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Highest-rated seafood restaurants in Charleston, South Carolina by diners
Whether you’ve waited in line for soft-shell crabs in the Chesapeake Bay or savored sushi in New York City, you know there’s something special about finding the right spot to enjoy seafood. From ceviche to grilled salmon and towers of shellfish, the top-rated seafood restaurants in the United States serve up mouthwatering dishes across diverse cuisines like Japanese, Latin American, and Mediterranean to suit every palate.
Of course, certain areas of the country are known for particular delicacies. California’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean, for example, makes it one of the best states for seafood. The Los Angeles area serves up everything from caviar to Santa Barbara spot prawns while San Francisco is a mecca for fish tacos, ceviche, and sushi. Further north, Seattle is legendary for its shellfish, showcased at the famed fish counter at Pike Place Market.
While Chicago may be best known as a pizza capital, many flock to the city for its king crab dishes; a bit further south and east, you have Miami and its sought-after stone crab season. Southern locales like New Orleans boast fresh crawfish from the Gulf of Mexico and the two noncontiguous states have their own signature offerings, too: Alaska is known for its pollock and salmon, while Hawai’i is known for its poke.
Dining at a seafood restaurant can be one of the most memorable parts of your trip to a new city or offer comfort food in your own hometown. To celebrate the best options near you, Stacker used insights from Yelp to compile a list of the highest-rated seafood restaurants in Charleston.
Businesses were selected using Yelp’s ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only restaurants with at least 10 reviews were considered. In an effort to highlight independent restaurants and local chains, those with more than five locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included. Data is as of June 14, 2024.
Keep reading to discover your highest-rated local seafood restaurants for your next special meal out!
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#30. Fleet Landing Restaurant
– Rating: 4.2/5 (3266 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 186 Concord St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, american, southern
– Read more on Yelp
#29. Danny’s Philly Steaks
– Rating: 4.2/5 (30 reviews)
– Address: 320 East Bay St. Ste B Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, steakhouses, american
– Read more on Yelp
#28. & Lobster
– Rating: 4.2/5 (10 reviews)
– Address: Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: food trucks, seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#27. Oak Steakhouse
– Rating: 4.2/5 (443 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 17 Broad St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: steakhouses, new american, seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#26. The Palmetto Cafe
– Rating: 4.2/5 (131 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 205 Meeting St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: new american, seafood
– Read more on Yelp
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#25. Locklear’s on Little Oak
– Rating: 4.2/5 (103 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 2293 Folly Road Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#24. Amen Street Fish & Raw Bar
– Rating: 4.2/5 (1365 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 205 East Bay St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, bars
– Read more on Yelp
#23. Rappahannock Oyster Bar – Charleston
– Rating: 4.2/5 (333 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 701 East Bay St. Ste 110 Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, bars, live/raw food
– Read more on Yelp
#22. High Cotton
– Rating: 4.3/5 (1165 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 199 East Bay St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: cocktail bars, seafood, wine bars
– Read more on Yelp
#21. Revival
– Rating: 4.3/5 (246 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 162 East Bay St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: southern, new american, seafood
– Read more on Yelp
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#20. Tempest Charleston
– Rating: 4.3/5 (323 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 32 North Market St. Ste C Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#19. The Mason Jar By Fatboys
– Rating: 4.3/5 (350 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 2487 Ashley River Road Ste 4 Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, comfort food, soul food
– Read more on Yelp
#18. Pearlz Oyster Bar
– Rating: 4.3/5 (402 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 9 Magnolia Road Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, bars
– Read more on Yelp
#17. Anson
– Rating: 4.3/5 (437 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 12 Anson St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, southern, american
– Read more on Yelp
#16. The Ordinary
– Rating: 4.3/5 (783 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 544 King St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, desserts, coffee & tea
– Read more on Yelp
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#15. The Immortal Lobster
– Rating: 4.3/5 (65 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: food trucks, seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#14. The Darling
– Rating: 4.4/5 (1424 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 513 King St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, cocktail bars, live/raw food
– Read more on Yelp
#13. Pearlz
– Rating: 4.4/5 (1386 reviews)
– Price level: $$
– Address: 153 East Bay St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, bars, live/raw food
– Read more on Yelp
#12. Co Hog
– Rating: 4.4/5 (13 reviews)
– Address: Charleston, SC
– Categories: seafood, food trucks
– Read more on Yelp
#11. Raw Lab By Empire Oyster
– Rating: 4.4/5 (31 reviews)
– Address: 99 South Market St. Port of Call Food Hall Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: live/raw food, seafood, wine bars
– Read more on Yelp
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#10. The Establishment
– Rating: 4.5/5 (205 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 28 Broad St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, new american, cocktail bars
– Read more on Yelp
#9. Delaney Oyster House
– Rating: 4.5/5 (206 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 115 Calhoun St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, beer bar, cocktail bars
– Read more on Yelp
#8. Dave’s Carry-Out
– Rating: 4.6/5 (214 reviews)
– Price level: $
– Address: 42 Morris St. Ste C Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, soul food
– Read more on Yelp
#7. CudaCo
– Rating: 4.6/5 (85 reviews)
– Address: 765 Folly Road Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood markets, seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#6. Edison James Island
– Rating: 4.6/5 (276 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 1014 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, new American, wine bars
– Read more on Yelp
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#5. Florence’s Lowcountry Kitchen
– Rating: 4.7/5 (26 reviews)
– Address: 1271 Folly Road Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, southern, cocktail bars
– Read more on Yelp
#4. Chubby Fish
– Rating: 4.7/5 (317 reviews)
– Address: 252 Coming St. Ste A Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood, tapas/small plates
– Read more on Yelp
#3. 167 Raw Oyster Bar – Charleston
– Rating: 4.7/5 (2987 reviews)
– Price level: $$$
– Address: 193 King St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: seafood
– Read more on Yelp
#2. Halls Chophouse
– Rating: 4.7/5 (2899 reviews)
– Price level: $$$$
– Address: 434 King St. Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: steakhouses, seafood, bars
– Read more on Yelp
#1. Maine Line Seafood
– Rating: 4.8/5 (33 reviews)
– Address: Charleston, South Carolina
– Categories: food stands, seafood, american
– Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Zeynep Guler Tuck, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 282 metros.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Six Republican candidates vying to become South Carolina’s next governor met in downtown Charleston for a wide-ranging debate that put abortion, infrastructure and the future of data centers at the center of the race.
The forum was held at the Sottile Theatre, where Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, Lowcountry businessman Rom Reddy and Attorney General Alan Wilson took the stage.
Questions included whether they would support a state hate crime law, how they would address concerns about growth and infrastructure, how to navigate collaboration, abortion and the future of data centers in the state.
One issue that drew near-unanimous opposition was state Senate Bill 1095, a proposed total abortion ban that passed out of committee earlier in the day. All of the candidates opposed the bill, but they differed on what they would do if it reached the governor’s desk.
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Norman said he would sign it.
“You know, this is an emotional issue, but I will tell you if this bill came to my desk as governor. If it passed the House and the Senate, I would sign it,” Norman said.
All of the other candidates on stage said they would veto the bill if it came across their desk as governor, with Reddy arguing the question should be decided by voters.
“The Supreme Court did not say the loudest voice in the ruling class prevails. It said it’s up to the people in the state, so let’s put it to a referendum,” Reddy said.
On infrastructure, candidates discussed reforming the South Carolina Department of Transportation and allowing private-sector involvement to help pay for improvements.
Wilson outlined ideas that included leasing interstate easements and expanding private express lanes.
“We privatized that grass between the interstates. We turn it into private express lanes that can be told we leased the easements on the sides of interstates to telecommunication companies and energy companies, and charge them for natural gas line and fiber optic fiber optic cables,” Wilson said.
Evette also pointed to public-private partnerships and the possibility of fast-pass lanes.
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“We want to make sure that we’re innovative public private partnerships coming in and creating fast pass lanes to allow people that are in a hurry to be able to utilize that,” Evette said.
The final question focused on data centers, with candidates agreeing corporations should “pay their way.”
“They should pay for their water. They should pay for their infrastructure, any roads around it, and we should look at what Governor Ron DeSantis has done in Florida with the large data centers that are coming to Florida. That should be the model in South Carolina and everywhere,” Mace said.
Kimbrell said the state should set limits to protect natural resources and guard against higher power costs for residents.
“Put parameters around data centers to ensure that the water consumption does not impact places like the ACE Basin,” Kimbrell said. “Ensuring that the Public Service Commission makes absolutely sure nobody’s power rate goes up and we try to get behind the meter energy grids in place so they can be self-sufficient.”
Two more debates are planned ahead of the primaries on June 9.
A bill that could make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion is moving to the full South Carolina Senate with just a few weeks left in the legislative session.
The South Carolina Senate medical affairs committee continued a debate of Senate Bill 1095 on April 21 in Columbia. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Richard Cash, R-Anderson, builds on a restrictive abortion bill that failed to progress in the fall.
The committee passed the measure in an 8-4 vote, moving it to the full Senate for consideration. Lawmakers have until May 14, the last day of the 2026 legislative session, to pass the bill for it to become law.
Senate Bill 1095, also called the “Unborn Child Protection Act,” bans performing an abortion or supplying abortion drugs. It makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion, with the only exception being to save a pregnant woman’s life.
It also makes mifepristone and misoprostol Schedule IV controlled substances. Alprazolam (Xanax) and zolpidem (Ambien) are two other examples of Schedule IV substances.
Pro-Life Greenville, an anti-abortion organization based in Greenville, responded to the bill’s progress with “full endorsement” of the legislation.
“Unborn children, like all human beings, deserve to have their lives protected under law here in the Palmetto State,” Pro-Life Greenville stated. “Today’s vote by the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee brings that urgent need one step closer to reality.”
Under the bill, a woman who has an abortion could face misdemeanor charges. The maximum sentence would be two years in jail with a $1,000 fine.
Those found guilty of performing an abortion or providing a pregnant woman with abortion-inducing drugs could face felony charges, a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail, and a possible $100,000 fine.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT), a firm opponent of the bill, decried the Senate committee passage. PPSAT Director of Public Affairs Vicki Ringer said in a statement that the bill will cost people their lives, and it will make it more difficult for women to get reproductive and pregnancy healthcare.
“Abortion bans have and will continue to cost people their lives,” Ringer stated. “As this ban inches closer to the governor’s desk, it is becoming increasingly clear just how many of our lives anti-abortion lawmakers are willing to endanger in service to their agenda.”
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics. Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
BARNWELL, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – An officer was injured, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has issued a Blue Alert for an “armed and dangerous” woman.
According to the Blue Alert, Cushman is wanted in connection with an officer being injured.
The location of the assault was Gardenia Road in Blackville, S.C.
On Monday night around 10:35 p.m., officials said they were looking for Lacey Cushman, 37, a white woman who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 210 pounds.
According to SLED, she has brown eyes and an unknown hair color. Her hairstyle and clothing are unknown.
She was last seen driving a 2011 white Chevrolet Traverse with an S.C. tag, 706IRU, in Barnwell County.
Her last known direction of travel was toward Bamberg County.
If you see her or have information, call 911 immediately.
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