Across the Ravenel Bridge: Page's Okra Grill, Vintage Coffee, Westbrook Brewing and the Shem Creek seafood shacks. Suburban, family-leaning.
Page's Okra Grill in Mount Pleasant has run family-owned Southern cooking on Coleman Boulevard since 2008. Ashleigh's shrimp and grits is the Travel Channel feature plate.
Signature: Ashleigh's shrimp and grits, Fried green tomatoes
Order: Ashleigh's shrimp and grits with andouille and tomato gravy.
Tip: No reservations; arrive at 11:00 or wait. Walk-ins only; cash and card.
Page's Okra Grill in Mount Pleasant has run family-owned Southern cooking on Coleman Boulevard since 2008. Ashleigh's shrimp and grits is the Travel Channel feature plate.
Signature: Ashleigh's shrimp and grits, Fried green tomatoes
Order: Ashleigh's shrimp and grits with andouille and tomato gravy.
Tip: No reservations. Walk-ins only; cash and card both accepted.
Vintage Coffee Cafe in Mount Pleasant runs an all-day breakfast and brunch menu from a 1930s cottage on Simmons Street since 2014. Outdoor courtyard with a converted vintage truck.
Signature: Breakfast biscuits, Avocado toast
Order: A breakfast biscuit and a flat white in the courtyard.
Tip: Open 07:00-16:00 daily. The courtyard has a kids' truck and shade.
Vintage Coffee Cafe in Mount Pleasant runs all-day coffee and breakfast from a 1930s Simmons Street cottage since 2014. Outdoor courtyard with shade and a kids' truck.
Signature drink: Drip coffee, flat white
Tip: Open 07:00 to 16:00 daily. Courtyard seats fill at weekend brunch; the back patio is quieter.
Cachita's Kitchen in Mount Pleasant parks on Chuck Dawley Blvd from a colorful Mexican-Cuban truck. Al pastor, chicharron tacos, shrimp Cachitaco, churros to finish.
Try: Al pastor tacos, Shrimp Cachitaco, Cuban sandwich
Tip: The truck has parking-lot tables and umbrellas. A second location runs at 6 N Market St downtown for the same menu indoors.
&Lobster in Charleston runs a roving New England lobster roll truck. Maine lobster on a buttered top-split bun, chilled or hot. The cleanest lobster roll the city has.
Try: New England-style lobster roll on a butter-toasted bun
Tip: Pre-order on andlobster.com to skip the line. Available for private catering Tuesday to Sunday.
Mi Lindo Oaxaca Taqueria in Mount Pleasant runs a colorful truck out of Wando Crossing serving chef Enmanuel Aragon Cortes's mother's Oaxacan recipes. Enmoladas, al pastor.
Try: Enmoladas, al pastor tacos, mole
Tip: A brick-and-mortar followup opened at 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd in the Citadel Mall food court for the same menu indoors.
Westbrook Brewing in Mount Pleasant has run sours, IPAs and the Mexican Cake imperial stout since 2010. South Carolina's most-distributed craft brewery, founded by Edward Westbrook.
Tip: Taproom open Wed-Sun. Mexican Cake imperial stout releases sell out fast; check the calendar.
Mount Pleasant Farmers Market runs every Tuesday from April through September on Coleman Boulevard since 2005. Town-of-Mount-Pleasant-run, evening hours, food trucks.
Tip: Evening market is a weeknight dinner option; food trucks and live music run alongside vendors.
Lowcountry Oyster Festival at Boone Hall Plantation runs the first Sunday of February. The world's largest oyster festival, 80,000 pounds of steamed Lowcountry oysters.
Tip: Buy tickets before they sell out in early January. Bring your own oyster knife and gloves.
The Cooking Schools: Lowcountry runs hands-on classes from a Mount Pleasant studio on Highway 17 north of Charleston. Each class builds a family-style meal then sits the group down to eat together.
Tip: Children's rate is roughly $10 less per child for groups of 6 or more. Call (843) 494-1005 to confirm scheduling.