42 Cafes in Charleston, SC [5 Breakfast, 4 Bakery Cafe]

Top 10 cafes in Charleston

Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.

1Mercantile and Mash

701 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29403-1902

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2Benne's by Peninsula Grill

112 N Market St, Charleston, SC 29401

Breakfast · Lunch · Brunch

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3Cafe Roca

1303 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29407

Pastries

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4Caviar & Bananas

51 George St, Charleston, SC 29401-1689

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5Harken Cafe

62 Queen St, Charleston, SC 29401

Breakfast · Lunch · Salads

Breakfast

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6Huriyali Gardens

401 Huger St, Charleston, SC 29403

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7KISS Cafe

1802 Crowne Commons Way #C1, Charleston, SC 29455

Locally owned
Breakfast · Lunch · Brunch

BreakfastDog-friendly

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8Lillian’s Petite Market & Eatery

247 Congress St, Charleston, SC 29403

Breakfast · Lunch · Brunch

Bakery cafe

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9The Heyday

605 Kindred Ct, Charleston, SC 29455

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10The Palmetto Cafe

205 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401

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42cafes

27per 100,000 residents

39with a phone

25with a website

Of the 42 cafes listed in Charleston, 39 give a phone number and 25 have a website. No national chains here — every cafe on this page is independent. By what they offer: 5 serve breakfast, 4 are bakery cafes, 1 offers vegan options. Most often named on their own websites: lunch (9), breakfast (8) and brunch (4). The longest-running is Hollings Café, in business since 2021.

Charleston 42 cafes

All 32 other cafes in Charleston

By ZIP code: 29401 (8) · 29403 (16) · 29407 (4) · 29412 (2) · 29425 (1) · no ZIP (1)

ZIP 29425 1

Hollings Café

86 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425-8900

Since 2021

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No ZIP listed 1

Sweet Water Cafe Chatleston SC

Charleston, SC

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Cafes in Charleston, SC

Top 10 cafes in Charleston

1Mercantile and Mash

2Benne's by Peninsula Grill

3Cafe Roca

Make your cafe visit work

Find the right cafe

Bringing a laptop?

Organise a cafe meetup

4Caviar & Bananas

5Harken Cafe

6Huriyali Gardens

7KISS Cafe

8Lillian’s Petite Market & Eatery

9The Heyday

10The Palmetto Cafe

All 32 other cafes in Charleston

ZIP 29401 8

ZIP 29403 16

ZIP 29407 4

ZIP 29412 2

ZIP 29425 1

No ZIP listed 1

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