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Lowcountry Cuisine

Where the Lowcountry Eats

176 restaurants, fish camps and oyster docks from Savannah to Mount Pleasant — and the handful worth planning a night around.

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The tables worth the drive

A handful of rooms and docks worth planning a night around — picked for the evening, not for the ranking.

The dining room at River House in BlufftonRiver HouseBar · Bluffton · $$$Local, organic New American fare is the draw at this elegant restaurant with water views and a patio.4.8161 reviewsThe arched windows and bar at Iron Rose in CharlestonIron RoseAmerican · Charleston4.82,564 reviewsThe counter at Late Air in SavannahLate AirCafe · Savannah4.9218 reviewsThe wood-fired oven at Old Bull Tavern in BeaufortOld Bull TavernBar · Beaufort · $$4.71,166 reviewsThe dining room at Hudson’s Seafood House on Hilton HeadHudson’s Seafood HouseHilton Head · $$4.69,229 reviewsThe Louisiana seafood sign outside LoLA in Mount PleasantLoLA Mt PleasantAmerican · Mount Pleasant · $$4.7397 reviews
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A dozen raw oysters on a wooden boardFresh seafood34 placesThe bar at FARM in Bluffton on a busy eveningSouthern & American71 placesMelvin’s Ribs & Que in Mount PleasantBarbecue8 pitsA shaded patio in Old Town BlufftonBlufftonOld Town & the May RiverSkull Creek Boathouse on Hilton Head IslandHilton HeadIsland tablesEvery restaurantAll 176, filterable by town, cuisine and price
Local & independent

Casual and takeout

Counter-service shacks, fish camps and takeout windows — the homegrown places the Lowcountry actually runs on. All local, no chains.

The Hyman’s Seafood building on Meeting Street, CharlestonHyman’s SeafoodSeafood · Charleston · $$4.949,804 reviewsLewis Barbecue in CharlestonLewis BarbecueBarbecue · Charleston · $$4.88,578 reviewsThe Green Truck Neighborhood Pub sign in SavannahGreen Truck Neighborhood PubAmerican · Savannah · $$4.73,279 reviewsAlvin Ord’s Sandwich Shop in BeaufortAlvin Ord’s Sandwich ShopSandwiches · Beaufort · $$4.71,108 reviewsThe Come Back Shack storefront in Mount PleasantCome Back ShackBurgers · Mount Pleasant4.5937 reviewsThe La Birria Loca truck under live oaks in BlufftonLa Birria LocaBluffton · $$4.9224 reviews

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Every table on the coast

All 176 restaurants, fish camps and seafood markets from Savannah to Mount Pleasant — filter by town, cuisine and price, or open the map and find what is near you.

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