10 editor picks in Charleston.
10 soul food places in Charleston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Charleston | Soul Food across every city.
Soul food is foundational in Charleston, carried by family kitchens rooted in Gullah Geechee and African American cooking traditions. Hannibal's Kitchen on Blake Street in the Eastside and Dave's Carry-Out on Morris Street in Upper King hold the everyday tradition, while Bertha's Kitchen endures on Meeting Street Road in North Charleston. Husk reworks the Southern canon in a refined downtown room on Queen Street.
Sean Brock's Husk in Charleston opened on Queen Street in 2010 and rebuilt Southern fine dining around heritage Anson Mills grains, Sea Island peas.
OrderThe skillet cornbread with bacon-fat butter, plus whatever the wood grill is running tonight.
TipBook on huskcharleston.com. The bar serves the full menu walk-up from 17:00 onward, no reservations needed.
Page's Okra Grill in Mount Pleasant has run family-owned Southern cooking on Coleman Boulevard since 2008. Kitchen leans southern, lowcountry.
OrderAshleigh's shrimp and grits with andouille and tomato gravy.
TipNo 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. Kitchen leans southern, lowcountry.
OrderAshleigh's shrimp and grits with andouille and tomato gravy.
TipNo reservations. Walk-ins only; cash and card both accepted.
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit in Charleston runs scratch buttermilk biscuits from a King Street counter since 2014. Located in Upper King. Priced at $.
OrderA cinnamon biscuit and a sausage biscuit, plus coffee.
TipWalk-up counter. Lines from 08:00; arrive at opening for shortest wait.
Hannibal's Kitchen on Blake Street in Charleston has run family-owned soul food cooking since 1985. Crab rice, lima beans over rice, smothered pork chops.
OrderThe crab rice with okra soup, plus a side of mac and cheese.
TipMon-Sat lunch and dinner; closed Sunday. Counter ordering Walk-ins usually OK.
Bertha's Kitchen in North Charleston has run family-owned soul food cooking since 1979. Order the fried pork chops, okra soup over rice, the cornbread.
OrderFried pork chops, okra soup over rice, the cornbread.
TipLunch only Mon-Fri; closed weekends. Counter ordering, cash and card.
Husk in Charleston opened in 2010 under Sean Brock and rebuilt Southern fine dining on heritage grains and hyper-local produce. Located in Downtown.
OrderThe cast-iron cornbread, plus whatever the wood grill is running.
TipBook on the website. Bar seats walk-in at 17:00 and serve the full menu.
Dave's Carry-Out on Morris Street in Charleston runs a counter-only seafood and soul food window. Fried fish sandwich, shrimp platters, devil crab.
OrderFish sandwich, fried shrimp platter, devil crab
TipTue-Fri lunch and dinner only, closed Sat-Mon. Phone ahead to skip the 30-minute counter line at 12:30.
Hannibal's Kitchen has fed the Eastside of Charleston soul food since 1985. At 16 Blake St. Reservations advised. A neighbourhood favourite.
OrderCrab rice, smothered pork chop, fried whiting, lima beans
TipCounter order, dining-room seat. Lunch beats dinner; the line peaks 12:30-13:30 weekdays.
Dave's Carry-Out runs a Charleston counter-only soul food and seafood window on Morris Street. At 42 Morris St # C. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
OrderFried fish sandwich, fried shrimp platter
TipTue-Fri lunch and dinner only, closed Sat-Mon. Order ahead by phone if you want to skip the line.
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