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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Charleston City Paper. Updated September 2026.
Kooben Café Mexicano · Hanahan
The tamal montado at this Hanahan cafe puts two tamales over beans, topped with an egg and red sauce. It makes the tamales the center of a full breakfast plate. Order that dish for a substantial start to the day.
Maya Del Sol Kitchen · North Charleston
One tamalote plate paired this kitchen's tamales with street corn, showing its creative approach to Mexican cooking. Tamales remain among its standards, while other dishes rotate. Ask what is available at the Rivers Avenue counter; the photographed plate is a reason to look, not a daily menu promise.