Uptown / Downtown Area (close to hotels):

- Ri Ra Irish pub & restaurant -- authentic Irish bar; best Guinness + fish & chips in town! One of our favorites spots in town! :)

- Monarch Market -- food hall; good lunch/dinner options! plus a great bar for cocktails/drinks

-La Belle Helene -- French food; our favorite restaurant! :)

- Dos Caminos Mexican restaurant

- Tupelo Honey -- Southern food; breakfast/brunch + lunch/dinner!

- Amelie's cafe -- local breakfast/coffee joint

-The Cellar at Duckworths -- speakeasy bar and restaurant

- Caroline’s -- oyster bar

- Mariposa -- Mediterranean restaurant

-The Local -- bar food

Close to Uptown (~5 mins from uptown by car):

-Charlotte Beer Garden -- world’s largest selection (436!) of craft beers! serves food

-Culinary Dropout -- restaurant and bar

-Sixty Vines -- wine bar & restaurant

-Dram & Draught -- cocktail bar

South End, walkable neighborhood; lots of shops and restaurants (~5-10 mins from uptown by car)

-Wooden Robot brewery -- serves food; order the Good Morning Vietnam (Ali's favorite CLT beer!)

-Sycamore brewery -- lively brewery with a fun/young atmosphere; serves food

-Resident Culture brewery -- serves food

-Trolley Barn Fermentory & Food Hall

Plaza Midwood (~10 mins from uptown by car)

-Midwood Smokehouse BBQ -- best BBQ in Charlotte!

-Burial taproom -- Asheville brewery

-The Workman's Friend -- Irish bar & restaurant

-Calle Sol -- Cuban food

A&J