1. Leon's Oyster Shop
9.2
698 King St, Charleston, SC
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 83 tips and reviews
Jennifer Reid: Fried chicken is so good! Get the big bowl and share. Loved the oysters on half shell.
J Crowley: Recommended by locals for a reason. Fried chicken, brussel sprouts, oysters and most definitely the scalloped potatoes (like a savory cake).
Nidhi Kay: Everything is good here! Oysters, shrimp peel, clam wraps, fried chicken, scalloped potatoes, hush puppies, whole snapper
4. Poogan's Porch
9.0
72 Queen St (at Meeting St), Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 225 tips and reviews
Bobbi A: The plantation fried chicken is amazing! Order it with the fried green tomatoes.
Mike Chernysh: We didn't see any ghosts. Also the shrimp and grits were really good. The fried chicken may be the best ever
Kim Oliver: Amazing Dinner! Plantation fried chicken was to die for, second floor porch seating was perfect, outstanding service! A Charleston favorite for sure!
5. Home Team BBQ
8.6
1205 Ashley River Rd (at Diana St), Charleston, SC
BBQ Joint · Maryville - Ashleyville · 65 tips and reviews
Eskimo Advertising: Monday- $1 PBR, $4 JagerbombsTuesday- 35c Wings, $2.50 Select DraftWednesday- $2 Domestic BottlesThursday- Free BluegrassSunday- 1/2 off Wings & $4 Mimosas, $5 House Bloody Marys Read more.
My 98 Rock: BEST COLLARDS IN THE WORLD. I love the wings too. Oh yeah, and the award winning BBQ. Absolutely one of my favorite places to eat in town! - Potter
Tim Cowan: The wings are amazing! Great venue and catering is on point! Friendly bar tenders and brisket rocks!
6. Husk
8.8
76 Queen St (btwn Meeting & King St), Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 265 tips and reviews
Phil Buckler: GREAT southern food. Boiled peanuts, chicken wings, pulled pork sandwich were all amazing!
nathan archambault: Fried Chicken Skins with hot sauce and honey; The Husk Burger, possibly the finest burger in the South; a side of skillet cornbread with Allan Benton’s bacon. the veggie plate.
Peter Boyce: Grilled oysters, chicken skins, grilled fish, great staff, Southern architecture
7. Magnolias
9.0
185 E Bay St, Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · French Quarter · 133 tips and reviews
Bailey Fairbanks: One of my favorite restaurants in town. You can't beat the classic southern food with an upscale twist. The buttermilk fried chicken and the seafood grits are to die for.
Bradley Franks: Everything is good here. Our table had the fried chicken, low country seafood, muscles, pork chops, blue crab bisque, and duck. But the fried green tomatoes was the blue ribbon for best plate.
MJ Ulrich: the collard greens and fried chicken were TO DIE FOR. we also got the green fried tomato BLT.... nothing short of life changing. The service was excellent!
10. Edmund's Oast
9.2
1081 Morrison Dr, Charleston, SC
Gastropub · East Central · 68 tips and reviews
Meredith Blechman: Amazing beer - over 50 on tap and many brewed in house. Get the crab hush puppies and the pickled shrimp toast. Chicken and bass mains also delicious.
Katie Czuczejko Paynter: Bartenders who know what they're talking about. A great beer menu. And some of the best fancy hot wings I've ever tasted.
Kyle Bye: $4 happy hour menu is amazing. 4:30-6:30pm everyday. The hash crown, chicken wings, shrimp salad, and Olde Thyme Punch were all wonderful.
14. Moe's Crosstown Tavern
8.3
714 Rutledge Ave (Francis Street), Charleston, SC
Dive Bar · Downtown Charleston · 28 tips and reviews
Jon Worth: 12 Hot Teriyaki wings, Ice cold Pacifico.
Chris Thompson: Southern Living recommends: "The Eye-Opener ($8). The specialty burger combines the best of the cow and chicken, using the gloriously runny yolk of a sunny-side-up egg as a silky sauce." Read more.
Dimitri Roussos: Best wings maybe anywhere especially the Moe's hot, roasted Habanero that the owner makes himself.
15. Swig & Swine
8.3
1217 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC
BBQ Joint · Parkwood - Farmfield · 52 tips and reviews
Robert Glenn: Smoked Turkey, Beef Brisket, Wings, Mac & Cheese. You name it...it's the best BBQ in Charleston.
D.B. Ceannaideach: Smoked chicken wings with white sauce was really good as well as the pork skins with pimento cheese . Pulled pork , however, was dry and they were out of brisket mid afternoon .
Emily H: Everything we tried was delicious & flavorful: the wings, Tabasco honey blue cheese pork rinds, Mac & cheese, corn Pudding, Brunswick stew (if I lived here would come buy quarts of this), and brisket!