New Charleston Restaurants (2023)

• Opened in February
• 320 Broad Street inside The Jasper
• Café and specialty food market led by Chef Orlando Pagán
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• 2033 Old Highway 52
• Offers mixes of “flavored sno” and “sno cream” which are dairy free, lactose free and vegan friendly, according to the new shop’s Facebook page.
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• Opened on June 5th
• 476 Meeting St (former home of Oasis)
• Local meal delivery company Atlyss Food Co. opened this brick and mortar location that is part grab and go and part grocery
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• Opened in April
• 159 Market Street (former home of Cafe Framboise)
• Charcuterie and cheese boards; larger dishes like Escargot Cassolette, Boudin Noir, and Boeuf en Croute; a curated wine list; handcraft cocktails; and housemade desserts
  • From the owners of Bistro A Vin
  • The former location of Bistro A Vin (40 Archdale Street) will become Azur Events
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• Opened in January
• 116 Spring Street (former home of Sunrise Bistro Xpress)
• Coffeehouse
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• Website

• Opened on May 10th
• 656G Long Point Road (in the Belle Hall Shopping Center)
  • Former home of Kiki & Rye, the last concept from the same team (Free Reign Restaurants)
• Casual, family-friendly restaurant that includes an arcade room for kids, a pool table for parents, 6 TVs, yard games, and more
• The menu will feature wood-fired pizza as well as salads, pasta, sandwiches, and soft serve ice cream. A full bar will serve on-draft cocktails, beer, and wine as well as fancy milkshakes (alcoholic and n/a).
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• 1921 Reynolds Ave. (former home of The Barbeque Joint)
• The dive bar’s second location. The other is in Mt. Pleasant

• 25 Magnolia Rd. (former home of Al Di La)
• Former pop-up will become a two-part restaurant featuring a “walk-in-only cocktail-driven lounge serving a small food menu, frozen drinks and cocktails on tap” and “a dining room with a more upscale atmosphere and a seven-course $85 tasting menu reminiscent of the six-course $65 menu served during Bearcat’s pop-up days.”
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• Instagram

• Opened in August
• 128 Columbus St.
• Cantonese restaurant concept from David Schuttenberg and Tina Heath-Schuttenberg of Kwei Fei
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• Located inside the Citadel Mall
• Italian eatery
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• 2664 Highway 17 (former home of Cabana Burgers & Shakes)
• Alabama-based breakfast restaurant chain will open this second location in the Charleston area
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• Website

• 476-D Meeting St.
• Coffee shop from Veggie Bin owner Fraser Young
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• 8-D Line St. (former home of Dos Taqueria and Eastside Bagel)
• West African cuisine from Senegal native N’Daw Young
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• Opening on April 10th
• 2668 N Hwy 17
• Will be their second location
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• Opened on February 7th
• 3064 Proprietors Place
• This will be the third location (1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd. in Mt. Pleasant and 162 Spring St. on the peninsula)
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• Opened on December 18th
• Will be located in the Cedar Grove retail property on Dorchester Road
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• Opened in May
• 595 King St., Suite 130
• “Buzzed Bull Creamery harnesses the power of liquid nitrogen to bring you and your family fresh, premium ice creams and milkshakes while offering a one-of-a-kind-experience.”
  • The also serve alcohol-infused ice cream & milkshakes that start at a 5% ABV
• Website

• Opened in the Citadel Mall’s Foot Court
• Specialty coffees with self-roasted beans
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• Opened in March
• 3414 Rivers Avenue
• North Charleston’s first cat cafe
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• Opened on March 20th
• 170 Ashley Ave. (former home of Halo)
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• Opened on August 31st
• 251 East Bay Street
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• 4840 Tanger Outlet Blvd. (in the Tanger Oulets)
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• Inside the Charleston International Airport
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• Opened on February 21st
• Planet Fitness-anchored Shannon Park retail center on St. James Avenue
• This will be the third Lowcountry locations (Mount Pleasant and Summerville)
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• Opened on December 5th
• 8803 Dorchester Road (in the Cedar Grove retail property)
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• Opened on April 7th
• 415 King Street
• Gourmet, all-vegan cinnamon roll bakery
• Website

• Publix Plaza, 710 Hopewell Dr
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• 112 Renaissance Lane
• Breakfast, lunch and brunch restaurant
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• Opened on January 17th
• 608 Harbor View Rd.
• Website

• 3620-2 Ashley Phosphate Road
• Offering coffee, breakfast and lunch
• Learn more here

• Opened in July
• 1231 Nexton Parkway, Unit B (Located in The Hub in Nexton)
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• Opened in July
• 11 Center St
  • Replacing Irish pub St. James Gate
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• 2901 Maybank Highway
• Mexican concept
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• Website

• Opened on November 21st
• Popular North Charleston brewery opened a new location in the Charleston International Airport near Gate B5
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• 1712 Towne Centre Way
• Ohio-based taco chain
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• Opened on 11/16
• 310 Broad Street (inside The Jasper)
• a “coastal Italian-inspired restaurant and a gourmet market”
• Website

• 99 Westedge St. (ground floor of the Caroline Apartments)
• “Hot dogs with numerous topping selections as well as pulled chicken, pulled pork and smoked brisket sandwiches along with sliders, plates and side dishes. The restaurant also has desserts and cakes as well as a self-pour beer wall of craft beers that are paid for by the ounce. It also features a patio with games, trivia nights, karaoke and live music.”
• Website

• 2409 Mall Drive (former home of Hello Deli)
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• 3365 S. Morgans Point Road
• Pickleball club and restaurant
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• Website

•  4821 Tanger Outlet Blvd. (former Steak & Shake restaurant site)
• Specializes in ButterBurgers and frozen yogurt
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• Opened on December 18th
• 109 President Street (former home of Gnome Cafe)
• Breakfast and Lunch daily
  • Expected to have focaccia sandwiches, rotisserie meats, vegetables, salads, espresso drinks, beer, and wine
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• 1085 Morrison Drive
  • Replaced Butcher & Bee
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• Opened in January
• 106 E. Doty Ave.
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• 181 Church Street
• New bar experience inside Frannie & The Fox, the wood-fired eatery inside Emeline
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• Will be located in the soon-to-open Publix-anchored Moncks Corner Marketplace on U.S. Highway 52 and Cypress Gardens Road
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• Opened on June 20th
• In the O2 Fitness-anchored Ashley Oaks Plaza at Wappoo and Ashley River roads in West Ashley
• This will be the second area location for the Ohio-based pizza chain
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• Opened on February 28th
• 3064 Proprietors Place, Suite 6
• Churros, Ice Cream and Cocktails
• Website

• Opened in April
• 5900 Rivers Ave. (previous home of Old Time Pottery)
• Mexican restaurant and grocery that has a location in West Ashley already
• Facebook

• 47 Cooper St.
  • Jarrett Hodson will be partnering with the former owners to re-open the space
• Will be a grab-and-go sandwich spot that serves beer and wine

• 604 Coleman Blvd(in the Moultrie Plaza Shopping Center, a space that formerly housed Bambu)
• Indian Land, SC restaurant, butcher shop, and beer garden is expanding to Mt. Pleasant
• Known for their sausages and meats
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• Opened on December 18th
• Will be located in the Cedar Grove retail property on Dorchester Road
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• Re-opened at a new location on December 21st
• 1271 Folly Road (former home of Jalisco)
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• 100 Central Ave.
  • Closed their West Ashley location in February and then reopened in Summerville
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• 644 Coleman Blvd (formerly a Wild Wing Cafe)
• Second area location (other is on Pawleys Island)
• “Will offer to-go items such as on-site prepared casseroles, tomato pie, Lowcountry boils, dips, appetizers and desserts. It also will have coffee, beer and wine. The new site will have outdoor seating for onsite dining. Current plans do not provide for indoor seating.”
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• 3293 Maybank Hwy., Ste. 205
• Website

• Opened on August 10th
• 213 East Bay St.
• A new restaurant and bar with a rooftop
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• Opened in January
• 4951 Centre Pointe Drive (previously Fiery Crab Seafood)
• Facebook page

• Menus will include what they say will be “many fun Island Americana items with a focus on an array of gourmet burgers & oysters several ways”
• 1015 Harbor View Road
• Instagram

• Short-term residency will take over Baguette Magic from February to March 2023
• 73 Spring Street
• Jewish-style deli serving items like pastrami, matzo balls, cabbage rolls, babka, and more
• They will be offering dine-in, take out, and delivery
• Baguette Magic says their original concept in April
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• Scheduled to open on April 29th
• 5117-C Dorchester Road (in the former Nana’s Seafood)
• From Brandon Close, the owner of Chipper Dog BBQ
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• Opened on July 6th
• 1010 Old Highway 52.
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• Opened on August 11th
• 1989 Maybank Highway
  • will be situated within a new Charleston Hemp Collective location and will serve a wide variety of hemp-derived THC-infused mocktails
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• 1005 Harborview Road
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• 237 Fishburne St. (former site of Purlie)
• Will feature a fixed, eight-course tasting menu with wine pairings. The menu will rotate every four weeks, with unique, seasonal ingredients each month
  • From Kelleanne and Ryan Jones of Free Reign Restaurants
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• Opened on January 13th
• 1028 Saint Andrews Boulevard
• Restaurateur Pat Martin’s Nashville-based burger and barbecue spot
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• 431 St. James Ave. (former Bojangles)
• Chicken sandwiches, salads, and wraps. An opening time frame has not been announced
  • Huey Magoo’s has another Lowcountry location at 4954 Centre Pointe Drive near Tanger Outlets in North Charleston
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• 650 College Park Road
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• 1097 N. Main St. (former home of Crust Wood Fired Pizza)
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• Opened on September 18th
• 17 Warren Street (inside Coterie)
• Coffee shop inside the restaurant

• Opened in August
•  801 Folly Road (former home of Sweetwater Cafe)
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• Opened on July 17th
• 1939A Maybank Highway (former home of Zia Taqueria)
• American Grill from The Neighborhood Dining Group (Husk, Delaney Oyster House, and Minero)
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• Opened on July 13th
• 1242 Belk Drive
• Will be the the artisanal ice cream company’s third location in South Carolina
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• Opened on June 28th
•  1417 Folly Road
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• Opened on October 8th
• 2029 Carver Ave.
• BBQ restaurant from Shuai and Corrie Wang of Jackrabbit Filly
  • Not your typical Southern BBQ. Menu items will include: Char siu (Cantonese barbecue pork), Chinese sausage, roasted duck and fried cabbage
• Website

• 975 Savannah Highway (former home of A1 China Super Buffet)
• Sushi, steak and seafood
  • The restaurant originated in its Charlotte location and has five more sites throughout South Carolina
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• Opened on July 14th
• 73 Spring Street (replacing Baguette Magic, which will close on July 3rd
• Filipino concept from Nikko Cagalanan in partnership with Baguette Magic co-owner Paula Kramer
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• Located in the soon-to-open Publix-anchored Moncks Corner Marketplace on U.S. Highway 52 and Cypress Gardens Road
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• 4950 Centre Point Drive (near Tanger Outlets)
• L&L is a chain that has been serving “plate lunches,” Hawaii’s version of comfort food, since 1952
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• 3537 Kitford Road
• Latin food market
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• 652 St Andrews Boulevard
• Traditional French fare from the couple behind Christophe Artisan Chocolatier, Carly and Christophe Paume
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• 1585 Central Ave
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• Opened on August 25th
• 570 King Street
  • Replacing 1st Place
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• Opened on May 1st
• 41-A George St. (former home of Tricera Coffee)
• Website

• 2408 Ashley River Road
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• Opened in May
• 792 Folly Road (former home of The Roost Bar N’ Grille)
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• 1518 U.S. Highway 17
  • Second area location
• Drive-thru coffee shop
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• 1036 Chuck Dawley Blvd. (former home of The Mustard Seed)
• Cajun and Creole restaurant that has a location in North Charleston
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• Opened on August 22nd
• The Bend (3540 Park Avenue Blvd.)
• Coastal Mediterranean restaurant from James Beard award-nominated chef Kevin Johnson and his wife Susan, who opened The Grocery in 2011
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• Located in The Hub in Nexton
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• 1426 Central Ave. (former location of Ledyard Bar B Que Co.)
• A pub-style diner from Ginny and Chris VanZile, who own Lowcountry Fish Camp
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• Opened in November
• 36 George Street
• From Chef Jason Stanhope, in partnership with the Method Co. hospitality group
• Southern take on the traditional tavern. The restaurant occupies the historic Lequeux-Williams House, a three-story Greek revival-style home on George Street in downtown Charleston.
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• Opened on May 26th
• 251 Meeting Street
• Pakistani restaurant currently located inside Workshop
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• Mac’s Place team purchased the former Daniel Island Grille building in April
• 259 Seven Farms Drive
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• Opened on March 7th
• 1977 Maybank Hwy. (inside The Pour House’s container walk-up kitchen)
• Guests can expect some of the same food and drinks they may have enjoyed at Malika’s location in Mount Pleasant Towne Centre
• Malika at The Pour House will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 5 pm to 10 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. You can visit malikacanteen.com for their full menu.
• Click here for more info

• Opened on May 18th
• 4401 McCarthy Street
• Full-service coffee counter, a number of grab-and-go options, an expansive wine and beer selection, local provisions and goods, and more
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• 4948 Centre Pointe Drive
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• Opened on May 26th
• 235 Meeting St. (former home of Sticky Fingers)
• Restaurant and tequila bar
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• 7363 Stall Road (former site of New Covenant Church of God into a grocery store)
• Groceries as well as fresh meats, bakery
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• Opened on January 21st
• 2902 West Fifth North Street
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• Opened in January
• 1707 Central Avenue
• Cat Cafe
  • They will have a separate area for lounging with the cats, away from the food and drink service bar.
  • Will sell pre-packaged food items from local vendors, as well as tea, coffee, beer, and wine
• Get more info here

• 730 Coleman Boulevard
• An “eatertainment” concept developed by Boston-based PiNZ Entertainment Group
  • Duckpin bowling, axe throwing, curling, arcade, ping pong, two bars, “an authentic speakeasy” and a patio space with “fun, adult social activities and live entertainment space”
• Click here for more info

• Opened in May
• 5060 Dorchester Rd., Suite 350
• Upscale steak lounge
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• Opened in April
• 375 King St. (former home of Spring Rolls Asian Cuisine)
• Coffee chain based in Charlottesville
  • This will be the company’s sixth location
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• Opened on April 29th
• 608-F Long Point Rd (Belle Hall Shopping Center)
• Minnesota-based açaí bowl restaurant
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• Opened on January 24th
• 2447 Ashley River Road (replaced 3 Matadors Tequileria, which will reopen at a new location at the end of the year)
• The new concept will be specializing in “100% in-house, freshly ground burgers, hand-cut French fries, and hand-breaded chicken tenders.”
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• Opened in July
• 1082 E. Montague Ave.
• Coffee shop and market
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• 142 Brighton Park Blvd.
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• 504 Meeting Street
  • Reopened after closing Hanover Street location
• Beer, hotdogs, and more
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• 4430 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy
  • Replacing KinFolk
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• Opened in mid-January
• 134 St. James Avenue
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Pickle Bar (Summerville)

• A new business that combines the sport of pickleball with a southern-inspired restaurant and bar
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• Opened on June 17th
• 2070 Sam Rittenberg Blvd (inside The Citadel Mall food court)
• Offers handmade sweet and savory pies, including fruit pies, cheesecakes, chocolate pies, meringue, and more.
• Click here for more info

• Opened on February 18th (formerly called Chill Cafe and Wine Bar)
• 520 Folly Road
• Coffee, drinks, baked good, acai bowls, and more
• Website

• 4959 Centre Pointe Drive
• Poke Café has another on Rivers Avenue
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• Opened on February 4th
• 3125 Bees Ferry Rd. (former home of Ladles)
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• 4411 Spruill Ave. (Currently, their mobile coffee cart is set up at that address)
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• Opened on April 21st
• 202 W. Hill Blvd. on the Charleston Air Force Base. It’s located in the lobby of Inns of Charleston
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• Opened on May 31st
• 451 King Street (former home of Monza Pizza)
• Pizza/Italian concept from Charleston Hospitality Group
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• 401 Faison Road
• Italian ice, frozen custard, and more
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• Opened in July
• 5060 Dorchester Road
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• 357 North Shelmore Boulevard
• Offering meats and cheeses with a glass of wine while guests wait for a seat at the Shellmore
• There is also a retail space
• Website

• 495 King Street
• Stars Rooftop & Grill Room is rebranding their rooftop bar

• Opened in November
• 1960 Long Grove Drive in Seaside Farms
• French-inspired café serving breakfast, lunch and diner
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• 1001 Landfall Way (formerly McCann’s Irish Pub)
• French-inspired café serving breakfast, lunch and diner
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• Opened on August 18th
• 5641 N. Rhett Ave. (former site of Hardee’s)
• Nebraska-based coffee chain
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• 1201 Old Trolley Rd
• Facebook

• Opened on December 11th
• 451 N. U.S. Highway 52
• Website

• Opened on June 1st
• 700 Halcyon Loop
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• Opened on January 31st
• 1710 Shoremeade Road (former home of Bull & Finch)
• A coastal Spanish and Mediterranean-inspired restaurant and wine bar
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• Opened on February 15th
• 88 Broad Street
• Italian-inspired restaurant from Beemok Hospitality Collection and the MINA Group
• Will offer a variety of dining experiences throughout its two-story space, including an alimentari (market), central bar, wine room, pizza counter, grand dining room, and an exclusive chef’s table
• Click here for more info

• Opened on February 10th
• 72 Cannon Street
• Part of Free Reign Restaurants (Community Table and Kiki & Rye) owned by Ryan and Kelleanne Jones of Mount Pleasant
• Website

• 8780 Rivers Ave. in the Piggly Wiggly-anchored Otranto Plaza (former site of North Park Grill)
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• Opened on June 29th
• 1400 Shucker Circle
• Philadelphia-based bagel shop
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• 595 King St
  • On the ground floor of Hoffler Place Apartments
• Philadelphia-based bagel shop
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• 123 North Creek Drive off U.S. Highway 176
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• 101 Button Hall Avenue
• Previously known as Wide Awake Brewing Company, but the company was sold and became Stone’s Throw Brewing
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• Opened on March 13th
• 638 King Street
• From Ben D’Allesandro and Nick D’Allesandro of D’Allesandro’s Pizza
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• Opened in August
• Seafood restaurant
• 97 Ronnie Boals Blvd (former home of RB’s Seafood)
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• Located in the soon-to-open Publix-anchored Moncks Corner Marketplace on U.S. Highway 52 and Cypress Gardens Road
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• 90 Folly Road (former site of Florence’s Lowcountry Kitchen)
• A sodary and fondue lounge
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• 630 Skylark Drive
• Website

• 1171 Clements Ferry Road (former home of Lowco Cafe and Lowcountry Coffee Roasters)
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• Opened Summer 2023
• Greek taverna
• Website

• Mount Pleasant smoothie and poke bowl shop will open new location at 311 Huger Street
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• Website

• 433 King Street
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• 4731 Mixson Avenue
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• Opened on May 17th
• 341 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. (formerly Sticky Fingers)
• Previously had a location on James Island
• White Duck Taco operates nine locations in several states
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