Who’s Honoring Us Now?

Last Updated: 8/30/23

It seems not a day goes by without the Holy City being given another award. It’s getting harder and harder to keep track of how amazing our city is, so I decided to compile a master list for quick and easy referencing. In a nod to Stephen Colbert, one of Charleston’s favorite sons, I’ve borrowed (ok, stolen) the title of one of his popular Colbert Report segments for the title of this list. So, without further adieu, here is “Who’s Honoring Us Now…”

You can see past year’s awards, rankings, and more here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2010-2013

Click on the accolade to read more details:

2023

• # 1 Top City in the U.S. – Travel + Leisure
• # 1 Best City for Outdoor Weddings: Lawn Love
• # 1 Best City For Single Dog Owners: Pawlicy Advisor
• # 1 Favorite Hotel in South Carolina: Post House – Travel + Leisure
• # 1 Finest Public Liberal Arts and Sciences Institution in South Carolina: College of Charleston – Fiske Guide to Colleges 2024
• # 1 Hospital in South Carolina: MUSC – U.S. News & World Report
• # 1 Seller of PBR in America: Recovery Room
• The South’s Best City – Southern Living
• Best BBQ in the South: Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ – Southern Living
• Best Locally-Owned Restaurant in the South: Page’s Okra Grill – Southern Living
• # 2 Best Job Market in U.S. in 2023 – Peak Sales Recruiting
• # 3 Best Islands in the Continental U.S.: Kiawah Island – Travel + Leisure
• # 3 Favorite Hotel in South Carolina: The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island – Travel + Leisure
• # 4 Best Hotel in the U.S.: The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island – U.S. News & World Report
• # 5 Best City for Gluten-Free Food – LawnStarter
• # 5 Favorite City Hotel in the Continental U.S.: Wentworth Mansion – Travel + Leisure
• # 5 Must-Visit Beaches in the South for Your Next Vacation: Folly Beach – 10Best
• # 6 Best City to Start a Career – Wallethub
• # 6 Best City for Staycation – Wallethub
• # 6 Favorite Hotel in South Carolina:  The Beach Club at Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina – Travel + Leisure
• # 7 Best City for Food – Food & Wine
• # 7 Favorite Hotel in South Carolina: Wild Dunes – Travel + Leisure
• # 8 Best Online Business Program in the Nation: The Citadel’s Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business – U.S. News & World Report
• # 8 Favorite City Hotel in the Continental U.S.: The Loutrel – Travel + Leisure
• # 9 Best Small City in the South: Folly Beach – Southern Living
• # 9 Most Popular U.S. Destination – TripAdvisor
• # 9 Most Underrated State in America – Allied Van Lines
• # 10 Best City for Brunch Lovers – LawnStarter
• # 11 Best City for Rooftop Dining – Roof Gnome
• # 11 Spot in America Where People Want to be Proposed To: Pitt Street Bridge – Mixbook
• # 15 Best City for Renter Families to Live in 2023 – RentCafe
• # 16 Best Place to Live in the Southeast – Livability
• # 18 Best City for Burger Lovers – Lawn Love
• # 19 Top City in the World – Travel + Leisure
• # 20 Best City for Rooftop Drinking – Roof Gnome
• # 25 Best Drivers in the Nation – QuoteWizard
• # 32 Place to Go in 2023 – New York Times
• # 53 Best Place in the US to live in 2023 – U.S. News & World Report
• # 84 Spot in America Where People Want to be Proposed To: The Battery – Mixbook
• Honorable Mention for “Library Defying the Odds”: Charleston County Public Library – Gale and the Library Journal
• One of the Best Fishing Cities in the US for 2023 – FishingBooker
• One of the Best Mom & Pop Businesses in the country: Black Fedora Comedy Mystery Theatre – Entrepreneur Magazine and Yelp
• One of the Best Mom & Pop Businesses in the country: Lewis Barbecue – Entrepreneur Magazine and Yelp
• One of the Best Mom & Pop Businesses in the country: Salt Spa & Yoga – Entrepreneur Magazine and Yelp
• One of the Best Southern Beaches for Finding Shark Teeth: Folly Beach – Garden & Gun
• One of the Best Tiny Towns in the South: Folly Beach – Southern Living
• One of the Top 10 Rooftop Bars to Elevate Your 2023 Fantasy Football Draft: The Rooftop at The Vendue – Rotowire
• One of the Top 100 Places to Eat in the US: Boxcar Betty’s – Yelp
• One of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in America – Livability
• Top 100 Walking Golf Courses: Ocean Course at Kiawah Island – GolfPass
• Top 100 Walking Golf Courses: Charleston Municipal Golf Course – GolfPass
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Circa 1886
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Halls Chophouse
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Magnolia’s
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Peninsula Grill
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Savi Cucina + Wine Bar
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Sommba Cocina & Cellar
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Wild Common
• Wine Spectator’s 2023 Restaurant Awards – Zero Restaurant + Bar

Remember, you can see past year’s awards, rankings, and more here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2010-2013

— Photo credit

Share on Facebook

Tweet

Follow us