Up first on the Best of Charlotte list is Upstream, a seafood restaurant located in Phillips Place in Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood. A recipient of the OpenTable.com Diner’s Choice Award in 2013, Upstream prides itself on serving only the freshest seafood of the highest quality. As noted on their website, Executive Chef Tom Dyrness features only the freshest dayboat seafood and the best sushi. The restaurant’s award-winning Pacific Rim cuisine is matched only by its innovative wine list and cool, soothing ambience. Esquire Magazine’s John Mariani named Upstream one of the best new restaurants in the U.S. and Zagat subsequently named Upstream “Charlotte’s most popular restaurant.”
Upstream is open daily from 11:30 am – 10 pm and hours are extended until 11 pm on Friday and Saturday. Upstream also offers a Sunday brunch from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm for $24.95 per person. Upstream is located at 6902 Phillips Place, Charlotte, NC 28210. Stop in and check out Upstream next time you are in the area – or maybe make a special trip there. The attire is dressy, so treat that special someone in your life to an experience they won’t easily forget.
