Miró Spanish Grille, a longtime Ballantyne favorite for tapas and steaks, is heading into the SouthPark spotlight with a second Charlotte location slated to open later this year. The move plants its familiar Spanish menu in one of the city’s busiest shopping corridors and marks the restaurant’s most ambitious expansion in years.
Deal details and timing
As reported by Charlotte Business Journal, Miró has signed a lease for a former restaurant space in SouthPark and is aiming to open the new outpost later in 2026. That report, published April 2, highlighted the completed lease and noted that the owners are moving ahead with plans to build out a fresh dining room for the neighborhood.
SouthPark's restaurant shuffle
SouthPark has been churning through restaurant concepts this year, with smaller spots opening and closing in quick succession. A February shutdown of a short-lived Italian restaurant freed up one such space, blink-and-you-missed-it run coverage noted. That kind of turnover is creating ready-to-move-in locations that established local operators like Miró can consider as they look for higher-profile addresses.
About Miró
Miró has been part of Charlotte’s dining landscape since 1999 and marked its 25th anniversary last year, according to Axios Charlotte. Owned by Felipe Alvarez, Erwin Del Pozo and Aldo Caballero, the Ballantyne original built its reputation on paellas, tapas and Thursday live-music nights. The restaurant’s own site highlights those dishes, along with its Ballantyne address, as core to its identity.
What to expect
Details such as the exact suite, square footage and firm opening date have not yet been disclosed. The Charlotte Business Journal report confirmed the lease signing but did not include a set ribbon-cutting day. For now, diners can expect Miró’s signature tapas and paella lineup to make the jump to a SouthPark space designed to handle both evening reservations and the area’s heavy weekend foot traffic.
