Restaurant Bites: What is new and what's coming to a menu near you

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A few new spots were added to the Charlotte-area restaurant scene in recent weeks.

Among those is an upscale restaurant in SouthPark that has garnered attention as one of Food & Wine magazine’s “most anticipated spring restaurant openings.” Peppervine, the second venture for Anita Greene and husband Bill — the couple behind highly acclaimed Banner Elk concept Artisanal — opened Friday at Piedmont Town Center.

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This photo gallery has the full March installment of CBJ's Restaurant Bites, recapping the newest restaurants and bars to open across the Charlotte area last month.

Other new additions include a South End restaurant featuring tastes from the streets of Asia, an eatery dishing up a twist on old-school Italian fare in south Charlotte and a membership-based food and cocktail establishment in NoDa.