4. Mama Ricotta's
9.1
601 S Kings Dr Ste Aa (at Charlottetowne Dr.), Charlotte, NC
Italian Restaurant · 60 tips and reviews
Nocatcho: The grinder is a great lunch and the fresh baked bread is sinful!
Creative Loafing Charlotte: Small but imaginative menu of pastas, antipasti and pizza. Fresh mozzarella, breads, sausages and delish sauces. Read more.
Rebecca Brooke: Overall fantastic authentic Italian. Highly recommend the goat & mascarpone cheese appetizer. The angel hair w/ tomato basil + meatballs & fresh mozzarella was phenomenal. The cannolis were just okay.
7. Trader Joe's
9.2
1820 E Arbors Dr (at W Mallard Creek Church Rd), Charlotte, NC
Grocery Store · 43 tips and reviews
Kerry Bettenhausen: The fresh Naan and frozen Tikki Masala make for a fun, quick lunch or dinner. Their chicken salad is yummy, too!
Cori Kunberger: Great place to find fresh produce that is reasonably priced. Same goes for the wine.
Creative Loafing Charlotte: You can get anything you want at Trader Joe's, from fresh veggies to beer and all kinds of branded gourmet items done up to make you feel ... well, special.
Mel Morgante: Amazing service and amazingly fresh sushi!!
Sarah Rose: Great, fresh sushi - huge selection and the best prices in town.
Lindsey Martinez: Best sushi in Charlotte. Fresh rolls, nice environment, and overall worth it! Kiss of fire roll was amazing, recommended by our waitress.
9. Lang Van
9.1
3019 Shamrock Dr (near Eastway Dr), Charlotte, NC
Vietnamese Restaurant · 41 tips and reviews
Robin Goodrich: Always get the fresh tofu rolls as an appetizer...so good! The sauce that comes with them is heavenly. They always take care of us and we never have to order or look at a menu. Best service ever.
Creative Loafing Charlotte: Delicious Vietnamese cuisine with lots of fresh herbs in creative combinations. Try the yellow pancake, or let the helpful staff steer your order. $$. Read more.
Christopher Daniels: Excellent service. I thought that the Bun (# 45) was excellent. The spring rolls were also great.
10. Pure Pizza
8.3
224 E 7th Street (7th Street Light Rail Stop), Charlotte, NC
Pizzeria · First Ward · 18 tips and reviews
Christina Edwards: House made caramelized shallot balsamic vinaigrette is amazing! All local fresh ingredients on everything, so good!
Joel Bonasera: The only way to explain how good this pizza is: fresh ingredients. No frills, no gimmicks.
Justin: This is a great place! I came because of foursquare check-in deal for a small pizza…coming back many many times since! Vegan sammy is excellent! (not something you hear me say often about vegan food!)
11. Customshop
9.0
1601 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC
New American Restaurant · Elizabeth · 13 tips and reviews
Jason Yarborough: The starter, Kobe Beef w/ Fresh horseradish is outstanding. And moving on to the Seared Yellow Fin Tuna is HIGHLY recommended!!
Rachel: Order the crudo, it's delish!! Make sure to visit post-Queen's Feast when the full menu is available.
Lily Zhang: BBQ octopus it is!
12. Tea Fusion Cafe
7.7
440 E McCollough Dr, Charlotte, NC
Coffee Shop · University City South · 8 tips and reviews
Chloe Kelly: The tropical fresh tea is amazing!!!
Gabriela Phillips: Great place to work, grab a banh mi (the tofu is my favorite), and get some boba! My favorite is the tropical fresh tea with rainbow jellies.
J T: So far we had passion fruit tea, mega mango and coconut bubble tea. All very good.
Amelia Beonde: delicious coffee, local honey, amazing eggs, chicken, and pork, soy candles, homemade soaps, handmade pasta (awesome gluten free gnocchi), fresh seafood, and seasonal veggies. What's not to love?!
Travis Bagley: Lots of local produce, fish, coffee, desserts, pastries, and meats. Most vendors take square so bring your plastic. It's a really cool place to go early Saturday and enjoy a drink and people watch.
Creative Loafing Charlotte: The Atherton Market has come into its own as a community hub not only for the locally minded, Lulu-wearing South End population, but for a bulk of the Uptown crowd and surrounding neighborhoods. Read more.