The Ultimate List of Eats in the Charleston Area

Great food, great times. I'm working on the ultimate list of My Pleasant Eats in the Charleston area, jotting down my tips and eating my way through them! Check back because this list will continually be updated as long as good places keep cooking.

Downtown Charleston

• Husk - Call now. You need at least three weeks in advance for a reservation.

• Lewis Barbeque – THE BEST BRISKET, fast, great outdoor seating and bar.

• Fleet Landing – The only place to eat on the water downtown. Does NOT do reservations.

• Rutledge Cab Co.

• Taco Boy – Offers a great outside patio.

• Poogan's Porch

• 82 Queen

• Circa 1886

• Edmund’s Oast Restaurant – Amazing food with over 50 beers on tap.

• Coast

• Rue de Jean – Mussels sautéed in a variety of ways is a highlight.

• Fulton Five

• Élevé

• The Watch Rooftop Kitchen & Spirits - inside Restoration Hotel

• Butcher & Bee

• Home Team BBQ

• Harold’s Cabin

• The Royal American

• The Alley – Includes an actual bowling alley

• Fuel

• Chubby Fish

• Daps - Breakfast and drinks

• Josephine’s Wine Bar

• Mozzo

• Babas on Cannon

• The Grocery

• Wild Common at Cannon Green

• Baker & Brewer

• Big Bad Breakfast

• Malagon Mercado y Taperia - Spanish-style taperia

• Farmer & Exchange - Possibly Coming

• Herd Provisions

• Mesu - sushi and mexican

• RuRu’s Tacos & Tequila

• Swig & Swine

• Chez Nous

• Berkeley’s

• Heavy’s BarBurger

• Fast & French Express

• Kultura - elevated Filipino

King Street

• The Ordinary – Seafood

• Basil – Thai

• Ink N Ivy

• The Harbinger Cafe & Bakery – Serves breakfast and lunch

• CO – Vietnamese

• Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit

• O-Ku – Sushi

• Halls Chophouse – Steakhouse

• Rarebit – Known for their Moscow Mules, cocktails and brunch served all day and night

• Leon’s Oyster Shop

• Little Jack’s Tavern

• The Darling Oyster Bar – Raw/Seafood

• Kitchen 208 - breakfast and lunch

• Rodney Scott BBQ

• Bourbon & Bubbles

• Felix - French

• Gabrielle at Hotel Bennett

• Maison - French Bistro

• Miller’s All Day - Brunch

• Rancho Lewis - from John Lewis of Lewis BBQ

East Bay Street

• Slightly North of Broad (SNOB)

• High Cotton

• Bay St Beirgarten

• Pawpaw

• 167 Raw - moved to 139 King St

• Amen St Fish & Raw Bar

• Grill 225 – Located inside Market Pavilion Hotel.

• Carmella’s – DESSERT, coffee, cocktails, sandwiches and so much more

• Magnolias – The best buttermilk fried chicken

• Revival

Market Street

• Inside The Charleston City Market

  • Caviar & Bananas

  • Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit

• Ruth’s Chris

• Charleston Crab House

• Hank’s Seafood - A little off of Market Street, down Church Street.

• Peninsula Grill – Known for their 12-layer coconut cake.

• 5 Church

• Port of Call - food and brew hall

Meeting Street

• Goat. Sheep. Cow

• Eli’s Table

• FIG

• Toast! – Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner

• Maui Tacos

• The Citrus Club at The Dewberry

• Henrietta’s at The Dewberry

• Big Bad Breakfast

• El Pincho Taco

• Gale Restaurant

• Santi’s Restaurante Mexicano

Mount Pleasant

Shem Creek

• Tavern & Table

• Red’s Ice House

• The Wreck of the Richard & Charlene

• Red Drum

• Saltwater Cowboys

• Vickory’s

• Water’s Edge

• The Mill Street Tavern

• Shem Creek Crab House

• NICO

• Pier 41

• Coastal Crust

• Langdon’s Restaurant & Wine Bar

• Opal

• Wood & Grain

• Vintage Coffee Cafe & Coastal Crust – Has a great outdoor play area for kids.

• Wasabi – Sushi

• Locals – Sushi

• NICO

• Coleman Public House

• Sesame Burger

• Boxcar Betty

• Swig & Swine

• Wando River Grill – On the water

• Mex 1 - in Park West

• Basil – Thai

• SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar

• Woodward Tavern – Burgers, milkshakes and beer

• Crave Kitchen & Cocktails

• GRAZE

• Mainland Container Co. Kitchen & Bar – Outdoor and indoor seating, live music events

• Grace & Grit and The Grit Counter

• The Shelter Kitchen & Bar

• Bon Banh Mi - two locations

• Paisano’s Pizza Grill

• Pizza Prospero

• Kid Cashew

• Toast! – Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, 2 locations in Mt P

• Vicious Biscuit

• SeeWee – Located in Awendaw

• Kahuna Poke Bar

• San Miguel Mexican Bar & Grill

• Flying Biscuit Cafe

• Handcraft Kitchen & Cocktails

• Little Miss Ha

• The Basement

• Steal City Pizza - second location coming soon

• Eleven81

• Migliori’s Pizzeria

• Pasture & Grain

• Home Team BBQ

• Agave’s Mexican Cantina

• Ville Sainte Bistro - French

• Dulce - so pretty and does cocktails, food and tea parties

• Bohemian Bull

• Sommba Cocina & Cellar

• MOZZO Deli - second location coming soon

• Big Bad Breakfast - Coming Soon

• Lola Rose - Coming Soon 

Sullivan's Island

• Obstinate Daughter

• Poe’s Tavern – Themed after Edgar Allen Poe, serves burgers and tacos.

• Home Team BBQ

• Mex 1

• The Co-Op

• The Beardcat’s Sweet Shop

• Dunleavy’s Pub – Irish

• The Longboard

• Sullivan’s Fish Camp

• High Thyme

Isle of Palms

• Seabiscuit Cafe

• Coda del Pesce – Italian Seafood

• Coconut Joe’s Beach Grill

• Acme Lowcountry Kitchen

• The Dinghy - Tap room and kitchen.

• Papi Taqueria - Upscale Mexican food

• The Refuge

• The Co-Op

• Long Island Cafe with IOP Raw

• Luke & Ollie’s Pizzeria

• Smuggler’s Island Eats & Rum Bar

• Lawrence Seafood

Daniel Island

• Daniel Island Grill (DIG)

• Honeycomb Cafe

• Agave’s Mexican Cantina

• Wasabi – Sushi

• Laura Albert’s - fine wine, food, craft beer and gifts

• Viva Tacos & Tequila Cantina

• The Butcher Shoppe

• Beech Poke

• Kingstide

• New Realm Brewing Company

 

West Ashley

• Home Team BBQ

• Mex 1

• Sesame Burger

• Yo Bo Cantina Fresca

• The Glass Onion

• Zen Asian Fusion – Sushi

• Voodoo – Tiki bar and lounge. Serves sliders, tacos and bar bites.

• Triangle Char & Bar

• Bear E Patch Cafe – Serves breakfast and lunch items all day.

• Toast! – Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

• Famous Toastry

• Frothy Beard Brewing & Zombie Bob’s Pizza

• Ms Roses Fine Food & Cocktails – Offers live music and comedy events. Tuesday nights are house-made ramen nights.

• The Gathering Cafe – Serves comfort food with a healthy touch. Includes vegetarian and vegan options.

• A Di La – Italian

• The Taco Spot

• Taste of Thai

• Blue Fin Sushi Bar

• Boxcar Betty

• Paisano’s Pizza Grill

• Slice Co.

James Island

• Swig & Swine

• Bowen’s Island – Seafood

• Charleston Crab House

• Taco Boy

• Lost Dog Cafe

• The Crab Shack

• Rita’s Seaside Grille

• Loggerhead’s Beach Grill

• Chico Feo

• Jack of Cups Saloon

• BLU Restaurant & Bar

• Woody’s Pizza

• Snapper Jack’s

• The ‘Wich Doctor

• Bert’s Market

• The Washout

• The Drop In

• Garage 75

• Ellis Creek Fish Camp

• Bohemian Bull

• Smoky Oak BBQ

• Maybank Public House

• The Lot

• Screen Door Kitchen & Bar

• Famulari’s Pizzeria

• Grumpy Goat Seafood Cantina

• You Guys Sandwich Shop

• Edison

• Pier 101

• Paisano’s Pizza Grill

• Kwei Fei - Szechuan/Sichuan 

• Food Fight

• Coastal Crust

John's Island

• The Wild Olive

• Tattooed Moose

• The Royal Tern

• Pluff Mudd Seafood - Opening TBD

• The Salty Dog Cafe

North Charleston

• Sesame Burger

• EVO (Extra Virgin Oven) - Wood-fired pizza and craft bakery.

• 843 Korean & Sushi

• Yo Bo Cantina Fresca

• Olde Village Market &Deli

• Idle Hour

• Boxcar Betty

• The Junction Kitchen & Provisions

• The CODfather Proper Fish & Chips

• LoLA (Low Country Louisiana Seafood Kitchen)

• Madra Rua – Irish Pub

• Fratellos Italian Tavern

• DIG in the Park

• Locals – Sushi

• Florie’s at Commonhouse Aleworks

• Dashi

• Garco Mill - Coming Soon

• Azul Mexicano Restaurante

• Jack Rabbit Filly

• Steal City Pizza

• Tattooed Moose

• King BBQ - Coming Soon