Inside a modern coffee shop with a barista preparing drinks, a group of bananas, a display case with pastries, and a female employee on the right side near a coffee machine.

Second State Coffee – 70 Beaufain Street

Pour over coffee is their speciality, they also do all the traditional variations, and a selection of savory & sweet pastries. It’s one block away from the BnB.

Interior of a cafe or small shop with artwork on the wall, shelves with bottles and jars, a small table, and some chairs.

Queen Street Grocery – 133 Queen Street

A few doors down from here, great sandwiches, crepes and atmosphere; also sells take home wine and beer.

Inside a cafe with a counter, menu boards hanging above, a person working behind the counter, and shelves with decorations and supplies.

Circe’s Grotto - 85 Wentworth Street

Hands down, the best sandwiches and paninis in Charleston. I know the owner and he orders fresh bread delivered every morning, and deli meats sliced on premises.

A young woman with long blonde hair smiling while sitting at a restaurant table filled with various dishes and drinks, with a busy restaurant background.

Miller’s All Day - 120 King Street

Serves uniquely southern all-day breakfast, though some of their dishes are very much for Lunch as well. Full bar and cocktail program. A must visit!

Three women talking inside a small store, one behind the counter and two in front. The store has shelves with various bottles and boxes. The woman behind the counter wears a red shirt and white apron. One woman in front raises her arm, and the other woman in front is smiling, holding a green bag. The counter has a landline phone and other items.

Burbages Grocery – 157 Broad Street

More of a local grocery market than a lunch place, though their butcher counter produce really tasty sandwiches. Probably best for grocery necessities and getting a sandwich to go.

Cozy café interior with wooden ceiling, brick columns, and green plants, where people are seated and working or talking.

Harken Cafe - 62 Queen Street

This cosy cafe ranked in the top 10 Cafe’s in the US. They have a wide ranging menu for Breakfast, Lunch, or a late afternoon sip of wine. The pastries are astonishingly good.

Interior of a restaurant with wooden booths, grey padded seats, and patterned wallpaper featuring kitchen utensils. Two wall-mounted white sconces illuminate the scene.

Big Bad Breakfast - 455 Meeting

Serves an elevated diner breakfast daily from 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM. The chef is award winning John Currence. Here you’ll find interesting twists on breakfast favorites.

Outdoor cafe seating with white tables and chairs, potted flowers, and a black iron fence with hanging flower baskets, with two elderly women sitting and talking inside.

LE CHAMBERTIN - 113 Church Street

An authentic French bakery, and gourmet grocery store, serving breakfast pastries, French Parisienne baguette, quiches, soups, salads, cookies and French Macaroons.

Interior of a modern bar with brown leather bar stools, a wooden bar counter, pendant lights hanging above, shelves with liquor bottles, and a white brick wall with a menu and mirror.

Lewis Barbecue - A drive or Uber

Brought to us by the legend John Lewis, whose first restaurant in Austin Texas received many awards for its outstanding barbecue. Having moved to Charleston, it was time for him to repeat the magic. This order at the counter restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating with a full bar. All meats are smoked on-site. A must for any barbecue lover. Open for Lunch, Dinner, or a mid-day snack from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Storefront with a black awning that reads 'goat. sheep. cow.' in white text, with animal line drawings on the window below, and flower pots with colorful flowers outside.

goat. sheep. cow. - 106 Church Street

Cheese, charcuterie, wine, a daily sandwich, and gourmet groceries.

People dining and shopping inside a modern cafe or restaurant with shelves of products, wine bottles, and light fixtures overhead.

Caviar & Bananas – 188 Meeting Street

A gourmet market and café, and yes they have both caviar and bananas.

Street view of a cafe with outdoor seating, a sidewalk sign advertising Samuel Adams Boston Lager Burger, and a wooden door with a large round 'Sixty Cafe' logo. A man and woman walk on the sidewalk in the background.

60Bull Café – 60 Bull Street

A nice neighborhood eatery with wine and good, reasonably priced breakfast, lunch, and dinner.