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1. Fin & Fino - Uptown Charlotte

4.8

Exceptional(2803)

Price: Moderate

• Seafood • Uptown

Booked 52 times today

Fin & Fino is a social seafood house located in the heart of Uptown Charlotte! Our menu features raw bar offerings, housemade pasta, fresh fish, delicious proteins, and seasonal produce. With an emphasis on small plates, our menu is built for sharing and has something for everyone! Led by Brittany “BK” Kellum, our talented bar team is constantly shaking up creative new cocktails, experimenting with spirits both rare and familiar. Every drink we serve is balanced and expertly crafted with made-in-house ingredients, and our unique menu ensures that each visit to Fin is a memorable experience. Looking for something special? Go for "The Treatment" and let our kitchen work their magic, curating a feast just for you! Our team will guide you through a tasting tour of dishes both on and off our menu. For every guest who chooses 'The Treatment,' $5 is donated to a partnering charity.

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2. Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen Uptown Charlotte

4.8

Exceptional(2760)

Price: Moderate

• European • Uptown

Booked 50 times today

A Consumption Revolution in Uptown, Charlotte. Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen, A Jim Noble Restaurant, will redefine dining out. A food and wine bar featuring an a la carte menu of comfortable Spanish, French and Italian influenced selections prepared on a wood fired grill, rotisserie and imported Italian oven. Rooster's is high quality and affordable casual cuisine combined with a local Southern boy's culinary impartations. The open kitchen centered in the dining room allows the guest to view the crafting of cuisine while dining at the kitchen's antique granite countertop on a hand crafted pub bar stool. Finishes of Leather, antique stone, beautiful crafted woodwork and wrought iron parallels the artisan architecture and design with artisan, hand crafted styled cuisine.

3. Angeline's

4.5

Awesome(1445)

Price: Expensive

• Italian • Uptown

Booked 49 times today

We think of ourselves as a gathering place in Uptown Charlotte. A warm hub for locals and visitors to connect over Italian-inspired dishes made with seasonal southern ingredients. Angeline’s offers a modern, Italian-influenced menu in the form of house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas and flavorful small plates in a vibrant setting.

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4. McCormick & Schmick's - Charlotte (Uptown)

4.6

Exceptional(3558)

Price: Moderate

• Seafood • Uptown

Booked 32 times today

McCormick & Schmick's Charlotte restaurant is uniquely designed to create an inviting, original and relaxed atmosphere, where guests can enjoy the highest quality dining experience. The menu is printed twice daily, featuring the signature “Fresh Fish” highlighting an impressive number of fresh seafood varieties, in addition to aged steaks, poultry, entrée salads and pasta. McCormick & Schmick's commitment to local freshness is apparent in the seasonally inspired dishes and regionally inspired preparations offered.

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5. The King's Kitchen

4.7

Exceptional(2140)

Price: Moderate

• Southern • Uptown

Booked 13 times today

Locally-sourced, southern-inspired, mission-driven cuisine in the heart of Uptown Charlotte. Whether you sit down to a heaping plate of Aunt Beaut’s pan fried chicken or opt for our Chef’s pick of fresh fish daily, know that here, our cuisine extends well beyond delicious: it is truly good for the soul. Located in the heart of uptown Charlotte with a mission of bringing hope to those most in need, King’s Kitchen is a non-profit, southern-inspired restaurant that doubles as a ministry to give hope, dignity and a warm meal to those most in need. Dine well knowing that each meal purchased directly contributes to a free meal to our homeless neighbors as well as job training to give others a new lease on life.

6. Aria Tuscan Grill

4.6

Exceptional(4210)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Uptown

Booked 38 times today

Bringing the best ot Italy to Charlotte, Aria Tuscan Grill is Charlotte's urban neighborhood restaurant and lounge located in the heart of center city. Serving mouthwatering old word comfort food in a modern Italian setting, Aria brings the flavors & colors of Tuscany to Charlotte. Featuring a kitchen with a view, a striking wine wall that highlights a wide array of predominantly focused Italian wines, house made Limoncello, live music every weekend, a late night "Bar Bites" menu, Charlotte's only Chef's Table, a street level view of Uptown Charlotte to take in the city as you dine, and a location that is front and center to all of Charlotte's main attractions.

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7. Bernardin's Restaurant - Charlotte

4.7

Exceptional(2813)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Uptown

Booked 17 times today

Bernardin's Fine Dining is renowned for its impeccable service, Elegant atmosphere and sophisticated, succulent Modern American Cuisine. Specializing in Seafood, Lamb, Steaks, Game Meats, Poultry and Pasta. Relax and enjoy soothing music, inviting accommodations, unbelievable entrees, specialty desserts and an extensive wine list. Serving the Triad of North Carolina since 1992, new to Uptown Charlotte. We are confident you will enjoy your dining experience.

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8. Church and Union - Charlotte

4.6

Exceptional(5018)

Price: Expensive

• American • Uptown

Booked 54 times today

A 5th Street Group Concept. Modern-American cuisine with menu by Executive Chef Aaron Dearing and Bravo Top Chef alum Chef Partner Jamie Lynch. Offering a casual, yet refined atmosphere. Voted 2020 Best Chef Jamie Lynch by Charlotte Magazine | 2020 Restaurant of the Year by CRVA.

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9. The Cellar at Duckworth's

4.8

Exceptional(2625)

Price: Expensive

• Gastro Pub • Uptown

Booked 54 times today

The Cellar at Duckworth’s combines gastropub fare from our chef-driven menu, with a tap list of specialty and rare beers served at appropriate temperatures to their styles, and signature cocktails that are hand crafted to order by our mixologists. Inspired by an era of time that’s long past, the underground space built originally in 1912, naturally has a speakeasy, prohibition-era feel with its original brick walls and exposed ceiling joists. Even our attentive staff dresses the part from the era. We hope to take you back in time for a bit while enjoying good food and drink with friends and family.

10. Haymaker

4.2

Awesome(1838)

Price: Moderate

• American • Uptown

Booked 22 times today

Centrally located in Uptown Charlotte, Haymaker Restaurant, from Chef Chris Coleman, brings locally inspired and seasonal food to the Queen City. Our kitchen reinterprets the bounty of the piedmont area and Appalachia, and explores our foodways, both historic and present across our region. Our classic American lounge serves local brews, fine wines, and handmade cocktails. Dine & drink in our bar & lounge, main dining room, mezzanine, or sidewalk patio all overlooking beautiful Romare Bearden Park in the heart of Charlotte.Please note that Haymaker is a two-story restaurant with stairs. Please contact the restaurant if you require first floor dining.

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Paul
Tampa / Central Florida West •5 reviews
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
Tiffany the manager placed us in a spectacular location, we had several guests from out of town as far away as San Diego Rick our server was awesome. The food was absolutely fantastic. Our guests truly enjoyed the dinner. Overall very impressed & pleased with everyone & everything We will definitely be coming back again Thank you Team Fin & Fino
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Fin & Fino - Uptown CharlottePrice: Moderate• Seafood• Uptown
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4.8
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Alaina
Charlotte •1 review
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
Came to celebrate my wedding and could not have picked a better place. We had a very large party and the restaurant was very welcoming. The manager was kind and staff was great!
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McCormick & Schmick's - Charlotte (Uptown)Price: Moderate• Seafood• Uptown
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4.6
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Mattvip
Tampa / Central Florida West •16 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Don't hesitate to book a reservation here. This place is outstanding.
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Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen Uptown CharlottePrice: Moderate• European• Uptown
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4.8
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Sandra
San Francisco Bay Area •2 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
Our server was Halit. I always get the pleasure of him being in our server most of the time when I come in and he is always exceptional. He makes sure that you’re getting everything you need and he does not hover. He tends to show up just at the right time when you need him. He makes great suggestions and he makes dining at Angeline’s a wonderful experience. Thanks Halit!
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Angeline'sPrice: Expensive• Italian• Uptown
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4.5
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Khisavip
Washington, D.C. Area •26 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
Great dining experience! I love the business model! How awesome is it to eat great food, be hosted by warm and knowledgeable staff, while eating delicious food? I’m a fan!
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The King's KitchenPrice: Moderate• Southern• Uptown
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4.7

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34 restaurants available nearby

1. Fin & Fino - Uptown Charlotte

2. Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen Uptown Charlotte

3. Angeline's

4. McCormick & Schmick's - Charlotte (Uptown)

5. The King's Kitchen

6. Aria Tuscan Grill

7. Bernardin's Restaurant - Charlotte

8. Church and Union - Charlotte

9. The Cellar at Duckworth's

10. Haymaker

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