Guidebook for Charleston
Food Scene
Close to the apartment, 5Church is a restaurant inside a breathtaking church with delicious food and a full bar.
31 locals recommend
5Church Charleston
32B N Market StClose to the apartment, 5Church is a restaurant inside a breathtaking church with delicious food and a full bar.
Second State Coffee
70.5 Beaufain StBest coffee in Charelston, only a block away!
Not frequented by tourists, Xiao Bao Biscuit is a Charleston local favorite. Try their specialty: the cabbage pancake.
212 locals recommend
Xiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge AveNot frequented by tourists, Xiao Bao Biscuit is a Charleston local favorite. Try their specialty: the cabbage pancake.
Get brunch at Charleston's most famous brunch place, Hominy Grill, complete with Shrimp and Grits, fried chicken, and other Southern staples. Right up the street from our apartment, you really can't go wrong at Hominy.
190 locals recommend
Hominy Grill
207 Rutledge AveGet brunch at Charleston's most famous brunch place, Hominy Grill, complete with Shrimp and Grits, fried chicken, and other Southern staples. Right up the street from our apartment, you really can't go wrong at Hominy.
Queen Street Grocery is an adorable little shop where you can sit outside on the sidewalk and enjoy a salad, crepe, or smoothie just a five minute walk from our apartment. Their food is delicious and healthy and also features a bodega with fresh produce and wine and beer.
44 locals recommend
Queen Street Grocery
133 Queen StQueen Street Grocery is an adorable little shop where you can sit outside on the sidewalk and enjoy a salad, crepe, or smoothie just a five minute walk from our apartment. Their food is delicious and healthy and also features a bodega with fresh produce and wine and beer.
Sightseeing
See the ocean, the Battery park, and historic homes that cost upwards of $20 million lined up on the Battery.
627 locals recommend
The Battery
See the ocean, the Battery park, and historic homes that cost upwards of $20 million lined up on the Battery.
The Edmonston-Alston home is one of the only historic battery homes that is open to the public, and is definitely worth the visit - even locals go here. The view of the ocean and the entire battery from the second floor veranda is worth it enough to pay the entrance fee.
24 locals recommend
Edmondston-Alston House
21 E BatteryThe Edmonston-Alston home is one of the only historic battery homes that is open to the public, and is definitely worth the visit - even locals go here. The view of the ocean and the entire battery from the second floor veranda is worth it enough to pay the entrance fee.
Arts & Culture
The Gaillard Center always has good musical events, comedy, theater, or ballet! Check out their schedule for your trip.
28 locals recommend
Charleston Gaillard Center
95 Calhoun StThe Gaillard Center always has good musical events, comedy, theater, or ballet! Check out their schedule for your trip.
Parks & Nature
Right outside the apartment, Colonial Lake is a great place to bring one of our beach chairs and sit and read a book and soak up the sun, or walk down to the oceanfront and soak it all in.
40 locals recommend
Colonial Lake
Right outside the apartment, Colonial Lake is a great place to bring one of our beach chairs and sit and read a book and soak up the sun, or walk down to the oceanfront and soak it all in.
Hampton Park is always full of people walking their dogs, running, having picnics, and playing frisbee. Complete with a giant pond full of turtles, there's a cafe overlooking the park where you can get an avocado toast and go for a walk or just lay out in the sun and read.
165 locals recommend
Hampton Park
Hampton Park is always full of people walking their dogs, running, having picnics, and playing frisbee. Complete with a giant pond full of turtles, there's a cafe overlooking the park where you can get an avocado toast and go for a walk or just lay out in the sun and read.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Market Pavilion Hotel has a great view of the city on their rooftop bar, and the hotel inside is a grand old hotel as well. A fun place to bring friends and have a cocktail outside and watch the sun set.
43 locals recommend
Market Pavilion Hotel
225 E Bay StThe Market Pavilion Hotel has a great view of the city on their rooftop bar, and the hotel inside is a grand old hotel as well. A fun place to bring friends and have a cocktail outside and watch the sun set.
An old fashioned speakeasy, The Commodore often has jazz and blues singers on Friday and Saturday nights.
50 locals recommend
The Commodore
504 Meeting StAn old fashioned speakeasy, The Commodore often has jazz and blues singers on Friday and Saturday nights.