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The 13 Best Spots to Eat Brunch in Charleston

Where to go for mimosas, brunch buffets, avocado toast, and more.

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Who among us has not rolled out of bed late on Saturday or Sunday and texted the one-word question to the contact list — "brunch?" The breakfast/lunch/mimosa meal isn't supposed to be complicated, so to reduce any and all work behind the decision, here is a recently updated Charleston brunch map. If you’re looking for a hot, new brunch spot, check out the Charleston Brunch Heatmap.

New to the map this update: the Daily. Restaurants are listed geographically from north to south.

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The Junction Kitchen & Provisions

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The Junction Kitchen & Provisions offers brunch on Saturday and Sunday — and it starts at 9:00 a.m. for early risers. While the coffee-rubbed bacon and egg sandwich on a doughnut gets lots of hype, the Mexican hash with cactus-braised pork are worth a try.

Edmund's Oast

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Brunch buffet for $30? Enough said. NoMo restaurant Edmund’s Oast offers a hot bar on Sundays full of delights, from a prime rib carving station to griddle cakes to sliders, there’s a little bit of something for everyone.

Park & Grove

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Wagener Terrace restaurant Park & Grove can satisfy a range of tastes with its brunch menu — there’s a fancy smoked salmon bagel, a burger with spicy breakfast potatoes, a croque Madame, and huevos rancheros. The cafe is right near Hampton Park, so take a stroll after your meal.

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Table space is limited at the Daily, so get there early if you want to dine in. However, most of the items are super travel-friendly if you want to brunch back home. The focus here is on local, seasonal ingredients. The cafe offers traditional items like avocado toast and breakfast burritos, but there are also plant-based “brisket” tacos or a breakfast pita with soft-scrambled eggs and hummus.

The Daily offers a wide range of brunch items.
The Daily

Daps Breakfast & Imbibe

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Daps puts the fun back in brunch. The menu can satisfy anyone from families with young children to hungover hipsters. The menu is full of breakfast items like poutine hash, egg sandwiches, patty melts, Fruity Pebbles pancakes, and plenty of mimosas.

A dining room with an “Order Here” counter.
Daps is always a good time.
Erin Perkins

Little Line Kitchen & Provisions

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Petite shop Little Line Kitchen & Provisions offers a tight menu of brunch specials on the weekends (8 a.m.-2 p.m.). There’s always a vegetarian option alongside a meaty selection and usually a chicken biscuit thrown in. Past specials included a caramel apple French toast and a brunch burger.

The Darling Oyster Bar

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The Darling Oyster Bar offers an Instagram-worthy afternoon with an epic bloody mary topped with a giant crab claw garnish. Ballers can go for the seafood frittata with lobster, while those with a hangover may appreciate the fried chicken biscuit. There are also chowder fries topped with clams and bacon (naturally).

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The interior of the Darling in Charleston.
The Darling

Basic Kitchen

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Bright and airy restaurant Basic Kitchen offers a vegetable-heavy brunch with grain bowls, roasted squash salads, avocado toast, beet margaritas, vegetable burgers, and more.

The interior of a restaurant with light red booths and wood tables.
Basic Kitchen feels light and bright.
Leslie Ryann McKellar

There's fresh-shaved country ham in the bloody marys here — what other convincing do you need? Visitors come for super Southern dishes like shrimp and grits or fried chicken and biscuits topped with Alabama white sauce.

Millers All Day

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Millers All Day excels at the brunch game, because that’s the entire menu — every day and all day. There’s something for everyone, from deviled crab fritters to a big pile of corned beef hash with dijonnaise.

The Obstinate Daughter

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Italian-influenced chef Jacques Larson cooks up some of the best brunch at the beach. Customers come for the mafaldine carbonara or the Old Danger pizza with pancetta and a runny farm egg.

The Harlow

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The Harlow, a relative newcomer that has been around for about a year, brings its oysters and burgers to brunch, plus crab omelets, breakfast burritos (including Old Bay queso), and fish and grits. The kid-friendly spot has a children’s menu of favorites, like chicken fingers or French toast. Kick things off with a fancy touch like the raw bar crab claws; the bloody also comes topped with an oyster and shrimp.

Tattooed Moose

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Where else can you get a proper garbage plate with meat, cheese, scrambled eggs, and veggies on a bed of duck fat fries smothered in sausage gravy? Stop by Tattooed Moose for greasy spoon food and an optional side of sausage gravy with every dish.

Erin Perkins is Eater's Editor, South, covering Atlanta, Nashville, Miami, New Orleans, and the Carolinas. She has been writing about the food scene in the Carolinas and Savannah for 12 years. Erin has resided in Charleston, South Carolina, for the past 20 years.

The Junction Kitchen & Provisions

The Junction Kitchen & Provisions offers brunch on Saturday and Sunday — and it starts at 9:00 a.m. for early risers. While the coffee-rubbed bacon and egg sandwich on a doughnut gets lots of hype, the Mexican hash with cactus-braised pork are worth a try.

Edmund's Oast

Brunch buffet for $30? Enough said. NoMo restaurant Edmund’s Oast offers a hot bar on Sundays full of delights, from a prime rib carving station to griddle cakes to sliders, there’s a little bit of something for everyone.

Park & Grove

Wagener Terrace restaurant Park & Grove can satisfy a range of tastes with its brunch menu — there’s a fancy smoked salmon bagel, a burger with spicy breakfast potatoes, a croque Madame, and huevos rancheros. The cafe is right near Hampton Park, so take a stroll after your meal.

The Daily

Table space is limited at the Daily, so get there early if you want to dine in. However, most of the items are super travel-friendly if you want to brunch back home. The focus here is on local, seasonal ingredients. The cafe offers traditional items like avocado toast and breakfast burritos, but there are also plant-based “brisket” tacos or a breakfast pita with soft-scrambled eggs and hummus.

The Daily offers a wide range of brunch items.
The Daily

Daps Breakfast & Imbibe

Daps puts the fun back in brunch. The menu can satisfy anyone from families with young children to hungover hipsters. The menu is full of breakfast items like poutine hash, egg sandwiches, patty melts, Fruity Pebbles pancakes, and plenty of mimosas.

A dining room with an “Order Here” counter.
Daps is always a good time.
Erin Perkins

Little Line Kitchen & Provisions

Petite shop Little Line Kitchen & Provisions offers a tight menu of brunch specials on the weekends (8 a.m.-2 p.m.). There’s always a vegetarian option alongside a meaty selection and usually a chicken biscuit thrown in. Past specials included a caramel apple French toast and a brunch burger.

The Darling Oyster Bar

The Darling Oyster Bar offers an Instagram-worthy afternoon with an epic bloody mary topped with a giant crab claw garnish. Ballers can go for the seafood frittata with lobster, while those with a hangover may appreciate the fried chicken biscuit. There are also chowder fries topped with clams and bacon (naturally).

A dining room with tile floor.
The interior of the Darling in Charleston.
The Darling

Basic Kitchen

Bright and airy restaurant Basic Kitchen offers a vegetable-heavy brunch with grain bowls, roasted squash salads, avocado toast, beet margaritas, vegetable burgers, and more.

The interior of a restaurant with light red booths and wood tables.
Basic Kitchen feels light and bright.
Leslie Ryann McKellar

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There's fresh-shaved country ham in the bloody marys here — what other convincing do you need? Visitors come for super Southern dishes like shrimp and grits or fried chicken and biscuits topped with Alabama white sauce.

Millers All Day

Millers All Day excels at the brunch game, because that’s the entire menu — every day and all day. There’s something for everyone, from deviled crab fritters to a big pile of corned beef hash with dijonnaise.

The Obstinate Daughter

Italian-influenced chef Jacques Larson cooks up some of the best brunch at the beach. Customers come for the mafaldine carbonara or the Old Danger pizza with pancetta and a runny farm egg.

The Harlow

The Harlow, a relative newcomer that has been around for about a year, brings its oysters and burgers to brunch, plus crab omelets, breakfast burritos (including Old Bay queso), and fish and grits. The kid-friendly spot has a children’s menu of favorites, like chicken fingers or French toast. Kick things off with a fancy touch like the raw bar crab claws; the bloody also comes topped with an oyster and shrimp.

Tattooed Moose

Where else can you get a proper garbage plate with meat, cheese, scrambled eggs, and veggies on a bed of duck fat fries smothered in sausage gravy? Stop by Tattooed Moose for greasy spoon food and an optional side of sausage gravy with every dish.

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