Uptown Charlotte: Places to Eat & Things to Do!

We're Going Uptown!
apparently 20 years ago the Queen City of Charlotte decided to change the name of its city center and name it Uptown rather than Downtown...as "a way to help civic leaders promote the upbeat, positive attitude of the Queen City."
The Charlotte - Mecklenburg Story - History Timeline
Cool things seem to go on ALL the time uptown...from a recent blog about Charlotte Restaurant Week ...(which we just missed, doh!) a lot of the uptown restaurants participated in specially priced dinner deals...and even though the week is over...the website sponsored by Uptown Charlotte Magazine gives a snapshot at some of the best places to eat in uptown Charlotte...WITH menus & parking (maps!) information!

From Steaks to Sushi....Brazillian Rodizio to Seafood and Southern fare...all in about a 12 block radius.

Charlotte NC Uptown Restaurant Week

Aquavina
Blackfinn
Blue
Chima Brazilian Steakhouse
Capital Grille
Ember Grille
Enso
LaVechia's
Fiji
Luce
McCormick's & Schmick's
Mez
Mimosa
Morton's, The Steakhouse
Ratcliffe on the Green
Room 112
Sonoma
Therapy
Zink

If you play Buzztime trivia [cough cough] there's Picasso's Sports Cafe within walking distance of the Convention Center that has it and good pizza, too!

Also check the b There! thread Exploring Charlotte

from a recent posting in the CityData.com forum:

Places to go...

ScanFest in the Wachovia Atrium
New Harvey Gantt Center for African-American Art: Harvey B. Gantt Center
Museum of the New South: Levine Museum of the New South

Places to eat...

Steak & Seafood Restaurant Charlotte NC, Uptown Charlotte Restaurant | LaVecchia's
MEZ
Harpers Restaurant


Credits:

Food & dining photos from Uptown Charlotte Magazine

Artsy Uptown Charlotte photo by Casting Shadows


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  1. Charlotte RestaurantsApril 5, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    I think the service that I had on this particular day from Restaurants in charlotte was some of the best I have had.

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