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Charlotte's Classic Eats
Click a picture to read more. Charlotte's Classic Eats photos courtesy of Alex Cason.

Charlotte’s first pizza restaurant stays true to its roots almost 70 years later

Charlotte’s Stockyard is still serving home cooking, Southern hospitality after 70 years

Carolina Family Restaurant is still feeding newcomers and regulars 45 years later

If you know, you know: Cheesesteaks, wine and more hidden in the basement of SouthPark Belk​

Cajun, Southern flavors on the menu at Charlotte’s Freshwaters restaurant

Craft beer and pizza fuel Brixx Wood Fired Pizza + Craft Bar nearly 25 years later

Fenwick’s has served homemade dishes to regulars, newcomers alike for nearly 40 years

Charlotte’s first farm-to-table restaurant serves the same Southern food 53 years later

Chili, chicken casserole and community keep fueling Lupie’s Cafe 34 years later

Phil’s Deli II serves families with authentic food, laughs more than 40 years after opening

You might assume this Charlotte restaurant is ‘just another chain.’ Here’s why it’s not.

This Myers Park restaurant staple is still going strong after nearly 90 years

RoCo’s Costa Rican rotisserie chicken remains a hit three decades later in Charlotte

Original Chicken ‘n Ribs provides seafood, slaw, a safe haven and more for seven decades

Anntony’s Caribbean Cafe has given Charlotte a taste of island life for nearly 40 years

More Food & Drink

New Charlotte restaurant Puerta offers authentic food, agave spirits and hospitality (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

Come for a meal, leave with a Mustang at this restaurant in a Charlotte car dealership

‘Making you feel at home’: Neighborhood Coffee provides training, warmth to refugees

Caribbean groceries, takeout and hospitality abound at Island Grocery and Grill in Charlotte (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

New Charlotte Cuban restaurant offers food, drink, more in a pre-revolutionary atmosphere

It’s all Greek to Charlotte: Why our BBQ joints and pizza parlors are Greek-owned (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

Charlotte-based Great Wagon Road Distilling will open its new suburban location soon (Photo courtesy of Great Wagon Road Distilling Co.)

The Charlotte bakery that’s hiding in plain sight — and how you may have already tried its bread (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

Dilworth staple Lebowski’s gets a facelift — but The Dude still abides here (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

Charlotte chef opening healthy breakfast, lunch spot with Latin flair in Uptown (Photo courtesy of Karla Sanabia)

Fast-casual Indian restaurant IndiGrille opens in Charlotte

Flavor-filled and dairy-free ice cream shop coming to Camp North End (Photo courtesy of Remy Thurston)

Mocktails, anyone? Here are 10 flavorful, alcohol-free beverages to try around Charlotte (Photo courtesy of Kenty Chung)

Decades later, these Charlotte restaurants are still contenders in the food scene (Photo courtesy of Michael Hrizuk)

Brunch On Sunday offers a Charlotte venue for you to ‘eat a waffle and get your twerk on’ (Photo courtesy of The Good Life at Enderly Park)

Salisbury steak, Philly cheesesteak, Buffalo chicken are on the menu – oh, and they’re all vegan

San Antonio-based Weathered Souls Brewing Company to open second location in Charlotte (Photo courtesy of Weathered Souls Brewing Company)

New menu, new look: Charlotte-based cafe to double its size in next handful of years (Photo courtesy of Wild Wing Cafe)

You’ll be able to drink beer, then stay the night beside Charlotte’s newest brewery (Photo courtesy of Maison a+d)

Try these hidden Greek menu items at 9 Charlotte restaurants (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

6 must-try dishes to order at Mexican restaurants on Charlotte’s East side

70 years after its first pizza parlor opened, Charlotte is a pizza city with craft pies galore (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

‘We’re having a ball’: New owners plan to keep menu at Harp & Crown — with some additions (Photo courtesy of Keli Marks)

Here’s the new restaurant moving into the former Lulu’s space in Plaza Midwood (Photo courtesy of Chet Desai)

A Washington, D.C.-based coffee brand is opening its first coffee shop in Charlotte (Photo courtesy of Joy Shiver)

Late night bites: 24 restaurants and bars serving food after hours in Charlotte (Photo courtesy of Seoul Food Meat Company)

Fort Mill’s Local Dish set to close after a decade of serving Southern cuisine (Photo courtesy of CharlotteFive)

Sports & Entertainment

Celebrate obscure sports as ESPN 8: The Ocho returns to the Charlotte area. (Photo courtesy of ESPN)

Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship returns to Charlotte for third straight year (Photo courtesy of Disc Golf Pro Tour)

More than 7,000 Panthers fans from chapters worldwide make up the loud, proud Roaring Riot (Photo courtesy of Alex Cason)

Here are the top 10 scary attractions in Charlotte this Halloween season (Photo courtesy of Scarrigan Farms Haunted Trail)

Do you recognize the gamer in this Google Fiber ad? She’s from Charlotte. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Nixon)

Cornhole championships start today in Rock Hill — plus air guitar, ax throwing, wiffle ball (Photo courtesy of American Cornhole League)

This Charlotte vintage store where costume designers shop is moving to a new location

Charlotte guide to college football watch parties: 2022 edition (Photo courtesy of Eric J. Ekwueme)

Rally watch: More details on LoSo’s pickleball entertainment complex and its restaurant, bars (Photo courtesy of Rally)