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Summer dishes from FIG. | Lindsey Shorter Photography Table of Contents Welcome to the Lowcountry Where to Start: Eater Carolina s Best Maps Food Neighborhoods to Know Charleston Glossary of Terms Reservations to Make in Advance Follow the News Get in Touch Charleston celebrates, and almost worships, the bounty of its surroundings: from freshly-caught blue crabs to grains milled on nearby Edisto Island. The city by the sea sits below the Sandhills, the original coastline of the ancient seas acro...

Restaurateurs Johnny and Kasie Curiel of Colorado-based Fonda Fina Hospitality will bring their take on Mexican cuisine to Charleston next summer. The team runs Alma Fonda Fina, Cozobi Fonda Fina, Mezcaleria Alma, and Alteño. Their establishments have garnered multiple awards, including a Michelin star, a spot on North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, a James Beard finalist spot, and more. The Curiel’s new restaurant will be on the ground floor of 89 Cannon Street, which is home to the mixed-use d...

Kultura started as a Filipino pop-up around the Lowcountry before it found a home at 73 Spring Street in 2023. From that address, chef Nikko Cagalanan and his team put out dishes like bright bowls of pancit topped with Lowcountry crab meat, tender pork ribs in banana ketchup barbecue, and yellow adobo salmon over crispy rice with a delicate salad of local vegetables. The flavors captured the attention of Charleston diners, food writers, and the James Beard Foundation. After all the awards and ac...