Downtown Charleston

Downtown Charleston

Five spots in Downtown Charleston clear our bar. One hits Delicious as F*ck.

Charleston
August 11, 2026
The Restaurant at Zero George leads the neighborhood, a Michelin Selected pick at $$$$. Below it, four Damn Good spots carry real weight — Graft Wine Shop & Wine Bar and Renzo both James Beard Semifinalists, plus Maison's French cooking and Berkeley's rounding out the list. No Two Stars here, but a five-spot lineup with two Beard nods and a Michelin nod is a strong showing for one neighborhood.

The spots in this guide

5 places in Charleston, ranked by how good they actually are.

  1. 1The Restaurant at Zero GeorgeDowntown Charleston · AmericanDelicious
  2. 2RenzoDowntown Charleston · PizzaDamn Good
  3. 3MaisonDowntown Charleston · FrenchDamn Good
  4. 4Berkeley'sDowntown CharlestonDamn Good
  5. 5Graft Wine Shop & Wine BarDowntown Charleston · Wine BarDamn Good