Hello, Sailor

"It’s not too often a restaurant in Charlotte peers out onto a body of water. However, Hello, Sailor, a lakefront eatery by the beloved Kindred team, is one of the rare ones, with an orchestra-level view of Lake Norman. Despite taking quality seriously, the team keeps cocktails lighthearted with umbrellas and swirly straws swimming in the tropical-leaning drinks. An intimidating Negroni is not so serious mixed with cherry lemon Sundrop in slushy form. Definitely get oysters for the table and the steaming bowl of mussels. But there’s no shame in keeping it simple with a popcorn shrimp basket." - Kayleigh Ruller

"Joe and Katy Kindred’s Davidson restaurant Kindred was the area’s first to get serious (and well-deserved) national attention. But Hello Sailor, which dropped anchor in 2017, brings the fun and flare. With a menu patterned on fancier versions of fish camp classics and a dining room that brings midcentury mod and Palm Springs vibes, it’s the place to park at a waterside table on a beautiful summer afternoon with a plate of citrus crab Louie or a basket of fried popcorn shrimp with beef fat fries." - Timothy DePeugh, Kathleen Purvis

"Milkbread builds on the Kindreds’ success in the Davidson area, including... Hello, Sailor, their lakefront California contemporary version of a fish camp in Lake Norman." - Kathleen Purvis

"Katy Kindred, co-owner of Kindred and Hello, Sailor in North Carolina, has also taken time this year to rethink her spaces." - Jaya Saxena

"Brock has left for Nashville, while Deihl moved to Charlotte to work for Hello, Sailor." - Kathleen Purvis