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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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Charley's Crab accommodates guests with seating indoors in three dining rooms and outdoors on an open-air deck and two screened-in porches. The restaurant serves fresh seafood like the shrimp off the docks of the Benny Hudson Seafood Ships and fresh trout from Hoover Farms. Charley's Crab also offers premium aged cuts of beef, homemade pastas, fresh poultry and an award-winning lineup of desserts and ice creams from the in-house pastry kitchen. Wine connoisseurs will feel at home with the restaurant's expansive wine list and single malt scotches.
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 Hilton Head Island
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Duke’s is stark. On purpose. Everything about this place is designed to help you concentrate on the hickory-smoked barbecued pork. It is served in big chunks at a cafeteria line that also includes rice, hash (a stewlike mixture made from pork shoulders), a choice of red sauce that is four-alarm hot or yellow mustard sauce that is sweet and tangy (unique to central South Carolina), and pickles. The drink of choice is pre-sweetened ice tea; and each table is outfitted with a few loaves of Sunbeam bread, which is just the right thing for mopping a plate of all its good sauce. Please note the limited hours. Duke’s is open for lunch and supper only on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In the tradition of the old-time pig-pickin’, South Carolinians consider a meal like this a weekend celebration.
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 Walterboro
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A unique blend of African and American cooking methods, Gullah cuisine has evolved into a taste unique to the Lowcountry.
At Gullah Grub we make our own spice blends, using all natural herbs and spices. Owner Bill Green adheres to the Gullah traditions of eating fresh, local and in season.
Stop in and try traditional seafood or chicken dishes - served up with relaxed Southern hospitality.
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St Helena Island
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Don’t miss Jasper’s Porch Lakeside Restaurant featuring she-crab soup, salads, a county cooking buffet, sandwiches and burgers. Steak and seafood are on the dinner menu. Sit on the porch, look out over the lake and watch turtles and gators swimming in the water below.
Accessible through the BP parking lot, this rustic restaurant overlooks a lake surrounded by the Blue Heron Nature Trail. The regular menu features she-crab soup, salads, club sandwiches, and burgers. Steak and seafood are on the dinner menu. Jasper's is a repeat favorite of snow birds headed South and “locals” as far away as Georgia. It's a South Carolina must stop. Take exit 21 off of I-95. Be sure to say hello to Big Nick.
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 Ridgeland
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A favorite among lowcountry residents for over 20 years. Place your order at the window and enjoy your meal on the large screened porch. The menu favorite is the shrimp burger and another all time favorite is the flounder sandwich. For the land lover they also serve chicken and hamburgers.
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Saint Helena Island
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Sunset Grille's strange location (in a trailer park over a laundry mat) adds to its charm. This place is well known to locals as one of the best in the area. The ideal time to go is right before the sunsets because no one has a better view. The food is superb, the service excellent, and the atmosphere is casual. The Sunday brunch receives rave reviews, so whenever you go, be sure to make reservations. It's off the main road, but well worth the effort to find.
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Hilton Head Island
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Located on Battery Creek, 11th Street Dockside provides a beautiful waterfront view. Enjoy fresh seafood on the screened porch or in the spacious dining room. The menu includes: swordfish steak, potato crusted grouper, blackened salmon, shrimp and grits, sauteed tender sea scallops, cajun catfish and much more! 11th Street Dockside also has a full bar.
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Port Royal
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