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  • Spice Palette

    Spice Palette

    Find chaat—crunchy, savory, and habit-forming snacks—along with a multitude of other pan-Indian delights at this strip mall spot, where the vibe is cheeky Bollywood and service is on point. Go early for dinner and sip a Bombay Gin-Gin while you peruse the menu, a tome of classics, specialty dishes such as prawn moilee and no…

  • Lola Rose

    Lola Rose

    It’s all about wood-fired pizza and house-made pasta at Susan and Kevin Johnson’s welcoming trattoria in the Carolina Park neighborhood. Standouts include a stellar chopped salad of lettuces, salami, provolone and white acre peas; spaghetti with chowder clams and breadcrumbs; and the Sicilian lamb meatballs with pistachio relish.    Photo Credits: Jonathan Boncek

  • Jack’s Cosmic Dogs

    This kitschy, no-frills joint has served up out-of-this-world hot dogs, sides, and ice cream for more than 23 years. Go for the Blue Galactic, slathered with chili, cheese, house-made blue cheese coleslaw, and a drizzle of Jack’s Cosmic Mustard, or BYOD (Build Your Own Dog) with a variety of toppings.

  • Sorelle 

    Sorelle 

    Sorelle emanates big-city opulence, with only-in-Charleston flair, like the view of the Four Corners of Law from the dining room. While house-made pasta, local fish, and lavish meat dishes anchor the offerings, the smaller plates, such as the vongole fra diavolo, generate the most excitement, especially when paired with a house Negroni. Also winners: handkerchief…

  • Prohibition

    Prohibition

    With live music and DJs on the regular, this jazz-age boite is always hopping. Cocktail enthusiasts will find plenty of well-executed classics to choose from, as well as fun twists like the gin-based cherry sour. The food menu keeps it real with Southern-inspired dishes sourced locally when possible. (ML) 547 King St., (843) 793-2964, prohibitioncharleston.com.…

  • Ma’am Saab

    Ma’am Saab

    Dishes arrive in pretty copper vessels at this lively Pakistani spot, encouraging sharing among the table. Savory starters like the aubergine pakora chaat—eggplant fritters with pomegranate seeds and mint chutney—cry out for one of the bar’s imaginative cocktails. Main plates are carefully curated, from a flavorful rendition of butter chicken to the superstar of the…

  • Kultura

    Kultura

    Chopped champ Nikko Cagalanan has set up shop on Spring Street, delivering elevated Filipino dishes like sticky and savory furikake-dusted ribs and the deeply flavorful pancit, a tangle of perfectly chewy house-made noodles, slivers of cabbage, mushrooms, and Royal Red shrimp with a sour calamansi punch. Try the ubi cake topped with corn miso mousse…

  • Costa

    Costa

    Bookended by an elegant bar and the high-energy open kitchen, Costa is glamorous and sweeping. Offerings are restrained and tightly curated. Billed as Italian-inspired seafood, the menu kicks off with several crudo plates, including a bright and briny scallop with passionfruit, avocado, and finger lime. Still, terrestrial dishes, like the ever-so-thin-and-crispy pork Milanese, are every…

  • Cafecito

    Cafecito

    Missing a proper cafecito (Cuban espresso) and Cubano sandwich, a couple of Miami transplants opened this spot featuring all manner of coffee drinks, pastries, and sandwiches. Don’t miss the guava and cream cheese pastelito.   Photo Credits: Rachel Carper

  • Bintü Atelier

    Bintü Atelier

    Tucked into the largely residential Eastside with half of its seating in a tented patio, the restaurant feels at once straight out of West Africa or the Caribbean and organic to the neighborhood. Inside the bright yellow cube of a building, reggae emanates from the turntable, while diners share curry turnovers, grilled chicken wings, and…