Guidebook for Charleston
Food Scene
Great food nearby, elegantly served, in a casual and arty ambience. Outdoor dining is possible. Pricey but they will let you divide the entree.
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Sermet's Southernterranean Cuisine-Bar
Great food nearby, elegantly served, in a casual and arty ambience. Outdoor dining is possible. Pricey but they will let you divide the entree.
Breakfast close by. Closest thing we have to the old-time country joints.
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Sweetwater Cafe
801 Folly RdBreakfast close by. Closest thing we have to the old-time country joints.
Old-time joint with great seafood, order simple or saucy, beautiful marsh view. Skip the famed Bowen's Island, of late becoming a mere tourist trap, and go here.
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LoLo's
2293 Folly RdOld-time joint with great seafood, order simple or saucy, beautiful marsh view. Skip the famed Bowen's Island, of late becoming a mere tourist trap, and go here.
The Gullah People Welcome YOU! Go there with respect, keep it real, and be showered with hospitality. All the food is good and the view is heavenly. Tell them Richard and Katherine sent you, and ask about the history of the place. If it's not open - dat Islan' way, mon - go back to Folly road and head to LoLo's. That's how we do it.
Island Breeze
2225 Mosquito Beach RdThe Gullah People Welcome YOU! Go there with respect, keep it real, and be showered with hospitality. All the food is good and the view is heavenly. Tell them Richard and Katherine sent you, and ask about the history of the place. If it's not open - dat Islan' way, mon - go back to Folly road and head to LoLo's. That's how we do it.
We used to scour Los Angeles for good Thai food, and this place beats them all!
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Thai Elephants Restaurant
915 Folly RdWe used to scour Los Angeles for good Thai food, and this place beats them all!
Gorgeous country restaurant, excellent fusion of Italian and Southern traditions. They cure their own meats and the waiters can recommend good wines with the meal.
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Wild Olive Restaurant
2867 Maybank HwyGorgeous country restaurant, excellent fusion of Italian and Southern traditions. They cure their own meats and the waiters can recommend good wines with the meal.
Closest seafood to you. Gullah-owned, started with a truck. There are others that we like better, but if you want to stay close, this country joint is one the locals all recommend.
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Roadside Seafood
807 Folly RdClosest seafood to you. Gullah-owned, started with a truck. There are others that we like better, but if you want to stay close, this country joint is one the locals all recommend.
Starbucks
730 Coleman BlvdBecause sometimes you just have to have spaghetti and a dry martini.
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Mondo's Italian Restaurant
915 Folly RdBecause sometimes you just have to have spaghetti and a dry martini.
Has all the essentials of the great Charleston restaurants: Good chef, good room, good staff.
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Slightly North of Broad Restaurant
192 E Bay StHas all the essentials of the great Charleston restaurants: Good chef, good room, good staff.
Xiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge AveExcellent for Viet Namese lunch. Not hard to park.
Great casual seafood downtown, with parking and a river view.
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Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar
186 Concord StGreat casual seafood downtown, with parking and a river view.
Authentic Breton creperie, worth the wait if you're near the College at lunchtime.
Breizh pan Crepes/Charleston
39 George StAuthentic Breton creperie, worth the wait if you're near the College at lunchtime.
If you're at the beach, go here for good food and a parking place.
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The Washout
41 Center StIf you're at the beach, go here for good food and a parking place.
Sightseeing
Unique in American historic sites, McLeod invites visitors to explore the lives of people - black and white, enslaved and free - whose stories are essential to understanding Charleston’s complex past.
If you want to go, I have a pass that admits 4 for free.
https://ccprc.com/1447/McLeod-Plantation-Historic-Site
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McLeod Plantation Historic Site
325 Country Club DrUnique in American historic sites, McLeod invites visitors to explore the lives of people - black and white, enslaved and free - whose stories are essential to understanding Charleston’s complex past.
If you want to go, I have a pass that admits 4 for free.
https://ccprc.com/1447/McLeod-Plantation-Historic-Site
Excellent interpretation, of the slave-owners' lives in an 18th century downtown house. (Plus our Helen is a Heyward and lived in a garret there as a girl.) We also HIGHLY recommend Laughing Gull Tours for a guided walking tour of old Charleston http://www.laughinggulltours.com/
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Heyward-Washington House
87 Church StExcellent interpretation, of the slave-owners' lives in an 18th century downtown house. (Plus our Helen is a Heyward and lived in a garret there as a girl.) We also HIGHLY recommend Laughing Gull Tours for a guided walking tour of old Charleston http://www.laughinggulltours.com/
Good interpretation of life in a Southern slave-labor camp. The house and gardens are well kept and the guided tour, focused on life in the 'big house,' is pretty good. The intact slaves' quarters, though not docent-guided, are a fine exhibit, with informative placards.
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Boone Hall Plantation
1235 Long Point RoadGood interpretation of life in a Southern slave-labor camp. The house and gardens are well kept and the guided tour, focused on life in the 'big house,' is pretty good. The intact slaves' quarters, though not docent-guided, are a fine exhibit, with informative placards.