City Lights Eastside

Cafe · Charleston

City Lights Eastside

Cafe · Charleston

12 Line St, Charleston, SC 29403

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Nestled in Charleston's revitalized East Side, this artsy café offers a cozy vibe with craft coffee, vibrant breakfast options, and a lively patio scene.

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$10–20 · Menu

@eater

"At the new East Side location of City Light Coffee, you can get a mimosa and a breakfast sandwich any day of the week. Stop in for a BEC on Texas toast or opt for a vegan sausage and tofu egg version." - Erin Perkins

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@eater

"The former Market Street shop City Lights Coffee has been resurrected on the East Side. The new store looks and feels very similar to its original space, with aged wood, tin ceilings, a marble counter, and eclectic art on the walls. Co-owner Candace Patterson and husband Will Kiser did a lot of sourcing and construction of furniture and finishing touches that make the space feel lived in. City Lights offers coffee drinks, beer, wine, and a substantial morning and lunch menu with breakfast burritos to cheese toasties." - Erin Perkins

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Debbie Patterson

Google

This is one of the most eclectic and beautiful coffee shops that I have ever been in. The entire shop plus the patio exudes love and talent from the gorgeous woodwork to the fiesta ware used to serve coffees and food, to the Barbee bathroom and the beautiful tropical patio. Service for us has always been wonderful with friendly servers and efficient service. The food is.delicious; the various coffee drinks tea and the mimosas have always been perfect to us. The themed pop-up nights with ethnic foods are wonderful. Need I say more!

Ailish Ward

Google

This is my new favorite coffee shop in Charleston. The owners are the most sincere, personable, And kind people; their passion and love for their Local community is self evident upon walking through their doors. They serve a wide variety of coffees and tea and always have Unique rotating seasonal beverages. As someone with food sensitivities, they have always been extremely accommodating to any special request. I hope to soon become a local here and look forward to visiting again!

Payton

Google

City Lights is the best, most inclusive, accommodating, friendly & well run coffee shop I’ve been to in Charleston. Their entire team goes above & beyond to make sure our community is well caffeinated & happy- Their owners are some of the most admirable and hardworking people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. I love spending time in the mornings here & will continue to recommend this lovely shop to everyone in town <3

William Hamilton

Google

Attended evening event. The new location is wonderful. Great place for locals. Had a mocha. Wonderful selection of baked goods. They catered the food. It was fresh and lovely. Great cheeses.

Ryan Deaton

Google

The patio is an escape to paradise! The service is absolutely incredible. The bathrooms are clean and decorative! The coffee is strong. New favorite coffee spot.

Angela Jager

Google

Such an awesome coffee shop! The coffee is so good and I love that a lot of their stuff is homemade. They serve breakfast all day which is amazing for late risers like me (lol). So many options to choose from for both drinks and food. I have not been at night yet, but I definitely will be trying that out next for drinks! Also such friendly people!! Highly recommend.

Descartes

Google

Unique coffee shop + in Eastside neighborhood. I'm not gonna lie, this used to be a sketchy area in Charleston. To be fair there were lots of sketchy areas in Charleston in the not to distant past. As with many cities, some of the most creative spaces come from these areas and City Lights is one of them. They have the usual coffee offerings as well as beer and wine and even samosas! I highly recommend this place due to the charming atmosphere, very friendly staff, great coffee and delicious Samosas!

Friend Gray

Google

City Lights Eastside is my favorite neighborhood cafe and the owners are such a delight! I love the warm, cozy neighborhood-y feel I get when I visit. In addition to multiple great coffee drinks, they have a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available. I love meeting friends here for lunch on the patio when the weather is nice. We are lucky to have such a great spot in downtown!

@eater

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Debbie Patterson

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Ailish Ward

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Payton

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William Hamilton

Google

Attended evening event. The new location is wonderful. Great place for locals. Had a mocha. Wonderful selection of baked goods. They catered the food. It was fresh and lovely. Great cheeses.

Ryan Deaton

Google

The patio is an escape to paradise! The service is absolutely incredible. The bathrooms are clean and decorative! The coffee is strong. New favorite coffee spot.

Angela Jager

Google

Descartes

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Friend Gray

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