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Book Now for Charlotte Restaurant Week: 130+ Top Restaurants (Jan 22-31)

Charlotte Restaurant Week returns, showcasing over 130 of the Queen City's finest restaurants across eight surrounding counties.

Secure your spot today for lunch or dinner from January 22 to 31—including high-demand Friday, Saturday, and Sunday seatings—before they sell out.

Participating venues feature prix-fixe dinner menus priced at $30 or $35, including these standout options:

Corkbuzz ($35)

Led by Master Sommelier Laura Maniec and Chef Allen Evens, Corkbuzz "excels beyond the bottle" with stellar dishes (The Charlotte Observer). Savor appetizers like smoked trout dip and entrées such as chicken with spicy prosciutto grits, kale, and feta sauce.

Evoke ($35)

Diners' Choice Winner (OpenTable 2015), this modern steakhouse in Le Méridien offers a welcoming ambiance with dishes from salmon crudo to petite beef tenderloin with fingerling confit, charred broccolini, and roasted garlic.

BAKU ($35)

Named among OpenTable's "Top 100 Hot Spot Restaurants in America" and Charlotte Magazine's "50 Best Restaurants 2016," BAKU delivers Robata-style cuisine like hamachi maki, Jidori chicken breast, and tiger prawn vegetable tempura.

Fahrenheit ($35)

Perched 21 floors up in an 8,600-square-foot rooftop space, enjoy stunning city views alongside inventive American fare, such as New England tempura clams and slow-braised Kobe beef short ribs with teriyaki lo mein, roasted wild mushrooms, baby bok choy, apple syrup, and toasted sesame.

Click the links above to reserve online or search for more participating restaurants.

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