Bistro La Bon

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood-Belmont |  Cuisine: International |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 3.5

A European menu in a restaurant with an old-world feel

The Crunkleton

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

A cocktail bar and restaurant from North Carolina’s most well-known bartender

Rai Lay

Neighborhood: South End |  Cuisine: Asian |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 3.5

Traditional Thai food in a handsome dining room

Sea Level

Neighborhood: Uptown |  Cuisine: Seafood |  Price Range: $$$
Overall Rating: 3

An upscale seafood house with a city spin

Superica

Neighborhood: South End |  Cuisine: Mexican |  Price Range: $$
Overall Rating: 3.5

Ford Fry’s Atlanta transplant brings a big personality to Tex-Mex

Community Matters Café

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

A non-profit restaurant serving simple but delicious breakfast and lunch dishes

Peppervine

Neighborhood: SouthPark |  Cuisine: New Southern |  Price Range: $$$$
Overall Rating: 4.5

Bill and Anita Greene, owners of Banner Elk’s Artisanal, go metropolitan with their Charlotte restaurant

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

Church & Union

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-Villa Heights |  Cuisine: Southern |  Price Range: $
Overall Rating: 3

A dive-y Cajun restaurant with all the classics