Since one of us (ahem, Nina) likes making lists almost as much as she likes making dinner reservations, we’ve kept a running list of Charleston restaurants we’ve tried since first visiting the city in 2009.  Our list ranges from the finest of fine dining to the most casual dives and covers just about every cuisine and price point in between, which is as much a testament to the breadth and diversity of Charleston’s food scene as it is to our love of eating out!

The list is far from scientific, but we have a few rules: (i) we include any restaurant we’ve tried in Charleston County, (ii) we don’t include bars unless (or until) we’ve tried their food offerings, (iii) we don’t double-count restaurants with more than one location or that have closed and re-opened (e.g., Taco Boy, The Granary), and (iv) we don’t include large chain restaurants (where we rarely eat anyway) but will include smaller chains with only one or two Charleston outposts (e.g., Mellow Mushroom, Urban Cookhouse).

We’ll keep this list updated as we try new restaurants in town – we like to add to it as often as possible!

Latest update: December 6, 2017