What locals are saying
Tucked inside The Charleston Place hotel with floor-to-ceiling windows over the City Market, Meeting at Market threads the needle most hotel bars can't — a credible sports bar atmosphere with 22 screens and 20-plus rotating craft taps, local beers well-represented, without any dive-bar apologies. The short rib croquettes and fried pimento cheese balls hold their own, and the bartenders consistently draw praise for being both attentive and genuinely knowledgeable about the city. Prices run hotel-elevated and the tourist-heavy foot traffic can produce uneven service swings, but the room's bones — the market views, the cozy banquettes, the people-watching — keep it above the bar it set for itself.









