FINAL - Food & Drink | By Neighborhood

Our 2025 Food & Drink category is packed with 98 awards in areas including; By Neighborhood, By Concept, By Dish, By Cuisine, Miscellaneous Accolades, For The Love of Alcohol, and By The Brew.

These are the finalists of our nomination round which took place from August 1-31! Finalists had to receive more than one free-text nomination. Queen City Nerve only edits for spelling and accuracy.

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Best Ballantyne Restaurant

Best Belmont Restaurant

Best East Charlotte Restaurant

Best Matthews/Mint Hill Restaurant

Best NoDa Restaurant

Best North End Restaurant

Best North Mecklenburg Restaurant (Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson)

Best Pineville Restaurant

Best Plaza Midwood Restaurant

Best South End Restaurant

Best SouthPark Restaurant

Best Steele Creek Restaurant

Best University City Restaurant

Best Uptown Restaurant

Best West Charlotte Restaurant