Monday, August 17, 2026 · Charlotte
Pride’s last day is at First Ward Park. Gospel & Grits is at STATS. Dilworth Tasting Room’s 90s brunch was Saturday in Plaza Midwood. Bae’s Burgers’ Concord grand opening is next Saturday. Eater Charlotte did not return 2026 coverage. CharlotteFive / the Observer is the openings file.
charlotte.eater.com had no usable 2026 restaurant-news results. Observer/CharlotteFive pages timed out on a direct fetch this evening; items below are from search-indexed Observer stories and CLTure. “The Gilded Anchor” (late October) appeared on a City & Local page that also printed an “early 2025” brunch line — left out. Bourbon Steak and The Eighth Rule are late winter, past 90 days.
The month, at a table
August 2026 — marked days have something on the table
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First Ward · ended Sunday
CLTure’s Aug. 10 week guide: entertainers, vendors, and food at the park festival. Not a food event first — listed because the guide names food among the draws. V 101.9 dated the Saturday hours.
Sources: CLTure, Aug. 10, V 101.9
Plaza Midwood · this afternoon
The restaurant’s own calendar: brunch staples with a 90s playlist. Reservations on Resy.
Source: Dilworth Tasting Room
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Sunday · STATS
Dennis Reed (The Sainted Choir) and Curtis Walls (Nxlevel): ’90s and 2000s gospel from DJ King, a brunch menu for purchase, Sunday sports on the screens.
Source: CLTure, Aug. 10
Sunday · Plot Twist
A guided class: decorate a five-inch, three-layer vanilla cake (optional strawberry filling) and take it home. Dirty martinis and other cocktails from the bar.
Source: CLTure, Aug. 10
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Uptown · opened July 20
Ayesha Curry’s café — the first of three Ritz projects with Stephen Curry and Michael Mina — is open after a Friday preview. Breakfast and lunch $16–$21. Bourbon Steak and The Eighth Rule are slated for late winter, past this 90-day window.
Sources: Charlotte Observer / CharlotteFive, July 20, earlier announcement
Steele Creek · opened Aug. 1
Southern cooking with a global tilt from chef Kendrick Hollis: bayou braised oxtail pasta, lamb-chop trio with grits, an EVO Island cocktail. Live music and DJs. Observer had the Saturday date before opening.
The Arboretum · opened Aug. 4
Crêpes with three Belgian chocolates, waffles, gelato, Turkish coffee. Observer dated the debut to the Aug. 1–2 weekend and noted a 5-star Google rating as of Tuesday, Aug. 4.
West End · opened Aug. 4
Ghost kitchen from the taco-truck operator: Caribbean taco boxes (a collaboration with the late Carlos Abrahams of Crav’n Caribbean), Crunch Wraps, rotating specials including Birria Queso. The NoDa brick-and-mortar is on hold.
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Concord · Saturday, Aug. 22
Mooresville smash-burger shop’s second room. Soft opening was Tuesday, Aug. 11; founders Claire Connelly and Fabian Elmes set the public party for the 22nd.
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Montford · after Aug. 31
Chef Bruce Moffett is not renewing the lease. Lee Ann Dolcetto, 18 years with Moffett Restaurant Group (most recently GM of Stagioni and Sala), takes the room for Bittersweet. Hoodline, citing Axios. No Bittersweet opening day yet. The photo is Hoodline’s Montford Drive street shot on that story — not a plate.
Source: Hoodline, August 2026 (citing Axios)
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South End · fall
Chicago produce-driven fast-casual FARE’s first shop outside Illinois, at 1111 S. Tryon. Michelin-recommended steakhouse Guard and Grace in the same development. Observer and What Now both say fall.
Sources: What Now Charlotte, Charlotte Observer on Guard and Grace
Ballantyne · fall
Culinary Dropout’s second Charlotte gastropub at 15220 Bowl St (live-music stage, open kitchen). Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza — star-shaped pies, first North Carolina shop — at 14020 Stream Way, Suite 110.
Concord · August or September
Observer, Aug. 14: Krushani and Ronak Patel’s 2,062-square-foot rooftop plus a 1,023-square-foot patio — bar food, pasta, burgers, flatbreads. Concord, not Charlotte proper. 1122 Coffee Company is promised on the ground floor of the same building; no coffee-shop day in that piece.