The Eat Volume
The Best Restaurants in North Carolina
42 of the most notable restaurants in North Carolina, curated and mapped in The Travelers Atlas — including 3 James Beard honorees.
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- Barbecue King Drive-In Charlotte, NC
- Black Pelican Oceanfront Restaurant Kitty Hawk, NC
- Brine and Bottle Nags Head, NC
- Bush Farmhouse Black Mountain, NC
- Cabo Fish Taco Charlotte, NC
- Cast Iron Kitchen Wilmington, NC
- Ceviche's Wilmington, NC
- Chai Pani Asheville, NC
James Beard
- Copper Penny Wilmington, NC
- Cravings Duck, NC
- Cúrate Asheville, NC
James Beard
- Dish Charlotte, NC
- Foothills Grange Black Mountain, NC
- Fork-n-Cork Wilmington, NC
- Fud at Salud Charlotte, NC
- Good Hot Fish Asheville, NC
- Hawthorne's NY Pizza & Bar Charlotte, NC
- Heist Brewery Charlotte, NC
- Huli Sue's Asheville, NC
- Intermezzo Pizzeria and Cafe Charlotte, NC
- Jake's Good Eats Charlotte, NC
- Landmark Restaurant Charlotte, NC
- Lexington Barbecue Lexington, NC
- Mert's Heart & Soul Charlotte, NC
- Ortegaz' Southwestern Grill Manteo, NC
- Outer Banks Brewing Station Kill Devil Hills, NC
- Pinchez Tacos Charlotte, NC
- Pinehurst Brewing Company Pinehurst, NC
- Pinky's Westside Grill Charlotte, NC
- Regina's Westside Asheville, NC
- SALTBOX Seafood Joint Durham, NC
James Beard
- Skylight Inn BBQ Ayden, NC
- SoPies Pizza Southern Pines, NC
- Something Fishy Seafood Restaurant Wilmington, NC
- South 21 Drive-In Charlotte, NC
- Sweet n Savory Cafe Wilmington, NC
- The Improper Pig Charlotte, NC
- The Penguin Charlotte, NC
- The Weeping Radish Jarvisburg, NC
- Tortugas' Lie Nags Head, NC
- Vito's Pizzeria of Pinehurst Aberdeen, NC
- Whispering Pies Carthage, NC