Best Food in Charleston, SC (2022) – Charleston Travel Guide to the Best Restaurants in Charleston from Dank Eats

“Charleston, SC, is one of my favorite food cities in the United States and I think it has been underappreciated for a long time — but times are definitely changing! In this video, I walk through a list of the best restaurants in Charleston as well as the best food in charleston so that you can bookmark them on your Google maps for a self-guided food tour of Charleston when you travel there!

Whenever people think of food from the Carolinas, the obvious cuisines come to mind such as seafood (particularly Carolina shrimp and oysters) and Carolina BBQ. While there are definitely PLENTY of places to get your fix of both of these things, there are obviously better places than others to find the best seafood in Charleston and the best barbecue in Charleston, South Carolina. I did my research before visiting and then went and tried all of them so that I could provide you with a curated list.

Some of my favorite restaurants in Charleston include The Ordinary, Leons, FIG, Rodney Scott’s BBQ, and Lewis Barbecue. These are the shortlist of MUST HAVE restaurants but I also included many great restaurants and bars in Charleston for you to save as well.

When we recorded this video in October of 2020, there were still a lot of restrictions due to you know what, so that’s why you’ll see so many people wearing face coverings in the videos.

We went back in 2021 to hit some more restaurants and it was much more relaxed that time around.” – Dank Eats