Guidebook for Charlotte

Kathryn
Guidebook for Charlotte

Food Scene

Try everything! Their salted caramel brownie is a favorite. Breakfast sandwiches are great, too!
202 locals recommend
Amélie's French Bakery & Café
136 N Davidson St
202 locals recommend
Try everything! Their salted caramel brownie is a favorite. Breakfast sandwiches are great, too!
Fish tacos are great! This place was on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.
115 locals recommend
Cabo Fish Taco
3201 N Davidson St
115 locals recommend
Fish tacos are great! This place was on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.
Biggest. Pizza. Slice. Ever.
40 locals recommend
Benny Pennello's
2909 N Davidson St
40 locals recommend
Biggest. Pizza. Slice. Ever.
We eat weekly. Best Mexican in the area. Fresh squeezed margs are to die for. Mole sauce is excellent!
22 locals recommend
Three Amigos Mexican Grill & Cantina
2917 Central Ave
22 locals recommend
We eat weekly. Best Mexican in the area. Fresh squeezed margs are to die for. Mole sauce is excellent!
Southern food done right. Another Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives spot.
39 locals recommend
dish
1220 Thomas Ave
39 locals recommend
Southern food done right. Another Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives spot.
Upscale Indian food.
36 locals recommend
Copper Modern Indian Cuisine
311 East Blvd
36 locals recommend
Upscale Indian food.
One of our favorite places in all of Charlotte! Ask for the Matilda Wong drink.
30 locals recommend
300 East
300 East Blvd
30 locals recommend
One of our favorite places in all of Charlotte! Ask for the Matilda Wong drink.
Famous for breakfast. Long wait on the weekends. Catch them during the week if you can.
52 locals recommend
Zada Jane's Corner Cafe
1601 Central Ave
52 locals recommend
Famous for breakfast. Long wait on the weekends. Catch them during the week if you can.
Been in Charlotte for ages. On the fancier side, so save this for a special occasion.
10 locals recommend
Mimosa Grill
327 S Tryon St
10 locals recommend
Been in Charlotte for ages. On the fancier side, so save this for a special occasion.
Hot dogs with all the toppings. Yum!
13 locals recommend
JJs Red Hots
1514 East Blvd
13 locals recommend
Hot dogs with all the toppings. Yum!
Pimpin fries. Oh yes! Also featured on Diners, Drive Ins & Dives.
134 locals recommend
Pinky's Westside Grill
9818 Gilead Rd
134 locals recommend
Pimpin fries. Oh yes! Also featured on Diners, Drive Ins & Dives.
Green sauce, yellow sauce. All the sauce. Great Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken joint!
32 locals recommend
Viva Chicken Elizabeth Avenue
1617 Elizabeth Ave
32 locals recommend
Green sauce, yellow sauce. All the sauce. Great Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken joint!
Delicious burgers and hand-cut fries. Check out their schedule for live music.
8 locals recommend
The Comet Grill
2224 Park Rd
8 locals recommend
Delicious burgers and hand-cut fries. Check out their schedule for live music.
Seriously stuck in time.....but love their philly cheese steak sandwiches!
House of Pizza
3640 Central Ave
Seriously stuck in time.....but love their philly cheese steak sandwiches!
Yum!! Sweet and savory crepes, along with a full menu. Try the pesto brie fries!!
50 locals recommend
Crepe Cellar Kitchen and Pub
3116 N Davidson St
50 locals recommend
Yum!! Sweet and savory crepes, along with a full menu. Try the pesto brie fries!!
Our go-to Vietnamese joint. Great for dine on or carry-out.
43 locals recommend
Lang Van Vietnamese Restaurant
3019 Shamrock Dr
43 locals recommend
Our go-to Vietnamese joint. Great for dine on or carry-out.
Our FAVORITE restaurant in Charlotte. Expect a wait.
159 locals recommend
Soul Gastrolounge
1500 B Central Ave
159 locals recommend
Our FAVORITE restaurant in Charlotte. Expect a wait.
A Charlotte staple for fried chicken. Consistently voted some of the best in the country. Carry-out only. Maybe cash only?
41 locals recommend
Price's Chicken Coop
1614 Camden Rd
41 locals recommend
A Charlotte staple for fried chicken. Consistently voted some of the best in the country. Carry-out only. Maybe cash only?
We love this place. Always busy. You will see quiet the cast of characters as you wait for your order. Carry-out only.
Chicken King
2301 The Plaza
We love this place. Always busy. You will see quiet the cast of characters as you wait for your order. Carry-out only.
Classic NY/NJ style diner with a HUGE menu to please all taste buds.
12 locals recommend
Landmark Restaurant Diner
4429 Central Ave
12 locals recommend
Classic NY/NJ style diner with a HUGE menu to please all taste buds.
Some of the best in the area.
37 locals recommend
Not Just Coffee
224 E 7th St
37 locals recommend
Some of the best in the area.
Some of the best pizza and pasta in the area.
23 locals recommend
Intermezzo
1427 E 10th St
23 locals recommend
Some of the best pizza and pasta in the area.
Whole in the wall. Great for any meal, especially brunch.
8 locals recommend
Fenwick's Restaurant
511 Providence Road
8 locals recommend
Whole in the wall. Great for any meal, especially brunch.
If you want a sports bar.....great food and 100's of TV's.
20 locals recommend
Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse Uptown
330 N Tryon St
20 locals recommend
If you want a sports bar.....great food and 100's of TV's.
Upscale Irish pub with good grub.
80 locals recommend
Workman’s Friend
1531 Central Ave
80 locals recommend
Upscale Irish pub with good grub.
Open Mon-Fri only. Small family owned burger shack. No seating, carry out or eat outside at the shared standing tables.
17 locals recommend
Brooks' Sandwich House
2710 N Brevard St
17 locals recommend
Open Mon-Fri only. Small family owned burger shack. No seating, carry out or eat outside at the shared standing tables.
Neighborhood joint with great home-cooked meals.
8 locals recommend
Letty's
2121 Shamrock Dr
8 locals recommend
Neighborhood joint with great home-cooked meals.
Our favorite Thai take-out place.
Thai Thai Takeout
1412 East Blvd
Our favorite Thai take-out place.
Our favorite local tamale shop and taqueria! Cash only.
Tamales La Pasadita
3112 The Plaza
Our favorite local tamale shop and taqueria! Cash only.
Amazing Middle Eastern food.
6 locals recommend
La Shish Kabob
3117 N Sharon Amity Rd
6 locals recommend
Amazing Middle Eastern food.
We love this place for carry-out. Try the curry chicken and cabbage!
Finga Lickin' Caribbean Eatery
2838 The Plaza
We love this place for carry-out. Try the curry chicken and cabbage!
Great deli sandwiches and breakfast, too!
19 locals recommend
NoDa Bodega
1200 E 36th St
19 locals recommend
Great deli sandwiches and breakfast, too!
Fried chicken.
110 locals recommend
Haberdish
3106 N Davidson St
110 locals recommend
Fried chicken.
One of our favorites. Casual Latin-American street food.
28 locals recommend
Sabor Latin Street Grill - NoDa
3205 N Davidson St
28 locals recommend
One of our favorites. Casual Latin-American street food.

Everything Else

Closest full-service gym. Day passed are available for purchase, or you can tag along with one of us for free!
Johnston YMCA
3025 N Davidson St
Closest full-service gym. Day passed are available for purchase, or you can tag along with one of us for free!
Located inside the 7th St. Public Market, you can grab a bottle of wine or single bottles of beer. The owner, Josh, will open your bottles and give you glasses to take to the outside seating.
Assorted Table Wine Shoppe
224 East 7th Street
Located inside the 7th St. Public Market, you can grab a bottle of wine or single bottles of beer. The owner, Josh, will open your bottles and give you glasses to take to the outside seating.

Essentials

Where we shop for groceries. Bigger selection than Food Lion.
176 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
112 S Sharon Amity Rd
176 locals recommend
Where we shop for groceries. Bigger selection than Food Lion.
Closest grocery store; only a 10 minute walk!
52 locals recommend
Food Lion
3009 The Plaza
52 locals recommend
Closest grocery store; only a 10 minute walk!
A cute deli that's having a bit of an identity crisis - in a very good way. It's like a mini-grocery store, bar, sandwich counter, wine shop.Clientele is a true mix of Charlotte - you see it all here!
75 locals recommend
Common Market
2007 Commonwealth Ave
75 locals recommend
A cute deli that's having a bit of an identity crisis - in a very good way. It's like a mini-grocery store, bar, sandwich counter, wine shop.Clientele is a true mix of Charlotte - you see it all here!
A quick walk from the house. All the essentials: craft beer and wine, along with a few gourmet snacks and goodies. They also have beer on tap if you'd like to stick around for a drink.
6 locals recommend
Tip Top Daily Market
2902 The Plaza
6 locals recommend
A quick walk from the house. All the essentials: craft beer and wine, along with a few gourmet snacks and goodies. They also have beer on tap if you'd like to stick around for a drink.
Gourmet grocery store (think Dean and Deluca) that features tons of local products. They also serve sandwiches, soups, etc. with brunch choices on the weekends.
15 locals recommend
Earl's Grocery
1609 Elizabeth Ave
15 locals recommend
Gourmet grocery store (think Dean and Deluca) that features tons of local products. They also serve sandwiches, soups, etc. with brunch choices on the weekends.

Drinks & Nightlife

We love this dive bar. They do not serve food. Tons of games including corn hole, old-school video games, board games, etc. Bingo on Tuesday nights.
13 locals recommend
Hattie's Tap & Tavern
2918 The Plaza
13 locals recommend
We love this dive bar. They do not serve food. Tons of games including corn hole, old-school video games, board games, etc. Bingo on Tuesday nights.
One of the newer breweries in Charlotte. No kitchen, check the food truck schedule.
39 locals recommend
Free Range Brewing
2320 N Davidson St
39 locals recommend
One of the newer breweries in Charlotte. No kitchen, check the food truck schedule.
Local watering hole with decent bar food. We frequent on Wednesdays for trivia.
8 locals recommend
Solstice Tavern
3221 N Davidson St
8 locals recommend
Local watering hole with decent bar food. We frequent on Wednesdays for trivia.
Brewery will full kitchen. Great Sunday brunch!
82 locals recommend
Heist Brewery
2909 N Davidson St
82 locals recommend
Brewery will full kitchen. Great Sunday brunch!
Craft cocktail bar, adjacent to a whiskey distillery.
9 locals recommend
The Broken Spoke
610 Anderson Street
9 locals recommend
Craft cocktail bar, adjacent to a whiskey distillery.
Jalapeno Ale is my favorite. Great outside space!
96 locals recommend
Birdsong Brewing Company
1016 N Davidson St
96 locals recommend
Jalapeno Ale is my favorite. Great outside space!
Beer, fresh oysters and other nibbles. A cozy stop for a drink before or after dinner.
28 locals recommend
Growlers Pourhouse
3120 N Davidson St
28 locals recommend
Beer, fresh oysters and other nibbles. A cozy stop for a drink before or after dinner.
Craft beer shop, drink in or take away. Check out FuD at Salud, their snack shop attached nextdoor.
18 locals recommend
Salud Beer Shop
3306 N Davidson St
18 locals recommend
Craft beer shop, drink in or take away. Check out FuD at Salud, their snack shop attached nextdoor.
Local hangout joint. Grab a beer or wine and sit out on their patio.
36 locals recommend
NoDa Company Store
3221 Yadkin Ave
36 locals recommend
Local hangout joint. Grab a beer or wine and sit out on their patio.

Shopping

Great gift shop with tons of local items.
21 locals recommend
Pura Vida Worldly Art
3202a N Davidson St
21 locals recommend
Great gift shop with tons of local items.
Closest pharmacy to the house.
12 locals recommend
CVS Pharmacy
210 E Trade St
12 locals recommend
Closest pharmacy to the house.
Another great local gift shop.
Green with ENVY
1111 Central Ave
Another great local gift shop.
Great shopping center with a Target, Best Buy, Marshalls, Trader Joe's....
102 locals recommend
Target
900 Metropolitan Ave
102 locals recommend
Great shopping center with a Target, Best Buy, Marshalls, Trader Joe's....
Great stop for local gifts.
12 locals recommend
Ruby's Gift
3204 N Davidson St
12 locals recommend
Great stop for local gifts.
This locally owned gift shop is the perfect place to browse for some trinkets to take back home! Make sure to say hi to the shop dog, Patsy!
23 locals recommend
Paper Skyscaper
330 East Blvd
23 locals recommend
This locally owned gift shop is the perfect place to browse for some trinkets to take back home! Make sure to say hi to the shop dog, Patsy!

Sightseeing

Largest park in Charlotte!
338 locals recommend
Freedom Park
1908 East Blvd
338 locals recommend
Largest park in Charlotte!
Our favorite museum in Charlotte! Even better, on Wednesday nights they stay open late from 5pm-9pm and it's FREE during those hours. Great gift shop, too!
293 locals recommend
Mint Museum Uptown
500 S Tryon St
293 locals recommend
Our favorite museum in Charlotte! Even better, on Wednesday nights they stay open late from 5pm-9pm and it's FREE during those hours. Great gift shop, too!

Entertainment & Activities

Great for kids and adults alike. Imax theater also.
296 locals recommend
Discovery Place Science
301 N Tryon St
296 locals recommend
Great for kids and adults alike. Imax theater also.