Highland Shoppes
A practical neighborhood cluster for coffee, food, and services near Highland Creek's main entrances.
Highland Creek & Moss Creek / Around the Area
Daily essentials, local tables, easy weekends.
The corridor connects neighborhood-scale favorites with Concord Mills, Afton Ridge, Christenbury, and the broader University City dining and shopping landscape.
Home/Around the Area
At a glance
The essentials.
01 / Neighborhood coffee
Summit Coffee serves the Highland Creek area on Goose Creek Drive.
02 / Casual favorites
Hawthorne's New York Pizza & Bar and Salsarita's are established Highland Shoppes options.
03 / Golf-club stop
The Highland Creek Taproom offers a close-to-home gathering point at the course.
The deeper view
Explore this part of the story.
Concord destinations
Afton Ridge, Christenbury, Concord Mills, and Poplar Tent Road expand the choice of grocers, restaurants, entertainment, and everyday services.
Curated, not exhaustive
Businesses change. This guide prioritizes useful geographic orientation and encourages checking current hours and official locations before visiting.
In practice
Choose your everyday radius.
The most useful dining map starts with routines: where you would stop for coffee, groceries or a quick dinner on the way home. Highland Shoppes serves one part of the corridor; Concord Mills and Afton Ridge are broader regional destinations rather than equally convenient stops from every street.
For a Moss Creek address, test the route toward NC-73 and Poplar Tent Road. For a Highland Creek village, try the routes toward Prosperity Church Road and Eastfield Road. A location that seems close on a map may involve a very different drive at peak hours.
Restaurants and storefronts change. Treat the named businesses here as orientation, check their own hours before visiting, and explore the filtered map for the wider set of destinations rather than assuming any directory remains exhaustive.
Your checklist
Before you decide.
- 01List the weekly trips: groceries, pharmacy, coffee, takeout and fitness.
- 02Drive each trip from the candidate address at a realistic time.
- 03Use the filtered map to see the wider set of destinations.
- 04Check business hours directly before visiting.
- 05Note which shopping areas feel local and which are regional trips.
- 06Compare the Prosperity Church, Eastfield and NC-73 corridors for your routine.
Questions & answers
Common questions.
Where is the nearest large shopping area?
Concord Mills and Afton Ridge are major regional destinations in Concord; University City and Highland Shoppes serve other parts of the area. Which is easiest depends on the address.
Are restaurants on this site guaranteed to be open?
No. Businesses change. Confirm hours and availability directly with each business.
Is there a map?
Yes. The interactive map lets you filter schools, restaurants, parks and other destinations after you accept map cookies.
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Highland Creek
Master-planned community spanning Charlotte and Concord; map point is approximate.
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Keep exploring
More from the guide.
Sources and further reading: Highland Creek community · Moss Creek neighborhood · Community school guide. Details may change; confirm at the source.