The best restaurants in Charlotte, according to critics

17 Charlotte, NC restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 3 publications: Eater Carolinas, MICHELIN Guide, The New York Times. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.

• Counter- — Wesley Heights, Charlotte — on 2 critics’ lists
• Lang Van — East Charlotte, Charlotte — on 2 critics’ lists
• Rada — Myers Park, Charlotte — on 2 critics’ lists
• Albertine — Uptown, Charlotte
• Bird Pizzeria — Optimist Park, Charlotte
• Community Matters Cafe — Third Ward, Charlotte
• Customshop — Elizabeth, Charlotte
• L'Ostrica — Park Road, Charlotte
• Little Mama's Italian — SouthPark, Charlotte
• Omakase Experience by Primefish — Cotswold, Charlotte
• Original Chicken & Ribs — West Charlotte, Charlotte
• Restaurant Constance — Wesley Heights, Charlotte
• Stagioni — Myers Park, Charlotte
• Supperland — Plaza Midwood, Charlotte
• The Dumpling Lady — Optimist Park, Charlotte
• The Goodyear House — NoDa, Charlotte
• Vicente — South End, Charlotte

The Charlotte lists

• The 18 Best Restaurants in Charlotte — Eater Carolinas
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Bib Gourmand: Charlotte — MICHELIN Guide
• MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 — Starred Restaurants (Charlotte) — MICHELIN Guide
• The Restaurant List 2025 — The New York Times

The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.