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The Darling Oyster Bar

The Darling Oyster Bar

Downtown β€’ seafood
Price: $$ moderate
Charleston Eats: 8.2
Google:
4.6
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(2,578 reviews)

Stylish spot with vintage appeal for creative seafood dishes, fry baskets & raw oysters.

Quick Facts

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Hours

Closed
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Price

$$
moderate
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Location

Downtown
Charleston district
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Cuisine

seafood
Lowcountry dining

About

Stylish spot with vintage appeal for creative seafood dishes, fry baskets & raw oysters.

β€” Google Editorial Summary

Oyster bar boasting fried and baked eats alongside cocktails and local brews.

β€” Google AI Overview

The Darling Oyster Bar is a casual, busy seafood spot in Charleston known for raw oysters, shrimp, crab cakes and simple but really good desserts. People rave about happy hour oyster deals and say the food is straightforward and tasty β€” great for a low-key night out.

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Reviews

Charleston Eats:8.2
Google:
4.6
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(2,578 reviews)

Recent Reviews

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Beth Rineholt
2 months ago

The Darling Oyster Bar had such amazing food! It was my first time trying raw oysters, and they were so good! It's really worth trying to stop in duri...

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Alisha Reeves
a month ago

So simple but so much better than simple. Shrimp cocktail with perfect seasoning. The lobster roll was full of large chunks of seasoned meat. The crab...

Reviews last updated: 9/14/2025

In the News

Recent Charleston food news featuring The Darling Oyster Bar

The raw bar anchors the dining room at the Darling. A popular fixture of the Charleston seafood scene since 2016, the Darling Oyster Bar recently expanded with a second location in Savannah, Georgia. Located at 27 Montgomery Street, the new outpost has a similar design and menu offerings as the original. β€œSavannah, in many ways, already feels like home,” says owner Bobby Young, β€œThere s a thriving restaurant scene that we knew we wanted to be a part of, and we were very intentional in picking Sa...

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513 King St
(843) 641-0821
513 King St
Charleston, SC 29403
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