Best Restaurants for Afternoon Coffee in Matthews

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Cuisine

AmericanItalianSteakhouseSeafoodFrenchIndian

Regions

Charlotte

Neighborhoods

ArboretumBallantyneCharlotteElizabethMidtownMyers Park

Top Rated

CharmingFancyGood for business mealsGood for groupsGood for special occasionsGreat for brunch

Dining Options

All dining options

Delivery only

Takeout only

Seating Options

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Accessibility

Wheelchair access

23 restaurants available nearby

How are Featured results ranked

A photo of Link & Pin Arboretum restaurant

1. Link & Pin Arboretum

4.6

Exceptional(809)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• American • Arboretum

Booked 41 times today

Our culinary-driven menu is at the center of the restaurant experience, with food that’s chef-inspired but approachable. Our cozy bar provides an ideal setting for guests to gather and sip on a glass of wine or a delicious cocktail mixed fresh by one of our experienced bartenders.Dress Code-Smart Casual Attire Encouraged: We invite you to dress comfortably yet polished for an elevated dining experience. Appropriate dress adds to the experience for all parties.

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2. The Fig Tree Restaurant - Charlotte, NC

4.8

Exceptional(4719)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Continental • Elizabeth

Booked 32 times today

Just minutes from Uptown Charlotte in the Historic Elizabeth neighborhood, The Fig Tree Restaurant is located in a beautifully restored 1913 Bungalow. Husband and wife team, Chef Greg and Sara Zanitsch offer Seasonal Cuisine with influences from Italy and France, an award- winning and affordable wine list and outstanding service. The Fig Tree is known for romantic evenings , expertly executed business dinners, and gorgeous al fresco dining. We look forward to serving you soon!

A photo of Rooster's Wood-Fired Kitchen - South Park restaurant

3. Rooster's Wood-Fired Kitchen - South Park

4.7

Exceptional(2987)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• European • SouthPark

Booked 52 times today

A Consumption Revolution in South Park, Charlotte. Rooster’s Wood Fired Kitchen, A Jim Noble Restaurant, will redefine dining out. A food and wine bar featuring an a la carte menu of comfortable Spanish, French and Italian influenced selections prepared on a wood fired grill, rotisserie and imported Italian oven. Rooster’s is high quality and affordable casual cuisine combined with a local Southern boy’s culinary impartations. The open kitchen centered in the dining room allows the guest to view the crafting of cuisine while dining at the kitchen’s antique granite countertop on a hand crafted pub bar stool. Finishes of Leather, antique stone, beautiful crafted woodwork and wrought iron parallels the artisan architecture and design with artisan, hand crafted styled cuisine.

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4. Oak Steakhouse - Charlotte

4.6

Exceptional(2445)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Steakhouse • SouthPark

Booked 33 times today

Oak Steakhouse Charlotte presents an innovative take on the classic steakhouse. Located in the established neighborhood of SouthPark, Oak Steakhouse offers a modern approach to steakhouse dining, serving farm-fresh dishes alongside steakhouse classics in a mid-century modern environment. The menu highlights the restaurant's relationship with local farmers and purveyors. To complement the menu, Oak's expansive wine list features California Cabernet and Old World reds, including a selection of Italian and Spanish wines, as well as an array of artisan domestic wines. In celebration of Charlotte's growing brewery scene, Oak Steakhouse showcases local brews alongside domestic and international beers. Classic, seasonal cocktails are also on the menu.

5. Customshop

4.8

Exceptional(1857)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Contemporary American • Elizabeth

Booked 20 times today

Customshop is a chef-driven restaurant that showcases local farms and purveyors in an effort to bring our guests the highest quality ingredients within our community. Executive Chef and Owner Andres Kaifer along with his team believe in crafting honest straightforward food with an elevated modern touch that delivers something truly unique. Weekly menu changes allow us to highlight the seasonality of food and the beauty of North Carolina produce, seafood, and specialty items. With stylistic inspiration from Spain, Italy, and France, our neighborhood restaurant aims to make everyone feel welcome. We are proud to offer a seasonal cocktail menu that also takes an ingredient-first approach and looks to mirror the creativity and ingenuity of our culinary team. Our wine list is curated around a balance of old-world staples as well as new and emerging producers pushing the envelope. We cannot wait to serve you on your next date night, post-work drinks with friends, or at a family celebration.

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6. El Puro Cuban Restaurant

4.6

Exceptional(1282)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Cuban • South Charlotte

Booked 126 times today

Inspired by the elegance and the history of pre-revolutionary Cuba in the 1950sHeated Patio Coming Soon!!

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7. Eggspectation - Charlotte

4.5

Awesome(107)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• American • Ballantyne

Booked 59 times today

Eggspectation Charlotte serves elevated American cuisine with a lengthy all-day breakfast menu alongside hearty lunch and dinner fare. Whether it’s a light-hearted meal with family and friends, a business breakfast, weekend brunch, Happy Hour, or a special gathering in our private event space, every experience at Eggspectation is memorable. We are locally owned and operated and proud to serve you. Our trendy, urban ambiance and varied menu sets us apart; we truly have something special for everyone!

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8. North Italia - Charlotte - Ballantyne

4.5

Awesome(499)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Italian • Ballantyne

Booked 113 times today

Using only the season’s best ingredients, our chefs create a variety of modern Italian dishes including pastas made from scratch daily, hand-tossed pizzas like the classic Margherita but make it Tie Dye, and savory lunch and dinner entrees like Pork Milanese, Tortelloni al Pomodoro, and Braised Short Rib Lumache that deliver flavors that go above and beyond the expected as well as a full-bodied wine and beer list accompanied by an array of handcrafted cocktails including a Sicilian Margarita and the Pomegranate Mule. For more information, visit northitalia.com.

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9. Superica - Strawberry Hill

4.7

Exceptional(105)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Tex-Mex • Myers Park

Booked 90 times today

Chef Ford Fry and Chef Kevin Maxey, together designed a “Mex-Tex” menu that plays to their own Texan roots, tracing the beginnings of the cuisine to the 1930s, when Mexican cooks first doctored up their dishes to suit a “Gringo” palate with Americanized elements, giving birth to the Tex-Mex dialogue. “Kevin and I wanted to do food we like to eat,” Fry said. “It’s natural for a chef to want to be true to a certain culture, and likewise, we wanted to do authentic Tex-Mex, because it developed where we’re from.

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10. Maggiano's - Charlotte

4.4

Awesome(4955)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Italian • South Charlotte

Booked 113 times today

Welcome to Maggiano's Little Italy in Charlotte, located at 4400 Sharon Road in SouthPark Mall. Our dining room is ideal for family-style dining with our Italian–American cuisine, reminiscent of a Sunday night visit to your grandmother’s house -- or as they say in Italy, nonna’s casa! These delicious dishes paired with great service, generous portions and a warm atmosphere keep our guests and their families coming back for more.Join us soon! We look forward to hosting your next business or family gathering.

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