Curate Your Culinary Experience in SouthPark

SouthPark is full of flavorful dining options.

Celebrate local offerings with farm-to-table meals or discover global flavors at one of the neighborhood's 100+ bespoke dining experiences.

Casual American

After a year of research and testing Philly cheesesteaks, Rob Duckworth and team opened the first Duckworth’s in 2004. Since then, six locations have opened in the area (including SouthPark in late 2022) and the menu has evolved to include other upscale bar food, including the addition of a robust draft beer program.

Legion Brewing

Legion has been serving up some of Charlotte's favorite craft brews for over a decade. The local brewery fire roasts their seasonal selection of all-day menu items, served alongside their house-brewed beers and cocktails, including several THC-infused options.

Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen

When the conditions are just right, you can smell Rooster's from a mile away. The sweet, smokey smell of their wood fired grill perfumes the neighborhood, calling you in to try something from their locally-sourced menu. Perfect for lunch or dinner, this spot will please everyone, from your suit-clad business meetings to weekend workout clothes.

Reid's Fine Foods

Reid's is a locally owned high-end grocer, restaurant, and wine bar offering quick bites and full, sit down meals. Pick up a quick bite from the hot bar, build your own sandwich or salad, or order something to enjoy on the patio.

Upscale American

Dilworth Tasting Room SouthPark

Upscale yet approachable, DTR SouthPark offers an extensive wine list, cocktails, small plates, and entrees in a stunning environment that’s full of natural light.

Peppervine

From Spain to South America to California, you can try wines from around the world at Peppervine, which has won the Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence for its wine list every year since 2021. Plus, their menu uses all locally sourced ingredients so you can taste the best that the Piedmont region has to offer.

RH Rooftop

See and be seen at this culinary oasis atop the 50,000-square-foot RH Charlotte design gallery. The all-seasons restaurant and wine bar features glass ceilings, chandeliers, an indoor fountain and greenery, as well as an outdoor garden patio. Menu favorites include the Lobster Roll and RH Burger.

131 Main

When you think of the perfect American meal, 131 Main is what should come to mind. This restaurant has years of experience preparing fresh, protein-forward meals in an intimate setting.

Bricktop's

This upscale restaurant, complete with dark wooden paneling and red leather booths, seamlessly blends Eastern and Western cuisine. With a menu dedicated entirely to sushi, you can enjoy a dragon roll or shrimp tempura before savoring pan-roasted salmon or deluxe BBQ ribs.

BAR ONE Lounge

Asian

BAKU

This stylish Japanese eatery features an open-kitchen style dining room serving up fresh sushi, Robata cuisine cooked over specially sourced charcoal, Yakitori skewered meats and vegetables, and an extensive list of sake, beer, wine, and cocktails.

Mizu

Located on the rooftop of the Hyatt Centric Hotel in SouthPark, Mizu, which means “water” in Japanese, takes inspiration from natural elements and features a seafood-focused Japanese menu. Only on the weekends, grab a reservation at the Robata grill to watch master chefs prepare your meal over charcoal.

Yama Asian Fusion

Known for its extensive sushi and sake list, Yama Asian Fusion has been a favorite spot for Asian cuisine in SouthPark since it opened in 2007. The menu also features hibachi dishes and other specialty selections like sea bass and grilled duck.

Baoding Chinese Cuisine

Baoding serves up classic Chinese-American foods, like Beef and Broccoli and Lo Mein. Whether you're sitting down or grabbing takeout, Boading will satisfy all your Chinese food cravings.

Moon Thai & Japanese

You don't have to choose between these two Asian cuisines at Moon, order your favorite Thai dishes along with Japanese sushi or noodles. Plus, they take dinner and a show to a new level with their 10-13 course Omakase dining experience.

Fusion

Suffolk Punch Brewing

Suffolk Punch is one of Charlotte's beloved breweries for a reason, and the SouthPark location features an all day menu plus indoor and outdoor seating. From classic American biscuit sandwiches and lattes, to ahi tuna tacos and lagers, the chef driven prioritizes the use of clean, local ingredients.

The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar

This unique concept featuring funky and fun dishes and decor, including fresh sushi, burgers, and fusion fare, got its start at the SouthPark location in 2010. Try the “burgushi'' and a spiked milkshake!

Calle Sol

Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria offers Peruvian and Cuban flavors in a lively atmosphere inspired by the robust food scene in Miami and Tampa. Try authentic dishes like Chino-Latino chaufas or Peruvian ceviches alongside a cold, tropical punch.

Italian

Leo’s Italian Social

Located in Piedmont Town Center, Leo’s is a spot for coming together and enjoying made-from-scratch Italian favorites plus chef-driven pasta dishes and entrees.

Little Mama’s

The sister concept of Charlotte's longtime favorite Mama Ricotta’s, Little Mama’s serves up classic, home-style Italian-American recipes inspired by the Italian restaurants of owner Frank Scibelli’s youth. Their Penne alla Vodka was recently named the best pasta dish in the city by Yelp, and their giant chocolate cake is legedary amount sweet treat aficionados.

Toscana Ristorante

This Tuscan-themed restaurant from Italian restaurateur Augusto Conte has been a SouthPark favorite since 1998. The menu features Italian classics and seasonal ingredients, plus an extensive wine list and a patio that will transport you to Tuscany.

800 Degrees Wood Fired Grill

This elevated pizza joint makes all their doughs from scratch, and then wood fires it for that perfect mix between a crunchy and chewy crust. Plus, walk to the back of the restaurant to find classic cocktails in the speakeasy-style BAR ONE Lounge.

Mano Bella Artisan Foods

Chef and owner Raffaele Patrizi, who moved to the US from Rome after falling in love, believes that authentic Italian cuisine starts with local ingredients. Using products from regional farms and food artisans, the Mano Bella team crafts regional Italian dishes with new specials every day. Plus, you can watch as they make pasta by hand.

Mediterranean/Greek

Greco Fresh Grille

The Pahountis family opened the first location of Greco Fresh Grille in Charlotte in 2011, serving up authentic Greek and Mediterranean favorites in a fast-casual environment. It now has seven locations in the Charlotte area, including the SouthPark location, which opened in 2021.

Limani

Limani is an upscale culinary destination specializing in traditional Greek cuisine with a seafood focus. The location opened in SouthPark in late 2022.

Yafo Kitchen

Led by Israeli-born chef Shai Fargian, Yafo Kitchen is a local fast-casual Mediterranean street food concept known for its fresh flavors and build-your-own bowls.

Mexican, Latin, and Spanish

Bulla Gastrobar

Enjoy a contemporary take on classic Spanish delicacies as well as a robust beverage program at this tapas-style neighborhood restaurant.

Mal Pan

Featuring old and new, modern and classic, Mal Pan serves up flavorful Mexican fare in an approachable environment. Try the tacos, which feature tortillas made from scratch in-house, and the seasonal margarita.

Paco’s Tacos & Tequila

Paco’s Tacos has become a SouthPark institution since opening in 2010. The Tex-Mex eatery packs a punch when it comes to flavorful dishes, fun decor, and tequila offerings.

Sabor Latin Street Grill

This fast casual, locally owned spot serves up Latin street food like tacos, arepas, and empanadas. Or, build your own bowl like you would at Chipotle, but with way fresher, more authentic ingredients.

Southern

Rooster's Wood-Fired Kitchen

Smokey flavors elevate the Southern cuisine offered at Rooster's Wood Fired Kitchen in SouthPark, where all of the ingredients are locally sourced and humanely raised to showcase the best of region. Plus, the restaurant has an attached boulangerie-style bakery, Copain, with fresh baked breads, pastries, boxed lunches, and take and bake items made with the same level of care as the food at Rooster's.

Southern Pecan

Enjoy the flavors of the Gulf Coast in a relaxed, inviting environment at Southern Pecan. Featuring everything from oysters and pimento cheese to shrimp and grits and jambalaya, Southern Pecan serves up all the Southern classics and then some.

Steakhouse

Bentley’s

Originally located on the 27th floor of the Charlotte Plaza building in Uptown, the reimagined Bentley’s in SouthPark opened in 2020 featuring the same beloved American-French cuisine, French tableside service and impressive wine list it became so well known for.

Oak Steakhouse

From the Charleston-based food group The Indigo Road, Oak Steakhouse is a modern take on the classic steakhouse concept with a focus on local North Carolina ingredients.

Steak 48

Offering a chic, fine dining steak and seafood experience only available in less than a dozen major cities in the U.S., Steak 48 serves up attention to detail at every turn. No matter what cut of steak you order, you are sure to be wowed.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

From land to sea, Del Frisco's serves up high quality proteins in a luxurious interior complete with soaring windows and a second-story mezzanine and private wine cellar.

The Palm

Known for their seafood selections in addition to their steaks, The Palm in SouthPark is adorned with photos of the city's most influential people and has continued to thrive as a spot for both celebrations and deal-making dinners for years.

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