New York State of Mind: Dining in Charleston

My second cone from Jeni's Ice Cream.

When we booked our babymoon to Charleston, we knew that we would spend most of our time there enjoying the amazing restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops throughout the city. I spent hours upon hours researching restaurants, reading reviews, perusing blog posts, and making reservations. All of my hard work definitely paid off- we did not have one bad dining experience during our three days in Charleston! Here are all of the places we ate and what we ordered. Enjoy!

My fried chicken biscuit sandwich from The Darling Oyster Bar.

Sunday:

Lunch: The Darling Oyster Bar

Local Oysters
Shrimp and Grits: Cheddar Grits, Crispy Brussels, Country Ham, Fennel
Fried Chicken Biscuit: Crispy Thigh, Honey-Hot Sauce

Coffee: Black Tap Coffee

Cold Brew Coffee

Afternoon Snack: Jeni’s Ice Cream

Cake Cone with Gooey Butter Cake and Brown Butter Almond Brittle

Dinner: Le Farfalle

Ceci In Umido: Umbrian Style Stewed Chickpeas, Preserved Lemon, Aleppo Pepper, Baguette
Grilled Pork Chop: Charred Scallions, Peperonata, Pickled Cherry Pepper Glassato
Pasta Verde: Ragu Bolognese
Apple and Quince Crostata: Roasted White Chocolate, Whipped Creme Fraiche

Oysters at The Darling Oyster Bar.

Picking out some beans to take back to New York City from Black Tap Coffee.

Monday:

Breakfast: Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit, followed by Glazed Gourmet Donuts

Hot Little Biscuits: Cinnamon, Blackberry, Country Ham, and Buttermilk
Breakfast Sandwiches:

Sausage, Egg, and Pimento Cheese
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese

Donuts: Strawberry Cobbler and German Chocolate

Lunch: Magnolia’s

Fried Green Tomatoes: White Cheddar & Caramelized Onion Grits, Country Ham, and Tomato Chutney
Creamy Tomato Bisque
Charleston Crabcake: Hoppin' John Risotto, Collard Greens, and Tomato Butter

Dinner: Husk

Short Ribs, Farro Verde, Embered Mushrooms, Brassicas, Poached Farm Egg, Green Garlic Pistou, and Aged Gruyere
Carolina Heritage Pork, Field Peas and Butterbeans, Jefferson Red Rice, Collard Greens, Kielbasa, Appalachian Tomato Gravy
Strip Steak, Confit New Potatoes, Broccoli, Mepkin Abbey Mushrooms, Brassica "Pesto," Bone Marrow Hollendaise
A Skillet of Real Cornbread with Benton's Bacon Crumble
Texas Olive Oil Cake with Strawberries and Orange Marmalade (so amazing we ordered a second immediately after finishing our first!)

Donuts at Glazed Gourmet

Shrimp and grits at Hominy Grill.

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Hominy Grill

High-Rise Biscuit with Sausage Gravy
Shrimp and Grits: Sautéed Shrimp, Scallions, Mushrooms, and Bacon Over Cheese Grits
Pancake Special: Strawberry-Banana Pancakes with Strawberry Yogurt Butter

Snack: Jeni’s Ice Cream

Cake Cone with Brown Butter Almond Brittle and Salted Peanut with Chocolate Flecks

Late Lunch: Jestine’s Kitchen

Fried Chicken Basket: Fried Okra, Cole Slaw, and Collard Greens
Coconut Cream Pie

Dinner: FIG

Crudo of Cape Bay Scallop: Brown Butter, Pinenut, Chervil Oil, and Blood Orange
Thomasville Tomme "Croque Monsieur": English Peas, Bacon, Mint Salad
Baked Snowy Grouper: Sauce Soubise, Beet, Fennel, and Cured Olive
Chopped Chicken & Carolina Gold Rice: Shishito, Broccoli Shoots, and Napa Cabbage
Roasted Carrots: Pollen and Breadcrumb
Butterscotch Pot de Creme: Amaretti and Soft Whipped Cream

The most delicious fried chicken from Jestine's Kitchen.

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit

Brian surprised me with biscuits and cold brew coffees at our hotel before we left for the airport. We enjoyed them on the rooftop balcony of our hotel!

Shrimp and grits at The Darling Oyster Bar

Here are some other restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries we considered when planning. Unfortunately, we were not able to fit them into our itinerary this time around! I am hoping to return to the city soon (maybe a girls' weekend getaway with my mom and daughter this fall?) and try out some of them.