Auld Lang Syne. Charlotte Restaurant Openings & Closings – 2024 in Review

What would the New Year be without a year in review of the restaurants that keep Charlotte’s food scene ever-growing?

From casual bites like pizzerias and taco trucks to upscale Mediterranean with a Southern twist, the past year’s QC restaurant openings have proven yet again that Charlotte’s food scene shows no signs of slowing down.

Here’s our list of this year’s openings and closings in our 2024 Restaurants in Review:

2024 Restaurant Openings in (Greater) Charlotte

December

• Napa Bistro and Wine Bar – South Charlotte
• Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen – Ballantyne
• Seemingly Overzealous – Plaza Midwood
• Fly Kid Fly – Ballantyne
• Gotcha Matcha – Uptown
• Dogwood Southern Table and Bar – Uptown
• Krazy Curry – Uptown

November

• Copperhead Social Club – NoDa
• Folia – South End 
• Bird Pizzeria (dining room) – Optimist Park
• Zeppedie’s – South End
• Platform Sports – Lower South End
• Dave’s Hot Chicken – Rock Hill 
• Cheat’s Cheesesteaks – South End 

October

• Albertine Restaurant – Uptown
• Sweetgreen – Uptown
• Must Be Nice – South End
• Eighty Eights Charlotte – NoDa
• Oshen Sushi – South Charlotte
• Qahwah House – Plaza Midwood

September

• Sushi Hana – Ballantyne
• Dilworth Tasting Room – Plaza Midwood 
• Salted Melon – Eastover
• 3rd and Fernwood – Metropolitan
• MaBí Cocina Tropical – NoDa 
• Biscuit Belly – Elizabeth 
• Single Barrel Room – Plaza Midwood
• Sun’s Kitchen – South End
• Pasta Crush – Uptown
• Blazing Asian Way – Camp North End
• DŌZO – Wesley Heights 
• Hip Hop Smoothies – Camp North End

August

• Postino WineCafé – Ballantyne
• Seaboard Brewing LoSo – South End
• Foxcroft Wine Co. Birkdale – Lake Norman
• The Matador – South End
• Lottie’s Cafe – Uptown
• Flight – Elizabeth
• Yakitori Omakase by Prime Fish – South Charlotte
• Brooklyn Pickle – Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
• Hawthorne’s New York Pizza and Bar – South End
• Topsail Steamer – Madison Park
• Frenchy’s Sip and Shop – South End
• Sea Grill – Uptown
• RiCkO’s Churro Bar – NoDa
• Maneki – Uptown

July

• Bobby’s Burgers – SouthPark
• El Malo Tacos – Plaza Midwood
• Empire Pizza – Pineville
• Greco Fresh Grille – NoDa
• Honeysuckle Gelato – Ballantyne
• Jekyll & Hyde Taphouse and Grill – Waxhaw
• New York Butcher Shoppe – Fort Mill
• Toastique – SouthEnd
  

June

• 800 Degrees Carolinas – The Alley Uptown, aka Latta Arcade 
• Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria – SouthPark
• Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley – Uptown
• Palace on 4th – Uptown 
• Flower Child – Ballantyne 
• Olde Mecklenburg Brewery – Ballantyne
• Savor Restaurant and Bar – South Charlotte
• Ramble Drinkery
• Marina’s Tapas – Optimist Hall 

May

• Catalú – South End
• Maíz, Agua, Sal – South End
• G.O.A.T. Pizza – Cornelius
• Halal Street Food – Camp North End 
• International Truck of Tacos – Uptown
• Substrate – Optimist Park 
• Kim Anh Banh Mi & Boba – Central Avenue
• Seoul Food Meat Co Bruno Speakeasy – Optimist Park
• Pisco Peruvian Gastrolounge – Uptown
• The Everyday Market – LoSo

April

• Cakeable Cafe – Uptown
• Sneak – Elizabeth
• Giovanna’s – Loso 
• Hermanita – Plaza Midwood
• The Wafflery – Belmont

March

• Fin & Fino – Birkdale Village
• Pie.ZAA – South End
• Prime Fish Cellar – Cotswold
• Bartaco – Birkdale Village
• The Club House – Ballantyne
• Nusa – South Charlotte 
• Hippin’ Hops Brewery – Uptown 
• Dank Burrito – Rock Hill 
• Habibi Lebanon Bar & Grill – Davidson
• The Yard Milkshake Bar – Elizabeth 
• The Accidental Baker – Metropolitan
• Babe Cave – LoSo 
• City Kitch’s – Wesley Heights
• Noche Bruta – Camp North End

February

• Yama – LoSo
• The Loft at Duckworth’s – SouthPark
• Mano Bella Artisan Foods – SouthPark (Morrison)
• Little Mama’s Italian – Rea Farms
• Kudoku Sushi & Asian Kitchen – Plaza Midwood
• Another Brewery – NoDa
• The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar – Concord
• Cuzzo’s Cuisine – Charlotte Premium Outlets
• Ka Udon – NoDa 

January

• Schreiber’s on Rye – Optimist Hall
• Joan’s Bakery and Deli – Midtown
• The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary – West Boulevard Corridor & Washington Heights
• Monarch Market – Uptown
• Moo & Brew – Matthews
• Blue Door Cocktail Bar – South End
• Taco Boy – LoSo

2024 Closings We’ll Miss

• Bibilio, Wesley Heights
• El Toro Bruto, now El Noche Bruta in Camp North End
• Urban Sweets, closed their brick & mortar but is still operating via a mobile event business
• Volo Ristorante, Myers Park
• Popbar, NODA
• Village Tavern, SouthPark
• Duck Donuts, Dilworth and Huntersville locations
• Pepperbox Doughnuts, South End
• The Good Wurst Co., South End
• El Thrifty, Optimist Hall
• Zada Jane’s Corner Cafe, Plaza Midwood
• Cold Hearted Gelato, Plaza Midwood
• Beauregard’s Restaurant & Bar, Madison Park
• Rocksalt, Madison Park
• Pure Pizza, Uptown
• Littlespoon Eatery, Myers Park
• The Fox & The Falcon, SouthPark
• Harper’s Restaurant, SouthPark
• Futo Buto, South End
• Floyd’s Restaurant, Tuckaseegee Road
• Dandelion Market, Uptown
• Swirl, Oakhurst
• Frothy Beard, South End
• Devil’s Logic Brewing, Midtown
• Pizza Peel in Plaza Midwood, will re-open as Improper Pig
• Summerbird, South End
• Fern, Flavors from the Garden, Uptown
• Phillips Bistro (aka Bonterra Phillips Place), SouthPark
• Dreamchaser’s Brewery, Waxhaw
• Blue Blaze Brewing, West End
• Stroke, Uptown
• Wentworth & Fenn (Latta Arcade location)
• The Beverly, Dilworth
• BLT Steak, now The Fifth Fork in Uptown
• Midnight Mulligan, West End