Walk From the Gates

Bars & Breweries Near Spectrum Center

Resident Culture Brewing – 7th Street (Market at 7th) is about a 5-minute walk from the 5th Street Entrance.

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4
breweries
2
beer bars
5 min
to the nearest

As of October 26, 2026, 4 breweries and 2 beer bars are within about a 25-minute walk of Spectrum Center. The nearest brewery is Resident Culture Brewing – 7th Street (Market at 7th), about 5 minutes from the 5th Street Entrance, and the nearest beer bar is Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse (Uptown), about 10 minutes away. Charlotte beer bars

Map: beer near Spectrum Center

Every pin is numbered like its listing below. The dark labels are Spectrum Center's gates; walk times run from the nearest one.

Brewery taproomBeer bar or bottle shopVenue entrance

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4 breweries and 2 beer bars, by walking time from the nearest gate

Know before you go

  • Gates: Trade Street Entrance, 5th Street Entrance, Belk Light Rail Entrance.
  • Charlotte Hornets (NBA): 41 home games in 2026-27; most start at 7:00 p.m. ET (as of the 2026-27 season). Schedule →
  • Seats about 19,444 for basketball.
  • LYNX Blue Line: CTC/Arena stop, 0.1 mi from the Belk Light Rail Entrance.
  • CityLYNX Gold Line: CTC/Arena stop, 0.1 mi from the Trade Street Entrance.
  • Charlotte's only social district is in Plaza Midwood, so on these walks your drink stays at the bar or taproom you bought it in.
  • Bags, parking and re-entry rules change by event: official guide →

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Beer near Spectrum Center: FAQ

What's the closest brewery to Spectrum Center?

Resident Culture Brewing – 7th Street (Market at 7th) is the closest, about a 5-minute walk (0.1 mi) from the 5th Street Entrance. Next is Birdsong Brewing Company, about 20 minutes away.

Which bars near Spectrum Center have the most beer on tap?

Charlotte Beer Garden has about 400 taps by its own count; Duckworth's Grill & Taphouse (Uptown) had 70 beers on draft when we checked on October 26, 2026. Each bar keeps its own live tap list, linked from its listing above.

What's still open after a Charlotte Hornets game?

Resident Culture Brewing – 7th Street (Market at 7th), Birdsong Brewing Company and Lost Worlds Brewing – Charlotte Taproom stay open until at least 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, per their posted hours. Check each brewery's page for today's hours.

How do I get to Spectrum Center on the light rail?

The nearest stops are CTC/Arena on the LYNX Blue Line (0.1 mi from the Belk Light Rail Entrance) and CTC/Arena on the CityLYNX Gold Line (0.1 mi from the Trade Street Entrance).

Can I walk around Uptown with a drink?

Charlotte's only social district is in Plaza Midwood, so on these walks your drink stays at the bar or taproom you bought it in.

Are these lists live?

No. Walk times are estimates from the nearest gate, using a walking factor measured for Spectrum Center. Brewery hours come from HopCLT's hours data, and bar tap counts carry the date we counted. Every listing links to the brewery's page or the bar's own tap list for what's pouring today.

About this list

Breweries come from HopCLT's brewery data; the beer bars are the ones on our Charlotte beer bars list. Walk times are estimates: the straight-line distance from the nearest gate, times 1.25 (measured from real walking routes for this venue), at 3 mph, rounded up to the next 5 minutes. A place is listed only if that's 25 minutes or less. Venue facts are as of October 26, 2026, and bar tap counts carry the date we counted. Listings aren't endorsements, and no venue, team or bar here is a HopCLT partner.

Data last updated: October 26, 2026