Chasers is a gay dance bar on The Plaza that runs drag performances, resident DJs and karaoke on Wednesdays and Sundays. It has pool tables, a coat check and free parking, and it stays open to 2am. Queen City Nerve counts it among the city's continuously operating queer rooms.
Fahrenheit Charlotte is the 21st-floor rooftop restaurant at 222 South Caldwell Street. The recognizable part is not a storefront at street level. It is the wraparound patio, linear fireplaces and open skyline view above Uptown. Dinner runs every night, and the rooftop stays open until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are for indoor dinner seating, while outdoor tables are not guaranteed.
The Neighborhood Theatre was built as the Astor Theatre in 1945, part of the post-war movie theatre boom, and was converted to a live concert venue in 1997. Its own site describes both a small room for emerging artists and a larger main stage for touring acts. It runs a bar, which went cashless on 24 February 2025, and it is the anchor that gives the NoDa arts district its music reputation.
The Pub at Uptown is an Irish pub on West Trade Street in Charlotte's Third Ward, in the Gateway district near Truist Field, Bank of America Stadium and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. It is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day and runs its full kitchen menu until 1:30 a.m., which makes it one of the few genuinely late kitchens in Uptown. It added weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parking is free in the garage attached to the building.
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Chasers is a gay dance bar on The Plaza that runs drag performances, resident DJs and karaoke on Wednesdays and Sundays. It has pool tables, a coat check and free parking, and it stays open to 2am. Queen City Nerve counts it among the city's continuously operating queer rooms.
Fahrenheit Charlotte is the 21st-floor rooftop restaurant at 222 South Caldwell Street. The recognizable part is not a storefront at street level. It is the wraparound patio, linear fireplaces and open skyline view above Uptown. Dinner runs every night, and the rooftop stays open until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are for indoor dinner seating, while outdoor tables are not guaranteed.
The Neighborhood Theatre was built as the Astor Theatre in 1945, part of the post-war movie theatre boom, and was converted to a live concert venue in 1997. Its own site describes both a small room for emerging artists and a larger main stage for touring acts. It runs a bar, which went cashless on 24 February 2025, and it is the anchor that gives the NoDa arts district its music reputation.
The Pub at Uptown is an Irish pub on West Trade Street in Charlotte's Third Ward, in the Gateway district near Truist Field, Bank of America Stadium and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. It is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day and runs its full kitchen menu until 1:30 a.m., which makes it one of the few genuinely late kitchens in Uptown. It added weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parking is free in the garage attached to the building.
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