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White damask linen table cloths, gourmet dishes, fine wines… Romantic patios, meat, tea and three sidewalk cafes… On the shore hideaways, the freshest gumbo, oysters and shrimp… No matter where you travel in the Palmetto State, you’ll find the perfect dining destination for your mood and the moment. Whether you’re looking for casual Charleston, SC, restaurants or fine dining in Columbia, SC, our dining guide can help you find that special locale. Each of the Palmetto State Restaurants in our listings below features that special menu, chef, flavor or flair that makes them “uniquely South Carolina.” Don’t see your favorite “uniquely South Carolina” dining destination? Fill out our Submit a Restaurant form and let us know!
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The freshest seafood in town is waiting for you at A.W. Shuck's...shrimp, scallops, fish, oysters, deviled crabs and more! They're all here, along with fowl and beef for landlocked appetites. The only thing you'll enjoy as much is the company of friends and drinks from our bar. Voted #1 seafood restaurant in the market.
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Al di La serves simple, authentic Northern Italian cuisine while using the freshest ingredients. The restaurant serves small plates, meats and cheeses and wood-fired pizzette in addition to its four-course Italian cuisine. The menu includes: smoked beef carpaccio with olives and piave, gnocchi with shrimp, grape tomatoes and basil, and grilled quail and Italian sausage with balsamic braised onions and grapes.
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Located in Charleston's Old City Markety, Anson is a specializs in fresh seafood caught daily in the Charleston waters. Signature dishes include: Shrimp and Creamy Stone Ground Grits, Roasted Red Snapper with Lowcountry Succotash and Shrimp, Cashew Crusted Grouper with Champagne Sauce and Crispy Flounder with Apricot Sauce.
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Located on a quiet, scenic, rural highway, Aunt Sue's is a restaurant and ice cream parlor that "serves as the hub" for about six or seven local small businesses--crafts, calligraphy, rocks, quilting, handmade wooded toys and others. A typical lunch there is "followed by browsing the shops and a double-scoop from the ice cream store!" There are "high-backed rockers on the large porch," where you sit in the shade and enjoy the organ music--played by a local lady who sings old favorites and local folksongs. "Good food, good service and good atmosphere" make it a great way to "spend a few, fun hours."
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This burger joint dishes up fast food as well as meat 'n' three lunches. The 50's-style atmosphere brings in the crowds. A restored Studebaker, a three-wheeled BMW, a couple of old Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and the memorabilia are some of the items on display.
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The historic B.C. Davenport home welcomes diners into its warm surroundings for delicious lunches and relaxing dinners, featuring such menu items as chicken pot pie with a crust that literally melts in your mouth, chicken strips and filet mignon. Round out your meal with the now-famous "Back Porch Salad," and you will know why hundreds of people cross the bridge into North Augusta in anticipation of dining at B.C. Davenport's.
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Lunch and dinner is served in a historic hotel in Town Square.
Try the restaurant's scrumptious peach cobbler, recently featured in Southern Living magazine as one of the "Favorite Restaurant Desserts Across the South."
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They have pig's feet, collards, pork chops, and fried fish so good it will blow your mind. They also boast the best overall barbecue plate in the state. They sell it big or small in multiple combinations, with ribs, chopped pork, and hash over rice headlining the show. The sauce is so good that they bottle it for sale in local groceries, and the meals so popular that they have expanded to two other locations in Columbia. We suggest visiting "the mother ship," as they call it, way out in the middle of nowhere. There the hash comes hot from the kettle, made with the whole hog's head.
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It's not necessary to visit the Lowcountry for a taste of Lowcountry fare. For more than 10 years, Blue Marlin has specialized in creative seafood dishes with a Lowcountry kick. Of course shrimp and grits is on the menu. The grits is made locally across the street at Adluh Flour. Blue Marlin also serves hand-cut steaks, a Fried Green Tomato appetizer, a skillet of Oysters Bienville and Salmon Pontchartrain with its blackened shrimp and scallops in a creamy mornay sauce.
In 2007, Chef Brian Dukes had the honor of preparing dinner at the famed James Beard House in New York City. Blue Marlin is proud to be a part of The Sustainable Seafood Initiative.
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Columbia
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The rich heritage of the South brings you the finest in
Southern-style Bar-B-Q at Bobby's Bar-B-Q.
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Warrenville
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