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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Corcoran Inhabit, Charleston City Paper, and Post and Courier. Updated August 2026.
Husk · Downtown
Bon Appétit's Best New Restaurant in America (2011). Geechie Boy grits, local beans, housemade sausage. The modern benchmark for the dish.
Millers All Day · King Street
Co-owner Greg Johnsman (Marsh Hen Mill) makes the grits from Jimmy Red Corn, a near-extinct heirloom he cultivated for eight years. Breakfast-forward shrimp & grits.
Poogan's Porch · Downtown
Charleston's oldest independent restaurant (1976). Shrimp & grits with andouille, peppers, and Adluh grits. The classical-Charleston preparation.
Slightly North of Broad Restaurant · Downtown
Chef Frank Lee's Low Country institution. Shrimp & grits with country ham, smoked sausage, and a tomato-based sauce. a staple order for 30+ years.
82 Queen · French Quarter
82 Queen is a French Quarter courtyard restaurant serving Lowcountry cooking, including a shrimp and grits that was a finalist in the Post and Courier's 2024 Charleston's Choice poll. It was named Best She-Crab Soup in the Charleston City Paper's 2026 readers' poll, with Fleet Landing as runner-up.