Listing Directory: General

  • Meeting at Market

    Charleston Place may not have previously come to mind when choosing a spot to grab beers, upscale pub snacks, burgers, or even a Cobb salad while watching the game, but that changed with Meeting at Market, a highbrow sports bar overlooking the City Market.

  • Lenoir

    Lenoir

    Vivian Howard’s eatery may be located in the Renaissance Hotel and named for her North Carolina home county, but it feels like a neighborhood spot. Patty melts, cornmeal-dusted catfish, and sticky-sweet blueberry barbecue wings grace the menu; and the cocktail list is fresh and fruit-forward—try the blood orange and mezcal “Above Your Raisin.”

  • Melfi’s

    This classy little Italian restaurant caters to adult diners (i.e, it’s not your children’s pizza place). Melfi’s specializes in simple pasta and creative thin-crusted pies like The Mr. Wally, its vodka-based sauce topped with salami, mushrooms, pickled fresno peppers, and mozz. Love osso bucco? Find your veal shanks here.

  • Leon’s Fine Poultry & Oyster Shop

    Housed in a former auto shop on Upper King Street, this retro restaurant ranks high as an ideal neighborhood hangout. There’s fried chicken, peel-and-eat shrimp, oyster rolls, and crab Louie salad, but don’t miss the chargrilled oysters—they’re a trademark.

  • Melvin’s BBQ

    Serving up the chopped pork barbecue just like that of its Mount Pleasant branch—as well as the “favorite cheeseburger” of Emeril Lagasse—this James Island icon is the perfect place to stop for lunch on your way to Folly Beach. And for hash and rice aficionados, Melvin’s is the best around.

  • Lewis Barbecue

    This counter service-only restaurant stays packed with a long line of carnivores eagerly awaiting their fill of ribs, pulled pork, hot sausage, and the almighty smoked brisket (owner John Lewis’s specialty). Just add a side of green chile corn pudding.

  • Melvin’s BBQ

    With a secret recipe for wood-fired ’cue that goes back to 1939, Melvin’s is a local go-to for tasty pork, ribs, brisket, chicken, and burgers. Throw in sides such as mac and cheese, fried okra, barbecue hash, coleslaw, and fried onion rings, and you’ve got a recipe for success.

  • Little Jack’s Tavern

    Extensive research resulted in this American tavern and a dining experience that feels timeless, with fare that includes crudites, chopped salad, crab cakes, and the crown jewel: the Tavern Burger.

  • Little Line Kitchen & Provisions

    An all-day menu focuses on simple breakfast sandwiches, bagels imported from Brooklyn, bacon, and grits. Come the weekend, the menu expands for a more leisurely pace with specials like the kimchi fried rice bowl with farm eggs, Brown’s Court sticky buns, buttermilk biscuits, and omelets, the latter served with perfectly crispy fries. For lunch or…

  • Lost Dog Cafe

    This Folly Beach institution has an expansive menu offering a little something for everyone. Before hitting the sand, nosh on bagels, breakfast burritos, and freshly baked muffins. Or hang on the patio with your pooch and a spicy bloody mary, choosing from salads, BLTs, and burgers at lunchtime. There’s no judgment here, just good vibes…