Charleston Restaurant Closings (2021 Edition)

Last updated on: 1/19/22

With new restaurants constantly opening in the Holy City, it’s easy to forget about the many businesses that have closed their doors for good.

To help you keep things straight, Holy City Sinner has compiled a list of restaurants that shuttered in 2021 (click here to see lists from past years).

If you see something that needs to be added to this list, just shoot me an e-mail: christian@holycitysinner.com.

• A1 China Super Buffet (West Ashley)
  
  • 975 Savannah Highway
  • Click here for more info
• Bistro Toulouse (Mt. Pleasant)
  • Closed on August 22nd
  • 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd.
  • Click here for more info
• Black Magic Cafe (West Ashley)
  • Closed on September 7th
  • 1716 Ashley River Road
  • Click here for more details
• Butcher & The Boar (Mt. Pleasant)
  • Closed in August
  • 730 Coleman Blvd.
  • Click here for more info
• City Lights Coffee (Downtown)
  • Closing on August 6th
    • Announced on December 22, 2021 that they will return at a new location in 2022
  • 141 N Market Street
  • Click here for more info
• Community Pizza House (North Charleston)
  • Closed in June
  • 2400 Gap Road
  • Click here for more info
• Corner House Café (Summerville)
  
  • Closed on April 3rd
  • 1609 Beech Hill Road
  • Click here for more information
• Destiny Community Cafe (North Charleston)
  
  • Closed on October 31st
  • “Pay-what-you-can” restaurant
  • Click here for more info
• Dockery’s (Daniel Island)
  • Replaced by New Realm Brewing Company in May
  • 880 Island Park Drive
  • Click here for more info
• Dukes Bar-B-Q (North Charleston)
  • Closed on September 24th
  • 4428 Spruill Ave.
  • Click here for more info
• Eastside Bagel (Downtown)
  • Closed in mid-January
  • 8-D Line Street
  • Click here for more info
• Famous Toastery (West Ashley)
  • 1319 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
• Fat Hen (Johns Island)
  • Closed on April 26th
  • 3140 Maybank Hwy.
  • Minero is taking over the space
  • Click here for more details
• Fat Pig Brewing Company (Johns Island)
  • Closing at the end of November
  • 3690 Old Charleston Rd.
  • Click here for more info
• Homegrown Brewhouse (Summerville)
  • Purchased by The Frothy Beard Brewing Company, who will convert the space into their second area location
  • 117 S. Main Street, Summerville
  • Click here for more info
• House of Brews (Mt. Pleasant)
  • Closed in June
  • 537-C Ben Sawyer Blvd
  • Click here for more info
• Ichiban (Mt. Pleasant)
  • Closed on August 28th
  • 909 Houston Northcutt Blvd.
  • Was open for 25 years
  • Click here for info
• Idle Hour (North Charleston)
  • 1065 East Montague Ave
  • Has been open since 1979
  • Click here for more info
• Jim ’N Nick’s Bar-B-Q (Mt. Pleasant)
  • Closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, but announced it would not re-open in January 2021
  • 1486 Stuart Engals Blvd.
  • Click here for more info
• Kickin’ Chicken (James Island)
  • 1175 Folly Road
  • Closing at the end of its long-term lease after serving area residents for the past 18 years
  • Click here for more info
• King Street Public House (Downtown)
  • 549 King Street
  • Space purchased by Prohibition team who are first turning it into a temporary Tiki Cocktail Pop-Up for the Holiday
  • Click here for more info
• Mellow Mushroom (Summerville)
  • Closed on May 22nd
  • 1306 N Main Street
  • Click here for more info

• Normandy Farm Artisan Bakery (Downtown)

  • Closed on September 24th
  • 19 Broad Street
  • Click here for more info
• Pane e Vino (Downtown)
  • 17 Warren Street
    • Will be replaced by an “Indian and American fusion” restaurant named Coterie
  • The concept reopened in Hollywood, SC
  • Click here for more info
• The Park Cafe (Downtown)
  • 730 Rutledge Ave
  • Closed on July 12th for updates. Reopened on July 27th as Park & Grove, a new concept by the same owners
  • Click here for more info
• Pep Rolls
  • Cafe closed in 2020, but they officially sold the food cart in 2021
• Wiki Wiki Sandbar (Folly Beach)
  • Closing on December 31st
  • 15 Center Street (will be replaced by a new concept from The Royal American)
  • Click here for more info
• Smoky Oak Taproom (James Island)
  • Closed on June 6th
  • 1234 Camp Road
  • Click here for more info
• Spanglish Cocina + Bar (West Ashley)
  • “Founding owners Lynda and Tomas Prado surrendered their stake in Spanglish on March 16 to a trio of its original angel investors under a deal brokered with the property owner”
  • Will eventually transition to a new name and new concept
  • 652 St Andrews Blvd.
  • Click here for more info
• St. James Place (Goose Creek)
  • 216 St. James Ave.
• Tu (Downtown)
  • Closed in March
  • 430 Meeting Street
  • Click here for more info
• Workshop (Downtown)
  • Closed on May 31st
  • 1503 King Street
  • Click here for more info
• YoBo Cantina Fresca (Park Circle)
  • Closed on July 1st
  • 1067 E Montague Ave
  • Click here for more info
• Your Mom’s Donuts (Johns Island)
  
  • Opened in September at 3157 Maybank Hwy., but closed before the end of the year
    • The owner is actively looking for a new location
  • Craft donut shop
  • Click here for more info
• Zoe’s Kitchen (Mt. Pleasant)
  • 1242 Belk Dr., Suite 101

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