FOR BREAKFAST
Joseph's, 129 Meeting St. Featured
on Rachel Ray's "$40 A Day" on The
Food Network. Don't Miss: New
Orleans--style beignets fried to order and
dusted with powered sugar.
FOR LUNCH (or DINNER)
Jestine's Kitchen, 251 Meeting St.
Grandma soul food extrordinaire!!
Meatloaf, mac and cheese, corn fritters,
fried chicken and local seafood creole
and gumbo. Jimmy Buffet is a regular
customer when in Charleston. Don't
miss: coconut cream pie.
The Glass Onion, 1219 Savannah
Highway Twenty minutes off the
peninsula, but worth the trip. Another
down home southern soul food joint
with the accent on good.
Don't miss: deviled farm eggs.
FOR DINNER
Garabalidi's, 49 S. Market Street A
local favorite since 1978. Charming
and cozy, with outstanding food
moderately priced.
Don't miss: shrimp risotto and the
cheesecake.
Carolina's, 10 Exchange St. Housed
in a pre-Revolutionary building 100
feet from the Cooper River on a gaslite
street, Carolina's is a contemporary
restaurant steeped in Low country
history. It continues the tradition
begun by the first restaurant in the
structure, the famous Perdita's.
Several of the current menu items are
holdovers from the 1950s.
Don't miss: almost everything!
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The Tavern, 120 East Bay Street.
Next door to the historic Exchange
Building sits the oldest structure in
Charleston (c. 1690). Opened as Harris'
Tavern before 1700, this building has been
serving alcohol in some form for over 300
years. It currently serves as a small
eclectic liquor store. Proprietor Gary Dow
is a local pirate re-enactor and history buff.
Worth a stop in for the ambiance and
conversation alone, but you'll probably
walk out with a nice bottle of wine, rum or
whiskey.
Big John's Tavern, 251 East Bay Street.
Called the "best dive since '55" "Big John’s
Tavern" lives up to its reputation on a
nightly basis. For decades it has been the
last shebang for many locals. Lingerie
strategically hanging from the ceiling,
Pabst, live tunes, and scandalously dressed
women dancing on the bar ... What are you
waiting for? See you after the tour.
Poe's Tavern, 2210 Middle Street on
Sullivan's Island. Poe's Tavern, located in
the heart of Sullivan's Island, was founded
to preserve the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe. A
man who at once celebrated and bemoaned
life, and always enjoyed a good drink, or
several. One of the best bars on the
Carolina coast!
Blind Tiger Pub, 38 Broad Street. One of
the great bars in Charleston, dating back to
the days of Prohibition. Amazing courtyard
bar in the back with a view of St. Philip's
Church. There's nothing better than
drinking while staring at the oldest church
in South Carolina.
Club Habana,177 Meeting Street.
Located in a 200 year old building on the
second floor of an up-scale cigar store, this
is a unique Charleston experience.
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- Go to Sullivan's Island
and walk the beach. Ask
each local you meet this
question: Is it true this
island is named after a
pedophile?
- Take a romantic midnight
stroll down Church Street
(south of Broad St.) or
Tradd Street.
- Walk through churches
and graveyards. Most of
the them are open daily to
the public.
- Drive to the best kept
secret in Charleston -
Magnolia Cemetery.
DIRECTIONS: From I-26:
take exit 219B (Meeting
St.) Turn left at second
light; then turn right at
Cunnington Ave. The
Cemetery is at the end of
the block. Prepare to be
amazed.
- Visit the Philip Simmons
Children's Garden @701
East Bay Street. Simmons
is renowned as one of the
world's master
blacksmiths.
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