These 10 Restaurants in South Carolina Have The Best Seafood EVER
Robin Jarvis
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In the Palmetto State finding FRESH seafood is no problem. Thanks to South Carolina’s fishing industry and the men and women who make a living fishing along the coast, fresh seafood is abundant. For South Carolinians, this is a double windfall. Firstly, it means you can find fresh seafood almost all of the time and cook it yourself – if you want to. And secondly, it means when you go out to dinner – at a nice restaurant – you can bet the chef is serving nothing but fresh local seafood, or he’s not serving seafood that night.
The lure (no pun intended) of fresh seafood has called many great chefs to the Palmetto State. In fact, there are so many great seafood restaurants it was very difficult to narrow it down to just 10. But here are ten great South Carolina restaurants that have the best seafood EVER.
Interesting fact: The restaurant was once scheduled for demolition to make room for more high-rise developments along Myrtle Beach's valuable oceanfront.
Address: 3002 N Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Phone: (843) 448-8082
Address: 397 Squire Pope Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Phone: (843) 681-3663
Address: 801 Front St, Georgetown, SC 29440
Phone: (843) 527-4110
Address: 40 W Broad St, Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (864) 546-3535
Interesting fact: Looking over the marsh to the right you'll see a nice little island. The owners of Drunken Jacks stock it with a goat population in the spring, summer and fall to keep the growth down. The island's overgrowth provides the goats with fresh food and they have fresh water around the clock. In the winter months, they're moved inland for safe keeping until springtime. The next time you eat at Drunken Jacks raise your glass and toast the goats who are partially responsible for maintaining that spectacular view!
Address: 4031 U.S. 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Phone: (843) 651-2044
Interesting fact: Hank's Seafood is in the renovated warehouse that used to house Charleston's trendy "Garden and Gun Club." Decades ago Garden and Gun was Charleston's equivalent to the famous disco "Studio 54" in New York City.
Address: 10 Hayne St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 723-3474
Address: 4 W Hampton Ave, Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: (803) 774-4400
Interesting fact: The Blue Marlin is located in the old train depot building.
Address: 1200 Lincoln St, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 799-3838
Address: 802 Bay St, Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone: (843) 379-3474
Interesting facts: Circa 1886 is located in what was originally the carriage house for the Wentworth Mansion, once described as the finest home in all of Charleston.
Address: 149 Wentworth St, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 853-7828
You seldom meet anyone in the Palmetto State that doesn’t love seafood. Did we fire up your taste buds with this list? Better start planning your road trip(s) now.
What other wonderful restaurants with great seafood have you found in South Carolina? In the comments section below go ahead and tell us about them and your favorite dishes. We’re betting you have a treasure trove of food photos on your phone. Who doesn’t, right? Upload a photo or two with your comments here and add your favorite seafood restaurant to our official list.
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