5 late-night dives in Charleston, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Charleston nightlife.
Recovery Room Tavern ★ 4.5
Upper King and Cannonborough · 685 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Recovery Room on Upper King is the perennial Charleston dive: ice cold PBR, late-night gourmet tater tots, pinball, pool and bingo or trivia at 21:00 nightly. Voted top dive in South Carolina.
Tip: Open weekdays 14:00 to 02:00, weekends from noon. Kitchen runs late food until 01:30; DJs Friday and Saturday, no cover.
Burns Alley Tavern ★ 4.2
Downtown and the French Quarter · 354 B King Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Burns Alley Tavern on King is the back-alley dive opened in 2006, hidden through La Hacienda or down Burns Lane, with wall-to-wall stickers, pool, jukebox, karaoke and PBR until 19:00 for $4.
Tip: Open noon to 02:00 seven days. Two entrances: one off the alley, one through the back of La Hacienda. Cash bar runs faster than card on weekends.
A.C.'s Bar & Grill ★ 4.2
Upper King and Cannonborough · 467 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403
A.C.'s Bar & Grill on King has been Up All Night since 1987, the College of Charleston dive with pool tables, a kitchen running until 01:30 and PBR at $2 a can. King Street's oldest dive.
Tip: Bar open 11:00 to 02:00 daily; kitchen Monday to Saturday until 01:30, Sunday from 16:00. Order the Death Burger or loaded fries.
Tattooed Moose ★ 4.3
North Charleston · 4845 Chateau Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405
Tattooed Moose at Park Circle is the second Charleston location of the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives anchor, a huge bar room with a craft beer list and Mike's Famous Duck Club sandwich on the menu.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 02:00 daily; kitchen until midnight Sunday to Thursday, 01:00 Friday and Saturday. Drag Bingo nights with Ava Clear on the calendar.
Bar Mash ★ 4.1
Eastside · 701 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Bar Mash in the restored Cigar Factory on East Bay runs a domestic whiskey, beer and craft cocktail bar with a bocce court, shuffleboard, Golden Tee and a 1970s jukebox keeping the room loose.
Tip: Open Monday to Saturday from 16:00 with happy hour 16:00 to 18:00 daily. Late-night menu and food trucks on weekends; cash and card.