Lowcountry classic that travels Upstate via tourist demand: stone-ground grits cooked low with butter and cheese, topped with sauteed shrimp, andouille and pan sauce.
Shrimp and grits is rooted in the South Carolina Lowcountry, where Gullah cooks paired local shrimp with ground corn. Greenville is Upstate not coastal, but the dish anchors Southern menus across the state. Soby's and Stella's run versions on regular menus; Halls Chophouse keeps it on the brunch board.
3 editor picks for Shrimp and grits in Greenville, ranked by editorial score. All Greenville signature dishes · Shrimp and grits across every city.
Stella's Southern Brasserie ★ 4.8
downtown · 340 Rocky Slope Road, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29607
Stella's Southern Brasserie runs French-influenced Southern from a Rocky Slope Road storefront: shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, bourbon-pecan tart.
Soby's New South Cuisine ★ 4.6
downtown · 207 South Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
Soby's anchors the Main Street dining scene in Greenville: Carl Sobocinski's 1997 New Southern flagship in a former dry-goods store, with she-crab soup.
Halls Chophouse Greenville ★ 4.5
west-end · 550 South Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
Halls Chophouse anchors the West End steakhouse scene with prime cuts, Reedy River views and a Sunday gospel brunch that books out weeks ahead.