ACCOLADES
BEST NEW NC RESTAURANT, EATER AWARDS
“Service is warm as the entire staff collectively serves the tables. The tasting menu is a refined hyper-seasonal five to 10 courses that put Carolina Piedmont products centerstage.”
— 2024 Eater Carolinas Award Winners
BEST RESTAURANT, BEST IN THE NEST
“What is so refreshing about the dynamic duo of owners Cat Carter and Eric Ferguson and L’Ostrica as a whole is how they’ve shaken up the execution of highbrow tasting menus. They’ve really stripped down any garish components of white-tablecloth dining, and instead, embraced a space that is approachable — full of cookbooks and personally significant art — and service that is simple, warm and consistent.”
— QC Nerve, Best in the Nest, 2024
CHEF OF THE YEAR, UNPRETENTIOUS PALATE
“The executive chef and co-owner of L’Ostrica remains an under-discovered talent in the city — and has been so since he moved here from the West Coast. Ferguson shows he’s one of Charlotte’s best chefs in the city with each dish on L’Ostrica’s menu, whether it’s the tasting menu or lunchtime sandwich offering. Dishes that appear simple to the eye are abundant with layered flavors and textures, taking seasonal produce and creating masterpieces worthy of the farmers who grew it.”
BEST NEW RESTAURANT, BEST IN THE NEST
“Launched by Cat Carter and Eric Ferguson, the pair came up with the name, Italian for “oyster,” over a plate of the shellfish. The menu is about so much more, however — a fusion of inspirations from Italy, Japan, France and Korea.”