City Consensus · Charlotte
Southern in Charlotte
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Southern in Charlotte below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Southern Restaurants in Charlotte
The Queen City's Southern-food picks — drawn from Charlotte Magazine's Where to Get Southern Food in Charlotte and the 50 Best Restaurants 2024 and 2025 lists.
- #1
Haberdish
NoDa
“Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidandel's mill-town Southern kitchen — Charlotte Magazine's Southern-food guide anchor and a 50 Best 2024 and 2025 fixture, built on three years of research into turn-of-the-century Charlotte cooking.”
- #2
Leah & Louise
Camp North End
“James Beard-nominated chef Greg Collier's modern juke joint honoring Mississippi River Valley soul food — Charlotte Magazine Southern guide anchor and 50 Best 2025 listing.”
- #3
Supperland
Plaza Midwood
“Family-style Southern inside a former church — Charlotte Magazine's Southern-food guide and 50 Best 2024 and 2025 both highlight the Prime Beef Ribs and Wagyu Pot Roast.”
- #4
dish
Plaza Midwood
“Down-home meat-and-three in a Plaza Midwood bungalow — Charlotte Magazine's Southern-food guide and 50 Best 2024 and 2025 both list it as the neighborhood-kitchen standard.”
- #5
Mert's Heart And Soul
Uptown
“Uptown soul-food institution — Charlotte Magazine's Southern-food guide calls out the Lowcountry-influenced shrimp and grits and the salmon cakes.”