Nothing like some down South, great-tasting soul food to make any day better! Soul food is what brings the family together and helps make any meal taste even better. Those nights you do not feel like cooking, find you one of these spots that hit the soul. Charlotte offers a wide range of cuisine including multiple soul food restaurants that could be right in your backyard.
Take a trip on the soul side of town and visit one of Charlotte’s favorite soul food restaurants tonight, this weekend, this year, or whenever you choose. Check out this list of some of Charlotte’s soul food restaurants that are worth the try!
Nana Morrison's Soul Food
Nana Morrison’s is one of Charlotte’s favorite soul food spots raving about their freshness and flavor. Featuring items on their menus such as cornbread, black-eyed peas, collards, yams, fish, meatloaf, chicken, and more!
Mert's Heart & Soul
Mert’s Heart & Soul is a soul food-based restaurant in the heart of Uptown serving Charlotte and also featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Offering bites including fried chicken, BBQ ribs, okra, collard greens, potato salad, and more.
Nellie's Southern Kitchen
Take a drive to Nellie’s Southern Kitchen for some southern hospitality served on a plate. Enjoy everything soul food from fried okra, drunken collards, fried chicken, cornbread, mac and cheese, and more!
Queen's Soul Food
Queen’s Soul Food serves soulful bites to the Queen City. Join them for fried chicken, BBQ chicken, ribs, beef, and fried fish.
Ruthie's of Charlotte
Ruthie’s on Tyron offers fresh and authentic soul food, but with a twist. Serving fried leg quarters, collard green quesadillas, pulled pork sandwich, fish dinner, and more.
Sunset Soul Food
Soul food and seafood meet together at Sunset Soul Food. Enjoy fresh soul food or tasty seafood or a taste of both sides at this local spot.
Soul Central
Get a little taste of home at Soul Central serving up class southern home cooking. With two locations, they are serving some of the south’s favorite cuisines like baked and fried chicken, pork chops, pot roast, cabbage, and collard greens. They are even serving up some of your favorite desserts like various cobblers, banana pudding, and sweet potato pie.
31 Flavors Soul Food Kitchen
Get 31 Flavors of soul at this family favorite serving up authentic southern and Caribbean classics. From meals like smothered chicken and smothered pork chops to yamallow and cabbage.
Londa's Place
Enjoy some southern favorites at Londa’s Place. Preparing southern classics to help keep Charlotte feeling the true meaning of soul food favorites.
Blessed By the Best Soul Food
Enjoy a taste of the best with Blessed By the Best Soul Food. Offering meals and catering for your favorites including lamb chops, stuffed turkey leg, mac and cheese, and red velvet banana pudding.
La'Wan's Soul Food
Enjoy some of La’Wan’s Soul Food down in South Charlotte. Serving up southern classics for lunch and dinner and offering a brand new bar with some delicious cocktails.
Floyd's Soul Food
Enjoy some home-style cooking and your favorite southern cuisines at Floyd’s. Serving up the classics to enjoy while dining in or online ordering for easy pickup. Enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Floyd’s.
Chicken Box Cafe
Take a trip to Chicken Box Cafe and enjoy some tasty soul food take-out. Take a trip to enjoy some of your favorites like chicken liver, chicken gizzard, meatloaf, pecan brownies, and peach cobbler.
King's Kitchen
King’s Kitchen offers southern cuisine with a little fine dining twist. Offering up some of your soulful favorites such as grits, collards, catfish, pork chops, and more!
Mr. Charles Chicken & Fish
Mr. Charles Chicken & Fish is serving up tasty chicken and fish to thousands every week. They also offer burgers, hot dogs, fried okra, collard greens, mac & cheese, and fried green beans.
Carolina Mae's Soul Food
Visit Carolina Mae’s right outside of Charlotte in Huntersville serving up shrimp & grits, chicken & waffles, fried pork chops, and fried pork skins. Additionally, they have a selection of wine and craft cocktails to enjoy on the side.
Taylor's Soul Food
Take a trip to Rock Hill and check out Taylor’s Soul Food. Enjoy loaded baked potatoes, country-style steak, pork chops, beef liver, chicken wings, and more.