Aqua e Vino

Cotswold · italian, seafood

An Italian room in the Strawberry Hill block of Providence Road, run by chef Gabriele Grigolon. His own site traces his cooking back through Milan, Monte Carlo and Paris before Charlotte. It is closed Sunday and Monday and serves lunch as well as dinner the rest of the week.

Leroy Fox

Cotswold · southern, fried chicken

A southern kitchen and cocktail bar in Cotswold built around fried chicken, with salads, sandwiches, seafood and a house side of spicy zucchini fries the restaurant calls its number one seller. Its own line is 'Southern Inspired, Gourmet Driven.'

Omakase Experience by Prime Fish

Cotswold · $$$$ · sushi, omakase

Omakase Experience by Prime Fish is a counter of six to eight seats on Providence Road, run by chef Robin Anthony as a separate room from his Prime Fish in Ballantyne. Dinner is fifteen courses at three hundred and fifty dollars a head and a Saturday lunch runs ten courses at one hundred and seventy five, with fish flown in from Tokyo's Toyosu market. MICHELIN named it Recommended in the inaugural American South guide in November 2025, and Anthony was a 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: Southeast. It serves Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday by reservation through Tock, and is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Red Rocks Cafe

Cotswold · american, steakhouse, seafood

An American restaurant and steakhouse in the Strawberry Hill Shopping Center, founded in 1992. Its own site names the owners only as John and Ron and calls the business locally owned and operated, aiming at good food and drink at a reasonable cost. Steaks, pasta and seafood are the core of the menu.

The Belly of the Whale

Cotswold · seafood

A small seafood restaurant on Colwick Road in Cotswold, dinner only, seven nights a week from five to ten. It sits off the main Providence Road run rather than on it.

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