Charlotte's lounge scene has grown significantly over the past few years, with a string of upscale cocktail bars and hotel lounges opening across Uptown, South End, and Plaza Midwood. The best lounges in Charlotte NC tend to sit somewhere between a full restaurant and a regular bar — good cocktail programmes, low lighting, and somewhere you can actually have a conversation without shouting. Most of the Charlotte lounges below offer nightly specials or a dedicated happy hour menu, and several are attached to hotels making them good options if you're visiting the city or entertaining out of town guests.