Futo Buta

Neighborhood: South End |  Cuisine: Asian |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 4

This ramen spot along the light rail serves original dishes that showcase chef and owner Michael Shortino’s sass

The Dunavant

Neighborhood: South End |  Cuisine: Steakhouse |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 2.5

A hip steak and bottomless-fries concept in South End

Hawkers Asian Street Fare

Neighborhood: South End |  Cuisine: Asian |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 2.5

A Florida-based restaurant serving a variety of inspired Asian street food

5Church

Neighborhood: Uptown |  Cuisine: New American |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 3.5

With a seductive dining room and creative menu, 5Church has become the city’s place to be seen

Boudreaux’s Louisiana Kitchen

Neighborhood: NoDa |  Cuisine: Southern |  Price Range: $
Overall Rating: 3

A dive-y Cajun restaurant with all the classics

Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen

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

A wood-fired grill fuels a menu of simply prepared yet impeccable seasonal dishes.

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