Food from Home

The Charlotte area is suddenly rich in food traditions from the South, the US and the world. Explore!

Many of these 'Food from Home' columns originally appeared in the Charlotte Observer in conjunction with the Levine Museum of the New South exhibition CHANGING PLACES.

Going to visit one of these spots? Be sure and call ahead -- folks move, hours change....

Overviews

• Be a Food Tourist in Charlotte
• Dig into One Diverse Block

Chin Chin

Index to columns

Center City & nearby

• Carolina Apple Cider
• Indian Street Food
• Greens from South Carolina
• Upstate NY Italian Sausage
• Swiss-German Bakery

South Boulevard, South Tryon & southward

• Cuban Box Pig
• Snack Foods from India
• South Carolina BBQ Hash
• SC Meets Vietnam @ Lyly's
• El Rinconcito
• Arepas Grill

Independence Boulevard, Monroe Road & environs

• Korean BBQ
• Brazilian Bakery
• Secret Greek Grocery
• Tastykakes from Philly
• BBQ & Snacks from Colombia
• Detroit Hot Dogs
• New York Bagels

Central Av, Albemarle Road & vicinity

• Dominican Street Food
• Jamaican Black Cake
• Somali Stew and Sides
• Schawarma from Jerusalem
• Oriental Buns
• Greek Pastry at Central Coffee
• Bosnian Sausages

North Tryon, UNCC area & northward

• Asian Moon Cakes
• Mexican Carnitas
• Boston meets Egypt
• Beef on Weck from Buffalo
• Indo-Chinese

Westward

• The Patio at Our Lady of Guadalupe
• NC Fish Camps
• Fried Baloney
• Grits & Cornmeal
• El Tamarindo

Gone but not forgotten

• Breakfast Tamales
• Columbian Hot Dogs
• Chinese Pork Buns
• Meat Pies & Mexico(restaurant open but not making this specialty)
• Chin Chin from Ghana
• Venezuelan Street Food