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97 Ronnie Boals Blvd, Mt Pleasant
Sunsets Creekside Bar
Waterfront bar on Shem Creek serving cold beer and live music with marsh views from a worn-in deck.
4.2734 ratings
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The most romantic restaurants in Charleston — Michelin Stars, candlelit corners, oceanfront sunsets, the rooms locals book when the night is supposed to mean something.
The places that earn the golden hour — rooftops, dock bars, beach piers, and bridge walks.
Summer officially opens on the water as Pavilion Bar and Salty Mike's pull rooftop and marina crowds, Handy and Hot's Vivian Howard biscuits keep drawing lines downtown, and Isle of Palms beach-resort dining gets its seasonal reappraisal.
Memorial Day weekend sends crowds to Isle of Palms and the rooftop at Pavilion Bar, while Vivian Howard's grab-and-go and a downtown dessert institution quietly own the holiday weekend conversation.
20th Anniversary weekend festival featuring Sister Hazel, The Wood Brothers, and Mark Bryan of Hootie & the Blowfish. VIP passes include front access to Saturday's sunset concert, exclusive entry tickets, and more.
Sister Hazel performs a Saturday sunset concert on the beach as part of The Hang on Hazelnut Isle 20th Anniversary weekend.
From a Daniel Island pasta reset to a West Ashley wings institution, these are the four spots driving Charleston's social feed right now.
Vivian Howard's downtown counter draws a devoted breakfast crowd, Pavilion Bar's rooftop becomes the unofficial start of sunset season, and a pair of Italian kitchens on opposite ends of the city split the pasta conversation.
The classic Shem Creek dock bar in Mount Pleasant — open-air seating directly on the creek, shrimp boats and pleasure craft moving through, the Mount Pleasant fishing fleet visible from every table. Walk-in friendly weekdays, reservations smart on weekends. Known for the blackened mahi sandwich, crab dip, mojitos, and a sunset deck that fills 90 minutes before the sun goes down from May through October.
Private yacht charters departing from Lockwood Drive on the Ashley River, handling corporate events, sunset cruises, and custom trips.
