Word on the street
What locals are saying
Charleston's original rooftop bar — open since well before the city's current boom — The Rooftop at the Vendue has held the Charleston City Paper's 'Best Rooftop Bar' title since 2007, and the views justify the loyalty: panoramic sweeps of the harbor, Waterfront Park, church steeples, and the arc of the Ravenel Bridge. The cucumber margarita and signature craft cocktails are the draw; the light-bites menu is competent but secondary to the scenery. Peak weekend crowds can strain service and comfort, and management has acknowledged the growing pains — this is no longer a secret, and anyone treating it like one is selling nostalgia.
harbor-and-bridge panoramas at golden hourcucumber margarita as the orderweekend overcrowding acknowledged by managementwalk-in only — no reservationslocals bring visitors here as the city showcaseCharleston City Paper's top rooftop since 2007
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