SouthPark Guide: Recommendations and deals to spice up your workday

From your morning brew to happy hour, SouthPark has tons of ways to spice up your workday.

With the help of SouthPark Community Partners, a nonprofit dedicated to the neighborhood’s advancement, we’ve rounded up SouthPark’s essential cafés, restaurants, meeting spaces and more to make weekdays more exciting.

Daily deals

Try a bunch of new spots and save money in the process by planning your weeknights around deals. SouthPark Community Partners has rounded up tons of deals for every day of the week.

Here are a few highlights:

• Monday: Sandwich and draft beer for $11.50, plus trivia, at Rhino Market.
• Tuesday: $1.49 authentic tacos or $2 American tacos at Sabor Latin Street Grill.
• Wednesday: $5 glasses of wine plus live music at IRO Bar & Lounge.
• Thursday: 1/2 off artisanal cocktails at Cafe Monte.
• Friday: 1/2 off beers at Bulla Gastrobar.
• Saturday: $6 mimosas and Bloody Marys, plus 1/2 priced flatbreads from 4-6pm, at
• Southern Pecan.
• Sunday: $3 off appetizers and pizza from 3-6pm at Leo’s Italian Social.

Coffee and tea shops

These shops are great for a quick stop on your commute or longer stays while you work remotely.

Bakeries:

• Chez Marie
• Copain
• Renaissance Patisserie
• Tous Les Jours

Remote work hubs: 

• Legion Brewing
• Summit Coffee
• The Suffolk Punch

Grab-and-go:

• Dilworth Coffee (inside SouthPark Mall)
• IRO Bar & Lounge
• Milk Cha Cha
• Nordstrom E-Bar Artisan Coffee (inside SouthPark Mall) 

Lunch break

Some days you need to impress a client, and other days you just need a sandwich, stat. You’ve got a range of midday options in SouthPark.

Grab-and-go:

• Copain
• Just Salad
• Potbelly
• Reid’s Fine Foods
• Rhino Market & Deli
• Sabor Latin Street Grill
• Jersey Mike’s
• YAFO

Leisurely lunch hour: 

• Bulla Gastrobar
• Cafe Monte
• The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar
• Dilworth Tasting Room
• Duckworth’s
• Gourmand Market
• Harper’s
• JINYA Ramen Bar
• Legion Brewing
• Leo’s Italian Social
• Mal Pan
• Moon Thai & Japanese
• Paco’s Tacos & Tequila
• Southern Pecan
• 800 Degrees

Feeling fancier:

• 131 Main
• Limani
• McCormick & Schmick’s
• Rooster’s Wood-Fired Kitchen
• Toscana Ristorante

After hours

Your 5-to-9 doesn’t have to take place at home. Here are some of the best ways to spend a weekday afternoon.

Grab a drink: Catch the sunset on a rooftop bar, like Mizu, RH Rooftop or Cordial. Or sample craft brews at Suffolk Punch or Legion Brewing.

Live music: Follow the music to BAR ONE Lounge (Mondays and Thursdays), IRO Bar & Lounge (Wednesday), Dilworth Tasting Room (every 1st and 3rd Wednesday), Reid’s Fine Foods (Wednesday-Saturday), AC Marriott (Thursday), Leo’s Italian Social (Thursday) and Rhino Market (Friday).

Fitness classes: Take a group exercise class at one of SouthPark’s fitness studios, including BK Pilates, Hustle House Fitness, CycleBar and Studio Fire. If you’re feeling a less structured sweat, join Legion Brewing’s weekly run club or drop in the Harris Express YMCA.

Trivia: Test your knowledge at Rhino Market‘s Monday night trivia, plus grab a sandwich and a pint for $11.50.

Catering

These spots deliver tried-and-true hits when you need to feed a bigger crew.

• Chipotle (inside SouthPark Mall)
• Copain
• Field Pea Catering
• Greco Fresh Grill
• Leo’s Italian Social
• Maggiano’s
• Reid’s Fine Foods

Event space

These hotels and venues can accommodate 100+ people.

• BAKU
• Canopy by Hilton Charlotte SouthPark
• Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
• SouthPark Church
• Steak 48

That’s just *a taste* of what SouthPark has to offer. Read the SouthPark Community Partners Work Life Guide to see the full list of recommendations.