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Downtown Charleston, SC

  The "All American City" is widely known for it's eclectic variety of restaurants, history and it's diverse nightlife.  From local seafood and infamous Low Country cuisine to fine dining and sushi bars... you can find a suitable restaurant or bar in Charleston to satisfy any culinary desire.

  Even the sports bars, pubs and taverns have a reputation for great food and good times! After dinner you can hang out in one of the lounges or party at one of the dance clubs or live music venues in town.

   Search through the listings below to find the perfect place to suite your mood, your tastes and your style!

Downtown Charleston Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Directory

Restaurants
 39 Rue De Jean upscale casual

 Boathouse East Bay coming soon!
 Carolina's coming soon!
 Coast Bar and Grill casual dining/seafood
 Cypress fine dining/asian/eclectic
 High Cotton coming soon!
 Il Cortile Del Re fine dining/roman/tuscan
 Magnolias fine dining/southern
 McCrady's fine dining/eclectic
 Mellow Mushroom casual dining/pizza/beer
 Oak fine dining/steakhouse
 Raval tapas/winebar
 Slightly North Of Broad coming soon!
 Tristan fine dining/local/French
 more eats to come...    
Bars/Pubs/Taverns
 AC's Bar and Grill bar & grill/no frills
 Big John's Tavern dive/f&b/billiards
 Charleston Beer Works sports bar/tunes/billiards
 King Street Grille sports bar/upscale/billiards
 Mad River Bar & Grille 27 HD TV'S/pubfare/live music
 more bars to come...
Lounges/Clubs/Live Music
 Torch Velvet lounge lounge/metropolitan/sexy
 more clubs to come...

  Charleston Bars and Restaurants are spread out throughout the Charleston peninsula.  Some of the restaurants and bars are strategically placed in groups which makes bar hopping very convenient to the food and drink connoisseur.
 
  One has the historic Market Street area, King Street, Broad Street, and East Bay Street areas to Choose from.  Market Street which is a popular tourist destination offers an open aired shopping market between North and South market Streets selling everything from jewelry to Charleston nick knacks.

  The Market area is mainly between East Bay Street and King Street and is lined with some of Charleston's most prominent restaurants and bars.  One can choose from fine dining restaurants, casual dining restaurants, sports bars, specialty bars, French bistros, and seafood restaurants as well.
 
  Next...King Street has a plethora of shopping and nightlife in the Charleston, South Carolina area.  Upper King Street, which has just blossomed dramatically with in the last five years, is a hip spot to enjoy dining and nightlife in Charleston, SC.  Besides the normal hair salons, furniture stores and specialty shops, this part of King Street is now known for its restaurant and bar scene.  One can stroll down the Upper King Street area for lunch or dinner and find Tai restaurants, Tapas bars, fine dining restaurants, French bistros, sexy lounges, seafood restaurants and college bars with live music nightly in Charleston, SC.
 
  After King Street, the Broad Street part of downtown Charleston is also a great place to go for a quick lunch or a splendid evening of drinks and dining.  During the day Broad Street is filled with law offices and other government buildings as well as specialty shops and boutiques.  But...from happy hour on, one can find fine dining steakhouses, local pubs, wine shops and bistros with an array of food and beverages to choose from. 
 
  Last but not least...East Bay Street from Calhoun Street and up, offers quite a bit of dining and nightlife in Charleston.  You've got fine dining restaurants, dive bars, daiquiri bars, brew pubs, seafood restaurants, rooftop bars, and sushi restaurants galore.  East Bay Street in Charleston, SC is more of a locals hot spot...but tourists who enjoy good food and good times should explore this part of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

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