Itching to get to know the freshest new spots in Charlotte? From beer to barbecue, read on for the newest spots to satisfy your cravings.
Basal Coffee
1429 Bryant St.
Located in the art gallery Latin America Contemporary Art Projects, Basal Coffee is bringing caffeine and culture to the neighborhood.
Enjoy the classics like espresso, macchiato, cappuccino and lattes, or check out Elm's cold brew nitro on tap. Basal Coffee also offers an array of organic teas (Earl Grey, herbal, black breakfast and more) and specialty drinks.
Hungry? Look for brown butter waffles, made with housemade batter, fresh compote, whipped marscarpone and maple syrup.
Basal Coffee's current Yelp rating of five stars out of 16 reviews indicates positive attention from users.
Yelper Colin R. wrote, "Awesome coffee shop outside of downtown. The location was great! It was quiet, delicious and very well decorated. A modern coffee shop with great attitude and great coffee."
David W. noted, "Since my last visit, they had added two speciality drinks. The one I got was a matcha monk fruit latte. Super refreshing and light. My friend got a maple syrup latte. Very smooth with just a hint of maple. Both were amazing. As per last time, service was great. Bryce is easygoing and fun talk to, and you can tell he cares about his business. I'll be back soon to try their new kickback latte."
Basal Coffee is open from 7 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. on Saturday. (It's closed on Sunday.)
Let's Meat KBBQ
1400 S. Church St., Suite B
Let's Meat KBBQ is a Korean all-you-can-eat restaurant. Choose between fatty beef brisket, beef tongue, original pork belly, seafood, chicken and many more meats. Add mushroom, egg souffle, veggie plates, white rice and other toppings to top off your meal.
With a 4.5-star rating out of 66 reviews on Yelp, Let's Meat KBBQ has been getting positive attention.
Yelper Debra W. wrote, "You get to start with three choices of meats and then reorder as you like. You have to cook it yourself. This really gives the dining experience a fun vibe to it. The kimchi was good, very flavorful. I really enjoyed the tofu. It was properly seasoned - but it is served cold. The meat is good - the variety of choices is pretty standard."
And Joshua K. added, "We tried so many wonderful things it's hard to keep track of it all. We started with the Standard Pork Belly. If you like a nice fatty piece of bacon this will be heaven for you, and since you're in charge of cooking your own food, you can make it as just as crispy as you want. The true gems though were of the cow variety. The Fatty Beef Brisket was outstanding. Super thin slices of wonderfully marbled meat - just sear, dip and enjoy. It was almost like if you took the thinly sliced/shaved meat off of a philly cheesesteak and dipped it into a world of wonderful Korean flavors."
Let's Meat KBBQ is open from 4:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m. on weekdays and 11:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. on weekends.
World Of Beer
210 E. Trade St., Suite E280
World of Beer is an alcohol chain with locations in and outside of the United States. The menu includes German pretzels, mac and cheese bites and diced tomato and mozzarella over a basil and pine nut pesto.
World of Beer currently holds 3.5 stars out of 17 reviews on Yelp, indicating fair reviews.
Yelper Tom G. wrote, "Very good selections of beer and booze with both beer flights and booze flights. The tacos we had were really good. The service was slow but it was Memorial Day weekend."
Tyler A. noted, "They are located on the corner of the second floor at the EpiCenter. It's a large location with multiple tables inside. Some of the tables are awkwardly placed so you have to squeeze past people just to leave. We got a flight that was nice, cold and enjoyable. For my meal, I ordered the bowl Bibimbap and it was pretty good."
World of Beer is open from noon–1 a.m. from Monday-Wednesday, noon–2 a.m. from Thursday-Saturday, and noon–midnight on Sunday.
