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Beef Wellington from Legami on King Street.
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11 Hottest New Restaurants in Charleston, November 2024

The latest Lowcountry spots offer beef Wellington, Italian plates, and soup dumplings

by Erin Perkins Updated
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Beef Wellington from Legami on King Street.
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by Erin Perkins Updated

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What's everyone talking about? While the Eater 18 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the "it" places of the moment. Enter the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to highlight the spots crowds are flocking to at the moment or generating a big buzz. Folks are asking, "Have you been yet?" Try one of these newbies today.

New to the list:

November 2024: Legami, Chef Loong Dim Sum
October 2024: Linnette’s
September 2024: the Archer
August 2024: the Select
July 2024: Marbled & Fin, Makan
June 2024: Downtown Co-Op
May 2024: Sissy Bar, Coterie
April 2024: Da Toscano Fugazzi, XO Brasserie
March 2024: Bodega Mount Pleasant
February 2024: Cleats, Lowland Dining Room, Palmira Barbecue
January 2024: the Harlow, Da Toscano Porchetta Shop
December 2023: the Quinte, Lowland Tavern, Lost Isle, Costa, Bearcat
November 2023: King BBQ
October 2023: Honeysuckle Rose

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Sissy Bar

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The team from downtown bar Dalila’s opened a fun new spot in Park Circle. Sissy Bar takes inspiration from Southern California, from mezcal drinks to breakfast burritos to a massive barbacoa taco platter. Bring friends to sample all the sharable plates.

1067 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
The barbacoa taco “party” at Sissy Bar.
Sissy Bar

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Palmira Barbecue

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Slow-cooked brisket and whole hog meet Puerto Rican flavors at Palmira Barbecue. Pitmaster Hector Garate has been popping up around the Lowcountry for several years, but now he has a permanent address in West Ashley.

2366 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414
A tray from Palmira.
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Cleats

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The crew from hip breakfast spot Daps opened a sports bar with better food and drinks found at typical sports bars. Find pit beef sandwiches, Thai-flavored hot dogs, green hatch chili wings, and waffle fries.

1640 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405
The dining room at Cleats.
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XO Brasserie

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Herman Ng grew up working in his family’s Chinese restaurant, and now he owns his own with the opening of XO Brasserie. The menu focuses on Cantonese and Sichuan cooking, including XO lobster, mapo tofu, and garlic pepper beef. Don’t miss the fun cocktails or the desserts.

1090 Morrison Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
(843) 969-1896
(843) 969-1896
Dumplings from XO Brasserie.
Andrew Cebulka

The Archer

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The couple behind Wagener Terrace hangout Berkeley’s recently opened their second restaurant, the Archer. They want it to have the same neighborhood vibes but raise the stakes with a full bar and fine dining-level comfort plates. Chef Paul Farmer (formerly of Three Sirens), puts out plates like duck frites, baked oysters, beef stroganoff, chicken liver mousse, and chilled crab dip. 

601 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
A dining room with framed paintings all over the walls. Marc Hudacsko

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Legami

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Legami is a new Italian restaurant boasting a chef brought in from Rome by a family with roots in Turin, Italy. Washington Street Hospitality, which controls three Pasta Beach restaurants in New England, thought the King Street building would be another location for Pasta Beach, but decided to switch it up once they got into the historic building. Chef Andrea Congiusta cooks modern Italian fare with some influences from France. “We took inspiration from the classic fine dining, but we also want to have something fun, something that looks very fancy, and something you can crave,” says Congiusta. Dishes include king crab tagliolini, beef Wellington, and veal Milanese.

492 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
A bowl of tortellini next to a glass of wine.
Legami offers Italian fare with chefs straight from Rome.
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Marbled & Fin

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Modern steakhouse Marbled & Fin is giving all the other steakhouses a run for their money. The expansive dining room fills nightly with well-heeled customers ready to see and be seen. On the menu, chef Eucepe “Cepe” Puntriano includes all the steakhouse classics plus an emphasis on seafood dishes for non-meat eaters. Look for seafood towers, wedge salads, wagyu beef, bone marrow with oysters, creamed spinach, and more. 

480 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
(843) 278-5488
(843) 278-5488
The dining room at Marbled & Fin.
Andrew Cebulka

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Makan

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D.C.-based Malaysian restaurant Makan now has a second location in the Lowcountry. Chef James Wozniuk wanted the South Carolina location to feature local seafood. The ikan asam pedas, a Malaysian hot and sour fish curry, is a must-try if you like spice. There’s also rendand daging (dry beef curry), curry mee (noodle soup with chicken sausage), and kerabu mangga (mango salad).

210 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
Nasi campur, or “with rice,” dishes at Makan include beef rendang, center; pajeri nenas (pineapple curry), top; ayam goreng (fried chicken with salted duck yolk and curry leaf), right, and okra in sambal.
Nasi campur, or “with rice,” dishes at Makan D.C. include beef rendang, center; pajeri nenas (pineapple currry), top; ayam goreng (fried chicken with salted duck yolk and curry leaf), right, and okra in sambal.
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Chef Loong Dim Sum

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Charleston is going crazy for soup dumplings, and newcomer Chef Loong Dim Sum delivers. The restaurant offers four flavors (pork soup, chicken soup, pork tomato soup, and truffle pork soup). The rest of the menu is quite extensive as well, with selections ranging from Sichuan mala chicken, crab rangoon, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu, and more.

1662 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
(843) 225-8225
(843) 225-8225

Da Toscano Porchetta Shop

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The team behind Italian favorite Le Farfalle has an enticing new cafe in Charleston. The focus of Da Toscano Porchetta Shop is the housemade focaccia and everything that can be sandwiched between the airy bread. Chef Michael Toscano serves a filling chorizo and egg sandwich in the morning and a sumptuous porchetta sandwich in the afternoon. There’s also choices like prime rib, roast chicken, marinated eggplant, and so much more.

109 President Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
A porchetta sandwich on a wood counter.
Porchetta sandwich at Da Toscano.
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Linnette’s

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Charming new hotel the Dunlin offers sweeping views of the Kiawah River, abundant hospitality, and coastal Southern fare in its signature restaurant, Linnette’s. Chef Michael DeCicco puts out dishes like a pressed and pickled watermelon salad, wood-fired oysters, cornmeal-crusted flounder, and a sorghum-benne lacquered steak with charred okra.

6000 Kiawah River Drive, Johns Island, South Carolina 29455
Linnette’s serves coastal fare on Johns Island.
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Sissy Bar

1067 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405

The team from downtown bar Dalila’s opened a fun new spot in Park Circle. Sissy Bar takes inspiration from Southern California, from mezcal drinks to breakfast burritos to a massive barbacoa taco platter. Bring friends to sample all the sharable plates.

1067 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, South Carolina 29405
The barbacoa taco “party” at Sissy Bar.
Sissy Bar

Palmira Barbecue

2366 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414

Slow-cooked brisket and whole hog meet Puerto Rican flavors at Palmira Barbecue. Pitmaster Hector Garate has been popping up around the Lowcountry for several years, but now he has a permanent address in West Ashley.

2366 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29414
A tray from Palmira.
Palmira Barbecue

Cleats

1640 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405

The crew from hip breakfast spot Daps opened a sports bar with better food and drinks found at typical sports bars. Find pit beef sandwiches, Thai-flavored hot dogs, green hatch chili wings, and waffle fries.

1640 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29405
The dining room at Cleats.
Mike Ledford

XO Brasserie

1090 Morrison Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

Herman Ng grew up working in his family’s Chinese restaurant, and now he owns his own with the opening of XO Brasserie. The menu focuses on Cantonese and Sichuan cooking, including XO lobster, mapo tofu, and garlic pepper beef. Don’t miss the fun cocktails or the desserts.

1090 Morrison Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
(843) 969-1896
(843) 969-1896
Dumplings from XO Brasserie.
Andrew Cebulka

The Archer

601 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

The couple behind Wagener Terrace hangout Berkeley’s recently opened their second restaurant, the Archer. They want it to have the same neighborhood vibes but raise the stakes with a full bar and fine dining-level comfort plates. Chef Paul Farmer (formerly of Three Sirens), puts out plates like duck frites, baked oysters, beef stroganoff, chicken liver mousse, and chilled crab dip. 

601 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
A dining room with framed paintings all over the walls. Marc Hudacsko

Legami

492 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

Legami is a new Italian restaurant boasting a chef brought in from Rome by a family with roots in Turin, Italy. Washington Street Hospitality, which controls three Pasta Beach restaurants in New England, thought the King Street building would be another location for Pasta Beach, but decided to switch it up once they got into the historic building. Chef Andrea Congiusta cooks modern Italian fare with some influences from France. “We took inspiration from the classic fine dining, but we also want to have something fun, something that looks very fancy, and something you can crave,” says Congiusta. Dishes include king crab tagliolini, beef Wellington, and veal Milanese.

492 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
A bowl of tortellini next to a glass of wine.
Legami offers Italian fare with chefs straight from Rome.
Peter Frank Edwards

Marbled & Fin

480 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

Modern steakhouse Marbled & Fin is giving all the other steakhouses a run for their money. The expansive dining room fills nightly with well-heeled customers ready to see and be seen. On the menu, chef Eucepe “Cepe” Puntriano includes all the steakhouse classics plus an emphasis on seafood dishes for non-meat eaters. Look for seafood towers, wedge salads, wagyu beef, bone marrow with oysters, creamed spinach, and more. 

480 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
(843) 278-5488
(843) 278-5488
The dining room at Marbled & Fin.
Andrew Cebulka

Makan

210 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

D.C.-based Malaysian restaurant Makan now has a second location in the Lowcountry. Chef James Wozniuk wanted the South Carolina location to feature local seafood. The ikan asam pedas, a Malaysian hot and sour fish curry, is a must-try if you like spice. There’s also rendand daging (dry beef curry), curry mee (noodle soup with chicken sausage), and kerabu mangga (mango salad).

210 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
Nasi campur, or “with rice,” dishes at Makan include beef rendang, center; pajeri nenas (pineapple curry), top; ayam goreng (fried chicken with salted duck yolk and curry leaf), right, and okra in sambal.
Nasi campur, or “with rice,” dishes at Makan D.C. include beef rendang, center; pajeri nenas (pineapple currry), top; ayam goreng (fried chicken with salted duck yolk and curry leaf), right, and okra in sambal.
Rey Lopez

Chef Loong Dim Sum

1662 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407

Charleston is going crazy for soup dumplings, and newcomer Chef Loong Dim Sum delivers. The restaurant offers four flavors (pork soup, chicken soup, pork tomato soup, and truffle pork soup). The rest of the menu is quite extensive as well, with selections ranging from Sichuan mala chicken, crab rangoon, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu, and more.

1662 Savannah Highway, Charleston, South Carolina 29407
(843) 225-8225
(843) 225-8225

Da Toscano Porchetta Shop

109 President Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

The team behind Italian favorite Le Farfalle has an enticing new cafe in Charleston. The focus of Da Toscano Porchetta Shop is the housemade focaccia and everything that can be sandwiched between the airy bread. Chef Michael Toscano serves a filling chorizo and egg sandwich in the morning and a sumptuous porchetta sandwich in the afternoon. There’s also choices like prime rib, roast chicken, marinated eggplant, and so much more.

109 President Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403
A porchetta sandwich on a wood counter.
Porchetta sandwich at Da Toscano.
Walker Creative Inc.

Linnette’s

6000 Kiawah River Drive, Johns Island, South Carolina 29455

Charming new hotel the Dunlin offers sweeping views of the Kiawah River, abundant hospitality, and coastal Southern fare in its signature restaurant, Linnette’s. Chef Michael DeCicco puts out dishes like a pressed and pickled watermelon salad, wood-fired oysters, cornmeal-crusted flounder, and a sorghum-benne lacquered steak with charred okra.

6000 Kiawah River Drive, Johns Island, South Carolina 29455
Linnette’s serves coastal fare on Johns Island.
Molly Rose Photo

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