167 Raw moved from a tiny room at 289 East Bay Street, now 167 Sushi Bar, to a long narrow 19th century building on King Street with original brick walls and a walnut bar. It takes no reservations. City Paper readers voted it Best Oysters and Best Raw Bar in 2026, and on r/Charleston the tuna burger is the dish people name.
167 Sushi Bar is the sushi and yakitori room from the 167 Raw group, in the East Bay Street storefront where 167 Raw itself began before moving to King Street.
39 Rue de Jean is a French cafe, brasserie and bar on John Street just off Upper King, with exposed brick, a patio and a private room upstairs. Explore Charleston reported in spring 2026 that it was marking its 25th anniversary with themed wine dinners and expanded lunch. It belongs to Holy City Hospitality, a Charleston group, and City Paper readers voted it Best French in 2026.
82 Queen is the Lowcountry restaurant on Queen Street that City Paper readers voted Best She-Crab Soup in 2026. The top answer in a r/Charleston she-crab soup thread agrees. Opinion on the rest is split: it is offered as the most Charleston restaurant in one thread, and in the same thread a commenter says it is not as good as its reputation.
BellyUp! Charleston / Over 50
Good places to eat and drink in Charleston, minus the nightclubs. When a spot gets loud later or draws a lot of kids, the card tells you.
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Charles Towne Fermentory brewed Salt Circle Oyster Lager in 2026 with local oysters from Steamboat Creek Oyster Farm and fresh citrus, with 5 percent of sales going to the Toadfish Conservation Coalition, City Paper reported. The paper names Adam Goodwin as the brewer and refers to a James Island production taproom.
Coast calls itself a small, family owned craft brewery on an old Navy base, making beer with organic and local ingredients. The taproom has a full bar and kitchen and opens Thursday to Sunday.
Commonhouse is the Park Circle neighborhood brewery, with an outdoor yard it calls CommonGround. Swig & Swine, the Charleston barbecue group, opened its fourth Lowcountry location inside the brewery as the food partner.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
The brewery and taproom of the Edmund's Oast group. The Post and Courier calls the kids menu reliably good ... cheeseburgers and chicken fingers ... and describes a huge courtyard where children can run around, with easy parking. It also notes the area around the brewery is under renovation through late 2026 while the taproom stays open. Dogs are welcome outside only.
Fam's is a James Island brewpub on Folly Road that makes both New York-style and Chicago-style pizza, plus wings and burgers. Its site says it has been open nine years. It was the Porter/Stout runner-up in City Paper's 2026 readers' poll.
A West Ashley brewery with a full kitchen and its own arcade room. The venue's site says 'Family and Dog Friendly!', welcomes leashed dogs on the patio and points families to the arcade.
Ghost Monkey started in Mount Pleasant and moved in 2024 to North Charleston, where it pours in Beer Alley at Striped Pig Distillery.
Hobcaw is a Mount Pleasant brewery on Long Point Road with a warehouse taproom, outdoor space and a rotating food truck schedule.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
The Post and Courier calls it 'the mecca of family-friendly restaurants': covered outdoor seating, picnic tables, and beyond them a large area for children with a basketball net and full-size Jenga blocks, on a property that sits along Noisette Creek. The Walrus is the in-house raw bar. The venue lists four event spaces, live music on Fridays 5pm-8pm and team trivia on Wednesdays.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Indigo Reef is an independent craft brewery in the 29492 part of Charleston. Cachita's Kitchen cooks on site and also opens for lunch from 12 to 2.
LO-Fi is a small brewery on upper Meeting Street Road that also hosts shows, sold through Eventbrite. It was the Locally Brewed Lager runner-up in City Paper's 2026 readers' poll.
Low Tide brews on Maybank Highway on Johns Island. There is no kitchen ... food trucks rotate outside, and Monday is bingo night. City Paper readers named it Best Johns Island Bar and Best Johns Island Happy Hour for 2026.
Munkle brews Belgian and German style beers on Meeting Street Road in the Neck brewery district. Explore Charleston quotes its motto as hospitality, fun and great beer.
Revelry brews on Conroy Street in the peninsula's brewery district and is known for the rooftop bar on top of its taproom. Its own site now also points to a second location on Folly Beach.
Rusty Bull is a North Charleston brewery with a full kitchen; its site names the owners as Ben and Brian.
Snafu is a North Charleston brewery known for sour beers; City Paper readers named it Best Locally Brewed Gose/Sour for 2026. It serves snacks and brings in food trucks several times a week.
Tideland is a North Charleston brewery on Dorchester Road with a 5,000 square foot beer garden, a fire pit and a full kitchen that does lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.
Live music some nights. Go before the band starts if you want to talk.
Two Blokes opened its second taproom on August 11, 2026 in a restored 19th-century building on Cannon Street near MUSC, the Post and Courier reported. It has a small-batch system for experimental beers, wine from Grassroots Wine, and a kitchen doing hand-cut fries, pretzels with beer cheese, wings and flatbreads.
The original Two Blokes brewery and taproom on Long Point Road in Mount Pleasant. The Post and Courier confirmed in August 2026 that the flagship remains open alongside the new Cannon Street room.
Westbrook brews in Mount Pleasant and pours 22 rotating beers in an air-conditioned taproom with a beer garden outside. Bottles, cans and crowlers are sold to go. In 2026 co-owner and brewer Edward Westbrook made Crab Claw Lager with Sullivan's Fish Camp, City Paper reported.
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