5 seafood rooms in Charleston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Charleston | Seafood across every city.
Seafood is Charleston's birthright, drawn from the surrounding creeks, the harbor and the Atlantic, with oysters and raw bars at its core. Upper King holds The Ordinary, a raw bar and seafood hall on King Street, plus Chubby Fish on Coming Street, while Bowens Island Restaurant shucks oysters on James Island and Pearlz Oyster Bar pours on East Bay Street downtown.
The Ordinary ★ 4.7
upper-king · 544 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
Mike Lata's The Ordinary in Charleston turned a 1927 bank building on King Street into the city's most ambitious raw bar in 2013. Located in Upper King.
Bowens Island Restaurant ★ 4.6
james-island · 1870 Bowens Island Rd, Charleston, SC 29412
Bowens Island Restaurant near Folly Beach has shovel-fed steamed Lowcountry oysters since 1946. James Beard America's Classics winner in 2006.
The Ordinary ★ 4.7
upper-king · 544 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
Mike Lata's The Ordinary in Charleston converted a 1927 bank building on King Street into the city's most ambitious raw bar in 2013. Located in Upper King.
Chubby Fish ★ 4.8
upper-king · 252 Coming St, Charleston, SC 29403
James London's Chubby Fish in Charleston runs an ever-changing dock-to-table seafood menu from a small Cannonborough room. Located in Upper King.
Pearlz Oyster Bar ★ 4.2
downtown · 153 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Pearlz Oyster Bar on East Bay Street keeps Charleston's reliable happy-hour table: $1.25 oysters, peel-and-eat shrimp and crab dip, weekdays 16:00-19:00.