Guidebook for Charleston

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Guidebook for Charleston

Food Scene

Had our wedding rehearsal dinner here, so you know we love it! Great breakfast as well.
22 locals recommend
Virginia's On King
412 King St
22 locals recommend
Had our wedding rehearsal dinner here, so you know we love it! Great breakfast as well.
Worth the walk up King Street, but expect a line. COMPLETELY WORTH IT!
40 locals recommend
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
501-A King St
40 locals recommend
Worth the walk up King Street, but expect a line. COMPLETELY WORTH IT!
Only one block away, great sandwiches and custards.
21 locals recommend
Persimmon Cafe
226 Calhoun St
21 locals recommend
Only one block away, great sandwiches and custards.
New coffee shop, great breakfast.
59 locals recommend
The Harbinger Cafe & Bakery
1107 King St
59 locals recommend
New coffee shop, great breakfast.
Don't be fooled by the Cupcake store on King Street, THIS IS THE BEST CUPCAKE SHOP IN CHARLESTON!
52 locals recommend
Sugar Bakeshop
59 1/2 Cannon St
52 locals recommend
Don't be fooled by the Cupcake store on King Street, THIS IS THE BEST CUPCAKE SHOP IN CHARLESTON!
Amazing drinks, friend chicken, oysters, and soft serve!
230 locals recommend
Leon's
698 King St
230 locals recommend
Amazing drinks, friend chicken, oysters, and soft serve!
Only cooks the entire pig, South Carolina classic.
153 locals recommend
Rodney Scott's BBQ - Charleston
1011 King Street
153 locals recommend
Only cooks the entire pig, South Carolina classic.
Best wings in all of Charleston!
265 locals recommend
Home Team BBQ
2209 Middle St
265 locals recommend
Best wings in all of Charleston!
119 locals recommend
Butcher & Bee
1085 Morrison Dr
119 locals recommend
Classic Charleston restaurant, great great fried chicken.
92 locals recommend
Poogan's Porch
72 Queen St
92 locals recommend
Classic Charleston restaurant, great great fried chicken.
66 locals recommend
Brown's Court Bakery
199 St Philip St
66 locals recommend
Off the beaten path, big local spot.
60 locals recommend
Second State Coffee
70.5 Beaufain St
60 locals recommend
Off the beaten path, big local spot.
Great "local" spot for breakfast.
44 locals recommend
Queen Street Grocery
133 Queen St
44 locals recommend
Great "local" spot for breakfast.
Great steak, very romantic environment.
Michael's on the Alley
39 John St
Great steak, very romantic environment.
By far the best seafood in Charleston.
94 locals recommend
R.B.'s Seafood Restaurant
97 Church St
94 locals recommend
By far the best seafood in Charleston.
Make sure to get there early, usually a line into the street on the weekend.
89 locals recommend
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit
476 1/2 King St
89 locals recommend
Make sure to get there early, usually a line into the street on the weekend.
Amazing BBQ!
186 locals recommend
Lewis Barbecue
464 N Nassau St
186 locals recommend
Amazing BBQ!
Best water-side restaurant in Charleston!
171 locals recommend
Red's Ice House
98 Church St
171 locals recommend
Best water-side restaurant in Charleston!
Enjoy cocktails, snacks, the ocean, and a view of the 18th green of the 2012 PGA Championship course, The Ocean Course at Kiawah
9 locals recommend
Ryder Cup Bar
1002 Ocean Course Dr
9 locals recommend
Enjoy cocktails, snacks, the ocean, and a view of the 18th green of the 2012 PGA Championship course, The Ocean Course at Kiawah

Drinks & Nightlife

The Kickin' Chicken
337 King St
43 locals recommend
Closed for Business
453 King St
43 locals recommend
61 locals recommend
Palmetto Brewing Company
289 Huger St
61 locals recommend
Best beer in all of Charleston!
113 locals recommend
Holy City Brewing
1021 Aragon Ave
113 locals recommend
Best beer in all of Charleston!
68 locals recommend
The Belmont
511 King St
68 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Victor Social Club
39F John St
7 locals recommend
Best views of the city at night!
119 locals recommend
The Rooftop Bar at The Vendue
19 Vendue Range
119 locals recommend
Best views of the city at night!
Make sure you watch the sunset from the top of The Watch.
50 locals recommend
The Watch Rooftop Kitchen and Spirits
75 Wentworth Street
50 locals recommend
Make sure you watch the sunset from the top of The Watch.

Sightseeing

154 locals recommend
White Point Garden
2 Murray Blvd
154 locals recommend
Church Street
Church Street
64 locals recommend
Kiawah Island
64 locals recommend

Parks & Nature

79 locals recommend
Fort Moultrie
1214 Middle St
79 locals recommend
395 locals recommend
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
3550 Ashley River Rd
395 locals recommend
248 locals recommend
Boone Hall Plantation
1235 Long Point Road
248 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

369 locals recommend
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting St
369 locals recommend
67 locals recommend
Music Farm
32 Ann St
67 locals recommend
69 locals recommend
Charleston Music Hall
37 John St
69 locals recommend
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry
25 Ann St
329 locals recommend
371 locals recommend
The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting St
371 locals recommend
489 locals recommend
South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf
489 locals recommend
141 locals recommend
USS Yorktown CV-10
40 Patriots Point Rd
141 locals recommend

Essentials

19 locals recommend
Rite Aid
1934 Ashley River Rd
19 locals recommend
290 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
290 East Bay Street
290 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
College Laundromat
226 Calhoun St
15 locals recommend
Pivotal Fitness - Downtown Charleston
69 Wentworth St
6 locals recommend

Getting Around

23 locals recommend
Holy Spokes
7 Radcliffe St
23 locals recommend
49 locals recommend
CARTA
36 John St
49 locals recommend