Coffee and Grab-and-Go Favorites

☕ La Pâtisserie - bottom floor of Hotel Bennett. Get a croissant!

☕ babas on Cannon

☕ Heros Doughnuts and Buns

☕ Island Provisions

☕ Callie's Hot Little Biscuit (get the mini's!)

Sit-Down Breakfast

🥞 Miller's All Day - no reservations. Get there and put your name in then walk around lower King Street while you wait!

🥞 Toast All Day - better for big groups

🥞 Virginia's on King

🥞 Church and Union (also great for dinner!)

Exercise

🩰 Barre South

🧘 Salt Yoga

🚲 The Works Cycle Studio

Lunch Spots (Indoor/Outdoor) 🥗

Little Palm

Prohibition (head to the back!)

Bodega

Share House

Fleet Landing

Daytime Fun

🐎 Horse and Buggy Charleston Tour

🌈 Visit Rainbow Row and walk to the Pineapple Fountain

🛍️ Go shopping on King Street and work your way over to the Market (188 Meeting Street)

📸 Check out the variety of holy city tours - by trolley, on foot, cruise options, and more!

You truly can't go wrong in Charleston. It is difficult to have a bad meal here! The one thing we have run into is that a lot of places do require some advanced planning or reservations.

Reservation Needed Suggestions:

🥘 Stella's - come hungry!

🌽 Husk - a Charleston classic. Show up early to visit the (very haunted) bar next door.

👑 82 Queen - a very gorgeous courtyard

🍣 167 Sushi - the best sushi Ally has ever had

🏵️ Magnolia's - another Charleston classic and a good excuse to dress up!

Walk-In Suggestions:

🍛 Xiao Bao Biscuit - right near the wedding venue, Tim's favorite

🌮 Ru Ru's Tacos and Tequila - usually pretty quick service

🍱 Fuji Hibachi and Sushi

"Party Feel" Drinks:

🍻 Blind Tiger

🍻 Henry's Bar and Rooftop

🍻 John King Dueling Piano Bar

🍻 Uptown Social

"Relaxed Feel" Drinks:

🍸The Dewberry Rooftop, The Citrus Club

🍸Elliotborough Mini Bar (a Tim favorite!)

🍸The Cocktail Club

🍸Charleston's Smallest Bar (part of a small alleyway where you can drink outside)

🍸Bay Street Biergarten

🍸The Tippling House (an Ally favorite!)

Just FYI - below are the college bars. We have made the mistake of going late-night before and, after 8:30 pm...you've been warned:

- Ink Lounge

- Juanita Greenberg's

- Silver Dollar

- Republic

- A.C's

Mount Pleasant is a gorgeous neighborhood just 5 minutes away from downtown Charleston. Take a short ride (or walk!) over the Ravenel Bridge, and you'll find a beautiful, new(ish) town with tons to do, including some of Ally and Tim's favorites!

- Eat and drink while you watch the dolphins swim by at Shem Creek

- Take a Kayak Tour of Shem Creek

- Visit downtown I'On (we like to start at O'Brion's), and look for Charleston's hidden gem: Little Venice

- Stroll around the historic Old Village to see some of Charleston's most beautiful, and pricey, homes (and a few shops!)

- Visit Sullivan's Island and have dinner at Poe's Tavern, Home Team BBQ (Tim's favorite), or Sullivan's Fish Camp (Ally's favorite)

James Island is a beachy, surfer town west of downtown Charleston. Take a short ride to James Island for shopping, delicious food, and a life-changing Sunday morning yoga class and farmer's market (a Tim/Ally staple). Or, ride a bit further and you'll find the famous Folly Beach, which can get a little crowded, but has a great surf shop and dining scene.

- We love the burgers, and friendly bartenders, and dogs roaming around, at Bohemian Bull!

- Crust Pizza is amazing, but the old-timey movie theater next door will really make your night!

- Sunday morning "PoHo" yoga at Pour House is a spiritual experience. Come early and bring cash so you can pay the $10 class fee and shop the farmer's market that is right outside after!

- Uber to 'Taco Boy' on Folly Beach and grab a drink at the second floor bar while you plan your shopping (or eating/drinking) excursion along the shoreline!