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The Best Places in Uptown & Central Business District

Updated October 22, 2026
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  1. Rank 1. Albertine

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    Address
    525 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  2. Rank 2. Angeline's

    Italian

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    Address
    303 S Church St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 7 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  3. Rank 2. Sea Level

    Seafood

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    Address
    129 E 5th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  4. Rank 4. Alexander Michael's

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    Address
    401 W 9th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 5. La Belle Helene

    French

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    Address
    300 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  6. Rank 6. Mert's Heart & Soul

    Southern

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    Address
    214 N College St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  7. Rank 7. Fin & Fino

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    Address
    135 Levine Avenue Of The Arts, Charlotte NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until 11:59 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  8. Rank 8. aria

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    Address
    100 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  9. Rank 8. Church & Union

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    Address
    127 N Tryon St, Unit 8, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 10:30 AM–3:30 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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  10. Rank 8. Cicchetti

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    Address
    100 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  11. Rank 8. Coquette

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    Address
    400 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  12. Rank 8. Curry Gate

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    Address
    101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens Sat noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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  13. Rank 8. DISH

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    Address
    112 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  14. Rank 8. Dogwood Southern Table & Bar

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    Address
    601 S College St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  15. Rank 8. El Veneno

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    Address
    101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  16. Rank 8. Haymaker

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    Address
    225 S Poplar St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  17. Rank 8. La Bonbonniere Bakery

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    Address
    329 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  18. Rank 8. Mariposa

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    Address
    500 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  19. Rank 8. Rooster's Wood-fired Kitchen

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    Address
    150 N College St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  20. Rank 8. The Asbury

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    Address
    235 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 7 AM–10 AM, 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  21. Rank 21. The Market at 7th Street

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    Address
    224 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 8 AM–10 PM

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  22. Rank 22. Arbol Eatery

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    Address
    227 W Trade St, Unit 125, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  23. Rank 22. Que Onda Tacos

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    Address
    333 W Trade St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  24. Rank 24. Bernardin's Restaurant

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    Address
    435 S Tryon St, Unit 100, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 34 min

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  25. Rank 24. Brown Bag Seafood

    Seafood

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    Address
    601 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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  26. Rank 24. Encore Nightclub

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    Address
    314 College St, Charlotte, NC · Charlotte
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Eat Score

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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      Stay Score

      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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        Do Score

        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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          Best Place Score

          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.