2024 Charleston Foodie List

It's a Thursday night, and I'm looking for a great dining experience with my wife. A colleague is in town and wants to sample "a unique Charleston experience." Most common yet, friends are coming in from up north and are asking for a recommendation. What follows is my personal list of food recommendations for the Charleston area.

Seafood

Fleet Landing $$ reviews

on the water, fresh off the boat

167 RAW $$$ reviews

northern east coast seafood (lobster rolls) pretty good po boys

Cod Father $ reviews

top rate British fish and chips

The Ordinary $$$ reviews

IDK it's on my list per a recommendation

Fun / Experience

EO (Edmunds Oast) $$$ reviews

upscale food + brewery

FIG $$$$ reviews

local farm to table type place, menu rotates out A LOT, but food is super good and fresh

Church and Union $$$ reviews

american and breakfast food, served from inside an old church

R Kitchen $$$ reviews

New menu’s nightly

Circa 1886 $$$$ reviews

Low country seafood (Fancy AF)

The Obstinate Daughter $$ reviews

Low Country comfort food

French

Maison $$$ reviews

recommended to me multiple times

Chez Nous $$$ reviews

French

Vern’s $$$ reviews

French/ European

Italian

Wild Olive $$$ reviews

Rustic-Chic Italian

Le Larfalle $$$ reviews

Regional Italian, cool vibes

Fannie & the Fox $$$ reviews

breakfast and dinner, wood fire pizza and hideaway bar

Steak

Halls Chop House $$$$ reviews

it's a steakhouse, not much to say

Oak Steakhouse $$$$ reviews

it's a steakhouse, not much to say

Burgers

Matt's Burgers $ reviews

No frills, nothing fancy, just a classic, delicious burger

Little Jacks Tavern $$ reviews

Comfort food and good burgers

Tapas

Malagón $$$ reviews

haven't gone but heard good things

BBQ

Lewis Barbeque $$ reviews

The definitive local best bbq in downtown

Proper Texas Style BBQ

Expect a wait in line

HomeTeam $$ reviews

haven't been (yet), but on the top of our list

Soul Food

Nigel's Good Food $$ reviews

Classic southern soul food

Meat n 3 kind of place

Bars

Recovery Room reviews

dive bar. cool place, weirdly into PBRs, has foosball and pool

The Alley reviews

bar + okay food. Has bowling, classic arcade cabinets, Skee-Ball, pinball ping pong tables, and lots of space (covid may have changed somethings)

Rusty Bull reviews

fun bar, good beer

The Whale reviews

craft beer collective

Paddock & Whiskey reviews

Wide whiskey & bourbon selection

Brunch

If it doesn't include mimosa's it's just a late breakfast

Millers All Day $$ reviews

good food and mimosa, amazing cinnamon roll

Pink Cactus $$ reviews

mexican style brunch; also are a good dinner. They have a taco and tequila happy hour (Personally a fan of their huevos divorciados)

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