With a new year looming, many are inspired by the promise of hope and new beginnings and often find themselves creating personal goals for the new year. In this food loving town, a popular New Year’s tradition has become plotting the Alphabet Restaurant Challenge.
This endeavor goes far beyond just planning on where to eat. It’s a great way to stay within your dining out budget, plan on when to splurge (and stray from your diet), and it eliminates that last minute hangry fight of, “Where do you want to go eat?”
Here is how this works: You choose a restaurant that starts with the letter of the alphabet that you have not been to. Lowcountry Eat Out! is a group of local F&B supporters that have generated this year’s list, filled with undiscovered gems and popular restaurants throughout the Lowcountry.
A – Antonio’s Pizzeria Classico / Acme Lowcountry Kitchen
B – Bintü Atelier / Beautiful South
C – Chasing Sage / Counter Cheesemongers (sandwiches Friday & Saturday)
D – Dave’s Carry Out/ Dashi
E – Edison James Island / Estadio
F – FIG / Fair Deal Grocery, Cafe + Wine Bar
G – Gillie’s Seafood / Gennaro’s Italian Ristorante
H – Honeysuckle Rose / The Sushi Bar at Hachiya Japanese Steakhouse
I – Istanbul Shish Kabob Restaurant (Halal) / Iggy’s Pizza Shop
J – Jack of Cups Saloon / The James
K – Kultura / King BBQ
L – Las Lupitas Mexican Restaurant (cash only) / LoLa
M – Ma’am Saab / Mario’s Peruvian Chicken
N – Nick’s German Kitchen / Nigel’s Good Food
O – Old Li’s Restaurant / Oscar’s
P – Pho 79 Charleston / Palmira Barbecue
Q – Queen Street Grocery / The Quinte Oyster Bar
R – The Royal Tern / Ruby’s New York Style Bagels
S – Spice Palette Indian Cuisine / Sushi-Wa
T – Taste of the Islands / Taqueria El Trompo
U – Uncork Charleston
V – Vern’s / Ville Sainte Bistro
W – Weltons Tiny Bakeshop / Wild Common
X – Xiao Bao Biscuit
Y – YoBo Cantina Fresca / Ye Ole Fashioned
Z – Zero George / Zimos Food Truck
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