Must-see nightlife in Charlotte

  • NoDa Brewing Company

    Charlotte

    Charlotte's best craft-beer playground is hidden behind NoDa's new and easy-to-overlook North End brewery. We went up on a Friday night and it looked…

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    Central Coffee Co

    Charlotte

    From its ultra-friendly staff to its fresh-baked pastries, this local coffee bar is guaranteed to make you feel at home. Small and cosy, with exposed…

  • Heist Brewery

    Charlotte

    Set in a former mill, Heist is one of several good-time NoDa breweries. With 36 taps spread over three bars (pints from $4.50), it offers some…

  • Wooden Robot

    Charlotte

    One of Charlotte's most sociable taprooms – when the South End scene descends, it can feel like a sophisticated singles bar, full of hot millennials –…

  • Trade and Lore

    Charlotte

    The hippest intersection of Charlotte’s happening NoDa neighborhood makes an ideal location for the first outpost of Asheville coffee roasters Trade and…

  • Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

    Charlotte

    Everything’s distinctly German-flavored here, from the huge wood-paneled beer hall and the sunny beer garden, via the sausages ($7) and schnitzel ($13),…

  • Woodshed

    Charlotte

    Charlotte’s best-known gay men’s bar, an old-school Levis ’n’ leathers place with a welcoming neighborhood vibe, is near the airport, 6 miles west of…