Taste the Charm of Charleston Cuisine: South Carolina’s Dining Destination
When people ask locals why they chose to buy a home in Charleston, SC, many would confess that it was the food scene after the property itself. Charleston, SC, has been an established food hot spot, serving some of the best food you’ve ever had in ways you never imagined. Just how many ways can you eat grits? Being a coastal city has also given Charleston’s chefs the perfect opportunity to serve the freshest of fresh seafood to its many discerning patrons.
Charleston’s historic peninsula boasts some of the Lowcountry’s best and most supported restaurants, like Husk, Peninsula Grille, and 82 Queen. Many have been ranked or featured in the New York Times for culinary efforts. Their owners and chefs, like Sean Brock, have shined a light on the Lowcountry restaurant scene. Their celebrity and fame have only helped the ever-growing network of restaurants around the peninsula.
The options for doing so have multiplied over the last couple of decades. Restaurants like the Grocery and the Ordinary in the Upper King Street area and Edmund’s Oast on Morrison Drive have pushed the boundaries of the downtown Charleston dining scene well beyond the genteel, almost too-perfect historic district, with its rambling colonial mansions, tangled gardens, and mossy graveyards.
Everything in Charleston is only about 30 minutes by car in decent traffic. This allows residents South of Broad to travel to Sullivan’s Island or John’s Island easily. Neighborhood spots like Poe’s Tavern on Sullivan’s and the Obstinate Daughter have welcomed locals for years. There isn’t anything much better than a cold brewed local beer with seafood freshly caught that morning. From farm to table, Charleston’s food scene has something for everyone.