I know! This post is a long time coming! First, allow me to be the millionth person to tell you that Charleston, South Carolina is now one of the biggest restaurant destinations in America. As most of you know by now, we are New Yorkers who spend a week or two a year on Kiawah Island, about 25 miles outside of Charleston, and we have been visiting the area long enough to remember when Charleston was all about Lowcountry classics like hush puppies, shrimp and grits, and the mile-high coconut cake at velvet-walled, white-linened tabled Peninsula Grill. Flash forward to last week, when we decided to wing it with dinner plans -- should we do Mexican? Seafood? Asian Soul? Oysters? Classic Tavern? -- and, at the considerably pre-peak hour of 6:00, ended up hearing the same thing from well-meaning hosts over and over:
Where We Eat in Charleston, SC
Where We Eat in Charleston, SC
Where We Eat in Charleston, SC
I know! This post is a long time coming! First, allow me to be the millionth person to tell you that Charleston, South Carolina is now one of the biggest restaurant destinations in America. As most of you know by now, we are New Yorkers who spend a week or two a year on Kiawah Island, about 25 miles outside of Charleston, and we have been visiting the area long enough to remember when Charleston was all about Lowcountry classics like hush puppies, shrimp and grits, and the mile-high coconut cake at velvet-walled, white-linened tabled Peninsula Grill. Flash forward to last week, when we decided to wing it with dinner plans -- should we do Mexican? Seafood? Asian Soul? Oysters? Classic Tavern? -- and, at the considerably pre-peak hour of 6:00, ended up hearing the same thing from well-meaning hosts over and over: