310 tracked keywords, 2,217,380 searches a month, $1.5M in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Charlotte metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 310 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $23.98 for “bird pizza charlotte”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 1,220,000 | $0.50 | 9 | transactional |
| breakfast near me | 135,000 | $0.39 | 23 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 110,000 | $0.47 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 110,000 | $1.60 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 60,500 | $0.49 | 0 | transactional |
| restaurants charlotte nc | 22,200 | $0.99 | 13 | commercial |
| best restaurants charlotte | 18,100 | $0.95 | 13 | commercial |
| not just coffee charlotte | 18,100 | $0.37 | — | branded |
| charlotte restaurants | 14,800 | $1.03 | 15 | commercial |
| new zealand cafe charlotte | 12,100 | $0.96 | 0 | commercial |
| brunch charlotte nc | 9,900 | $0.41 | 24 | commercial |
| italian restaurants charlotte nc | 9,900 | $0.84 | 27 | commercial |
| restaurants uptown charlotte | 9,900 | $1.02 | 31 | commercial |
| ballantyne restaurants charlotte nc | 9,900 | $0.99 | 3 | commercial |
| charlotte southpark restaurants | 9,900 | $1.01 | 1 | commercial |
| pacos tacos charlotte | 9,900 | $3.31 | 0 | commercial |
| villani bakery | 9,900 | $0.69 | 0 | commercial |
| charlotte food | 8,100 | $0.90 | — | branded |
| breakfast in charlotte nc | 8,100 | $0.40 | 5 | commercial |
| crave dessert bar charlotte | 8,100 | $0.38 | 3 | commercial |
| the waterman fishbar | 8,100 | $0.44 | — | branded |
| trio restaurant charlotte nc | 8,100 | — | — | commercial |
| charlotte bar | 6,600 | $0.80 | 3 | commercial |
| charlotte brunch | 6,600 | $0.69 | 5 | commercial |
| food places charlotte nc | 6,600 | $0.70 | — | branded |
| mimosa grill charlotte | 6,600 | $0.16 | — | branded |
| noda restaurant | 6,600 | $0.62 | 0 | commercial |
| aria restaurant charlotte | 5,400 | $0.17 | 10 | commercial |
| big view diner charlotte | 5,400 | $0.33 | 1 | commercial |
| cowbell burger and whiskey bar | 5,400 | $0.18 | 1 | commercial |
| good food charlotte | 5,400 | $0.74 | — | branded |
| jinya ramen bar southpark | 5,400 | $1.20 | 1 | commercial |
| sunflower restaurant charlotte | 5,400 | $0.48 | 0 | commercial |
| charlotte sports bars | 4,400 | $0.50 | 14 | commercial |
| cafe in charlotte | 4,400 | $0.34 | 2 | commercial |
| charlotte sushi | 4,400 | $0.83 | — | branded |
| best pizza in charlotte | 4,400 | $0.87 | 3 | commercial |
| nice restaurants charlotte nc | 4,400 | $1.02 | 5 | commercial |
| soul food charlotte | 4,400 | $0.35 | — | branded |
| cafe south charlotte | 4,400 | $0.14 | 0 | commercial |
| legion brewery charlotte | 4,400 | $0.37 | 6 | commercial |
| charlotte south end restaurants | 4,400 | $0.90 | 2 | commercial |
| chima brazilian steakhouse charlotte | 4,400 | $1.41 | 15 | commercial |
| hawthorne's ny pizza & bar | 4,400 | $0.56 | 1 | commercial |
| plaza midwood restaurant | 4,400 | $0.48 | 26 | commercial |
| tabla indian restaurant charlotte nc | 4,400 | $2.22 | 3 | commercial |
| the palm restaurant charlotte | 4,400 | $3.07 | 13 | commercial |
| heist brewery charlotte | 4,400 | $0.78 | 11 | commercial |
| restaurants charlotte | 4,400 | $1.05 | 15 | commercial |
| nail bar charlotte | 3,600 | $0.66 | 15 | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Charlotte.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Charlotte metro — 10 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley - Charlotte | 4.8 | 19,443 | ✓ |
| Dean's Italian Steakhouse | 4.9 | 11,344 | ✓ |
| Midnight Diner | 4.4 | 10,142 | ✓ |
| STK Steakhouse | 4.6 | 8,479 | ✓ |
| Chima Steakhouse | 4.6 | 6,155 | ✓ |
| RedEye Diner | 4.4 | 4,967 | ✓ |
| Mert's Heart And Soul | 4.2 | 4,888 | ✓ |
| McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon | 4.5 | 4,346 | ✓ |
| Mama Ricotta's | 4.6 | 4,135 | ✓ |
| The Market at 7th Street | 4.5 | 3,788 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Charlotte already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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