What to order at Vern's

Must order
Whatever the day's pasta is, then the protein from the wood grill.
Signature dishes
House pasta, Wood-grilled mains
Editor tip
Resy bookings open 28 days ahead and go in minutes. Walk-in bar seats sometimes free up at 17:00.

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CuisineNew American
Price$$$
NeighborhoodUpper King
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Location

Address: 41 Bogard Street, Charleston, SC 29403

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Halls Chophouse ★ 4.5

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Halls Chophouse in Charleston has run the city's premier steakhouse on King Street since 2009. Located in Upper King. Priced at $$$$. At 434 King St.

OrderThe 38oz tomahawk for the table, plus a starter of she-crab soup.

TipLive jazz nightly downstairs. Reservations on OpenTable; book the bar for walk-up.

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Slightly North of Broad ★ 4.6

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Slightly North of Broad in Charleston has run on East Bay Street since 1993. Brunch and lunch are easier seats than dinner. Bar seats are walk-in only.

OrderThe shrimp and grits with stone-ground grits and house kielbasa, on the menu since the 90s.

TipBrunch and lunch are easier seats than dinner. Bar seats are walk-in only.

Halls Chophouse ★ 4.5

$$$$ SteakhouseUpper King

Halls Chophouse in Charleston has run the city's premier steakhouse on King Street since 2009. Located in Upper King. Priced at $$$$. At 434 King St.

OrderThe 38oz tomahawk for the table, plus a starter of she-crab soup.

TipLive jazz nightly downstairs. Reservations on OpenTable; book the bar for walk-up.

The Obstinate Daughter ★ 4.6

$$$ Italian, LowcountrySullivans Island

Jacques Larson's The Obstinate Daughter on Sullivan's Island opened in 2014. Italian-Lowcountry crossover with wood-fired pizzas and seafood pastas.

OrderThe Old Danger pizza with house-pulled mozzarella and the Geechee Girl pasta.

TipBook on Resy. Lunch is the easier seat; dinner books out 30 days ahead.

Sullivan's Fish Camp ★ 4.6

$$$ Seafood, LowcountrySullivans Island

Jason Stanhope and partners reopened Sullivan's Fish Camp on Middle Street in Sullivan's Island in 2022. Located in Sullivans Island. Priced at $$$.

OrderA half-dozen oysters from the daily list, then the wood-grilled whole fish.

TipBook on Resy. The bar serves the full menu and turns faster than the dining room.

Wild Olive ★ 4.5

$$$ ItalianJohns Island

Wild Olive on Johns Island has run handmade pasta and Italian-Lowcountry plates from a converted barn on Maybank Highway since 2009. Priced at $$$.

OrderWhatever house pasta the kitchen is running tonight; rotates with the season.

TipReservations required almost every night. Book at wildolive.com.

The Royal Tern ★ 4.4

$$$ Seafood, LowcountryJohns Island

Brannon Florie's The Royal Tern on Johns Island opened in 2019 as a fancy neighbourhood eatery on Maybank Highway. Kitchen leans seafood, lowcountry.

OrderWhatever whole fish is on the wood grill, plus oysters from the daily list.

TipBook on the website. Dinner only, closed Sundays.

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