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When Guard and Grace’s Charlotte location opens this fall in Vivian at Queensbridge Collective, it won’t be a steakhouse like any other in town. What sets the Michelin-recommended…
Read more Here’s what to expect when modern steakhouse Guard and Grace opens in South EndEvery so often, a new place in Charlotte opens and immediately it becomes the place. You know, the one everyone’s posting about and recommending, with lines are so…
Read more Is ESO Artisanal Pasta in Charlotte actually worth the hype? I tried it to see.A handful of eateries are slated to join Charlotte’s food scene. This week, I reported on three upcoming restaurant openings, including a woman-owned coffee and cocktail bar with…
Read more 3 new restaurants are opening soon in Charlotte, including a Mediterranean cafeIt’s a new year, and many of us are making a fresh start in Charlotte with resolutions targeted toward getting healthier, watching our finances or both. Just as…
Read more 10 healthy meals at Charlotte-area restaurants, food halls to eat in ‘26If there’s one thing you can count on in Charlotte recently, it’s eye-popping growth in the food and drink scene. What that means for the rest of us…
Read more Ready to eat: These are the Charlotte restaurants opening or on the way in 2026After a long year of eating all over Charlotte, digging into everyday meals and truly memorable dishes alike, we like to look back and give credit to where…
Read more These are the best meals you ate at Charlotte restaurants in 2025What goes up must eventually come down, and that certainly proved true in Charlotte’s white hot restaurant scene in 2025. As more than 200 new food and drink…
Read more Charlotte lost many restaurants in 2025. Here are the ones we’ll miss the mostCharlotte’s food scene is always evolving, and locals have a slate to new options to choose from. This week, I reported five restaurant openings — and learned The…
Read more 5 restaurants opening in Charlotte, including a brewery expansionThe articles collectively highlight distinct dining experiences around Charlotte, emphasizing unique concepts, owner stories, or trends. Each venue offers something memorable, from local farm ingredients to intimate settings…
Read more Intimate dining rooms, chef collabs: Five unique dining experiences to savor in CharlotteAll year long, the CharlotteFive team eats, sleeps and breathes food (yes, we even dream about it some most nights.) We write about restaurants opening; and sadly, restaurants…
Read more These are the best meals we ate at Charlotte restaurants in 2025Londa’s To-Go is officially shutting its doors. The soul food takeout restaurant will close Saturday, Dec. 20, as it transitions “to a new opportunity for Londa’s in January…
Read more Beloved Charlotte soul food restaurant will close to pursue ‘a new opportunity’Those in search of crispy, fried chicken will find it a new wing spot coming soon to Charlotte. Hank’s Wings Company is slated to open in summer 2026…
Read more A new wing spot is set to open in Charlotte. Here’s when + what to knowCharlotte’s 3rd & Fernwood has closed, and its owner is citing financial and staffing troubles as the cause. The restaurant known for modern Southern cuisine owes $203,859.97 in…
Read more 3rd & Fernwood owner: Closed eatery faced ‘same issues’ most restaurants doLocal restaurant closures continued in Charlotte on Monday, Nov. 17, after a weekend of U.S. Border Patrol detentions. Along Central Avenue, known for a rich variety of immigrant-owned…
Read more Charlotte restaurants close over Border Patrol fears: ‘I cannot take the risk’Charlotte-area restaurants are stepping in to make sure families don’t go hungry as the government shutdown continues. SNAP benefits were delayed for thousands of North Carolinians at the…
Read more These Charlotte restaurants are giving free meals to fed workers, SNAP familiesSignificant changes are being highlighted in Charlotte’s restaurant scene, including openings, closures, menu adaptations and a shift in dining preferences. These shifts illustrate the dynamic nature of the…
Read more 5 trends reshaping Charlotte’s restaurant sceneThere are no shortage of top-rated restaurants in the Charlotte metro, and locals aren’t shy about their favorites. Supperland, a southern steakhouse in Plaza Midwood, took the top…
Read more These are the Top 25 places to eat in Charlotte, Yelp says. Who’s No. 1?Rada, a new contemporary American restaurant serving vegetable-forward, European-inspired cuisine in Charlotte, is among the restaurants included in the Michelin Guide American South. Laura Pol Restaurants named in…
Read more All the NC restaurants recognized in the Michelin Guide American SouthMichelin announced its first North American Guide in 2005 for New York. Guides have also been added in Chicago (2011); Washington, D.C. (2017); California (San Francisco in 2008,…
Read more 9 things to know about the Michelin Guide coming to the SoutheastThose in search of authentic Mexican fare can find it at a new spot in Charlotte. Fiesta Patria Mexican Restaurant Bar + Grill has opened in the Mountain…
Read more Family-owned restaurant promises authentic Mexican food at new Charlotte spot