The Common Market is one of my favorite places in Charlotte to hang out for many reasons. It's in an up and coming neighborhood in Charlotte and right off the light rail. It has some of the best vegan food options in town. My favorite is the straight jacket wrap--tofu slices, spinach, tomato, cucumber, peppers, onion, carrot and I add sriracha and vegan thousand island for a little kick. They even offer up a variety of large and in charge vegan cupcakes that are always difficult for me to resist. The greatest part about The Common Market is their selection of bottled and draft beer. This is one of the few places that satisfies my food and dessert cravings as well as my husbands thirst for beer. It's the perfect combination!
The South End location has a sizable outdoor patio that's fairly comfortable but I would only recommend lounging outside if you enjoy choking on cigarette smoke. I almost forgot to mention every Sunday they have a vegan brunch option that's always delicious like french toast or cajun tofu with grits.
There are so many things going on at The Common Market you just have to check it out for yourself. And hopefully you like hipster skateboarders.