The Best Seafood in Charlotte

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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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3. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

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.

1. AAA Approved

1. AAA Approved

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