Charleston is one of our favorite cities. The narrow streets, the oak trees, all the water views and the most beautiful homes, the city and surrounding areas are honestly some of the prettiest I’ve seen. The food scene is beyond amazing, too. We honestly struggle to decide where to eat because we love so many places.
In the past year, we’ve spent several months at a time in the Charleston area since it’s only a 4-ish hour drive from our home in Asheville, North Carolina.
If I planned a three-day itinerary, here’s what I’d do:
Friday Afternoon
- Check in to your hotel. (We love Post House Inn.)
- Shop King Street for a bit. My favorite shops are LAKE, Candlefish, Hampden, Amanda Lindroth, Old Whaling Co., and Blue Bicycle Books.
- Grab a glass of wine and a charcuterie at Bin 152.
- Dinner at Leon’s Oyster and Poultry.
Saturday
- Breakfast at Miller’s All Day
- Coffee from Brown Fox
- Spend the afternoon on Sullivan’s Island beaches
- Grab lunch and froze from The Co-op
- Get cleaned up and grab a drink at Little Palm
- Dinner at Home Team BBQ (the brisket is so good!)
- Snag dessert from Carmella’s Dessert Bar (the birthday cake and red velvet cake are our favorites)
Sunday
- Brunch at Husk
- Walk the waterfront and see the famous Pineapple Fountain, then down to Rainbow Row and the Battery
- Snag a late lunch at Hyman’s
- Take a scenic boat tour
- Get a coffee pick-me-up at Clerks Coffee
- Grab something to eat at Little Jack’s Tavern on your way out of town
Here’s our full list of places to go for Charleston and nearby areas.
Charleston
Food
- Miller’s All Day
- Callie’s Hot Biscuits
- Husk
- 167 Raw
- Leon’s Oyster and Poultry
- Home Team BBQ
- Lewis BBQ
- Darling Oyster Bar
- Little Jack’s Tavern
- Melfi’s
- Hyman’s
- Carmella’s Dessert Bar
Coffee
- Harken’s Cafe
- Clerks Coffee
- Second State
- Bennett Hotel Patisserie
Drinks
- Little Palm
- Frannie and the Fox
- Edmund’s Oast
- Bin 152
Shopping
- Lake Pajamas
- M Dumas (men’s)
- Old Whaling Co
- Blue Bicycle Books
- Preservation Society of Charleston
- The Shops at Charleston Place
- Candlefish
- Hampden
- Shoes on King
- Yeti
- Amanda Lindroth
- Two Cumberland
- Jane Pope Jewelry
- Hart Studio
Activities
- SC Aquarium
- Sunset Harbor Tour
- Harbor Tour
- Historic Tour
- The Battery
- Rent Bikes
- Visit the beaches
Other Areas of Town
Sullivan’s Island
- Home Team BBQ
- Poe’s Tavern
- The Obstinate Daughter
- Beardcat’s Sweet Shop
- The Co-op
- Republic Ice Cream
- Gold Bug Jewelry
- Fort Moultrie
Mount Pleasant
- Old Village
- Post House Inn
- Brown Fox Coffee
- Vintage Coffee
- Coastal Crust
- Vicious Biscuit
- Saltwater Cowboys
- Tavern and Table
- Nico’s
- Elizabeth Stuart Designs
- Village Bookseller
- II Brunettes
Folly Beach
- Lost Dog Cafe
- Taco Boy
- Rita’s Seaside Grille
- Jack of Cups Saloon
- Bowen’s Restaurant
Johns Island/Kiawah Island
- The Royal Tern
- Wild Olive
- Cabana Burgers
- KISS Cafe
- Simply Seafood
- Braised in the South
- 48 Wine Bar
- Cantina 76
- King Street Grille
- Salty Dog’s Cafe
- Kinfolk
- The Hemingway (coffee)
- Indigo Books
- Lululemon
- Lilly Pulitzer
- Blue Mercury
