Craving gourmet food?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable gourmet food sources in Charlotte, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.
1. Cedar Land
Topping the list is Cedar Land. Located at 4832 Central Ave., Suite D, in Eastway-Sheffield Park, this Lebanese market and eatery is the highest-rated spot to score affordable gourmet food in Charlotte, boasting four stars out of 42 reviews on Yelp.
Open since 1994, Cedar Land stocks a wide array of imported and specialty goods and features a butcher section, bakery case and self-serve olive bar. Meanwhile, the restaurant portion serves up Mediterranean favorites like falafel and kebabs and also offers catering services, according to its Yelp profile.
2. Tip Top Daily Market
Next up is Tip Top Daily Market, situated at 2902 The Plaza in Plaza Hills. This hybrid bottle shop/record store offers craft beers and gourmet snacks, in addition to vinyl records. With 4.5 stars out of 18 reviews on Yelp, it has proved to be a local favorite for those looking for an inexpensive option.
Yelp can tell you more about Tip Top Daily Market.
"All the beverages, food and records fit for daily consumption!" the business states on its Yelp page. "We have a wonderful selection of craft beers, wines, sakes and tasty salamis, jerkies, cheese, crackers, pickled goodies, chips, dips, candies and a deeply curated used vinyl record section to go along with them! Take your goodies home, or crack them open here and hang with friends new and old."
3. Manolo's Bakery
Lastly, there's Windsor Park's Manolo's Bakery, located at 4405 Central Ave., Suite D. Yelpers give this affordable Latin American bakery, which sells traditional baked goods and more, four stars out of 75 reviews.
According to its Yelp page, Manolo's Bakery was "the first official Latin bakery in the Carolinas" when it was established in 1997.
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