Privacy and user agreement PROMOTIONS Bon Appétit CITY GUIDES CHARLESTON VIEW MAP Cornmeal-dusted catfish, Husk People used to come to Charleston to ogle the pastel mansions with the pretty side porches. Now they come for the food—upstart chefs from the Big City among them. Each palm-tree-lined street seems to hold a meal better than the last, from soul food to refined Southern, cozy French to raucous pan-Asian, the best beer temple and the greatest dive bar. And everywhere, fried chicken. THE HIT LIST our favorite spots right now Short Grain These roving rice bowls are Charleston's freshest catch Xiao Bao Biscuit Asian-inspired gets inspiring in this ’40s-era gas station The Ordinary Eat all the oysters at the most elegant raw bar in town where to EAT in Charleston Bar Normandy A quirky wine bar that’s hidden inside a Chucktown bakery Leon's Fine Poultry and Oysters Where you go for elevated fried chicken and low-key vibes The Bar at Husk The cocktail and whiskey bar with a famous burger. Pimiento cheese will be had Little Jack’s Tavern A new old-school steakhouse that’s really all about the burger FIG The refined Southern-cuisine restaurant that started it all Martha Lou's Kitchen Soul food institution for your fried-pork-and-three fix 167 Raw Tiny raw bar with a big fan club—be prepared to wait Chez Nous Unapologetically classic (and romantic) French in a restored old house Rodney Scott’s BBQ BBQ royalty gets a new home where to DRINK, STAY & SHOP Edmund's Oast You’ve never seen more beer—ever Stems and Skins Natural wine bar worth the trek to North Charleston The Griffon Charleston’s greatest dive bar—possibly ever Kudu Coffee & Craft Beer Café and bar right on Marion Square Black Tap Coffee Chic third-wave caffeine haven City Lights Coffee Comfy old-school coffeehouse Zero George Street Where even the locals want to staycation The Restoration Charleston-meets-Brooklyn art hotel with the city’s highest views The-Commons The chicest housewares from American woodworkers, ceramists, and more The Daily Retail shop, juice bar, and all-day café goat.sheep.cow For all your artisanal-snack needs STILL HUNGRY for Charleston Foodcast: Sean Brock! The mind behind Husk, McCrady’s, and Minero opens up Our Ultimate July 4th Picnic Menu Stars and stripes and fried chicken Why Chefs Are Flocking to Charleston 12 chefs on moving to Charleston—and why they'll never look back Chicken and Dumplings Recipe by Chef Mike Lata of FIG in Charleston, SC elsewhere in CITY GUIDES New Orleans From po-boys in the back of a bar to shrimp remoulade in a jacket-and-tie institution, it’s all in NOLA. Atlanta Serious chef talent (Quatrano, Acheson, Satterfield), modern day meat-and-threes, and old-school soul favorites. Austin Nowhere else do food and booze come together as well; the line between bar and restaurant is often deliciously blurry. Hey Charleston lovers, don't miss out! SIGN UP for updates on bon appétit CITY GUIDES CHECK HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET UPDATES ON ALL CITIES CITY GUIDESCHARLESTON Bon Appétit SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES CONTACT BON APPÉTIT REPRINTS/PERMISSIONS NEWSLETTER SIGNUP ACCESSIBILITY HELP RSS FEEDS SITE MAP MAGAZINE ARCHIVE CONDÉ NAST STORE CAREERS BON APPÉTIT MEDIA KIT Condé Nast Food Innovation Group: Bon Appétit and Epicurious © 2021 Condé Nast. All rights reserved Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (effective 1/2/2014) and Privacy Policy (effective 1/2/2014). Bon Appétit may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate partnerships with retailers. Your California Privacy Rights The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices OUR SITES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONDÉ NAST DIGITAL ALLURE ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST ARS TECHNICA BACKCHANNEL BRIDES CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER EPICURIOUS GLAMOUR GOLF DIGEST GOLF WORLD GQ GQ STYLE PITCHFORK SELF TEEN VOGUE THE NEW YORKER THE SCENE VANITY FAIR VOGUE W WIRED