Where to stay in Charleston, for the food
Chef reads the best lists and what reviewers say, and tells you how far each hotel is from dinner.
‹ Every part of CharlestonDowntown
The food: Order Shrimp and grits at 82 Queen; She-crab soup at Poogan's Porch; Lowcountry boil at A.W. Shuck's.
Hotels in Downtown
10 of Chef's places are a 15-minute walk from Downtown. Chef looks for hotels in Downtown first. Chef picks hotels the way he picks restaurants: from the best lists, and what reviewers say.
Where to eat in Downtown
All 10 of Chef's places a 15-minute walk away, nearest first.
82 QueenShrimp and grits · order Shrimp and grits3 min- Poogan's PorchShe-crab soup · order She-crab soup3 min
- A.W. Shuck'sFrogmore stew · order Lowcountry boil3 min
- HuskRestaurant · order Cornmeal-fried flounder3 min
FIGMichelin Recommended4 min- Hyman's SeafoodShe-crab soup · order She-crab soup with sherry4 min
- Millers All DayBreakfast · order Pork belly biscuit with blueberry jam6 min
- Slightly North of BroadShrimp and grits · order Shrimp and grits7 min
- MerciRestaurant12 min
- The Restaurant at Zero GeorgeRomantic dinner13 min
Then the food
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