South Carolina

Just south of the North Carolina line, a busy little breakfast spot in Landrum keeps filling its parking…

By Elias Camden · Oct 2

Some people drive across South Carolina just for one steak. That steak is the dry-aged ribeye at Halls…

By Elias Camden · Oct 2

Picture a dining room so big it needs around 11 food bars to hold everything. That is what…

By Elias Camden · Oct 1

Tucked behind a shopping center on the South Carolina coast, there is a tavern where thousands of dollar…

By Elias Camden · Oct 1

South Carolina is famous for grits and biscuits, but a quiet bagel movement has been rolling across the…

By Elias Camden · Oct 1

On James Island, just a short drive from downtown Charleston, sits a seafood spot where boats drift by…

By Elias Camden · Sep 30

Tucked into the foothills of Pickens, South Carolina, Table Rock State Park is home to a string of…

By Elias Camden · Sep 30

Along the famous MarshWalk in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, there is a waterfront spot where the shrimp come…

By Elias Camden · Sep 30

Picture a mountain of crab legs, a basket of golden hush puppies, and a plate of fried oysters…

By Elias Camden · Sep 29

On busy mornings along Upper King Street, one very small doorway draws a line that sometimes spills out…

By Elias Camden · Sep 29

Across South Carolina, the end of the work week has its own ritual, and it usually involves a…

By Elias Camden · Sep 29

In South Carolina, a glass of sweet tea has always had a favorite sidekick, and it comes split…

By Elias Camden · Sep 28

Nobody in the Lowcountry waits around for a tomato to turn red when a perfectly good green one…

By Elias Camden · Sep 28

Most of the country thinks barbecue sauce comes in one color, and South Carolina has spent generations politely…

By Elias Camden · Sep 28

Ask anyone house hunting along South Carolina’s coast, and you will hear the same worry: the good spots…

By Elias Camden · Sep 27

Some of the best meals in South Carolina are hiding at a stop sign on a quiet back…

By Elias Camden · Sep 27

Some mornings call for a warm, sugary glazed donut and a quick stop on the way to work…

By Elias Camden · Sep 27

Tucked deep inside South Carolina’s mountains, Rainbow Falls is the kind of place you have to work for.…

By Elias Camden · Sep 26

Tucked along a busy road in Rock Hill, South Carolina, there is a diner where the coffee never…

By Elias Camden · Sep 26

Some of the best barbecue in South Carolina hides in towns you could drive through in about a…

By Elias Camden · Sep 26

Tucked along a quiet country road in Pelzer, South Carolina, Happy Cow Creamery is a working dairy farm…

By Elias Camden · Sep 25

Tucked along Sumter Street in Columbia, South Carolina, there’s a small pizzeria where the pizza show starts before…

By Elias Camden · Sep 25

Tucked along Highway 17 in North Myrtle Beach sits a little ice cream stand that has been scooping…

By Elias Camden · Sep 25

Imagine a small Southern town where the shops, walls, and storefronts all fill up with paintings and sculptures…

By Elias Camden · Sep 24

Tucked into the coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Oceanside Landing is a 55+ community where retirees…

By Elias Camden · Sep 24

Tucked along a busy stretch of highway in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, there’s a little seafood shack that…

By Elias Camden · Sep 24

Right off the busy roads of Florence, South Carolina, there is a covered market where the smell of…

By Elias Camden · Sep 23

Some sandwiches earn a quiet loyalty, the kind where regulars give directions but skip the part about how…

By Elias Camden · Sep 23

Tucked along Savannah Highway in Charleston, the Early Bird Diner is the kind of place where the food…

By Elias Camden · Sep 23

South Carolina takes its barbecue seriously, and some of the tastiest pulled pork in the state comes from…

By Elias Camden · Sep 22

Tucked along the main road that runs through Hilton Head Island, there is a steakhouse where servers stroll…

By Elias Camden · Sep 22

Tucked away in the tiny community of Green Sea, South Carolina, sits an old mansion with eight pointed…

By Elias Camden · Sep 22

Tucked into the northern edge of South Carolina, Fort Mill hides a small downtown that rewards anyone willing…

By Elias Camden · Sep 21

Tucked right against the Georgia border in Fair Play, South Carolina, Lake Hartwell State Park sits along a…

By Elias Camden · Sep 21

Tucked behind a home along Highway 28 in Abbeville, South Carolina, sits a small Amish-style bakery that has…

By Elias Camden · Sep 21

Tucked into downtown Aiken, South Carolina, there is a spot where the sounds of flippers, bells, and old-school…

By Elias Camden · Sep 20

Some places let you buy a thing and leave. Palmetto Peddlers Antiques Mall in Florence, South Carolina, is…

By Elias Camden · Sep 20

Some places seem to bend the calendar backward, where red swivel stools still spin and the grill has…

By Elias Camden · Sep 20

Tucked into the heart of downtown Inman, South Carolina, there’s a little corner shop that feels like it…

By Elias Camden · Sep 19