Coming Attractions: Mark your calendar for a busy dining and special events season ahead. On June 3, the team at Basic Kitchen hosts Kindlewood Farms for a dinner celebrating the late-spring harvest in nearby Walterboro, S.C. Kultura plans a special dinner to convene fans marking the release of local author Cinelle Barnes newest book, “A Way Home,” which chronicles travel, recovery from traumatic brain injury, memory, food, and place. Chef Daniel Humm’s next dream guest chef collab brings chef Dano Heinze from Vern’s to The Charleston Place on June 17-18. And for music fans: Do you have tickets to an upcoming show at The Refinery? Be sure to grab a Resy at the newLou Lou’s Tavern, exclusive for ticketholders on show nights.
Showtime: Spoleto Festival USA descends on Charleston at the beginning of every summer, which means it’s time to find dinner before or after that show you have planned. Luckily, if you’re at the Gaillard Center you can walk to Zero George, Shiki, and Delaney Oyster House. Catching a show at Sottile Theatre or the College of Charleston Cistern Yard? Check out Merci, Stella’s, and even CO. Dock Street Theater? That means Sorelle, Blind Tiger pub, or G&M Fast and French.
Top Honors:Cane Pazzo won Best New Restaurant in Charleston City Paper’s annual Best of Charleston issue, but it’s not the only Resy spot earning top honors. Pearlz has the distinction of hosting the Best Happy Hour. Halls Chophouse is the fave for fine dining, brunch, downtown restaurant, waitstaff, steak, martini, upscale bar, Best Restaurant overall, and more. Leon’s Oyster Shop serves the Best Fried Chicken. Wild Olive is Johns Island’s Best Restaurant and Charleston’s Best Italian. And that’s just to name a few spots that earned recognition this year.
New to the Hit List (June 2026) Cane Pazzo, Harlow and Pearl, Lewis Barbecue, Reggie’s Tavern, Rivayat Creative Indian, Shiki.
Twenty-four spots perfect for every lunch occasion, from wooing clients and catching up with colleagues, to closing deals and spending time among friends.
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