Kindred
Joe and Katy Kindred's restaurant across from Davidson College. Seasonal cooking, and the room is small, so reserve.
- 4.6 out of 5 on Google, 1,196 reviews
- (980) 231-5000
- 131 N Main St, Davidson, NC 28036 (opens in a new tab)
Around Glenridge
Food and drink
Dinner, a casual meal, and coffee in Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville.
Davidson's Main Street is the walk. Kindred is the small room across from the college, so reserve. Cornelius has the lake restaurants and Seaboy on North Main. Huntersville has Birkdale, NorthCross, and the rooms on Gilead and Old Statesville.
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Seaboy
Chef Jonathan Cox's seafood restaurant on North Main. Esquire named it among the country's best new restaurants. Reserve on a weekend.
Choplin's
Steak and seafood in Cornelius. A long-running special-occasion room.
- 4.1 out of 5 on OpenTable, 2,199 reviews
- (704) 892-4800
- 19700 One Norman Blvd Suite C, Cornelius, NC 28031 (opens in a new tab)
131 MAIN
Steak and seafood with a wood grill, on Statesville Road.
LakeHouse Wine Bar & Grill
Lakefront dining on Harborside Drive. Go for the water as much as the meal.
Peninsula Prime
A steakhouse on North Cove Road, on the peninsula side of the lake.
Barrel & Fork
Southern cooking and cocktails in a restored 1906 house on North Main.
Il Bosco
Italian cooking and house-made pasta on Depot Street.
Fontana di Vino
Pasta and steaks in the former ice house on South Main. It opened in December 2025.
The Guest House by Choplin's
Choplin's dining room in a restored house on Gilead Road.
Hunter House
A 1913 house on South Old Statesville Road, serving dinner in Huntersville.
Fin & Fino
Seafood and a raw bar on Lindholm Drive, beside the Birkdale side of Huntersville.
Link & Pin
Steak and seafood at NorthCross, on Sam Furr Road.
North Harbor Club
Waterfront lunch, brunch, and dinner at North Harbor.
Little Mama's Italian
Italian-American comfort food. The Cornelius room opened on Bailey Road in 2026, a sister to Mama Ricotta's.
- 4.8 out of 5 on OpenTable, 153 reviews
- Bailey Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031 (opens in a new tab)
Ilios Crafted Greek
Greek cooking near Sadler Square. This Davidson location opened in July 2026.
Flatiron Kitchen & Taphouse
A casual room on South Main for a burger and a pint after the farmers market.
The Pickled Peach
A Davidson favorite for a relaxed meal on Main Street. Confirm the night's hours before you drive over.
Summit Coffee
The coffee shop on Main Street. The usual stop before a walk through campus or the Saturday market.
The Soda Shop
The long-running lunch counter and ice cream shop on Main Street. Go early on a Saturday.