14 editor picks in Charleston.
14 splurge places in Charleston, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Charleston. All Charleston food.
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.
Mike Lata and Jason Stanhope's FIG in Charleston has been the neighbourhood-scaled dining benchmark since 2003. Kitchen leans lowcountry, seasonal.
OrderThe fish stew with house-cut potatoes and aioli; rotates by season.
TipBook 30 days ahead on Resy. Bar seats are first-come Booking recommended for weekends.
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.
Mike Lata and Jason Stanhope's FIG in Charleston has anchored the city's fine-dining scene since 2003. Both chefs hold James Beard Best Chef Southeast awards.
OrderThe fish stew, plus the bone-in pork chop with whatever seasonal sauce is up.
TipBook 30 days ahead on Resy at 10:00. Bar seats fill within an hour of opening.
Mike Lata's The Ordinary in Charleston turned a 1927 bank building on King Street into the city's most ambitious raw bar in 2013. Located in Upper King.
OrderThe crispy oyster sliders on Hawaiian rolls, plus the seafood tower for the table.
TipBook on Resy. Mezzanine bar takes walk-ins and serves the full menu.
Vern's in Charleston runs a 30-seat tasting-style menu from a Bogard Street storefront since 2022. Led by chef Dano Heinze and Bethany Heinze.
OrderThe chef's choice tasting; a la carte runs handmade pasta and the protein of the day.
TipResy bookings open 28 days ahead at 09:00 and go in under a minute. Bar seats sometimes free up at 17:00.
Mike Lata's The Ordinary in Charleston converted a 1927 bank building on King Street into the city's most ambitious raw bar in 2013. Located in Upper King.
OrderCrispy oyster sliders, then the seafood tower for the table.
TipBook on Resy in advance. Bar seats are walk-in only and worth the wait.
Chez Nous in Charleston runs a daily handwritten menu of six dishes out of a six-table cottage on Payne Court since 2014. Located in Upper King.
OrderWhatever the daily pasta is; it's the kitchen's strongest run.
TipBook on Resy weeks ahead. Lunch service is the easier seat Booking ahead is essential.
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, the Geechee Girl pasta.
TipBook on Resy. Lunch is easier than dinner; the bar seats are walk-in only.
Jason Stanhope's Sullivan's Fish Camp on Sullivan's Island reopened in 2022. Order the oysters from the raw bar, then the wood-grilled whole fish.
OrderOysters from the raw bar, then the wood-grilled whole fish.
TipBook on Resy. Bar seats walk-in and serve the same menu Booking ahead is essential.
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.
Halls Chophouse in Charleston has run a prime steakhouse on King Street since 2009. Live jazz nightly. Book on OpenTable; bar seats are walk-in only.
OrderThe 38oz tomahawk for the table and the she-crab soup starter.
TipLive jazz nightly. Book on OpenTable; bar seats are walk-in only.
Maison in Charleston runs French bistro plates from a King Street corner since 2023. Order the steak frites and the daily plateau de fruits de mer.
OrderSteak frites and the daily plateau de fruits de mer.
TipBook on Resy. Wednesdays and Thursdays are easier seats than weekends.
The Royal Tern on Johns Island opened in 2019 as Brannon Florie's fancy neighbourhood eatery. Book on the website. Dinner only Mon-Sat, closed Sunday.
OrderWhatever whole fish is on the wood grill, plus oysters off the daily list.
TipBook on the website. Dinner only Mon-Sat, closed Sunday Booking ahead is essential.
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