The 10 Best Liquor Stores in North Carolina — 2026

We compared all 723 liquor stores in North Carolina on the data that matters: services offered, posted hours, and how easy each one is to reach. No pay-to-play — this ranking comes straight from the listings data, updated October 2026.

#1 · Total Wine & MoreRaleigh Wine shop

(919) 232-2580 Website View listing

#2 · winestore. MorrisvilleMorrisville

(919) 694-5028 Website View listing

#3 · Chapel Hill Wine CompanyChapel Hill Wine shop

(919) 968-1884 Website View listing

#4 · Randleman ABCRandleman

(336) 498-2253 Website View listing

#5 · Mecklenburg County ABC StoreCharlotte Delivery

(704) 525-6690 Website View listing

#6 · Wake County ABC Store 21Knightdale

(919) 266-3559 Website View listing

#7 · Bottle Theory's Theoretical GroundsApex DeliveryKegs

(919) 267-6227 Website View listing

#8 · ABC StoreBurlington DeliveryTastings

(336) 584-4214 Website View listing

#9 · Maggie Valley ABC StoreMaggie Valley DeliveryTastings

(828) 926-3481 Website View listing

#10 · Carolina Beer Temple & The Ames Street MarketplaceMatthews Craft beer

(704) 246-8196 Website View listing

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How we rank: every listing earns points for listed services (wine shop, craft beer, drive-thru, delivery, cigars, tastings, kegs, bourbon, discount), posted hours, and working contact details. The ranking is recalculated with every data update.