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Whether they’re checking out the newest restaurants or enjoying a stay at a bed-and-breakfast, contributing writers share their unique insight and stories from exploring the Palmetto State.
Chef Nikko's creative interpretation of Filipino cuisine is served family-style and highlights local, fresh ingredients.
It isn’t by chance that the Charleston area serves up accolade-laden restaurants year after year, from old favorites to new hits. Here’s what's cooking at local hot spots that have gotten the nod.
Nikko Cagalanan was a 2024 finalist for James Beard’s Emerging Chef award, and for good reason: Diners at his restaurant, Kultura, love the Filipino takes on picadillo and carbonara and fun touches like bright purple halo-halo cocktails topped with Fruity Pebbles. Bring your appetite (and singing voice) to its popular weekend karaoke brunch.
Pizza, pasta, small plates and a raw bar are the focus of the menu at The Obstinate Daughter.
Named one of America's Best Restaurants in 2024 by The New York Times, fire-to-table eatery Lost Isle on Johns Island is renowned for chef Josh Taylor's perfectly charred, globally inspired dishes — think tamarind-chili-glazed chicken and harissa cauliflower steak.
Taste French, Italian and Spanish influences at The Obstinate Daughter on Sullivan’s Island, a top pizza restaurant on Yelp! with a bonus: It’s a certified green “food fort” where you can also find polenta frites and griddled octopus.
Little Palm is a big gem, and Esquire magazine agrees — it named Little Palm among the best bars in America, with its open-air courtyard and cutely named craft cocktails (Paid Vacation and Seven Day Weekend sound pretty good, right?).
Whether they’re checking out the newest restaurants or enjoying a stay at a bed-and-breakfast, contributing writers share their unique insight and stories from exploring the Palmetto State.
