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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Post and Courier. Updated September 2026.
Brown Dog Deli · Downtown
This Calhoun Street deli serves a chili cheese dog piled with cheddar, yellow mustard and chopped white onions, a combination the Post and Courier flagged in its citywide hot dog roundup.
La Tapatía · Hanahan
La Tapatia is a Hanahan bakery known for its donas, a Mexican doughnut fried and sugared like the American version but made with yeasted dough and very little sugar. The Post and Courier's food coverage points to the shop as an entry point into the wider world of pan dulce, alongside tres leches and rompope tarts. Order a warm dona alongside a pan dulce sampler.
Off Track Ice Cream · Harleston Village
This downtown scoop shop partners with local producers and purveyors to make all-natural traditional and vegan ice creams, with waffle cones pulled fresh off the griddle in house. The Post and Courier's food editor named it a top pick in a dedicated ice cream roundup.