Hunting down Charlotte restaurant deals, and a new coffee shop is coming soon
Charlotte’s twice-yearly dining promotion is back, with prix fixe deals at more than 120 restaurants across the region.
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Today’s CharlotteFive newsletter also spotlights a new Concord coffee shop from a WNBA player and her sister, plus 10 buzzy restaurants worth a trip to Asheville. Let’s recap together and get to it.
Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week runs July 24-Aug. 2, offering three-course prix fixe meals starting at $30 at more than 120 restaurants across nine counties.
Standout dinner deals include a $50 prix fixe at NoDa’s The Goodyear House featuring its well-known Cashew Mac and East Tennessee BBQ Half-Chicken, and a $55 modern Japanese menu at Yugenn with sushi, hot dishes and dessert.
Suburban diners can find deals too, including a $45 meal at Napa Kingsley in Fort Mill and a $55 offering at Vintage House in Hickory with butter-roasted monkfish and Basque cheesecake.
📖 Read Heidi’s story for more.
WNBA player Kayla McBride of the Minnesota Lynx and her sister Karlee McBride-Webber, a former Indiana Hoosiers basketball player, are opening 1122 Coffee Company at NOVI Flats in downtown Concord by September.
The 643-square-foot shop is named after the address of the sisters’ childhood home, and Instagram videos hint at classic coffee and teas including vanilla chai lattes and iced blueberry matcha.
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👀 Tanasia will tell you all about it.
Asheville’s dining scene is heating up, with James Beard Award winners including Chai Pani and Cúrate, still getting plenty of attention.
Newer Asheville concepts drawing crowds include Good Hot Fish, chef Ashleigh Shanti’s playful seafood spot, and Ukiah, a wood-fired Japanese-inspired restaurant with an $85 tasting menu.
🌄 Evan shares more here.
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