Haberdish

"Haberdish is like Barbra Streisand’s trophy room: it contains multitudes. This upscale Southern joint serves up dishes like fried chicken, BBQ ribs, deviled eggs, hushpuppies, and sweet potato dumplings, all plated on fine china with pretty garnishes. Go for brunch or dinner and order everything family-style. Haberdish is in NoDa, which is where Charlotte’s textile industry began, and the restaurant’s exposed brick and wood beams fit right in. This place is always full, especially on weekends, so definitely book ahead." - tess allen

"Haberdish is like Barbra Streisand’s trophy room: it contains multitudes. This upscale Southern joint serves up dishes like fried chicken, BBQ ribs, grits, deviled eggs, hushpuppies, cheddar grits, and sweet potato dumplings, all plated on fine china with pretty garnishes. Come for brunch or dinner and order family-style, but first, start with a vermouth phosphate cocktail that will almost certainly leave you with a chocolate-cherry-foam mustache. Haberdish is in NoDa, which is where Charlotte’s textile industry began, and the restaurant’s exposed brick and wood beams fit right in. This place is always full, especially on weekends, so definitely book ahead. " - Tess Allen

"Once there, try the updated Southern cooking (think seriously crispy hushpuppies with sweet tea butter) at Haberdish, where salvaged-denim booths recall the area’s textile-mill history."

"With menu highlights like “A Bunch of Bologna” and the “PB&J Bacon Plate”, it’s clear that NoDa neighborhood favorite Haberdish takes its comfort food quite seriously — or playfully, as the kitchen prefers. Starting with brined, battered and fried essentials, the fried chicken entrees range from crispy tenders (no age limit here) to a crispy whole fried bird. With eight signature sauces to drizzle on like habanero hot sauce, silky Alabama white sauce and honey butter maple syrup, the possibilities for pleasure are endless. The option to add a waffle to any fried chicken dish is the icing on the cake, or in Haberdish’s case, the traditional milk dip on the Southern sonker. That’s a subtle way of saying that here, dessert is non-negotiable and like most things, best cooked up in a cast iron skillet." - Sara Akhavan

"Come to Haberdish to linger over brunch and a couple orders of smoked trout deviled eggs with other serious eaters and NoDa window-shoppers. The food here reads as down-home but the interior is pure chic. A cool bar, metal chairs, and bare wood tables are all here, with just enough edge to make the space feel trendy without becoming unwelcoming. There also happens to be a brunch menu that has an entire section dedicated to biscuits. And hushpuppies with sweet tea butter are more than just a must order—you shouldn't be allowed to leave Charlotte without a taste." - Nancy DePalma