Restaurant info
In addition to the links on the program website, here is some more particular restaurant information.
In general: most restaurants are on King St – our hotel is on Meeting St, one block east of King. If you exit the hotel and then go across the park or down Hutson St you will end up on King. When I note down King, I mean turning left down King if you are standing on King with your back to the hotel – turning right is going up King.
Coffee Shops:
Kudu – on Vanderhorst St, two blocks from hotel, has excellent coffee and beer in the afternoons. No wi-fi!
La Patisserie – part of Hotel Bennett, which is behind our hotel fronting onto King. Tasty sweet treats and coffees.
Starbucks can be found throughout the city, the closest is at the corner of King and Calhoun
Second State Coffee – Beaufain and Kirkland, about 10 blocks from the hotel – for serious coffee people
Lunch: fast and easy to take out and eat on Marion square. For most of these you could also order ahead of time and go and pick up. These are all reasonably priced.
Verde – King St (first block heading down King) – big salad place. Think Elaine.
https://www.eatatverde.com/locations
Beech – King St. (second block down King) – acai bowls and poke plus bagels and such.
https://www.beechrestaurants.com/kingstreet
Caviar and Bananas – George St – off of King one black down – salads, sandwiches, coffee, baked goods
https://www.caviarandbananas.com/location/george-street/
Playa bowls – King St (first block going up King) – juices and bowls
https://www.playabowls.com/location/charleston-sc/
Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit – King St, 3-4 blocks up King – tastiest biscuits around, sweet and savoury
Lunch – sit down and close by (also good for dinner)
Virginia’s on King – King St – one block up — southern food
https://www.holycityhospitality.com/virginias-on-king/
Rue de Jean – on John St – two blocks up King and turn right – French food
https://www.holycityhospitality.com/39-rue-de-jean/
Dinner – so many options – likely worth making some reservations, listed here is just the tip of the options. I am not including the most famous, reservations essential places (FIG, Husk) nor the priciest (Peninsula Grill).
All of these are down King or on Meeting
Co – Thai, on King
https://www.eatatco.com/location/charleston/
Basic Kitchen, of King on Wentworth
The Watch, Off King on Wentworth, outdoor eating available (rooftop!)
https://therestorationhotel.com/the-watch-menu/
Le Farfalle, Italian, off King on Beaufain, outdoor eating available
https://www.lefarfallecharleston.com/
Sixty Bull café, On the western side of CofC campus, about 7 blocks away on corner of Bull and Smith,
All of these are up King
Coterie – southern/Indian fusion, outdoor eating available ( off King on Warren)
Stella’s – Greek, outdoor eating available (off King on corner of St Philip and Warren)
https://stellascharleston.com/
The Grocery – farm to table (off King on Cannon)
https://thegrocerycharleston.com/
The Ordinary – seafood – on King
Indaco – Italian – on King
https://www.indacorestaurant.com/
Barsa – tapas – on King, outdoor eating available
https://www.barsacharleston.com/
Leon’s Oyster – on King (further up, 12 blocks or so) oysters and fried chicken, outdoor eating available
Little Jack’s Tavern – on King, past Leon’s, maybe 14 blocks up, claims to have the best burger, I like their chopped salad, outdoor eating available
https://littlejackstavern.com/
And if people want to go a little farther afield for barbecue two options, both about 1.5 -2 miles from the hotel, but worth it if you want to Uber or pick up a bike or have a walk.
Rodney Scott’s — https://www.rodneyscottsbbq.com/
Lewis Barbecue – https://www.lewisbarbecue.com/