How to spend 48 hours in Charlotte with WBTV’s Molly Grantham
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Your tour guide: Molly Grantham, WBTV anchor, author, speaker, and mom.
One activity that every Charlottean should experience: A Charlotte FC game. "It's super fun, it's all ages. I've been in Charlotte for twenty years and I've seen a lot of things, but there's just a whole new spirit with Charlotte FC."
Here’s Molly’s itinerary for a perfect Charlotte weekend while hosting out-of-town friends or family members.
Friday
If we had friends with kids in town, we’d hop on the Gold Line and take it into Uptown.
- You get on this free, pretty, clean new streetcar and take it right into the city.
- We’d get off and head to The Bella Ciao for pizza.
- Afterward, we’d get ice cream at Golden Cow.
- Then we’d walk around Uptown for a while.
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Saturday
We love The Batchmaker, so we’d start there.
- It’s not a breakfast food, but I have to get the Kitchen Sink cookie every time I go. I’ll have it at any hour of the day. Something about the mix of savory and sweet with the pretzels and potato chips is just so good.
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From there, we’d head to Town Brewing Company.
- Their 6 Shooter is a spinach wrap with chicken, pesto, and cilantro. I get that for lunch a lot. I love their RP-1 beer, which is a hazy IPA.
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After that, we’d go shopping at some of the local boutiques.
- J.T. Posh is a wonderful consignment boutique. I get a lot of my clothes from there.
- I also love CLT Find because it has a lot of Charlotte spirit.
- Park Road Books is another favorite. I love roaming through there.
- We’d also check out Moxie Mercantile’s Plaza Midwood location. They carry VUE by SEK, which is my sister-in-law’s jewelry brand. It’s simple but fun, with different stones and colors. I wear her pieces a lot on the news.
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In the evening, we’d head to NoDa.
- I love Idlewild. It has a major metropolitan vibe.
- The bartender heard I liked pinot noir and she made me a pinot-inspired cocktail that I loved so much that they named it after me.
- If you go, ask for the drink that Molly likes.
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After that, we’d walk three blocks and go to Ever Andalo.
- The Italian there is so good. We’d have to get the grilled octopus as an appetizer. It’s a gorgeous space, too. I love the wallpaper.
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Sunday
Before our guests left on Sunday, we’d do brunch at Bistro La Bon.
- They have a great buffet and $3 mimosas.
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