Charlotte’s best barbecue, hot dogs and bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches.
Readers’ Choice Winners
CharlotteFive’s crowned your favorites in the local food scene in 2022. As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at the food-and-drink spots you voted the best for coffee, doughnuts, chicken wings, burgers and more.
For some of CharlotteFive’s 2022 Readers’ Choice selections, we simply couldn’t narrow it down to a single winner. Not yet, at least. Instead, we compiled a list of some of the very best that you, our readers, say we can find in the Charlotte area.
Best Barbecue
The South has perfected the art of making barbecue. From the beef brisket in Texas to the pulled pork in North Carolina, eating barbecue can be nearly an out-of-body experience. We asked you to tell us your favorite barbecue spots in and around the Charlotte area. You provided so many restaurants that had our mouths watering.
Our list is 34 BBQ places strong, and includes favorites like Midwood Smokehouse, Sweet Lew’s, Mac’s Speed Shop, Noble Smoke and more.
Best Hot Dogs
Maybe you don’t think of Charlotte as a hot dog city. You would be wrong.
We’ve got small hot dog carts sprinkled throughout the city. We’ve got grocery stores — the Costco hot dog is apparently a whole thing. And we’ve got cafes with walk-up windows and restaurants with full…
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