Best of South Carolina - Guide to South Carolina

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2026 Best of South Carolina Food & Drink

American Cuisine Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Cabana & Co
Ruffage Cafe
Surf Dawgs Grill
The Kozy Kitchen

Best of South Carolina Regional

Cola's Restaurant
Hoof & Barrel
Local Eat Drink Celebrate
Poe's Tavern
Refuel of Abbeville
Whiskey Alley

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Berkeley's
Camp an Elli’s
Dray Bar and Grill
Huey Magoo's
Mr. Fries Man
The Crepe Factory
Tomfoolery, A Premier Sports Drinkery
Wing Crave

Bagels

Best of South Carolina

Riverside Bagels & Deli
Ruby's New York Style Bagels

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Ruby's NY Style Bagels

Bakeries

Best of South Carolina

Cherry Grove Cookie Co
The Rustic Muffin
Tiffany's Sweets, Eats & Meeting Place
Wild Flour Bakehouse

Best of South Carolina Regional

Freeman's Bakery
Grandpa Moustache's Cheesecakes
Laila’s Lowcountry Sourdough
Mado Paris Bakery
Mommy & Me Bakery
The Mad Batter Bakery & Cafe

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Carolina Coastal Cupcakes
Diddly Squat Bakerie
Smallcakes Spartanburg
Stirred By God
The Blissful Whisk
The Gypsy Queen Cakery Ltd. Co.

Barbecue Joints

Best of South Carolina

Bar-B-Que House
Game Day BBQ
Home Team BBQ
Lewis Barbecue

Best of South Carolina Regional

Big D's BBQ Trough
Blue Bar & Smokehouse
Hudsons Smokehouse Bbq
Little Pigs Bar-B-Que Seneca & Easley SC
Southbound Smokehouse - North Augusta, SRP Park
Swig And Swine Mount Pleasant

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Brisket
Carolina BBQ
Kodesh BBQ & Bowls LLC
The Saucy Pig BBQ and Catering

Bars

Best of South Carolina

Player 1UP
Prohibition
The Ole Irish Pub
The Pub for What Ales You

Best of South Carolina Regional

BLU Beach Bar & Grill
O'Kelly's
Swordfish Cocktail Club
The Quad

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

The Local Uptown
The Social Cork Wine Bar
Vault & Vator

Breweries

Best of South Carolina

Savage Craft Ale Works
Snafu Brewing Company
Swamp Rabbit Brewery & Taproom
Tidal Creek Brewhouse

Best of South Carolina Regional

Holy City Brewing
Middle James Brewing Company
The Southern Growl
Weco Bottle and Biergarten

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Hobcaw Brewing Company
Seminar Brewing Taproom and Grille

Bubble Tea Shops

Best of South Carolina

J Tea
MaraBette & Co Tea and Hospitality

Cajun Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Lola Mt Pleasant
Luzianna Purchase

Best of South Carolina Regional

The Mason Jar By Fatboys
Wild Crab Seafood

Candy Stores

Best of South Carolina

Pendleton Candy Company
Pops of Hilton Head Island

Best of South Carolina Regional

Chocobella
The Chocolate Shoppe

Caribbean Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Irie Caribbean Cuisine
Trini Lime Caribbean Cafe

Best of South Carolina Regional

Jamaican Grill
Tati’s Island Cuisine

Coffeehouses

Best of South Carolina

Liberty Brew Coffee
Old Post 1940
Oliver Gospel Roastery
Ra Coffee Company

Best of South Carolina Regional

Birchin Lane Coffee Company
Botanical Brew
CrossRidge Cafe
Lowcountry Coffee Company
Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea
The Village Cafe

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Bad Bunnies Coffee
Highfalutin Coffee Roasters
Huitzi The Bus Coffee Shop
Junto Coffee
Mary Lou's Table LLC
The Hangar Provisions

Cupcake Bakeries

Best of South Carolina

Sugar Bakeshop
Wildflower Cupcake and Dessert Bar

Delicatessens

Best of South Carolina

Alvin Ord's Sandwich Shop
Groucho's Deli
Groucho's Deli of Clemson

Best of South Carolina Regional

Gruby's New York Deli
Sub Station II
Sunflower Breakfast, Lunch & Bakery

Desserts

Best of South Carolina

Better Than Sex - A Dessert Restaurant
The Peach Cobbler Factory
The Thorough

Best of South Carolina Regional

Carmella's Cafe and Dessert Bar
Cupcrazed Cakery
Nola's Stuffed Snoballs and Beignets

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

The Nomadik Few

Diners & Cafes

Best of South Carolina

Early Bird Diner
Olivers Restaurant
ShugaBear's

Best of South Carolina Regional

Bacon Diner
Bill & Fran's Restaurant
Gus's Streetside Cafe

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Fillin Station Diner
Southern Touch Bakery, Coffee Shop & Cafe

Distilleries

Best of South Carolina

Firefly Distillery
Swamp Fox Distilling
Twelve 33 Distillery

Best of South Carolina Regional

Boxwood Distillery
Hilton Head Distillery
Sugar Tit Moonshine Distillery

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Beyond Distilling Company
Rotten Little Bastard Distillery
Sleeping Giant Distillery

Donut Bakeries

Best of South Carolina

Bkedshop
Parlor Doughnuts

Best of South Carolina Regional

EN Donuts
HenDough Chicken & Donuts

Food Trucks

Best of South Carolina

FORK IN THE ROAD
Nito’s empanadas

Best of South Carolina Regional

E and H concessions
Hawg Dawgs
One Love Fusion Foods

Greek Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Grecian Corner
Platia Greek Goodness

Best of South Carolina Regional

Ariana's Greek Restaurant
Taverna Philosophia: Aegean Brasserie

Health Food Stores

Best of South Carolina

Honest Elderberry Co
The Olive Shoppe
Upstate Food Co-op

Best of South Carolina Regional

Clean Eatz
Honest Greens USA
Local Jo's Natural Foods

Ice Cream Parlors

Best of South Carolina

Bajo Cero San Marcos
Mama Rae's Ice Cream Shoppe
Sprinkles Homemade Ice Cream
The Cup & Cone

Best of South Carolina Regional

Alien Cow Flavored Sno
Creighton's Creamery
Drippy’s Homemade Ice Cream
Handel’s homemade ice cream
Nickey's Ice Cream
Scoops 'N Cups Cafe

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Big Mike's Ice Cream
Good Karma Ice Cream
Handel's Ice Cream Clemson
Old Georgetown Creamery
PW’s Goirmet Ice Cream
Stella's Homemade Ice Cream
Stella’s Homemade Ice Cream
Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream & Sandwich Cafe

Italian Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Capri's Italian Restaurant
Capriccio
King's Pizza Express By Buontempo
Lucas Wood Fire Pizza &Italian restaurant

Best of South Carolina Regional

Bricco Ristorante Italiano
Di Vino Rosso
Limoncello
Portofino Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Ciao Italian Restaurant &Bar
Joelle
Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar
Villa Tuscanna

Japanese Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Itto Ramen Bar Tapas
Katana Kitchen of Rock Hill
O-Ku

Best of South Carolina Regional

Miyabi Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
Shiki
Sushi Kingdom

Juice & Smoothie Shops

Best of South Carolina

Good Vibes Juice Bar
Tango Mango Smoothies
The Juice Hive

Latin Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Havana Bread Club
La Poblanita Restaurant
Rhumba Rum & Cigar Lounge

Best of South Carolina Regional

Cuban Corner
Sabor Latin Street Grill
Sabroso Mexican Grille

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

La Isla Bonita

Liquor & Wine Stores

Best of South Carolina

Avondale Wine & Cheese
Chapin Liquor
Greenville Beer Exchange

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

East Bay Wine & Spirits
Mr. Liquor

Meat & Seafood Shops

Best of South Carolina

Gay Fish
Grand Strand Processing LLC

Best of South Carolina Regional

Hi Bräu Beef Co.
Platt's Seafood

Mediterranean Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Leyla Fine Lebanese Cuisine
Pita House

Best of South Carolina Regional

Grecian Gardens
Jerusalem Mediterranean Restaurant & Bar

Mexican Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Cantina 76
Cantina Imperfecto
El Jimador Mexican Restaurant
La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Best of South Carolina Regional

Boca Grande Burritos
Fiesta Mexicana
Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant
White Duck Taco Shop

Pizza Joints

Best of South Carolina

Dano's Pizza
Fireside SC
Peace of Pie on Hartwell

Best of South Carolina Regional

1786 at yorkville marketplace
Dallesandro's Pizza
Gio's Pizzeria Napoletana
Sidewall Pizza Company

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Frankie's NY Pizza
Piace Pizza
Stoners Pizza Joint Harbison/Irmo

Produce Markets & Local Farms

Best of South Carolina

Farmfare
Horse Crossing Farm
Jones Mini Farm

Best of South Carolina Regional

Charleston Farmers Market
Doko Farm
Travelers Rest Farmers Market

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Blythewood Farmers Market
Carey's Farmstand
Fork and Plough
Lowcountry Fresh Market, Cafe & Bakery

Romantic Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

631 Franks On Front
Rick Erwin's West End Grille

Seafood Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Aiken Fish House & Oyster Bar
Bimini's Oyster Bar and Seafood Cafe
Cape Fear Seafood Company
Hyman's Seafood

Best of South Carolina Regional

Coral Greenville
Fleet Landing Restaurant & Bar
Lakeside Seafood And Steak
Lees Inlet Kitchen
The PO House

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

B-Doe's Seafood & More
Fishcamp on 11th Street

Southern Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Josey's Chuck Wagon
Judy Boone's Family Kitchen
Lizards Thicket
Pages Okra Grill

Best of South Carolina Regional

High Cotton Charleston Restaurant
Jeffrey Lampkin's Country Boy Kitchen
Maryland Fried Chicken
Soby's

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Soco Grille
Vicious Biscuit Mount Pleasant

Specialty Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Mameem & Maudie Beaufort Cafe, Icery and Shoppe
The Pour Market
The Salted Fry - Greenville

Best of South Carolina Regional

Hampton Street Vineyard
Nick's German Kitchen
Smak Restaurant
The Wildemount

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Gather GVL
Keipi Restaurant
Scoundrel

Sports Bars

Best of South Carolina

Dagwoods deli
The Goat Bar & Grill GVL
Tomfoolery, A Premier Sports Drinkery

Best of South Carolina Regional

Bullwinkle's Tavern
Charleston Sports Pub
TLC Sports Bar & Grill

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

Kickin' Chicken
PKL Park GVL

Steakhouses

Best of South Carolina

Halls Chophouse
Saskatoon

Best of South Carolina Regional

B. Colson Steak, Seafood & Bourbon
O.A.K. Prime Kitchen and Bar
The Peddler Steak House

Sushi Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

167 Sushi Bar
MaKi Sushi Bar & Bistro

Thai Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Bodhi Thai Dining
Sirinnas Thai Kitchen
Tuk Tuk Thai and Vietnamese Kitchen

Vegetarian Restaurants

Best of South Carolina

Three Girls on Spring
Uprooted Vegan Cuisine
Vegan House Shack Kitchen LLC

Best of South Carolina Honorable Mention

The Herbal Farmercy
The Hoot

Wineries

Best of South Carolina

Cat's Paw Winery LLC
City Scape Winery
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