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    400 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  79. Rank 68. Curry Gate

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    630 W 24th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  80. Rank 68. Curry Gate

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    101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  81. Rank 68. Curry Gate

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    5516 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  82. Rank 68. DISH

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    112 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  83. Rank 68. Dogwood Southern Table & Bar

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    601 S College St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  84. Rank 68. DŌZO Japanese American Kitchen

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    2200 Thrift Rd, Unit 1, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  85. Rank 68. DŌZO Japanese American Kitchen

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    1419 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  86. Rank 68. Dressler's

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    1100 Metropolitan Ave, Unit 125, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

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  87. Rank 68. El Puro Cuban Restaurant

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    5033 South Blvd Ste H Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

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  88. Rank 68. El Veneno

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    101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  89. Rank 68. Epic Chophouse

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    1365 Broadcloth St, Unit 101, Fort Mill, SC · Fort Mill
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  90. Rank 68. Epic Chophouse

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    104 S Main St, Mooresville, NC · Mooresville
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  91. Rank 68. Fahrenheit

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    21st Floor 222 S Caldwell St Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  92. Rank 68. Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse

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    215 S Main St, Davidson, NC · Davidson
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  93. Rank 68. Good Food on Montford

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    1701 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

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  94. Rank 68. Haymaker

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    225 S Poplar St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  95. Rank 68. Henrietta’s

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    117 Southside Dr, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  96. Rank 68. Hestia

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    14819 Ballantyne Village Way, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

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  97. Rank 68. La Bonbonniere Bakery

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    329 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  98. Rank 68. La Bonbonnière Bakery

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    1801 Yorkmont Rd, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  99. Rank 68. La Lima Sangucheria

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    131 E Park Ave, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until 8 PM

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  100. Rank 68. Lam's Kitchen

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    3016 Weddington Rd, Unit 100, Matthews, NC · Matthews
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. The places are 60% of it: the best of what's within reach, weighed by distance. The setting is the other 40%: how life goes in that country (how people rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are) and what it's like right there (the air, and the weather). If the score looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.