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Vern's is one of Charleston's hottest restaurants. Does it live up to the hype?
Despite the remodels and chef changes, Husk does not seem to have been altered in any fundamental way. The larger dining scene — both here in Charleston and in the country at large — has just evolved and shifted around it.
The bold flavors of the border — hatch chiles, beef back ribs, mesquite smoke — are prominent and compelling at Rancho Lewis, John Lewis' El Paso, Texas, inspired restaurant that opened in spring 2022.
MOMO Riverfront Park is not your typical park concession. It’s a full-service modern American restaurant, with all the requisite modern features.
Bar George opened in the summer of 2020, bringing the passion and focus of the downtown scene out to James Island. That means serving good food alongside good drinks, and much of the menu puts cheffy twists on typical bar fare.
Meals at Malika Canteen in Mount Pleasant start out strong with an array of “street side apps,” including a delightful samosa chaat. The bright flavors continue as one moves from chaat to the larger plates.
It's tempting to insist that Chubby Fish be put at the top of everyone’s Charleston restaurant bucket list, but we won’t go quite that far. This is not a restaurant for everyone. It’s the kind of place you have to take on its own terms, making allowances for the limitations of the small space and the tight focus on fresh local flavors.
Savi Cucina + Wine Bar launched its new fall menu earlier this month, and it seems more tweak than transformation. At their best, the flavors are bold, sometimes unexpectedly so, and when the dishes step a bit outside the safe Italian, seafood and steakhouse lane, they tend to really shine.
Downtown Charleston's Bistronomy By Nico is upscale fine dining for sure, but is it looking forward or glancing backward?
In a single visit to Gillie’s Seafood you could check off half your bucket list of classic Lowcountry dishes: purloo, she crab soup, shrimp and grits, red rice, okra soup. And let’s not forget what just might be the best fried shrimp in Charleston.
Berkeley’s dishes seem simple, but behind the scenes someone has put a lot of thought into each element and took the time to really dial it in. And that makes Berkeley a very welcome addition to the North Central neighborhood.
Coterie experiments with inserting upscale Indian flavors into a casual Lowcountry environment, and the playful, genre-bending aesthetic carries over from kitchen to bar.
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A toddler cheered while playing a board game with his dad at Owlbear Cafe in Mount Pleasant. Shelves lining the café’s back wall were stacked with all kinds of games — Clue, Catan, Sorry! … the list goes on.
After finishing a yoga class in Mount Pleasant, I decided to make Owlbear my Friday morning office before visiting a nearby restaurant for lunch.
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