For the first time, a Michelin Guide will showcase the best restaurants in the American South — including North Carolina. Taking a regional approach, the Michelin Guide American South will target the “food culture” of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee while incorporating its pre-existing Atlanta Guide.

Charlotte restaurants to watch

No one can say for sure what will happen, but there are a handful of Charlotte restaurants that well-versed onlookers think will be under consideration by Michelin Guide inspectors — including several that have gotten attention from the James Beard Awards. “There are definitely a few restaurants that people are keeping eyes on,” Hart said. [JAMES BEARD NODS: James Beard Awards name North Carolina semifinalists — including 3 in Charlotte.] For Hart, that would include: L’ Ostrica, Customshop, Kappo En and the Omakase Experience by Prime Fish — in addition to their own restaurant, Counter-.

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