13 lowcountry rooms in Charleston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Charleston | Lowcountry across every city.
Lowcountry cooking is Charleston's home cuisine, built on rice, shrimp, grits, oysters and the Gullah Geechee traditions of the coastal plain. Downtown holds the heart of it, with FIG and Slightly North of Broad on Meeting and East Bay streets, plus 82 Queen and Poogan's Porch on Queen Street and Hyman's Seafood on Meeting Street. The islands extend the table, from Sullivan's Fish Camp on Sullivan's Island to The Royal Tern on Johns Island.
FIG ★ 4.9
downtown · 232 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
Mike Lata and Jason Stanhope's FIG in Charleston has been the neighbourhood-scaled dining benchmark since 2003. Kitchen leans lowcountry, seasonal.
Slightly North of Broad ★ 4.6
downtown · 192 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401
Slightly North of Broad in Charleston has run on East Bay Street since 1993. Brunch and lunch are easier seats than dinner. Bar seats are walk-in only.
Sullivan's Fish Camp ★ 4.6
sullivans-island · 2019 Middle Street, Suite A, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
Jason Stanhope and partners reopened Sullivan's Fish Camp on Middle Street in Sullivan's Island in 2022. Located in Sullivans Island. Priced at $$$.
The Royal Tern ★ 4.4
johns-island · 3005 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island, SC 29455
Brannon Florie's The Royal Tern on Johns Island opened in 2019 as a fancy neighbourhood eatery on Maybank Highway. Kitchen leans seafood, lowcountry.
Hyman's Seafood ★ 4.0
downtown · 215 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
Hyman's Seafood in Charleston serves the city from a Meeting Street row of historic buildings the Karesh-Hyman family has held since 1890; the seafood.
82 Queen ★ 4.2
downtown · 82 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401
82 Queen in Charleston has poured she-crab soup for 40 years from three historic buildings on Queen Street with a courtyard garden under a magnolia tree.
Poogan's Porch ★ 4.2
downtown · 72 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401
Poogan's Porch in Charleston has run since 1976 from a restored Victorian on Queen Street. Order the shrimp and grits at brunch, biscuits to start.
Poogan's Porch ★ 4.2
downtown · 72 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401
Poogan's Porch in Charleston has run since 1976 from a Victorian on Queen Street. Book on OpenTable. Brunch on weekends draws a queue from 10:00.
82 Queen ★ 4.2
downtown · 82 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401
82 Queen in Charleston has poured she-crab soup for 40 years from three historic buildings on Queen Street with a courtyard garden under a magnolia.
FIG ★ 4.9
downtown · 232 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
Mike Lata and Jason Stanhope's FIG in Charleston has anchored the city's fine-dining scene since 2003. Both chefs hold James Beard Best Chef Southeast awards.
The Royal Tern ★ 4.4
johns-island · 3005 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island, SC 29455
The Royal Tern on Johns Island opened in 2019 as Brannon Florie's fancy neighbourhood eatery. Book on the website. Dinner only Mon-Sat, closed Sunday.
Sullivan's Fish Camp ★ 4.6
sullivans-island · 2019 Middle Street, Suite A, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
Jason Stanhope's Sullivan's Fish Camp on Sullivan's Island reopened in 2022. Order the oysters from the raw bar, then the wood-grilled whole fish.
The Royal American ★ 4.3
upper-peninsula · 970 Morrison Drive, Charleston, SC 29403
The Royal American on Morrison Drive in Charleston runs a Lowcountry honky-tonk with the kitchen to 01:00 every night. Located in Upper Peninsula.