"Over at Ever Andalo, visitors will find a handful of al dente pasta dishes folded with red sauce, focaccia layered with burrata, and roasted oysters spooned with Parmesan and butter. Diving into chef Sam Sheehan’s ricotta gnocchi has the potential to shake off any biting chill from the outside. The cocktail menu here is quite notable, and has many boozy drinks, like a rum Negroni with a coffee vanilla foam or a boozy chai drink ready to keep customers warm. The window panes (while not quite frosted because we’re in Charlotte) do reveal passersby and a bustling little NoDa strip, especially during the shopping-heavy holiday months." - Kayleigh Ruller