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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Post and Courier, Charleston City Paper, The Post and Courier, and Charleston Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Taco Boy Charleston · Folly Road
Taco Boy's Huger Street patio is the draw as much as the tacos, a buzzy outdoor room Charleston Magazine singles out as one of downtown's essential alfresco spots. The kitchen runs carne asada, crispy fried-avocado and other fillings on soft corn tortillas. Order a round of tacos with chips, guac and a Tecate on the patio.
Kudu - Coffee, Craft Beer & Wine · Downtown
Charleston Magazine's coffee guide calls this Vanderhorst Street courtyard a see-and-be-seen set for students and twenty-somethings, coffee by day and craft beer once the sun goes down. Order a cortado in the afternoon or a local draft once the courtyard fills in.
Revelry Brewing Co · Elliotborough
The rooftop at this Elliotborough brewery hosts a weekly Saturday afternoon DJ set, a detail Charleston City Paper flags as reason enough to bring visiting friends along. The guide also notes a newer Folly Beach outpost, a sign of an operation that has kept expanding since it first opened downtown.