Where can you eat for Easter without reservations in Charlotte? Try these restaurants.

Heidi Finley
·4 min read

Let’s say you’re not a planner, but you still want to enjoy a nice meal for Easter in Charlotte without a ton of shopping or figuring out where to order in advance. We’ve got you.

If you do want to at least browse a few menus, we’ve rounded up where you can pre-order a holiday meal for takeout or make reservations for a prix fixe meal.

But there’s nothing wrong with spontaneity. If that’s more your speed, here’s a list of restaurants in Charlotte that will be open for service on Easter Sunday, no reservations needed. Just show up and enjoy.

Bonefish Grill

Location: 8503 Concord Mills Boulevard, Concord, NC 28027

Location: 8805 Townley Rd B, Huntersville, NC 28078

Location: 10430 E Independence Blvd, Matthews, NC 28105

Bonefish Grill is opening one hour earlier on Easter Sunday — at 10 a.m. — and is offering Easter Brunch until 3 p.m. Brunch entrées served with bacon and seasoned breakfast potatoes will include:

  • Grand Marnier French Toast Sticks with fresh whipped cream, strawberries, bacon and maple syrup.

  • Bacon and Cheddar Frittata, an egg souffle topped with melted cheddar cheese and crispy bacon pieces

  • Caprese Frittata, an egg souffle with blistered tomatoes and mozzarella fondue, finished with fresh basil and pesto

  • Crab and Fontina Cheese Frittata, an egg souffle topped with creamy Fontina cheese and lump crab meat.

Emmy Squared

Location: 1508 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205

Location: 1932 Hawkins St., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28203

Emmy Squared will be serving up its Detroit-style pizza on Easter Sunday, along with its lineup of salads, burgers and chicken sandwiches.

Emmy Squared’s pizza.
Emmy Squared’s pizza.

Hellenic Greek Kitchen

Location: 1436 South Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203

Hellenic, a new restaurant from the family behind The Mad Greek, will be open for Easter Sunday. Offerings will include its standard menu, which includes classic Greek items such as lamb chops, souvlakia and spanikopita.

Kid Cashew

Location: 1608 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

At Kid Cashew, you can celebrate the Easter holiday with vegan Mediterranean fare such as a Quinoa Stuffed Avocado or Wood-Fire Grilled Spanish Octopus. Or if you’re craving a burger, the Big Mac Daddy — with two all beef patties, special sauce, shredded lettuce, white cheddar cheese and pickles on a local sesame seed bun — would do the trick.

A burger from Kid Cashew.
A burger from Kid Cashew.

The Mad Greek of Charlotte

Location: 5011 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217

The Mad Greek, a staple for decades in the city’s Greek and Mediterranean food scene that’s one of Charlotte’s Classic Eats, will be open for Easter with no reservations. Browse the wide variety of choices, including 12 options for pita sandwiches, or a dinner of pastichio, calamari or moussaka.

Order a gyro and feta fries from The Mad Greek of Charlotte.
Order a gyro and feta fries from The Mad Greek of Charlotte.

Midwood Smokehouse

Location: 1401 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

No reservations are taken at the Central Avenue location of Midwood Smokehouse, where you can choose an Easter dinner of ribs, a Lone Star brisket sandwich or Hickory smoked chopped pork and finish it off with banana pudding.

Midwood Smokehouse’s wide variety of barbecue options makes it a popular restaurant for tourists and locals alike.
Midwood Smokehouse’s wide variety of barbecue options makes it a popular restaurant for tourists and locals alike.

Optimist Hall

Location: 1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28206

All of Optimist Hall’s food stalls will be open on Easter, including Boxcar Betty’s, Botiwalla, Papi Queso and more. With a variety of options, you can grab something to take home or meet up after everyone you’re with chooses their meal of choice.

Enjoy hamburgers, butter chicken, gelato, craft cocktails and more at Optimist Hall.
Enjoy hamburgers, butter chicken, gelato, craft cocktails and more at Optimist Hall.

A Piece of Havana

Location: 11126 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28273

Celebrate the Easter holiday with Cuban food at A Piece of Havana. The restaurant’s Cuban Croquettes can cover your ham cravings, and you can also find family platters for sharing such as its Paella Cubana, with lobster, shrimp, clams, mussels, calamari and more tucked into savory yellow rice.

Sabor Latin Street Grill

Location: Multiple Locations

Go Latin this Easter with a spread of street food with influences from El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico and Colombia at one of 18 locally owned Sabor restaurants. Choices include arepas, burritos, tortas, nachos or even a family meal box.

The Mexican Torta at Sabor has al-pastor pork, refried beans, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, sour cream and freshly made guacamole on a toasted bolillo bun.
The Mexican Torta at Sabor has al-pastor pork, refried beans, mozzarella cheese, lettuce, sour cream and freshly made guacamole on a toasted bolillo bun.

YAFO Kitchen

Location: 1231A East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Location: 1331 Central Ave #101, Charlotte, NC 28205

Location: 720 Gov Morrison St #120, Charlotte, NC 28211

YAFO Kitchen locations will be open Easter Sunday for you to build a Mediterranean bowl or pita. You could also celebrate the holiday by trying Israeli Hot Chicken or Kibbeh Pita Tacos.

YAFO Kitchen’s menu has items for meat eaters and vegetarians.
YAFO Kitchen’s menu has items for meat eaters and vegetarians.