Flour Shop

Neighborhood: Dilworth-Sedgefield-Montford Park |  Cuisine: Italian |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 3

A sister concept to Customshop, this place focuses on pastas

Dogwood Southern Table & Bar

Neighborhood: South Charlotte |  Cuisine: New Southern |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 3.5

Modern Southern dishes served with attentive and friendly service and some of the city’s best cocktails

Sweet Lew’s BBQ

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood-Belmont |  Cuisine: Barbecue |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 4.5

This small barbecue spot quickly gained a loyal following for its old-school cooking

Customshop Handcrafted Food

Neighborhood: Cherry-Elizabeth-Midtown |  Cuisine: New American |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 3.5

Local ingredients and classic technique combine on this menu

Halcyon Flavors From the Earth

Neighborhood: Uptown |  Cuisine: New American |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 4

One of the city’s first pioneers of the local food movement is in a stunning space overlooking Uptown.

Fenwick’s

Neighborhood: Myers Park |  Cuisine: Southern |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 3.5

There’s a reason Fenwick’s, a Myers Park neighborhood spot, has been open for more than 30 years

Aqua e Vino

Neighborhood: South Charlotte |  Cuisine: Italian |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 4

A tiny Italian restaurant with some of the best pastas in town

La Belle Helene

Neighborhood: Uptown |  Cuisine: French |  Price Range: $$$$
Overall Rating: 3.5

A high-dollar French restaurant in the heart of Uptown

The Stanley

Neighborhood: Cherry-Elizabeth-Midtown |  Cuisine: New Southern |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 4

A chef-driven menu is the focus of chef Paul Verica’s second restaurant

Sal’s Pizza Factory

Neighborhood: East Charlotte |  Cuisine: Pizza |  Price Range: $
Overall Rating: 3.5

A New York-style pizzeria that the city’s sure to fall in love with