Where to stay in Charleston, for the food
Pick the part of town first, then the hotel. Each one says what it's like, what to eat there and how far the sights are.
1. Pick the part of town
1. Upper King
The food: Order Smoked oysters at The Ordinary; The $32 lunch: onigiri (tuna yuzu kosho) at Bareo; Pepper soup at Bintü Atelier.
Leon's Oyster ShopMichelin Bib Gourmand · 11 min walkMichelin 1★Malagón Mercado y TaperiaMichelin 1★ · 1 min walkLowcountry oystersThe OrdinaryLowcountry oysters · 3 min walkRestaurantChubby FishRestaurant · 4 min walkRestaurantBareoRestaurant · 5 min walkMichelin 1★Wild CommonMichelin 1★ · 8 min walk2. Downtown
The food: Order Shrimp and grits at 82 Queen; She-crab soup at Poogan's Porch; Lowcountry boil at A.W. Shuck's.
82 QueenShrimp and grits · 3 min walk
FIGMichelin Recommended · 4 min walkSlightly North of BroadShrimp and grits · 7 min walkShe-crab soupPoogan's PorchShe-crab soup · 3 min walkFrogmore stewA.W. Shuck'sFrogmore stew · 3 min walkRestaurantHuskRestaurant · 3 min walk3. East Side
The food: Order Crab and shrimp rice at Hannibal's Kitchen; Pepper soup at Bintü Atelier; Smoked oysters at The Ordinary.
Leon's Oyster ShopMichelin Bib Gourmand · 14 min walkSoul foodHannibal's KitchenSoul food · 2 min walkSenegaleseBintü AtelierSenegalese · 2 min walkMichelin 1★Malagón Mercado y TaperiaMichelin 1★ · 12 min walkLowcountry oystersThe OrdinaryLowcountry oysters · 12 min walkRestaurantChubby FishRestaurant · 14 min walkOr let Chef pick: stay in Upper King
Chef's pick is Upper King: 13 of his places are a 15-minute walk. Chef picks hotels the way he picks restaurants: from the best lists, and what reviewers say.
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