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Executive Summary:
1. Market Pavillion Hotel (recommended by Ric):
The Bomb. A VERY nice boutique hotel. Top drawer. May have actually surpassed Charleston Place as THE place to stay. The rooftop resto/bar is a GREAT place to spend an afternoon - with a buddy like Ric, as it were.
2. Tsunami:
Cute little sushi bar. Great seafood, reasonably priced
3. Slightly North Of Broad:
In Charleston, the Old Money lives South Of Broad (street) and are sometimes referred to as SOBs. This new restaurant is a couple of blocks north of Broad Street and goes by the appellation SNOB - Slightly North Of Broad. VERY good busy french/italian/low country bistro. High end in a fun way.
4. Cypress:
Way cool junior. The resto downstairs is high end. The upstairs bar has a Big City Club feel to it with the lighting and all. Very uberchic. Great food.
5. King Street:
More great shopping on King Street, all the way to Calhoun, than I have ever seen in my life.
Long story short:
Chucktown is probably the coolest Living History City there is. GREAT shopping, a fantastic resto scene and now several very nice dowtown hotels. Of the dozens of trips I have made to The Holy City (including living there for four years), I was far more impressed by this one than any in the past.
1. Market Pavillion Hotel (recommended by Ric):
The Bomb. A VERY nice boutique hotel. Top drawer. May have actually surpassed Charleston Place as THE place to stay. The rooftop resto/bar is a GREAT place to spend an afternoon - with a buddy like Ric, as it were.
2. Tsunami:
Cute little sushi bar. Great seafood, reasonably priced
3. Slightly North Of Broad:
In Charleston, the Old Money lives South Of Broad (street) and are sometimes referred to as SOBs. This new restaurant is a couple of blocks north of Broad Street and goes by the appellation SNOB - Slightly North Of Broad. VERY good busy french/italian/low country bistro. High end in a fun way.
4. Cypress:
Way cool junior. The resto downstairs is high end. The upstairs bar has a Big City Club feel to it with the lighting and all. Very uberchic. Great food.
5. King Street:
More great shopping on King Street, all the way to Calhoun, than I have ever seen in my life.
Long story short:
Chucktown is probably the coolest Living History City there is. GREAT shopping, a fantastic resto scene and now several very nice dowtown hotels. Of the dozens of trips I have made to The Holy City (including living there for four years), I was far more impressed by this one than any in the past.