Food & Drink Readers’ Picks 2019

Best in the Nest Readers’ Picks are voted on for four months prior to publication. These are the winners in the respective categories.
Best Late-Night Eatery:
The Diamond
Best Chef:
Chef Joya
Best Farm-To-Table Restaurant:
Roots Cafe

Best Vegan Food:
Bean Vegan Cuisine
Best South End Restaurant:
Futo Buta
Best NoDa Restaurant:
Haberdish
Best Ballantyne Restaurant:
The Blue Taj/Cabo Fish Taco (Tie)
Best West Charlotte/Steele Creek Restaurant:
Pinky’s Westside Grill

Best Plaza Midwood Restaurant:
Soul Gastrolounge
Best South Park Restaurant:
Bulla Gastrobar
Best East Charlotte Restaurant:
Lang Van Vietnamese
Best Uptown Restaurant:
The Cellar at Duckworth’s
Best North Charlotte/University Restaurant:
Veltree

Best Wait Staff/Service:
Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
Most Overrated Restaurant:
Fahrenheit/Vivace (Tie)
Best Patio:
Roots Cafe
Best Breakfast:
Famous Toastery
Best Lunch:
Roots Cafe
Best Hangover-Friendly Eatery:
The Diamond
Best Brunch:
300 East
Best Doughnuts:
Your Mom’s Donuts/Duck Donuts (Tie)
Best Barbeque:
Midwood Smokehouse

Best Soul Food:
Mert’s Heart & Soul
Best Steakhouse:
Beef ‘n Bottle Steakhouse
Best Seafood:
Sea Level NC
Best Tapas:
Soul Gastrolounge
Best Juice Bar:
Viva Raw
Best Pizza:
Pure Pizza
Best Sandwich:
Common Market
Best Burger:
Bang Bang Burgers
Best Pho-king Pho:
Pho Hoa Noodle Soup
Best Fries:
Pinky’s Westside Grill
Best Taco:
Sabor Latin Street Grill
Best Hot Dog:
JJ’s Red Hots

Best Wings:
Kristophers Bar & Restaurant/Seoul Food Meat Company (Tie)
Best Chinese:
Ma Ma Wok
Best Vietnamese:
Lang Van Vietnamese
Best Japanese:
Nakato
Best Thai:
Thai Taste
Best Korean:
Let’s Meat
Best Sushi:
New Zealand Café
Best French:
La Belle Helene

Best Italian:
Mama Ricotta’s
Best Middle Eastern:
Kabab-Je/La Shish Kebob (Tie)
Best Mexican:
Three Amigos
Best Indian:
Copper Modern Indian Restaurant
Best Caribbean:
Mango’s Caribbean Restaurant/Anntony’s Caribbean Café (Tie)
Best Frozen Treat:
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Best Bakery:
Amelie’s French Bakery
Best Coffee:
Not Just Coffee/Central Coffee Company (Tie)
Best Bagels:
Poppy’s Bagels & More
Best Gourmet/Special Food Store:
Reid’s Fine Foods

Best Health Food Store:
Berrybrook Farm Natural Foods
Best International Food Store:
Super G Mart
Best Food Truck:
The Dumpling Lady
Best Farmer’s Market:
Charlotte Regional Farmers Market
Best Ice Cream:
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Best Dessert:
Amelie’s French Bakery

Best Brewery:
Birdsong Brewing Company
Best New Brewery (Last Two Years):
Divine Barrel Brewing/Town Brewing Company (Tie)
Best Bottle Shop:
Salud Beer Shop
Best Wine Selection:
Reid’s Fine Foods
Best Bloody Mary:
Moo & Brew
Best Cocktail:
Haberdish
Best Margarita:
Paco’s Tacos & Tequila
Best Distillery:
Doc Porter’s
Best Mocktail:
SUM Bucha

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