05-03-2025
Healthy eatery FARE opening in South End this year
FARE, a healthy fast-casual restaurant, will open later this year in South End.
Why it matters: This is the third tenant announcement at Queensbridge Collective, one of Charlotte's most anticipated developments, located at the intersection of South Tryon and Morehead streets (1111 S. Tryon).
What to expect: FARE will serve breakfast all day, lunch and dinner.
Its menu features smoothies, bowls and salads, avocado toast, overnight oats and egg wraps.
The 1,500 square foot restaurant will have seats inside and outside along Tryon Street.
Between the lines: Chicago-based developer Riverside Investment & Development is leading the Queensbridge Collective project.
FARE is a women-owned business and this will be its first location outside of Chicago, according to its website.
"We've had a ground-floor view into FARE's Chicago success, and as we talked more with their team, it became clear they are a great fit for our project in Charlotte," Anthony Scacco, president of Riverside Investment and Development, said in a statement.
Catch up quick: Night Swim Coffee will open a shop at Queensbridge Collective later this year. Popular Denver steakhouse, Guard and Grace, will open there in mid-2026.
The development, which will also include a 35-story office tower, is where Midnight Diner and Uptown Cabaret used to be.
The 42-story luxury apartment tower is expected to open later this summer.
Queensbridge Collective will be the second tallest residential building in the Carolinas, Axios' Alexandria Sands reported.
Charlotte development writers Clayton Sealey and Jason Thomas first reported on FARE's expansion to Charlotte.
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