Guidebook for Charleston

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Guidebook for Charleston

Food Scene

Aka-Fast and French-Cozy/ excellent soups/ great prices. good for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. F&F has been my favorite for 10 years! note: this is a communal table restaurant.(Downtown)
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Gaulart & Maliclet Fast and French Inc.
98 Broad St
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Aka-Fast and French-Cozy/ excellent soups/ great prices. good for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. F&F has been my favorite for 10 years! note: this is a communal table restaurant.(Downtown)
This place feels like you're in someones pretty house in Paris! Excellent food. (Downtown)
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Chez Nous
6 Payne Ct
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This place feels like you're in someones pretty house in Paris! Excellent food. (Downtown)
Excellent Thai food! cool scenery as well. (Downtown)
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Xiao Bao Biscuit
224 Rutledge Ave
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Excellent Thai food! cool scenery as well. (Downtown)
Excellent coffee! No wifi there, though... they want for everyone to talk and socialize. (Downtown)
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Kudu Coffee and Craft Beer
4 Vanderhorst St
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Excellent coffee! No wifi there, though... they want for everyone to talk and socialize. (Downtown)
This is a great Italian restaurant/ just a one minute walk from the apartment.
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Al Di La
25 Magnolia Rd
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This is a great Italian restaurant/ just a one minute walk from the apartment.
This is a cozy candle-lit wine bar down the street from the apartment. It has charcuterie and cheese plates, along with excellent wine! I highly recommend. Also, it's only a 3 minute walk away!
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Avondale Wine & Cheese
813 Savannah Hwy
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This is a cozy candle-lit wine bar down the street from the apartment. It has charcuterie and cheese plates, along with excellent wine! I highly recommend. Also, it's only a 3 minute walk away!
Great coffee, well lit, modern and quaint little shop.
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710 King Street
Great coffee, well lit, modern and quaint little shop.
This is a small (very popular) low key breakfast spot just down the street from the apartment. They have an excellent breakfast menu!
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Early Bird Diner
1644 Savannah Hwy
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This is a small (very popular) low key breakfast spot just down the street from the apartment. They have an excellent breakfast menu!
For a real Charleston experience, you may want to go to Bertha's for lunch. Nothing fancy, just home cooked meat+3 type of place. Fried chicken is always on their menu. probably not for vegetarian's;
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Bertha's Kitchen
2332 Meeting Street Rd
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For a real Charleston experience, you may want to go to Bertha's for lunch. Nothing fancy, just home cooked meat+3 type of place. Fried chicken is always on their menu. probably not for vegetarian's;
Excellent Thai food! Located Downtown Charleston.
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Basil
460 King St
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Excellent Thai food! Located Downtown Charleston.
Excellent food here. The Lot specializes in supporting local farms. They do a fantastic Sunday brunch.
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The Lot
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Excellent food here. The Lot specializes in supporting local farms. They do a fantastic Sunday brunch.
If you'd like to have a good ol Charleston breakfast... this is the place. Great biscuits! Also great for Dinner with shrimp n grits on the menu. (Downtown)
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Hominy Grill
207 Rutledge Ave
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If you'd like to have a good ol Charleston breakfast... this is the place. Great biscuits! Also great for Dinner with shrimp n grits on the menu. (Downtown)
This is a VERY hidden restaurant. situated on a tidal creek in the back of a charming neighborhood. They specialize in fried or grilled fish and shrimp! and hushpuppies, yum.
Haddrell Street
Haddrell Street
This is a VERY hidden restaurant. situated on a tidal creek in the back of a charming neighborhood. They specialize in fried or grilled fish and shrimp! and hushpuppies, yum.
I recommend this coffee shop for picking up a quick coffee or working on the computer. It's a short minute walk away from the apartment! Very convenient.
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Highfalutin Coffee Roasters
27 Magnolia Rd
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I recommend this coffee shop for picking up a quick coffee or working on the computer. It's a short minute walk away from the apartment! Very convenient.
A bit pricey, but a good classic!
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Magnolias
185 E Bay St
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A bit pricey, but a good classic!
Seafood bar
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167 Raw
193 King St
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Seafood bar
A meat and three type breakfast diner downtown with a water view.
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Marina Variety Store Restaurant
9 Lockwood Dr
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A meat and three type breakfast diner downtown with a water view.
Great little diner downtown
Jack's Cafe
41 George St
Great little diner downtown
Fine dining and pricey, but definitely worth it.
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McCrady's
155 E Bay St
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Fine dining and pricey, but definitely worth it.
A nice diner situated downtown
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Sweetwater Cafe
801 Folly Rd
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A nice diner situated downtown
Not too far from the apartment... They have the best breakfast biscuits in the morning and great coffee!!
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Normandy Farm Artisan Bakery
19 Broad St
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Not too far from the apartment... They have the best breakfast biscuits in the morning and great coffee!!
A tiny coffee shop hidden on Market Street downtown.
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City Lights Coffee
141 N Market St
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A tiny coffee shop hidden on Market Street downtown.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cozy candle-lit wine bar. They have great cheese plates. Just around the corner from Husk. (Downtown)
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Bin 152
152 King St
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Great cozy candle-lit wine bar. They have great cheese plates. Just around the corner from Husk. (Downtown)
If you're looking for a good cocktail place downtown.. this is it
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The Gin Joint
182 E Bay St
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If you're looking for a good cocktail place downtown.. this is it

Arts & Culture

The Farmer's Market is every Saturday in Marion Square Park. (Downtown)
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Meeting Street
Meeting Street
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The Farmer's Market is every Saturday in Marion Square Park. (Downtown)

Essentials

If you're looking for a snack, quick lunch, or groceries. This is a natural foods store just down the street. They have a homemade soup bar, pizza bar, food bar, juice bar, and salads for on the go.
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Earth Fare
74 Folly Rd Blvd
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If you're looking for a snack, quick lunch, or groceries. This is a natural foods store just down the street. They have a homemade soup bar, pizza bar, food bar, juice bar, and salads for on the go.