The Best Oyster Bars in Charleston
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Charleston has exactly one place on the list so far: Leon’s Oyster Shop, honored by Michelin Guide.
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Rank 1. Leon’s Oyster Shop
Oyster Bar
The garage doors roll up when the weather cooperates, which in Charleston is often enough to matter. This seafood spot, a converted filling station on King Street, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and earns it with small, smart moves: fried saltine crackers alongside the smoked mahi dip, shrimp rolls garnished with crushed potato chips. The grower Champagne list is an unexpected flex for a place this casual. The fried chicken, brined in buttermilk and hit with Old Bay, tends to cause a scene.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Eater Eater: The Best New Restaurants in America
- Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler: 40 Best Restaurants in Charleston
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Condé Nast Traveler 40 Best Restaurants in Charleston