CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$
NeighborhoodUpper King
HoursMon-Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri-Sun 15:00-02:00.
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Tip: Open daily from 17:00, Friday to Sunday from 15:00. Happy hour Monday to Friday 17:00-19:00; walk-in only, no reservations.

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Address: 511 King St, Charleston, SC 29403

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Recovery Room Tavern ★ 4.5

$ Upper KingMon-Fri 14:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-02:00.

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.

TipOpen weekdays 14:00-02:00, weekends from noon. Kitchen runs late food until 01:30; DJs Friday and Saturday, no cover.

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Bourbon N' Bubbles ★ 4.2

$$$ Upper King And CannonboroughMon-Sat 16:00-02:00, Sun 11:00-02:00.

Bourbon N' Bubbles on Upper King is the bourbon and champagne lounge with a 200 expression whisky list, a chef-driven small plates menu and bar service running until 02:00 every night.

TipBar daily 16:00-02:00; Sunday brunch 11:00-15:00. Last-Thursday-of-the-month bourbon tasting is the order if you want a guided pour.

Dudley's on Ann ★ 4.4

$ Upper King And CannonboroughDaily 16:00-02:00.

Dudley's on Ann is downtown Charleston's longest-running gay bar, open for 28 years on Ann Street with happy hour every weekday, karaoke Mondays and drag shows Wednesday through Sunday.

TipOpen 16:00-02:00 seven days. Karaoke Monday 21:00-01:00; shows Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 22:00, Friday and Saturday 20:00.

Bar Polari ★ 4.2

$$ North CharlestonMon 16:00-22:00, Tue-Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00, Sun 14:00-22:00.

Bar Polari on Reynolds Avenue in North Charleston is the newer LGBTQ cocktail room, a hideaway on the Park Circle strip with a craft cocktail list and a calendar of drag, comedy and queer DJ nights.

TipMonday 16:00-22:00, Tuesday to Thursday 16:00-00:00, Friday and Saturday 16:00-02:00, Sunday 14:00-22:00. Cover on themed nights.

Groovers ★ 4.3

$$ Upper King And CannonboroughMon 19:00-00:00, Wed-Thu 19:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 19:00-02:00, Sun 19:00-00:00. Closed Tue.

Groovers on Calhoun is Charleston's only proper vinyl listening bar, a small retro-leaning room with live blues Wednesdays, vinyl DJs Thursday and weekends and a live-jukebox Monday from a rotating crate.

TipWednesday to Monday from 19:00; closed Tuesday. Sunday $6 drinks and shots; the back room takes requests off the in-house records.

Recovery Room Tavern ★ 4.5

$ Upper KingMon-Fri 14:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-02:00.

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.

TipOpen weekdays 14:00-02:00, 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 QuarterDaily 12:00-02:00.

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.

TipOpen 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.

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