Date Spots in Charleston, SC

Dating in Charleston

Charleston dating often starts over coffee and pastry at spots like Tínto Café & Provisions, La Pâtisserie, Babas on Cannon, Holey City Bagels, The Rise Coffee Shop, Second State Coffee, The Daily, The Palmetto Cafe, Circe's Grotto, or Caviar & Bananas. From there, a daytime walk can lead to Joe Riley Waterfront Park, Marion Square, Brittlebank Park, Washington Square, Gadsdenboro Park, or Tiedemann Park. For dinner, you can choose seafood at Hyman's Seafood, spanish at Malagón Mercado y Taperia, french at Chez Nous, italian at Legami, mexican at Azul Mexicano, or american and regional plates at Stars Rooftop & Grill Room, Coterie, Gabrielle, Toasted Crust, or Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale. The range keeps a date easy to shape.

Later, drinks can move the evening along at Uptown Social, Meeting at Market, Tommy Condon's, O-Bar, Sultan's Restaurant & Lounge, Thoroughbred Club, Big John's Tavern, Little Jack's Tavern, Mac's Place, or Dudley's on Ann. Culture dates might include The Best Friend Train Museum, Louis G. Gregory Bahá'í Museum, Mace Brown Museum of Natural History, The Charleston Museum, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, International African American Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, S. Cato Int'l Investment Gallery, or Children's Museum of the Lowcountry. For entertainment, consider Sottile Theater, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston Music Hall, Woolfe Street Playhouse, Cinebarre, Threshold Repertory Theatre, PURE Theatre, The Riviera Theater, The Black Fedora, or Terrace Theater. The city lets you pair coffee shop, seafood, southern, pizza, breakfast, or pastry with a walk or a show.

Neighborhoods in Charleston

These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.

• Cannon Babas on Cannon is a coffee and pastry stop, so Cannon suits a low-key coffee date.
• Market Meeting at Market is a drinks spot, making Market an easy area for an evening date.
• Ann Dudley's on Ann is a drinks option, so Ann can anchor a casual night out.
• Uptown Uptown Social is a drinks venue, so Uptown fits a social, lively date.