“One of the best places to try Charleston’s bevy of seafood is The Darling Oyster Bar, offering delicious and fresh affordable oysters, crab and fish. Housed in a big noisy restored storefront, diners can choose to sit at the 14-seat raw bar and watch the action on King Street or settle into a cozy booth surrounded by brick walls and a white and teal interior design. House specialties include King crab, snow crab, oysters with trout roe and kiwi citrus mignonette, mussels and shrimp, a huge seafood tower, baked crab dip, and a huge selection of delicious affordable oysters. Entrees are equally delicious including shrimp and grits, poutine, crab cakes, blue crab tagliatelle and shrimp, fish and oyster fry baskets with kale slaw and hand cut fries. For cocktails, try their oyster shooter or famous Bloody Mary.”

— JustLuxe