Uptown is where hotel blocks are located. Check out our list of recommendations below! RESTAURANTS (reservations recommended) -Angeline's -The Cellar at Duckworth's -Fin & Fino SPORTS BARS/CASUAL DINING -French Quarter -Valhalla Pub & Eatery -Graham St Pub & Patio -Monarch Market -Rhino Market & Deli (serve breakfast & lunch) COFFEE SHOPS/CAFES -Lottie's Cafe -Tupelo Honey Cafe -Coco and the Director -Amelie's French Bakery -Wildroots Cafe -Waterbean Coffee RESTAURANTS SERVING BRUNCH-DINNER -Church & Union -Ink N Ivy -204 North Kitchen & Cocktails (Sat/Sun Brunch) COCKTAIL LOUNGE/ROOFTOP BARS -Merchant and Trade -Novelty House -Aura Rooftop -Sophia's Lounge BREWERIES/PUBS -The Pub at Uptown -HopFly Brewing -Tyber Creek -Ri Ra Irish Pub -Connolly's -The Cotton Room at Belfast Mill THINGS TO DO -Attend a Charlotte Knights Game at Truist Field (Thursday 5/14 - Sunday 5/17) -NASCAR Hall of Fame -Romare Bearden Park
South End is home for the bride & groom, it's just a quick Uber from the hotels in Uptown. Check out our list of recommendations! RESTAURANTS -DTR Dilworth (one of our favorite spots, we recommend to reserve a table on the garden patio) -Sixty Vines -Culinary Dropout -STIR -The Waterman -Yamazaru (walk-in only) BRUNCH/LUNCH -Salted Melon -Suffolk Punch Brewing -Trolley Barn -Tremont Sports Bar COFFEE SHOPS -Mamaka (coffee/smoothie bowls) -Not Just Coffee (Atherton Mill) -Babaloo Coffee -The Salty Donut -Giddy Goat South End BREWERIES -Club West Brewing -Charlotte Beer Garden -Monday Night Brewing -Hi-Wire -Wooden Robot -Distro Beer Hub COCKTAIL/WINE BARS -Canopy -Folia -Elsewhere -Vin Master -Frenchy's LATE NIGHT -Vinyl -Bridgid's Irish Pub -Nickyo's Rodeo THINGS TO DO -South End Farmers Market (Saturdays 8am-1pm) -Walk the Rail Trail (3.5 mile walking path that runs through the heart of South End) -Shopping at Atherton Mill Shops -Ice Cream (Jeni's, Two Scoops, Tutti)
-U.S. National Whitewater Center (about a 25-minute drive from uptown is the world's largest man-made whitewater river, offers rafting, canoeing, hiking trails, zip lining, rock climbing, etc.) -Tipsy Pickle (indoor/outdoor pickleball courts, golf simulators, serves tex-mex food, margaritas, beer) -Optimist Hall (food hall inside a renovated old mill with local restaurants, bars, and dessert stands) -Goldie's (bar in lower south end, live music everyday) -Camp North End (features food stalls, public art, community events) -Freedom Park