★☆☆☆☆ Pawpaw does not live up to what Southern food means in Charleston.
Southern | French Quarter
★★★★☆ Rodney Scott's BBQ lets the good times, good food roll.
Barbecue | North Central
★★★★☆ Bar Normandy on Broad Street is unconventionally delicious.
Small plates | South of Broad
★★★★☆ SNOB
★★☆☆☆ High Cotton
★★☆☆☆ Old Village Post House
★★★☆☆ Unpretentious, comforting Goulette is a true neighborhood restaurant.
French | Cannonborough-Elliotborough
★★★★☆ Rappahannock's Charleston location is fresh and inventive.
Seafood | Eastside
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