Bars and RestaurantsPoe's Tavernwww.poestavern.com Get a burger or fish tacos. Sit outside if weather is nice. Inside by the fireplace if cold. Dunleavy’s Pub Read Tripadvisor Reviews Classic Irish pub at the beach. Sullivan’s Restaurant www.sullivansrestaurant.com Classic family beach place. Fried seafood and soul food. Atlanticville Restaurant www.atlanticville.net Casual elegance |
Station 22 Restaurant Read Urbanspoon Reviews Vintage 1970s. High Thyme Restaurant www.highthymecuisine.com My favorite food on the island. Café Medley Café Medley on Facebook Outstanding coffee, excellent wine/beer selection. Points of InterestFt. Moultrie and Ft. Moultrie Visitors CenterRead about Ft. Moultrie & the Visitor’s Center Beaches Best surf fishing is on west end in front of Ft. Moultrie. Best kite boarding on east end. Best place to see and be seen: between Stations 17 and 23. |
Huck’s Restaurant www.huckslowcountrytable.com Excellent food and comfortable atmosphere. Morgan Creek Grill www.morgancreekgrill.com Nice casual place. Good seafood and awesome views up top. The Sea Biscuit Read Yelp Reviews Best place for breakfast. |
Coconut Joe’s Read Tripadvisor Reviews Great rooftop overlooking the beach. The Windjammer www.the-windjammer.com Live music, bikini contests, etc. |
The area between Sullivan’s Island and the Cooper River Bridge offers lots of good restaurants along Coleman, Ben Sawyer, and Chuck Dawley Boulevards, in the Old Village and along Shem Creek. | ||
Old Post House www.oldvillageposthouse.com Great seafood and atmosphere. Check out cozy bar in back. The Wreck of the Richard and Charlene www.wreckrc.com aka – “The Wreck”. Most expensive food you can buy on a paper plate, great Lowcountry atmosphere. Head out back and drink beer next to shrimp boats. Red Drum www.reddrumrestaurant.com Best food in Mt. Pleasant. Excellent service. Boulevard Diner Boulevard Diner on Citysearch Popular breakfast and lunch place. Page’s Okra Grill 794 Coleman Boulevard Mount Pleasant, SC Home style. Another great breakfast spot. Capriccio’s 1034 Chuck Dawley Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC Cozy Italian. Mustard Seed www.mustardseedsc.com/mustard Great casual lunch place. Water’s Edge Restaurant www.waters-edge-restaurant.com Casual dining and bar on the water. Vickery’s Restaurant www.vickerys.com Pretty good food. Great setting to catch sunset. Metto Coffee & Tea Metto on Facebook Best coffee on Coleman Boulevard. Sette www.mustardseedsc.com/sette Italian. Kind of loud, but food is excellent. |
Art’s Bar 413 Coleman Boulevard Mount Pleasant, SC Good late night place to hear music. Red’s Ice House www.redsicehouse.com PARTY WOOH! Andolini’s www.andolinis.com Good pizza, family atmosphere. La Pizzeria www.lapizzeriamtp.com Better pizza, cozy atmosphere. Bambu Asian Bistro www.bambudining.com Popular for sushi and cougars. Buddy Roe’s Shrimp Shack www.buddyroesshrimpshack.com Shag and play mini-golf. Langdon’s Restaurant www.langdonsrestaurant.com Second best food in Town. Jacob’s Kitchen Restaurant www.theinnation.com Excellent food in I’On. Charleston Café www.charlestonscafe.com Great place for breakfast and lunch. Five Loaves Café www.fiveloavescafe.com Another lunch favorite. Seewee Restaurant 4808 North Highway 17 Awendaw, SC Heading out of town toward Awendaw. Old roadside store. A bit of a hike to get there, but worth it. Excellent seafood and soul food. |
RECREATIONToller’s Cove Marina – Power boat rentals.Charleston Charter Boats – Charleston Harbor Marina. At Patriots Point. Halfmoon Outfitters – Kayak and paddle board rentals. Haddrell’s Point Tackle Supply – Fishing/hunting gear. Good source to find where fish are biting. Mike’s Bikes – Bike rental. Coastal Expeditions – Professional guides offering kayak tours of local waters. Nice places to walk around and see beautiful Lowcountry architecture...I'On – Miles of walking trails, including paths along Eastlake and Westlake, and the 2-mile Marsh Walk.Old Village – stop in the Pitt Street Pharmacy for a milk shake. MiscellaneousFarmer's Market – Every Tuesday afternoon/evening from late spring to late fall.Mt. Pleasant Seafood – Best place to buy fresh fish. Located on Shem Creek next to bridge. |
Wando Shrimp Company – Buy shrimp fresh off the boat. Located on Shem Creek just down from the Wreck. Magwood and Sons – The Magwoods have been shrimping these waters forever. Excellent fresh shrimp and tall tales. Patriots Point Golf Links – 18-hold public course. Easy play. Great views of Charleston Harbor. Rivertowne Golf Course – semi-private. Snee Farm Golf Course – semi-private Towne Centre – (pronounced “Townee Centra”) has all the big chain stores you see everywhere else in the U.S. Mt. Pleasant’s outdoor “mall.” Palmetto Grande – (pronounced “Palmetto Grandee”) metroplex theater. Cinnebarre – Metroplex theater. Waitresses will serve you beer, wine, popcorn, and sandwiches at your seat. Patriots Point – USS Yorktown Maritime Museum, Congressional Medal of Honor Museum. Fort Sumter – Where Mr. Lincoln’s War to Prevent Southern Independence began. Ferry departs from Patriots Point. Spoleto Festival www.spoletousa.org Food & Wine Festival www.charlestonwineandfood.com |
Boone Hall www.boonehallplantation.com Middleton Place www.middletonplace.org Magnolia www.magnoliaplantation.com Drayton Hall www.draytonhall.org Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge www.fws.gov/caperomain Beaufort Among the most beautiful southern towns. Hollywood loves this place (The Big Chill, Forrest Gump, The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, and many more were filmed here). Allow three hours round trip. Old Sheldon Church Ruins – north of “Garden’s Corner” - catch on return from Beaufort. |
Savannah Another favorite city. Allow five hours round trip. Best to allow 2-3 days. Georgetown/Brookgreen Gardens Third oldest city in South Carolina after Charleston and Beaufort. Charming Main Street offers good places for lunch and dinner. Brookgreen Gardens has outstanding collection of statuary in midst of glorious gardens. Both of these can be done in a day. McClellanville Funky old fishing village on road to Georgetown. Rockville Small resort hamlet on Wadmalaw Island south of Charleston. A soulful southern place to walk around. Don’t miss the porch of the Sea Island Yacht Club or walking along old post road between houses and river. Kiawah Island Charleston’s best known resort island. |