BLVD: Around town in February
January 29, 2025
Time to catch up. Here’s what’s new on the dining and retail scenes around Charlotte this winter. Sign up for our newsletter to get more restaurant and shopping news each week.
eat + drink
Chief’s Modern Cocktail Parlor opened in NoDa next to The Goodyear House. The menu by Bob Peters of Built on Hospitality is a mix of classic and craft cocktails like a clarified malted milk punch and an “elevated” espresso martini. There’s a nostalgia-inspired snacks menu, and desserts from GYH pastry chef Becca Rankin. Chief’s is open seven days.
Paco’s Tacos & Tequila will open a second location at Kingsley in Fort Mill, South Carolina, later this year, in the former Taco Molina spot.
Tacos 4 Life opened its third Charlotte location in Dilworth at 1716 Kenilworth Ave. For every meal ordered, the fast-casual restaurant donates a meal to the nonprofit Feed My Starving Children.
Gravity Pizza opened in the Boileryard at Camp North End, serving woodfired sourdough pizzas, sandwiches and salads.
Finale Pizza & Pasta, a New York-style pizza and pasta restaurant from the team behind Inizio Pizza, opened in Ballantyne.
love me tenders
Harper’s Restaurant’s beloved chicken supremes are now on the menu at Resident Culture South End. The tempura-style tenders were a longtime favorite at Harper’s, which closed last year. The supremes are available 3-10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 332 W. Bland St.
a new move
After closing at SouthPark Mall to make way for Zara last year, J.Crew will open at Phillips Place in late spring. The iconic brand will occupy a 6,760-square-foot space in the former Orvis location. Orvis relocated to Strawberry Hill in 2024.
farewell
Fenwick’s on Providence Road is closing in March. In uptown, Haymaker and The King’s Kitchen closed. Sur la Table at SouthPark Mall shuttered after 21 years.
Featured image: Chief’s Clarified Malted Milk Punch, photo courtesy Built on Hospitality
Other images: courtesy Paco’s Tacos, Gravity Pizza, and Phillips Place
