Charlotte breakfast, Uptown to the West Side: the iconic Mert's Heart & Soul, James Beard-honored Leah & Louise, Cuzzo's Lowcountry cooking, and the Beatties Ford soul kitchens. Five of these tables are Black-owned.
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An iconic Uptown soul-food institution beloved for salmon cakes, grits, chicken and waffles, and Lowcountry brunch.
Pip’s Tip Opens 11am, so this is a late breakfast. Uptown soul food, salmon cakes and grits.
A James Beard-celebrated modern Southern juke joint serving an acclaimed weekend brunch beside Camp North End.
Pip’s Tip Wednesday to Sunday, brunch at weekends. James Beard-celebrated modern Southern at Camp North End.
A Plaza Midwood corner cafe pouring all-day scratch breakfast, veggie scrambles, huevos rancheros, and bottomless coffee.
Pip’s Tip Daily 8 to 3 in Plaza Midwood. All-day scratch breakfast, and the veggie scrambles are real options.
A Black-owned Lowcountry soul-food kitchen famous for Soul Food Sundays, shrimp and grits, and hearty plates.
An Elizabeth neighborhood bakery-cafe with scratch biscuit sandwiches, quiches, pastries, and strong morning coffee.
A NoDa Southern comfort spot whose fried-chicken weekend brunch and heritage sides draw devoted lines.
A sunny Selwyn Avenue brunch favorite plating shrimp and grits, benedicts, and inventive daytime cocktails.
A historic Black-owned Fourth Ward soul-food counter serving hearty Southern breakfasts and grits for decades.
A longtime SouthPark all-day breakfast cafe known for fluffy omelets, pancakes, and Greek-inflected morning plates.
A West Charlotte Beatties Ford soul-food mainstay dishing classic Southern breakfasts, grits, and homestyle plates.
An iconic Uptown soul-food institution, salmon cakes, grits, chicken and waffles, and Lowcountry brunch.
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