Restaurants in North Charleston, SC

North Charleston, with 126,005 residents, has 681 places listed in this guide: 482 restaurants, 69 quick service spots, 41 cafes and 84 bars. Bars lead the category counts at 69, with Coffee shops and cafes at 42 and Mexican at 41 next in the listings.

North Charleston's listings come to 54.0 places per 10,000 residents, above the 41.8 median for all cities in this guide. The count reflects the places in this guide, not a census of every business in town.

423 listings are independent; the chains that show up most are Subway (10), Waffle House (8), Dunkin' (8) and Starbucks (6).

In the Servestack Independent Restaurant Index, North Charleston ranks #194 of 332 large US cities for the share of places that are independent.

Food in North Charleston by cuisine

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