The menu offers a roster of comforting pastas, as well as creative riffs on classic dishes
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
           The Italian Boy After Dark features a prix-fixe tasting menu including rotating antipasti and Marini’s famous panini...  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Executive chef Eucepe Puntriano ups the ante on all the classic dishes
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Find modern, inventive riffs on Chinese cuisine at chef Herman Ng's North of Morrison spot
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The former FIG chef presents elevated classics in the historic Lequeux-Williams House
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Avondale restaurant features a casual bar and a dining room that leans “Lowcountry foraging clubhouse”
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Zero George’s sister restaurant opened on the ground floor of The Jasper apartment building late last year
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Look for bigeye tuna tiradito, Wagyu lettuce wraps, and chorizo PEI mussels
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Lola Rose delivers wood-fired pizza and from-scratch pasta with a neighborhood feel
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Maybank Highway spot fills a niche with a nostalgic menu 
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Maryam Ghaznavi’s Pakistani home cooking finds a brick and mortar in the former Jestine’s Kitchen
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The menu offers house-made pastas, local fish, and delightful smaller plates
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Stop in for rustic bistro-leaning entrees from chocolatier Christophe Paume
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Find dishes from the Chopped champ during evenings at Baguette Magic
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Suzy Castelloe taking over as chef de cuisine from her longtime mentor Michelle Weaver
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The upscale eatery offers fine-dining staples, plus a variety of coal-roasted plates for sharing
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Plus, get your Island Provisions fix at the new Cannonborough/ Elliotborough shop
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Discover an elegant, clubby tone in addition to top-notch raw bar offerings
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Get the dish on crunchy chaat, tender tikka masala, tandoori lamb kabobs, and more Indian delights
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          4 Cannon St. - (843) 302-8825 - thegrocerycharleston.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          106 Grove St. - (843) 637-4145 - herdprovisions.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          33 Spring St. - (843) 926-0475 - @malagoncharleston
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          With impeccable service, the iconic restaurant makes a case for why the old school gets it right
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          430 Meeting St. - tu-charleston.com - @restaurant_tu
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          11 Cannon St. - babasoncannon.com - @babasoncannon
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          252 Coming St. - (854) 222-3949 - chubbyfishchs.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          721 King St. - (843) 513-0307 - eatatmelfis.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                              
                                                        
                                                      
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          Parcel 32 - 442 King St. - (843) 722-3474 - parcel32.com
  
  
          
  
           
                                                                                                                
              
    
    
    
    
    
    
          The Establishment - 28 Broad St. - (843) 789-4028