I'll be walking in from work and am used to walking all over uptown, so it really doesn't bother me one way or another. There's also a free trolley that runs up and down Trade & Tryon that may help facilitate movement, but I imagine it will fill up pretty good on game day.
The closest sports bar to the stadium that I'm aware of is Hartigans, which is actually a gay bar any day but gameday. Never been there. yelp.com/biz/hartigans-irish-pub-charlotte
The next closest one to that is George Herman's, which is an older, local joint and will likely be filled with Panthers fans. yelp.com/biz/george-hermans-charlotte
Stool Pigeons is an awesome sports bar, but it's about as far away as F&H (Pigeons is 2 blocks closer to the stadium). Also likely to be filled with Panthers fans. yelp.com/biz/stool-pigeons-coop-and-grill-charlotte
Champions is a sports bar right in the heart of Uptown, and the crowd there is likely to be business folks from all over. Been there, but it's not terribly good. yelp.com/biz/champions-charlotte
Wild Wing Cafe is new, and in the Epicenter. It's marginally closer than Stool Pigeons, but it's a few blocks over and down. It's right across the street from where I work, and one of my favorite places for lunch. yelp.com/biz/wild-wing-cafe-charlotte
Or you can just stick with F&H, which I've always enjoyed other places, but never been to uptown.
Either way, I'm looking forward to meeting some of ya'll, and really looking forward to the game. :)
The closest sports bar to the stadium that I'm aware of is Hartigans, which is actually a gay bar any day but gameday. Never been there. yelp.com/biz/hartigans-irish-pub-charlotte
The next closest one to that is George Herman's, which is an older, local joint and will likely be filled with Panthers fans. yelp.com/biz/george-hermans-charlotte
Stool Pigeons is an awesome sports bar, but it's about as far away as F&H (Pigeons is 2 blocks closer to the stadium). Also likely to be filled with Panthers fans. yelp.com/biz/stool-pigeons-coop-and-grill-charlotte
Champions is a sports bar right in the heart of Uptown, and the crowd there is likely to be business folks from all over. Been there, but it's not terribly good. yelp.com/biz/champions-charlotte
Wild Wing Cafe is new, and in the Epicenter. It's marginally closer than Stool Pigeons, but it's a few blocks over and down. It's right across the street from where I work, and one of my favorite places for lunch. yelp.com/biz/wild-wing-cafe-charlotte
Or you can just stick with F&H, which I've always enjoyed other places, but never been to uptown.
Either way, I'm looking forward to meeting some of ya'll, and really looking forward to the game. :)