Food and Drink

Late night bites: 26 restaurants and bars serving food after hours in Charlotte

Bar One Lounge serves 800° Woodfired Kitchen’s full menus for lunch and dinner, which includes a slate of 10 pizzas — or you can create your own.
Bar One Lounge serves 800° Woodfired Kitchen’s full menus for lunch and dinner, which includes a slate of 10 pizzas — or you can create your own.

Now that it’s warmer, more people are outside and exploring around Charlotte- even late at night. While many restaurants in the area have shortened kitchen hours in the wake of the pandemic, there are still places around town to find late night bites.

Whether you’re looking for pizza, tacos, dessert or even breakfast, there’s plenty of restaurants and bars to check out after hours.

Here’s a list of 25 local places to satisfy your late night cravings that serve food until at least midnight:

All American Pub

Location: 200 E Bland St, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: South End

Hours: Wednesday-Thursday 2 p.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 2 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday 12-10 p.m.

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Amélie’s French Bakery & Café NoDa

Location: 136 E 36th St, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: NoDa

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 7 a.m.-midnight

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Amelie’s French Bakery has four locations in the Charlotte area and is known for their fresh made macarons.
Amelie’s French Bakery has four locations in the Charlotte area and is known for their fresh made macarons. Joshua Vasko Amelie's French Bakery

Angry Ales Montford

Location: 1518 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209

Neighborhood: Montford Park

Hours: Monday - Sunday 11- 2 a.m. Kitchen open until midnight.

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Bakersfield

Location: 1301 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: Dilworth

Hours: Monday-Thursday 4-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 11a.m.-midnight; Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

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BAR ONE Lounge

Location: 6815 Phillips Pl Ct, Charlotte, NC 28210

Neighborhood: SouthPark

Hours: Monday-Thursday 12-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 12 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 12-10 p.m.

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Bar One Lounge serves 800° Woodfired Kitchen’s full menus for lunch and dinner, which includes a slate of 10 pizzas — or you can create your own.
Bar One Lounge serves 800° Woodfired Kitchen’s full menus for lunch and dinner, which includes a slate of 10 pizzas — or you can create your own. Bar One Lounge

Beer Lab by Ghostface Brewing

Location: 225 S Broad St, Mooresville, NC 28115

Neighborhood: Lake Norman

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 4-11 p.m.; Friday 3 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday 12 p.m.-midnight

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Benny’s

Locations: 2909 N Davidson St #100, Charlotte, NC 28205; 340 W Tremont Ave Suite 120, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhoods: NoDa, South End

Hours: Sunday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-midnight; Thursday 11-2 a.m.; Friday-Saturday 11-3 a.m.

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Big Al’s Pub & Grubberia

Location: 516-F River Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28117

Neighborhood: Lake Norman

Hours: Monday-Sunday 11-2 a.m.

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Caswell Station

Location: 366 N Caswell Rd, Charlotte, NC 28204

Neighborhood: Elizabeth

Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday 10 a.m.-midnight; Sunday 10 a.m.-11 p.m.

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Church and Union

Location: 127 N Tryon St #8, Charlotte, NC 28202

Neighborhood: Uptown

Hours: Monday-Thursday 5 p.m.-midnight; Friday 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 10-2 a.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-midnight

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Church and Union’s Chef Jamie’s Lamb Burger is made with red onion marmalade, gorgonzola fondue, arugula, and secret sauce.
Church and Union’s Chef Jamie’s Lamb Burger is made with red onion marmalade, gorgonzola fondue, arugula, and secret sauce. Church and Union

Cool Fish

Location: 21726 Catawba Ave B-2, Cornelius, NC 28031

Neighborhood: Lake Norman

Hours: Sunday-Saturday 11-2 a.m.

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Crave Dessert Bar

Location: 500 W 5th St Suite 120, Charlotte, NC 28202

Neighborhood: Uptown

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 5 p.m.-midnight; Friday 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday 3 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday 3 p.m.-midnight

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Customshop

Location: 1601 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204

Neighborhood: Elizabeth

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 5-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 5 p.m.-12 a.m.

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Dish

Location: 1220 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood

Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10-1:30 a.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

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The Degenerate

Location: 2116 N Davidson St Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: NoDa

Hours: Monday-Wednesday 4 p.m.-1 a.m.; Thursday-Friday 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 11-2 a.m.; Sunday 11-1 a.m. Kitchen closes one hour before the bar.

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Ed’s Tavern

Location: 2200 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: Dilworth

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 11-2 a.m. Kitchen open until hour before closing.

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el Thrifty CLT

Location: 1115 N Brevard St Suite #100, Charlotte, NC 28206

Neighborhood: Optimist Park

Hours: Monday-Thursday 4-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight; Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

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El Thrifty’s margarita options range from $9-$12.
El Thrifty’s margarita options range from $9-$12. Courtesy of Radical Company CharlotteFive

H2 Public House

Location: 19906 N Cove Rd A, Cornelius, NC 28031

Neighborhood: Lake Norman

Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-midnight

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Homestyle Kitchn

Location: 2200 Thrift Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208

Neighborhood: North Charlotte

Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 6 p.m.-2 a.m.; Friday-Saturday 6 p.m.-3 a.m.

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Jackbeagle’s NoDa

Location: 3213 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: NoDa

Hours: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-midnight; Friday 7-2 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m.-midnight

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Charlotte restaurants are open for late night dinners, snacks and more. Shown here is Jack Mac from JackBeagles, paired with local beers.
Charlotte restaurants are open for late night dinners, snacks and more. Shown here is Jack Mac from JackBeagles, paired with local beers. Melissa Oyler CharlotteFive

Mac’s Speed Shop

Location: 8021 Concord Mills Boulevard, Concord, NC 28027; 2511 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203.

Neighborhoods: Concord, South End

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight

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Mac’s Speed Shop was started in Charlotte in 2005 by Wynn Davis and Hall Johnson, who serve comfort foods such as mac and cheese and brisket chili.
Mac’s Speed Shop was started in Charlotte in 2005 by Wynn Davis and Hall Johnson, who serve comfort foods such as mac and cheese and brisket chili. Peter Taylor

Redeye Diner

Location: 210 East Trade Street, Charlotte NC 28202

Neighborhood: Uptown

Hours: Open 24/7

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Rí Rá Irish Pub

Location: 208 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Neighborhood: Uptown

Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday 11-2 a.m.; Saturday 10-2 a.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-midnight

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Rí Rá Irish Pub

Seoul Food Meat Company

Locations: 21 East 26th St, Charlotte NC 282054; 1400 S Church St a, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: Mill District, South End

Mill District hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 11:30 a.m.-midnight

South End hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 11:30-2 a.m.

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Seoul Food Meat Company offers food, drinks and karaoke at both locations.
Seoul Food Meat Company offers food, drinks and karaoke at both locations. Courtesy of Seoul Food Meat Company

Tavern on the Tracks

Location: 1411 S Tryon St Ste B, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: South End

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday 11-2 a.m.;

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Whiskey Warehouse

Location: 1221 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood

Hours: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday 10 a.m.-midnight; Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

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Editor’s note: This article was originally published March 31, 2023, and has been updated.

This story was originally published March 31, 2023 at 6:00 AM.

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