American Restaurants in Charleston, SC

American in Charleston at a glance

• American is the 3rd largest food category in Charleston, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 7.0% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Charleston leans toward american.
• Of the 60 listed below, 56 are independent and 4 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

American Restaurants in Charleston

Showing 60 of 84, listings with a website first.

• California Dreaming
  Restaurant · American · 1 Ashley Point Dr
• Satellite Rooftop Bar + Events At 495
  Restaurant · American · 495 King St
• Tempest Charleston
  Restaurant · American · 32 N Market St Ste C
• Basic Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · 82 Wentworth St
• Bohemian Bull
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1531 Folly Rd
• Butcher & Bee
  Restaurant · American · 1085 Morrison Dr
• Circa 1886
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 149 Wentworth St
• Coterie
  Restaurant · American · 17 Warren St
• Eli's Table
  Restaurant · American · 129 Meeting St
• FIG
  Restaurant · American · 232 Meeting St
• Harold's Cabin
  Restaurant · American · 247 Congress St
• Herd Provisions
  Restaurant · American · 106 Grove St
• Iron Rose
  Restaurant · American · 115 Meeting St #174
• Krazy Owls
  Restaurant · American · 3157 Maybank Hwy
• Lenoir
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 68 Wentworth St
• Lowland
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 36 George St
• Magnolias
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 185 E Bay St
• Ms. Rose's Fine Food & Cocktails
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd
• Peninsula Grill
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 112 N Market St
• Poogan's Porch
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 72 Queen St
• R Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · 212 Rutledge Ave
• Revival
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 162 E Bay St
• Ruby Sunshine
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 171 E Bay St
• Ruby Tuesday
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1953 Savannah Hwy
• Rudy Royale
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 209 E Bay St
• S N O B
  Restaurant · American · 192 E Bay St
• Saffire Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 170 Lockwood Blvd
• Slightly North of Broad
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 192 E Bay St
• Southbound
  Restaurant · American · 72 Cannon St
• Sweetwater Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 137 N Market St
• The Grocery
  Restaurant · American · 4 Cannon St
• The Swamp Fox Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 387 King St
• Vern's
  Restaurant · American · 41 Bogard St
• Virginia's On King
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 412 King St
• Wild Common
  Restaurant · American · 103 Spring St
• Anson Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 12 Anson St
• The Glass Onion
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1219 Savannah Hwy
• Circe's Grotto
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 85 Wentworth St
• Husk
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 76 Queen St
• Trotters Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2008 Savannah Hwy
• Triangle Char & Bar
  Restaurant · American · 828 Savannah Hwy
• Chef Daniel Humm x The Charleston Place Presented by Resy
  Restaurant · American · 224 King St
• Park and Grove
  Restaurant · American · 730 Rutledge Ave
• Edison James Island
  Restaurant · American · 1014 Fort Johnson Rd
• High Cotton Charleston Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 199 E Bay St
• Tabbuli West
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2026 Savannah Hwy
• Handy and Hot
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 68 Wentworth St
• The Caviar Bar
  Restaurant · American · 1 George St
• Beautiful South
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 128 Columbus St Ste 101
• Food For The Southern Soul
  Restaurant · American · 1030 Jenkins Rd
• Granna's Gourmet
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1920 Dunbar St
• 541 King
  Restaurant · American · 541 King St
• Wings Co.
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1890 Sam Rittenberg Blvd #105
• Alluette's Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 80 Reid St
• Big Belly
  Restaurant · American · 1014 Fort Johnson Rd
• Billy Dee's Premium Chicken
  Restaurant · American · 1766 Main Rd
• Chucktown Tavern
  Restaurant · American · 159 Market St
• Cory's Grilled Cheese
  Restaurant · American · 1739 Maybank Hwy
• Cumberland St Smokehouse
  Restaurant · American · 5 Cumberland St
• Dog and Duck Pub
  Restaurant · American · 1124 Sam Rittenberg Blvd

American elsewhere in South Carolina

Among the South Carolina cities in this guide, the most american listings are in Columbia (46), North Charleston (34), Rock Hill (26) and Mount Pleasant (25).

Run a american spot in Charleston?

You share this list with 83 other american listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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