A short list when it actually matters. Quiet enough to talk, lit well enough to look at each other, food worth lingering over. Reservations recommended on every one.
The Charleston standard. Tomato tarte tatin in summer, ricotta gnocchi always. Book three weeks out.
Tasting menu only. Quiet room, intentional pacing, locally sourced everything.
Restored Queen Anne, hyperlocal Southern menu. Bar room is the move if you can't get the dining room.
Old bank turned grand seafood hall. Sit at the marble bar.
Tiny chalkboard menu changes daily. Two tiny floors, romantic by accident.
Three-story Italian, dark and intimate. Negronis and handmade pasta.