These new York County restaurants move on to the round of 16. Vote for your favorite.
You cut the field of 32 new or coming restaurants and drink spots in half, as 16 sites remain in the Going Out Bracket.
The Herald asked readers to vote for their favorite places that either just opened, or have been announced as coming attractions. The field offered restaurants of all types, plus bar and brewery options. It was Rock Hill and Fort Mill heavy, but also brought in York, Clover and Lake Wylie flavors.
Now it’s time for the round of 16. Voting is live now. Just click on the image below to get started. Vote as often as you like, and feel free to share. This round of voting ends at noon on Thursday.
As a reminder, we’ll profile the winning place with a feature story.
We got to our list of 16 with wins by:
▪ The Flower Bar over VooDoo Wing Co.
▪ Longbottom Meats over Naf Naf
▪ Fortes Mill Eatery over Big Time Boba
▪ Poppyseed Kitchen over Humble Cup Coffee Co.
▪ Blend over Ninety’s Dessert Bar
▪ The Local Scoop over Another Broken Egg Cafe
▪ Javesca over Epic Prime
▪ Middle James Brewing Company over 1042 Cafe
▪ Bossy Beulah’s over Gordo & Chuli Taqueria
▪ Clover Harvest over Raille St. Restaurant
▪ Whitaker’s over Naroodle Chibi
▪ Flip Out Burger over Rock Taco
▪ Ms. Lillian’s Kitchen over Slim Chickens
▪ Farm Haus over Hoppin’
▪ Zo.ra Food & Wine over Clutch Coffee Bar
▪ Pet Piv over Chilango Tacos Y Mas
Here’s a look at the 16 remaining food and drink spots:
The Flower Bar
The Flower Bar opened its downtown Fort Mill site in February. There’s another location in Rock Hill. The Main Street spot in Fort Mill brought a kitchen to the bar, floral arrangement, gift, workshop and even hosting concept.
More info: theflowerbarrockhill.com
LongBottom Meats
LongBottom Meats is part of The Perch in Rock Hill, near Winthrop University. The butcher shop opened in February with a variety of fresh meat, seafood, poultry and sausage options.
More info: longbottommeats.com
Fortes Mill Eatery
Fortes Mill Eatery, or FM Eatery, opened in February on Main Street in Fort Mill. It’s the same Flipside Restaurant Group ownership team behind area staples Flipside Cafe and Salmeri’s Italian Kitchen.
More info: theflipsiderestaurant.com
Poppyseed Kitchen
Poppyseed Kitchen opened in late 2022 in Fort Mill. The Steele Creek Station restaurant offers a breakfast and lunch menu with baked goods, sandwiches, salads and plates along with a range of beverage choices.
More info: poppyseedkitchen.com
Blend
Blend opened in Riverwalk last fall. The Rock Hill spot brings sandwiches, wraps and healthier food options from a family with long ties to the area food scene.
More info: blendriverwalk.com
The Local Scoop
The Local Scoop has two Charlotte and one other North Carolina locations ahead of the addition at the Power House in Rock Hill. Shops use local ingredients and make desserts in store daily. Local Scoop uses several North Carolina farms for its ingredients.
More info: thelocalscoopcharlotte.com
Javesca
Javesca at The Power House in Rock Hill will have freshly roasted coffee and seasonal drinks, baked goods, sandwiches, wraps and Vegan options. The company roasts coffee in Charlotte and lots of coffee options planned for Rock Hill.
More info: javesca.com
Middle James Brewing Company
Middle James Brewing Company is another Power House anchor. The brewer comes across the state line from where it began in Pineville, North Carolina to grow an already robust beverage brewing industry in York County.
More info: middlejamesbrewing.com
Bossy Beulah’s
Bossy Beulah’s brings a Charlotte chicken shack concept to the former Coleman’s auto garage in downtown Fort Mill. Sandwiches and wings are the specialty. The company also does catering.
More info: bossybeulahs.com
Clover Harvest
Clover Harvest is a farm-to-table restaurant that should open next month on Old North Main Street in Clover. The restaurant will partner with growers for a locally sourced menu.
More info: Clover Harvest
Whitaker’s
Whitaker’s will go into the Spratt Building on Main Street in Fort Mill. The neighborhood bar concept is based out of Savannah, Georgia and will offer a kitchen and dining room along with mezzanine area.
More info: whitakersbar.com
Flip Out Burger
Flip Out Burger joins the Flipside Restaurant Group stable of area eateries. The new burger concept will come to The Power House in downtown Rock Hill, in the Knowledge Park area.
More info: theflipsiderestaurant.com
Ms. Lillian’s Kitchen
Another Power House project, Ms. Lillian’s Kitchen brings fried chicken, catfish and Southern comfort food to downtown Rock Hill. It’s one of several new restaurants and businesses planned in the old power plant building, along with apartments.
More info: powerhouserockhill.com
Farm Haus
The Power House now lists a popular Indian Land eatery among its coming attractions in Rock Hill. Farm Hause Butcher & Beer Garden is a restaurant and butcher shop with house made sausages and burgers, along with beverages.
More info: farmhaus-sc.com
Zo.ra Food & Wine
Zo.ra Food & Wine just put sign up for a new restaurant at Village Harbor Drive in Lake Wylie. The restaurant’s website states a planned spring opening with dine in and special event hosting, and that hiring is underway.
More info: zorafoodwine.com
Pet Piv
Pet Piv in Baxter Village will have beer and wine, with pizza and other menu items. The Fish Market Bar & Grill ownership team is behind the plan.
More info: Pet Piv
