Garden & Gun included this Charlotte eatery on its list of must-try restaurants
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- Garden & Gun named Charlotte’s Albertine a top 30 must-try restaurant in 2025.
- Albertine’s menu blends Mediterranean and Southern flavors using local produce.
- The publication praised Albertine’s vibrant design and high-touch hospitality.
A national publication recently featured a Charlotte restaurant on its list of must-try eateries.
Garden & Gun included Albertine in uptown on its list of 30 restaurants to try now.
Katy and Joe Kindred, the couple behind Kindred, Hello, Sailor and Milkbread, opened the restaurant last year, CharlotteFive reported.
Albertine, named after Queen Charlotte’s mother, reflects a regal and vibrant aesthetic crafted by Katy Kindred in collaboration with artists from around the world, with bold contemporary pieces paired alongside velvet seating, rich purples, cerulean blues and elegant gold and marble accents.
“I’m very excited about a lot of the details that went into that and all the little stories I get to tell folks about how I kind of came up with a lot of this. All our art around the space is all women,” she previously told CharlotteFive. “There’s all kinds of little Easter eggs around the space and around the menu.”
The menu, which draws on the vibrant flavors of the Mediterranean and North Africa with a Southern twist, offers a thoughtful, seasonal mix of dishes crafted with locally sourced ingredients.
Albertine menu
Whether you’re in the mood for small plates like chorizo-stuffed dates, crispy quail with Aleppo pepper honey or whipped feta with marjoram oil, Albertine’s menu is built for sharing and exploring bold flavors.
You’ll find wood-grilled mains like hanger steak, short ribs, and a mixed grill of game bird and merguez sausage, plus housemade pastas like smoked game bird cappelletti.
Don’t miss the cocktail list or the curated wine selection, with everything from citrusy vodka drinks to smoky bourbon sips.
Why Albertine is a favorite
Garden & Gun praised Albertine for delivering a dining experience where “a going-out gusto” animates every detail.
The magazine also highlighted Albertine’s high-touch hospitality, writing that “the servers… are both alert to guests’ unspoken needs and determined they shouldn’t miss out on any part of the restaurant experience.” One standout example? Offering reading glasses to a squinting diner.
The review noted that “the fun implied by upholstered banquettes and interesting wines priced to try doesn’t fade when the food arrives,” with the kitchen delivering on its promise of Mediterranean flavors through dishes like “soulful tuna-based taramasalata” and “practiced lamb kefta.”
The writer also pointed to Albertine’s indulgent flavors, saying: “The bone marrow Bordelaise is rich enough to worry about capital gains taxes.”
Garden & Gun restaurants to try now
Other restaurants on the list included:
- Potential New Boyfriend in Asheville
- Ajja in Raleigh
- Bintü Atelier in Charleston, South Carolina
- Palmira in Charleston, South Carolina
- Kooban Café Mexicano in Hanahan, South Carolina
- Judith in Sewannee, Tennessee
- Kisser in Nashville, Tennessee
- Lost Letter in Richmond, Virginia
- Maude & the Bear in Staunton, Virginia
