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Where to eat in Charleston: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Charleston, SC, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 37 picks in the city, of which 17 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 8 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Charleston for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Welton’s Tiny Bakeshop

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 682 King St

James Beard finalist

Outstanding Bakery finalist 2026

12:30 PM · Lunch

Renzo

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · 384 Huger St #4126

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Southeast semifinalist 2026 (Colin Marcelli)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Bowens Island Restaurant

Seafood · $$$ · about $90 a person · 1870 Bowens Island Rd

James Beard America's Classic

On the Bowen family's island since the mid-1940s.

Day 2: about $105 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

FIG

American & Other · $$$ · about $60 a person · 232 Meeting St

MICHELIN Recommended

Best Chef: Southeast winner 2015 (Jason Stanhope); Outstanding Wine Program winner 2018

7:00 PM · Dinner

Bertha's Kitchen

Soul & Southern · $$ · about $45 a person · North Charleston · 2332 Meeting Street Rd

James Beard America's Classic

Okra soup, lima beans and collards on Meeting Street Road; a James Beard America's Classic.

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Charleston for this day.

Day 3: about $77 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Rivayat Creative Indian

South Asian · $$ · about $32 a person · 210 Rutledge Ave

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Palmira

BBQ · $$ · about $45 a person · 2366 Ashley River Rd

Bib Gourmand

Carolina whole hog with Puerto Rican roots, basted with sofrito; a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Charleston for this day.

About $302 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

30 more places to eat in Charleston

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Malagón Mercado y Taperia · German & European · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
Vern's · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
Wild Common · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
Rodney Scott's BBQ · BBQ · $$ · James Beard winner
Leon's Oyster Shop · Seafood · $$ · Bib Gourmand
Merci · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Chubby Fish · Seafood · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Bintu Atelier · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Stems & Skins · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
The Establishment · Seafood · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Sorelle · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Lowland · Soul & Southern · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Lewis Barbecue · BBQ · $$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Husk · Soul & Southern · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
The Restaurant at Zero George · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Cane Pazzo · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
The Obstinate Daughter · Soul & Southern · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Anson Restaurant · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Poogan's Porch · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Hank's Seafood Restaurant · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Slightly North of Broad · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Swig & Swine · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Hannibal's Kitchen · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
High Cotton Charleston Restaurant · American & Other · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Page's Okra Grill · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Grace & Grit · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Melvin's Legendary Barbecue · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Acme Lowcountry Kitchen · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.