Editor's note: In honor of Charleston's 350th anniversary, we are reprinting some of our favorite stories on the history of Charleston foodways and dining. This was published in 2017.
Restaurants are the very first type of environment specified for mandatory masking-up in the emergency ordinance passed last week by Charleston City Council.
There's a lot of novelty and nostalgia in one of America's most historic cities, and the restaurants and bars are no exception. Here's restaurants that will make you feel like a longtime local, even if you're a native.
Reporter Conner Mitchell shares his picks for the best breweries in Charleston.
Here are seven of the nearly 30 breweries in the Charleston area with full food menus.
Here's the ultimate dining guide to the best Charleston restaurants to try.
Charleston restaurants are so accomplished and so well-known, that dining has displaced the weather as the obligatory follow-up topic when folks from elsewhere learn where you live. Residents …
The craft cocktail scene finally caught up to the culinary offerings in Charleston, and nowadays it’s hard to find a place that doesn’t put extreme care into its mixed drinks.
Charleston’s restaurant scene is constantly being favorably compared to dining culture in cities such as New York City and San Francisco, but eaters living in the Charleston area can venture b…
Accolades for Charleston’s dining scene have largely gone to restaurants that could have arguably emerged in any decent-sized Southern city, such as FIG or Charleston Grill. But the James Bear…
New wine shops and bars are expanding the options for wine lovers. Charleston was once scoffed at for not having the wine programs to back up the food scene, but that has changed dramatically …
There was a time when my alcoholic beverage of choice came in only a cocktail glass. But times have changed, and Charleston was the catalyst. As the beer boom came to Charleston, I started sip…
Although Charleston culture might seem to be more seersucker and bowties than ball caps and shorts, there are still plenty of places where a relaxed approach is preferred and even welcomed. Ta…
Charleston takes its drinking very seriously: Even some church-sponsored events are apt to serve alcohol. But the guzzling public has high standards for its craft cocktails, which are ably met…
Lowcountry food traditions speak to our culinary heritage
Critics are forever being asked to name the city’s best restaurant. It’s an impossible question to answer, since at best it is an ambiguous concept (and I’ll spare you the rest of the spiel fo…
