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What would Matthews be without its local businesses? This year has brought difficult times for many businesses from mandated closures, occupancy restrictions, and safety concerns for our essential workers. We created Matthews Made to raise awareness for our businesses – to help them prosper again – and to ultimately strengthen our town’s economy.
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An unpretentious cheese and charcuterie shop with cut-to-order artisan cheeses and cured meats from some of the best cheesemakers and farmers in the South and abroad. Stop by for one of their sandwiches packed full of their fresh meats and cheeses or try one of their cheese and charcuterie boards featuring cheeses like alpine, aged, goat, sheep, soft ripened, blue, and more. From 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, stop by for $20 cheese and charcuterie boards!
Address: 435 N Trade Street Suite #102, Matthews, NC
Website: http://www.theloyalistmarket.com/
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Brakeman’s Coffee & Supply
Brakeman’s Coffee and supply of Matthews, NC is a place where you can hit the brakes, and enjoy a cup coffee in the midst of a busy world. A place to gather, to slow down, share ideas, build friendships, and labor together for the good of Matthews.
Restaurant / Cafe
225 North Trade Street, Matthews, NC
El Valle Mexican Restaurant
Mexican Restaurant – Serving Matthews for over 20 years.
Restaurant
305 W John Street, Matthews, NC
Lunch specials Monday – Friday!
Fullwood Market
Local Products for Local People. Fullwood Market strives to provide a place for locally produced goods and well-crafted items. The market is named after John Miles Fullwood who operated a stagecoah depot, store, and post office from his home in what we now know as Matthews. “We imagine his store was full of goods from local people making their lives better.”
Restaurant
131 East John Street, Suite B, Matthews, NC
Good Cup
Farm to cup coffee service! Good Cup is a small family trying to make a big difference, one cup at a time. At Good Cup, they offer a refined experience in a casual atmosphere. They partner with artists, farmers, botanist and creators to infuse a unique cup of coffee, chai, tea, or tonic.
Restaurant
105 North Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Find Good Cup at the Matthews’ Farmer’s Market every Saturday! Good Cup caters!
Grace O’Malley’s Irish Public House
Grace O’Malley’s is a gathering spot for all in Downtown Matthews.
Restaurant
157 North Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Kabab-Je Rotisserie & Grill
Lebanese & Mediterranean dishes served in a relaxed, strip-mall setting.
Restaurant
2233 Matthews Township Parkway, Matthews, NC
Specials every day of the week!
Kristopher’s Sports Bar & Restaurant
A family style sports bar with 50 flat screen TVs, delicious food, and a large selection of bottled and local craft beers. Come out and see us!
Restaurant
250 N Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Specials every day of the week!
Santé
Santé, in historic downtown Matthews, is a fine dining eclectic French-inspired American restaurant focused on serving locally raised products. The menu changes seasonally to reflect what the owners find available at the local Farmers’ Market, right across the street. Santé’s dining room is perfect for a romantic dinner or quiet evening for any gathering.
Restaurant
165 N. Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Voted as “Best Restaurant in Matthews” by Charlotte Magazine!
Stacks Kitchen
Bright, contemporary kitchen whipping up familiar diner fare, including breakfast served all day.
Restaurant
11100 Monroe Road, Matthews, NC
Breakfast and lunch specials! We cater!
The Loyalist Market
Cut-to-order cheese and charcuterie shop offering local farm and artisanal food products, sandwiches, salads, small plates, beer, and wine.
Restaurant
435 N Trade Street #102, Matthews, NC
Every Tuesday-Friday 3-6 PM: $20 Cheese & Charcuterie Boards!
Your Mom’s Donuts
Your Mom’s Donuts prides itself on making a guilt-free treat, without harmful preservatives, artifical ingredients, or fillers. The donuts are crafted with locally-sourced ingredients, like strawberries, blueberries, and watermelon from nearby farms. You’ll find 12 to 15 flavors available daily. The Matthews shop serves as the flagship location, as well as the kitchen where the donuts are made from scratch every day.
Restaurant
11025 Monroe Road, Matthews, NC
A woman owned and run business! Check out their weekly specialty flavors!
Antique Alley
The oldest antique dealer mall in the Charlotte area.
Shopping
1325 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Matthews, NC
Backyard Birds
A unique shopping experience highlighting the joy and excitement of attracting wildlife with the finest quality seed and best quality feeders, bird houses, bird baths, and much more.
Shopping
1819 Matthews Township Parkway #800, Matthews, NC
Buffalo Jackson Trading Co.
Menswear boutique specializing in casual wear and leather goods in classic styles with a rugged edge.
Shopping
110 Matthews Station Street, Unit 2J, Matthews, NC
Fab Fun Furniture Company
The ‘most unique’ furniture and home decor store in the area.
Shopping
1834 Matthews Township Parkway, Matthews, NC
ZABS Place
A non-profit thrift boutique. The ZABS Place mission is to provide training and work opportunities to local young adults with special needs and help reveal their unique potential, talent, and skills.
Shopping
100 N Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Abbe McCracken Photography
Lifestyle photographer specializing in joyful family photography and senior portraits.
Services
13355 Wyndmere Hills Lane, Matthews, NC
Black Label Motors
Black Label Motors is an Automotive Sales & Service business located on Stallings Road in Matthews. They service what they sell as well as all other makes and models. Black Label Motors is also an official NC state inspection center.
Services
615 Stallings Road, STE A, Matthews, NC
Chuck Eaton Photographers
Unique and fresh approach to photography for weddings, families, events, and commercial work.
Services
210 Park Square Place, Matthews, NC
Connolly Orthodontics
Connolly Orthodontics, makes it their main priority to provide top quality orthodontic care in a warm and friendly environment. Dr. Sean Connolly’s practice philosophy is to treat patients as an individual and to provide them with world-class orthodontic care. Anyone at any age can achieve the perfect smile, and they have a number of financial options available to help you meet your goals.
Services
3036 Senna Drive, Matthews, NC
Forrest & Forrest Dentistry
Forrest & Forrest Family Dentistry strives to provide the highest quality of progressive dental care, the same care they would want for themselves and their families, in a warm and friendly environment. Dr. Brad Forrest and Dr. Stacy Oller Forrest have been in dentistry since 1997. They are committed to making your visit a unique one by providing you with the very finest personal care available in a caring, relaxed, and pleasant environment. More than 75% of their patients are invited into their practice by other satisfied patients. The Forrest’s are a husband and wife dental team dedicated to your dental health and wellness, because at Forrest & Forrest Family Dentistry… It’s all about YOU!
Services
14798 Lawyers Road, Matthews, NC
Fullwood Animal Hospital
Fullwood Animal hospital is a full-service companion animal hospital, serving the people and pets of Mint Hill, Matthews, and surrounding communities. They are committed to providing quality veterinary care to support a lifetime of good health for your pet. Their services and facilities are designed to deliver exceptional care, while their staff remains focused on what’s most important: you and your animal companion. Fullwood Animal Hospital understands the human-animal bond and its importance to the families they serve. Their goal is to nurture this bond through respectful, thorough, and progressive medical and surgical care. Services include wellness care, vaccinations, nutrition counseling, weight management, dentistry, surgery, microchipping, grooming, boarding, and more.
Services
4101 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Matthews, NC
Harris Cars
Services
3460 Gribble Road, Matthews, NC
Headline Studio
Professional services for men and women of all ages and backgrounds who desire fuller and more youthful hair. Headline Studio has been servicing male and female clients suffering from hair loss or hair thinning in the greater Charlotte area for over 25 years. Headline Studios offers non-surgical replacement solutions and proudly serve those who have hair loss or thinning due to heredity, male or female pattern baldness, alopecia, trichotillomania, illness, medications, and cancer treatments.
Services
7928 Council Place #104, Matthews, NC
H Group Auto Sales
H Group Auto Sales is your #1 source for buying a quality pre-owned vehicle. With years of experience serving the area, they are dedicated in offering high-quality, pre-owned vehicles to our customers. H Group Auto Sales has extensive relationships in the dealer community allowing them to purchase a wide variety of lease returns and new car trades at exceptional values. This enables them to pass along huge savings on the highest quality vehicles of your choice. From the moment you walk through our door, H Group Auto Sales is committed to providing you with a great car-buying experience. Their skilled sales staff and financing options, they’ll help you get the vehicle you want, at the great price you deserve.
Services
8909 East Independence Boulevard, Matthews, NC
Inspired Auto Group
Inspired Auto Group has been building a reputation in the Matthews, NC area for offering quality used vehicles, honest sales, and quality customer care. Inspired Auto Group works hard to offer great deals throughout our inventory of certified and used vehicles from many of today’s leading auto brands. No matter what your budget, they’ll help you find a great vehicle for you and your family. Inspired Auto Group’s sales staff with 20+ years experience, is dedicated to helping you throughout the car shopping process with vehicle history reports and flexible financing options. From vehicle features and options to the sales or financing processes, they will help you understand all aspects of the car buying process and make sure you take home the right vehicle with the right financing for you.
Services
3473 Gribble Road, Matthews, NC
Merahkee Salon
Services
10418 East Independence Boulevard, Matthews, NC
A woman owned and run business!
Mirror Mirror Salon
Master Stylist / Color Specialist / Makeup Artist with over 10 years of experience with a wide range of talents from the blondest of blondes to the most vibrant reds and riches of all brunettes. Hair cuts are all custom with years of special training behind them. Waxing services are also available!
Services
930 Park Center Drive #104, Matthews, NC
Complimentary brow wax for first time customers!
Passionate Paws Animal Hospital
The Passionate Paws mission is to practice integrative medicine in partnership with you to provide the safest and most effective healthcare plan uniquely designed to treat your whole pet, not just the disease and create a visit experience that alleviates fear, anxiety, and stress. Passionate Paws Animal Hospital provides integrative medicine and full-service pet grooming. Services include physicals, dentistry, vaccinations, nutrition, surgery, internal medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy, and more.
Services
2925 Matthews Weddington Road, #100, Matthews, NC
Poll to Pastern
Poll to pastern, a ‘head to toe’, business that specializes in red light therapy and acupressure for animals. They offer in home pet services as well as red light therapy kit rentals for you and your pets! Red light therapy is a safe, non-invasive, and pain-free healing option for both humans and animals. When you book a holistic acupressure session, your pet will be in the careful hands of a nationally certified animal acupressure practitioner. If you choose a healing red light session, the certified red light practitioner will use both red light and acupressure points for increased benefits. Red light therapy works for a vast number of conditions including arthritis, wound management, exercise recovery, inflammation, muscular pain and more!
Services
Serving the greater Charlotte area.
Pressly Animal Hospital
With a combined 60+ years of experience, Dr. Pressly and Dr. Drake have helped families keep their pets healthy, happy, and safe for decades. As the voice of forgotten pets, Pressly Animal Hospital’s mission is to bring a high level of care and compassion to every patient they see, whether they’re from a shelter or a loving home. Services include vaccinations, microchipping, nutritional counseling, surgery, dental care, spay & neuter, rescue medicine, x-ray, emergency services, and more.
Services
301 Chestnut Lane, Matthews, NC
Family-owned and operated!
R Simon’s Lawn Care
Established in 2002, R. Simon’s Lawn Care provides the highest quality lawn service for Matthews and surrounding areas.
Services
Matthews Crossing, Matthews, NC
The Skin Bar
Friendly smiles and soothing aromas combined with impeccable services and professional staff will leave you feeling rejuvenated and renewed. The Skin Bar is dedicated to helping you restore your natural radiance. These qualities culminate into a unique, unrivaled spa experience. Whether you escape for the day or squeeze in an hour – taking care of yourself is always time well spent at the Skin Bar in Matthews. Services include botox, skin care, eyelash extensions, laser hair removal, and more.
Services
101 East Matthews Street, Suite #750, Matthews, NC
A woman-owned and run business! Find us on Facebook!
Trailhead Advanced Dentistry
Dentistry at the highest standards – Trailhead Dentistry is a comprehensive dental solution focused on quality and patient experience. Their goal is to provide optimum oral health at a level of service that matches that quality. Dr. Reiter and his team have equipped the office with cutting edge technology, years of experience and constant training to bring your dental goals to life. They pride themselves in being a complete solution and do everything in their ability to take of their clients needs all under one roof. Services include routine dental exams, invisalign, crowns & bridges, emergency dental care, and more.
Services
5614 Potter Road, Suite #106, Matthews, NC
Abundant LIFE Church
From the opening prayer or song to the last Amen, it’s Abundant Life Church’s desire that lives be transformed through the power of God’s Spirit. They strive to make every time you come together as the body of Christ, a meaningful and inspirational experience. The purpose of Abundant LIFE Church is to: Glorify God and help people experience abundant life; Lead people to a new birth experience; Integrate them into Gods family; Form them into mature disciples; And equip them for their unique ministry through Jesus Christ.
Community
3321 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Matthews, NC
Sunday service at 9 and 11 a.m.
Achieve Martial Arts
Achieve Martial Arts offers a variety of programs for children and adults alike who are interested in fitness, self-defense, and personal growth. The unique curriculum, taught by internationally certified Black-Belt instructors, integrates skill development with character education principles rooted in positive personal development to empower students on and off the mat.
Community
343 W John Street, Matthews, NC
Charlotte Academy of Music
An inspiring environment, proven teaching methods, outstanding facilities, exceptional teachers, and supportive staff together make the CAM experience unique. The Charlotte Academy of Music’s highest priority is equipping their students, through the beautiful vehicle of music, to have happy, fulfilling lives. They believe that to fully equip their students for success, they should provide an inspiring environment, proven teaching methods, outstanding facilities, exceptional teachers, a supportive staff, and a high level of communication. Through their educational opportunities, assessments, and performances, they challenge and inspire their students towards greater confidence and musical excellence.
Community
15040 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC
A woman owned and run business!
First Baptist Matthews
First Baptist Matthews is a multigenerational, Christ Centered, missional church family in the heart of Matthews, North Carolina.
Community
185 South Trade Street, Matthews, NC
Beginning April 4th – Sunday Service at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Havilah Dance Company
Founded in 2010, Havilah Dance Company is the premier dance studio for recreational and competitive dancers in the greater Charlotte area. Their award winning teachers and choreographers welcome your child into a creative environment, where learning advanced technique is as important as building positive relationships.
Community
10058 East Independence Boulevard, Matthews, NC
Iglesia Poder Y Gloria
“Our purpose is to make Christ known as our Savior and to share his love with one another. Our congregation is composed of multiple Spanish-speaking nationalities. We would like you to give us the opportunity to get to know you and make you feel at home.”
“Nuestro propósito es dar a conocer a Cristo como nuestro único Salvador y compartir su amor los unos con los otros. Nuestra congregación está compuesta de múltiples nacionalidades de habla hispana. Quisiéramos que usted nos dé la oportunidad de conocerle y hacerle sentir como en su casa.”
Community
2302 Sam Newell Road, Matthews, NC
Sunday service at 10 a.m.
Multiply Church
Community
3127 Weddington Road, Matthews, NC (Inside Brace Family YMCA)
In-person gatherings begin on Sunday, May 2, 2021!
Next Level Church
Above everything else, Next Level Church is passionate about the difference Jesus has made in their life. Next Level Church is a family of individuals that have found hope in Jesus, and simply want as many people as possible to experience that exact same freedom. More than ever, Next Level Church is committed to fostering a community built around hope and freedom. Hope for the future. Hope for the better. Free to truly live. Free of stale religion. Hope and Freedom in Jesus. And as they move forward as a church family, inclusion and belonging remain at the center of who they are as followers of Christ.
Community
4317 Stevens Mill Road, Matthews, NC
Sunday service at 9:30 a.m.
Next Level Preschool at Next Level Church
Next Level Preschool ensures children will experience a safe environment where God’s goodness is freely shared and His world which surrounds us is explored. It is the hope of the staff that children will feel safe and loved while enjoying the opportunities that are provided for them to grow spiritually, emotionally, socially, physically, and intellectually. Their commitment to you is to equip the preschool with a staff that will not only teach your children, but love and nurture them at the same time.
Community
4317 Stevens Mill Road, Matthews, NC
Pleasant Plains Baptist Church
Pleasant Plains Baptist Church was organized in 1870. Their mission is to reach every person in the community with the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ and to help bring them to Christian maturity through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word. To assist believers in discovering God’s purpose for them in His church and move them from membership to active ministry utilizing the spiritual gifts God has given them for His glory and the advancement of His Kingdom. Pastor Ron has a God given gift to communicate the message of the gospel with great clarity. He shares the Word with great passion and candid application as he encourages his listeners to deepen their walk with Christ.
Community
3316 Pleasant Plains Road, Matthews, NC
Sunday service at 10 a.m.
Shands School
Shands School is a nonprofit academic organization welcoming children and families in search of a better fit for their educational needs. Shands School believes that learning should be a natural and joyful process. Their multi-sensory approach with a theme based curriculum engages the students at their level of learning. Mastery of foundational skills is the first step in the learning process. When students develop the understanding of concepts, there is motivation to expand their knowledge. Shand teachers empower students to develop thinking skills through experiential lessons.
Community
1315 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Suite A, Matthews, NC
The Chapel at Morning Star
Historic 1905 Chapel available to rent for weddings, family events, and community use.
Community
12900 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC
Threshold Church
Threshold Church is a group of real people who love God and their community. They do whatever it takes to tear down the barriers that keep people from a relationship with God.
Community
3501 Antioch Church Road, Matthews, NC
Sunday service at 10 a.m.