Guidebook for Charleston
Drinks & Nightlife
The Charleston Pour House
1977 Maybank HwyChico Feo
122 E Ashley AveWhere the locals go.
Maybank Public House
1970 Maybank HwyGood bar food and beer selection. Get the short ribs!
Surf Bar Folly Beach
103 W Cooper AveGOod bar food and great pain killers (drinks)!
Monday and Tuesday night they have great bands. Cool bar. (Bar is located behind the store and little spot that serves lunch).
52 locals recommend
Mercantile and Mash
701 E Bay StMonday and Tuesday night they have great bands. Cool bar. (Bar is located behind the store and little spot that serves lunch).
Seanachai Whiskey & Cocktail Bar
3157B Maybank HwyFood Scene
Wild Olive Restaurant
2867 Maybank HwyJack of Cups Saloon
34 Center StGreat beers too!
Zia Taqueria
1939A Maybank HwyVerde
730 Coleman BlvdBest salads!
Black Magic Cafe
1130 Folly RdGood breakfast stop and on the way to the beach.
I only get the watermelon tuna nachos here, but they are soo good and worth the stop when on Folly!
96 locals recommend
rita's seaside grill
I only get the watermelon tuna nachos here, but they are soo good and worth the stop when on Folly!
Edmund's Oast
1081 Morrison DrGreat downtown dinner and bar spot
We call it Bar Normandy. This place is amazing and is so hot right now.
35 locals recommend
Normandy Farm Artisan Bakery
19 Broad StWe call it Bar Normandy. This place is amazing and is so hot right now.
goat. sheep. cow., north
804 Meeting StXiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge AveBrown's Court Bakery
199 St Philip StSo delicious and great spot to hang for a bit or do work.
Kwei Fei at Charleston Pour House
1977 Maybank HwySpicy and delicoius
Parks & Nature
James Island County Park
871 Riverland DrFolly Beach
East Ashley AvenueBest beach ever.
Great place for walking and running. Park in the West Ashley library parking lot and walk behind the Bakery shopping center to get on the trail.
38 locals recommend
West Ashley Greenway
West Ashley GreenwayGreat place for walking and running. Park in the West Ashley library parking lot and walk behind the Bakery shopping center to get on the trail.
Entertainment & Activities
The Terrace Theater
1956d Maybank HwyBest yoga studio I've ever been to. I would be here every day if I could.
10 locals recommend
Mission Yoga
125 Spring StBest yoga studio I've ever been to. I would be here every day if I could.
Shopping
Great spot to stock up on local goodies and also some of Charleston's finest artisans. There's always coffee and a full bar. I go every Sunday that I am in town. Sometimes I eat at the food trucks (Dashi and The Pour House trucks are my two favorites). I also eat at The Lot for brunch any time I can. They have outside seating if it's not too hot as well. The Market is 11am-3pm, but music continues until 9:30pm... and there are multiple great bands all day.
PARKING TIP: Either walk from my house or if it's hot park at corner of Woodland Shores and Maybank Hwy, cross the street and walk the sidewalk to the Charleston Pour House. The market is located behind The Pour House.
29 locals recommend
Sunday Brunch Farmers Market
1977 Maybank HwyGreat spot to stock up on local goodies and also some of Charleston's finest artisans. There's always coffee and a full bar. I go every Sunday that I am in town. Sometimes I eat at the food trucks (Dashi and The Pour House trucks are my two favorites). I also eat at The Lot for brunch any time I can. They have outside seating if it's not too hot as well. The Market is 11am-3pm, but music continues until 9:30pm... and there are multiple great bands all day.
PARKING TIP: Either walk from my house or if it's hot park at corner of Woodland Shores and Maybank Hwy, cross the street and walk the sidewalk to the Charleston Pour House. The market is located behind The Pour House.
Great spot to stock up on all kinds of herbs (like 50 kinds of rosemary plants) and fun plants. I can spend an hour or more perusing the greenhouses. I enjoy doing this while eating at Early Bird Diner on Johns Island (at Main Rd and Maybank Hwy and going by The Angel Oak on Maybank Hwy.
Sea Island Savory Herbs
5920 Chisolm RdGreat spot to stock up on all kinds of herbs (like 50 kinds of rosemary plants) and fun plants. I can spend an hour or more perusing the greenhouses. I enjoy doing this while eating at Early Bird Diner on Johns Island (at Main Rd and Maybank Hwy and going by The Angel Oak on Maybank Hwy.