It’s exciting to see the place you call home on TV, especially when it involves food! We’ve tried to compile the most complete list of Lowcountry restaurants and bars to have been featured on national television. You better get eating if you want to try them all!
DOWNTOWN
BITTY & BEAUS – CBS Evening News
https://www.bittyandbeauscoffee.com/
CALLIES HOT LITTLE BISCUIT – Unwrapped
FIG – Best Thing I Ever Ate, Drinks Made Easy
Dish: Hanger Steak with Agrodolce Sauce
Drink: Negroni
FLEET LANDING – Cheap Eats
Dish: Stuffed Hush Puppies
FUEL CHARLESTON – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Dishes: Fiery Jerk Chicken Sandwich and Fall-Apart Pork Tacos
http://www.fuelcharleston.com/
GRILL 225 – Drinking Made Easy
Drink: Nitrotini
https://www.marketpavilion.com/grill225.cfm
HUSK – Best Thing I Ever Ate, Drinks Made Easy, Unique Sweets
Dish: Cornbread with Bacon Bits
Drink: Southern Screwdriver
Sweet: Benne Brown Butter Apple Tart
MAGNOLIAS – Best Thing I Ever Ate
Dish: Pimento Cheese with Flatbread
https://magnoliascharleston.com/
MARINA VARIETY STORE RESTAURANT – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Dish: Country Style Benedict
https://www.varietystorerestaurant.com/
PEARLZ OYSTER BAR – Heat Seekers
Dish: XXX Spicy Oyster Shooters
https://www.pearlzoysterbar.com/
PENINSULA GRILL – Throw Down with Bobby Flay
Dish: Coconut Cake Throwdown
https://www.peninsulagrill.com/
RODNEY SCOTT’S BBQ – Parts Unknown, Places to Love
*Hemingway location featured in Parts Unknown.
SAVANNAH’S CANDY KITCHEN OF CHARLESTON – Best Thing I Ever Ate
Dish: Caramel Apple
https://www.savannahcandy.com/our_locations
SUGAR BAKESHOP – Unique Sweets
Sweet: Lady Baltimore Cupcakes
THE GIN JOINT – Drinking Made Easy
THE TATOOED MOOSE – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Dish: Duck Club
THE VENDUE ROOFTOP BAR –Places to Love
JAMES ISLAND
BOWEN’S ISLAND – Man vs. Food, Unique Eats
CROSBY’S FISH AND SHRIMP CO. – No Reservations
SMOKY OAK TAPROOM – Cheap Eats
Dish: Pulled Pork Platter
JOHNS ISLAND
FAT HEN – Food Paradise “Brunch-Nado”
Dish: Duck and Apple Sausuage Gratin
STONO MARKET AND TOMATO SHED – Cheap Eats
Dish: Crab Cake Sandwich and Tomato Pie
MOUNT PLEASANT
JACK’S COSMIC DOGS – Best Thing I Ever Ate, Feasting on Ashpalt
http://www.jackscosmicdogs.com/contact
PAGE’S OKRA GRILL – Food Paradise
Dish: Shrimp and Grits
https://www.pagesokragrill.com/
RED’S ICE HOUSE – Drinking Made Easy
Drink: Firefly Lemonade
THE WRECK OF THE RICHARD & CHARLENE – Man Vs. Food
Dish: Seafood Platter
https://www.wreckrc.com/Default.asp
NORTH CHARLESTON
BIG BILLY’S BURGER JOINT – Man Vs. Food
https://www.bigbillysburgerjoint.com/
EVO PIZZERIA – Food Paradise
FIREFLY DISTILLERY – Drinking Made Easy
https://www.fireflydistillery.com/
Drink: Sweet Tea Vodka
*The location has changed from Wadmalaw Island to Park Circle, but the spirits haven’t!
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND
HOME TEAM BBQ – Heat Seeker
Dish: Killer Nachos Drenched in Death Relish Salsa
https://hometeambbq.com/location/sullivans-island/
SUMMERVILLE
ITALIAN BISTRO – Restaurant: Impossible
https://www.italianbistroknightsville.com/
WEST ASHLEY
BESSINGINGER’S BBQ – Man Vs. Food
https://www.bessingersbbq.com/
BUSHIDO JAPANESE RESTAURANT – Man Vs. Food
Dish: Spicy Tuna Roll Challenge
http://www.bushidojapaneserestaurant.com/
EARLY BIRD DINNER – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Dish: Chicken and Waffles
THE GLASS ONION – Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
https://www.ilovetheglassonion.com/
WAFFLE HOUSE at 325 SAVANNAH HIGHWAY – Parts Unknown
https://locations.wafflehouse.com/sc-charleston-411
WILDFLOUR PASTRY – Unique Sweets
http://www.wildflourpastrycharleston.com/
*Sadly, the downtown shop featured in the show is no longer open. But you can find the same delicious pastries at their West Ashley location.
These restaurants listed below are no longer open but we won’t forget them.
JESTINE’S KITCHEN – No Reservations
Dish: Shrimp & Grits
MARTHA LOU’S KITCHEN – Bizarre Foods America, Top 5 Restaurants – Fried Chicken
Dish: Chitterlings & Lima Beans
Dish: Fried Chicken
MCCRADY’S – Bizarre Foods
Dish: Ossabaw Pig