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NeighborhoodWest Ashley
HoursMon-Fri 16:00-00:00, Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun varies by show.
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Tip: Open Monday to Friday from 16:00, Saturday from noon. Cover at the door for booked shows; the rest of the week the bar is free entry.

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Address: 1117 Magnolia Road, Charleston, SC 29407

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The Watch ★ 4.4

$$$ $16 cocktails, walk-in deck, smart casualDowntown And The French QuarterMon-Thu 11:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 10:00-21:00.

The Watch on the seventh floor of The Restoration Hotel is the downtown rooftop room with a wraparound view across Charleston's church steeples, a Lowcountry kitchen and a small outdoor deck.

TipOpen daily from 11:00; the kitchen runs lunch through dinner. No reservations on the bar deck, walk-in and queue at the host stand.

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Stars Rooftop ★ 4.2

$$$ $16 cocktails, walk-in, no reservationsUpper King And CannonboroughMon-Thu 15:00-01:45, Fri-Sun 12:00-01:45.

Stars Rooftop on Upper King runs the open-air bar on top of the restored Arts and Crafts building at 495, with a 360 degree view across the peninsula and a small kitchen of flatbread pizzas and smashburgers.

TipThe downstairs grill room closed August 2025; the rooftop bar continues as Stars Rooftop (also branded Satellite Bar). Walk-in, no reservations.

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Citrus Club ★ 4.4

$$$ $16 to $18 cocktails, 21+, walk-inDowntown And The French QuarterDaily 16:00-00:00.

Citrus Club on the eighth floor of The Dewberry is the city's highest rooftop, a chic terrace shaded by olive trees with citrus-driven cocktails and a 360 degree view across the peninsula.

Tip21+ only. First come, first served via the lobby concierge; weekend evenings fill fast. Cocktails around $16 to $18.

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The Rooftop at The Vendue ★ 4.3

$$ $14 cocktails, walk-in, smart casualDowntown And The French QuarterMon-Thu 11:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-00:00, Sun 11:30-22:00.

The Rooftop at The Vendue, named Best Rooftop Bar by the Charleston City Paper every year since 2007, sits above Waterfront Park with a sweeping view of the harbour and the Ravenel Bridge.

TipNo reservations taken; lunch through late evening seven days. Live music on weekend nights; arrive before 18:00 to claim a bridge-side rail seat.

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Prohibition ★ 4.3

$$$ Upper KingMon-Wed 16:00-02:00, Thu-Sun 11:00-02:00.

Prohibition on Upper King runs a 1920s speakeasy theme across a 300-seat room, with the 547 Manhattan and a Bacon Maple Old Fashioned anchoring the bar list and a dance floor that opens after dinner.

TipBrunch Thursday to Sunday 11:00-14:30; dinner nightly until 22:00. DJs Friday and Saturday 22:00-02:00, 23+ on the dance floor.

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The Gin Joint ★ 4.5

$$ Downtown And The French QuarterMon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 15:00-00:00, Sun 15:00-20:00.

The Gin Joint on East Bay is the long-running craft cocktail room from MariElena Raya and Joe Raya, with a no-reservations house rule and a dealer's choice menu built around a written flavour brief.

TipNo reservations or call-aheads; walk-in only, first come first served. Closed early on Sunday at 20:00.

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