What locals are saying
Amen Street is a well-established, highly regarded seafood spot on East Bay Street that draws both locals and visitors — ranked #24 of 726 Charleston restaurants on TripAdvisor with 3,391 reviews. The raw bar and oysters are consistently praised as among the city's best, and the shrimp and grits are a recurring standout, though prices run high and some reviewers flag the cocktails as underwhelming. Reservations are strongly recommended, as it fills up quickly despite its solid local following.
On socials
The she-crab soup finished with dry sherry and the raw bar oysters are the consistent two-word answer to 'what do I order' — shrimp and grits follows close behind. The blackened shrimp appetizer draws its own devotees for the black-eyed pea vinaigrette and cornbread combination, and the Lowcountry seafood pilau (scallops, mussels, clams, popcorn rice) gets singled out as the underrated entrée worth knowing about. Service earns praise nearly as often as the food; a slow stretch occasionally draws notice.
