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17 Must Try Soul Food Restaurants in Charlotte

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…

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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.

Randi Moultrie is a Charleston, South Carolina native and has been in the radio industry for the last few years in Charlotte. Randi started with Beasley Media Group as an intern in 2019 and is now thriving in the digital world. Randi enjoys writing about her favorite foods (especially pizza) and all things fashion and travel. As one who loves taking trips to find new foods, it’s not surprising that she enjoys writing about both!