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heartland towns

Aiken, SC

Bennettsville, SC

Camden, SC

Cary, NC

Chapel
Hill, NC

Charlotte, NC

Cheraw, SC

Columbia, SC

Durham, NC

Florence, SC

Greensboro, NC

Greenwood, SC

Hartsville, SC

Hickory, NC

High
Point, NC

Lincolnton, NC

Marion
County, SC

Newberry, SC

North
Augusta, SC

Orangeburg, SC

Pinehurst, NC

Raleigh, NC

Research
Triangle, NC

Sanford, NC

Santee, SC

Sumter, SC

Vance
County, NC

Winston-Salem, NC

Books About The
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Top Charlotte
Restaurants,
Clubs and Pubs
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Clubs and Pubs -
Meet Friends Here
Uptown is hot and happening.
The Center City is the place
most young professionals go
out on the town. Try these:
Menage (116 W. Fifth St., 704-377-8000, www.menageultralounge.com);
Blue (Fifth and College in Hearst Tower, 704-927-2583);
Ri-Ra’s (208 N. Tryon St. 704-333-5554, www.rira.com);
Connolly’s on 5th (115 E. Fifth St., 704-358-9070);
Therapy Café (401 N. Tryon St., 704-333-1353, www.therapycafe.net).
This banking town is not necessarily all buttoned up.
Charlotte has a growing number of creative communities where art galleries, cool restaurants and
funky shops can be found. Check ‘em out:
NoDa along North Davidson Street with its twice-monthly gallery crawls and restaurants like Cabo Fish Taco (3201 N. Davidson St., 704-332-8868,
www.cabofishtaco.com).
NoFo is another up-and-comer on Elizabeth Avenue with the new cozy Italian joint Volare and wine/martini bar Loft 1523.
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Restaurants
Food, Glorious Food!
Uptown, head to:
Sonoma Bistro (129 W. Trade St., 704-377-1333); Cosmos Café (300 N. College St., 704-372-3553,
www.cosmoscafe.com);
McNinch House (511 N. Church St., 704-332-6159);
Carpe Diem, 1535 Elizabeth Ave., 704-377-7976, www.carpediemrestaurant.com);
Aquavina (435 S. Tryon St., 704-377-9911, www.aquavina.com).
Other worthy restaurants scattered around the Charlotte area:
Upstream (Fairview Road at Phillips Place near SouthPark Mall, 704-556-7730,
www.upstreamit.com);
Bonterra (1829 Cleveland Ave. in Dilworth, 704-333-9463,
www.bonterradining.com);
Noble’s (6801 Morrison Blvd. near SouthPark, 704-367-9463,
www.noblesrestaurants.com);
Zebra (4521 Sharon Road near SouthPark, 704-442-9525).
Want ultra casual?
Pick up chicken at Price’s Chicken Coop (1614 Camden Road, 704-333-9866);
Find a Southern feast at Simmons Fourth Ward (516 N. Graham St., 704-334-6640);
Soak up local flavor at Lupie’s Café (2718 Monroe Road, 704-374-1232).
For lake views, try:
T-Bones (NC 49 at the bridge, Lake Wylie, 803-831-0170).

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