36 Best Restaurants in Charleston

"Although located in the Renaissance Charleston Historic Hotel, Lenoir has a definite presence on Wentworth Street anchored by a beautiful neon sign, as well as a definite presence in the Southern culinary landscape. Enter the door, and a central bar with bright yellow chairs dominates the space, which is light filled with windows that reach almost to the floor. There's a lot of color, too, from the dark green booths to the patterned floor, but it all works together, anchored by familiar objects ranging from a butterbean pan collection to Southern cookbooks on the bar. There's a variety of small plates, a patty melt, melt-in-your-mouth green olive spread compound butter with the buttermilk rolls, and handmade pasta, all to please a variety of palates." - Stephanie Burt