Charleston
The newer creative-class strip north of Calhoun. Speakeasies, restaurant-bars, and a thirty-something local crowd. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Charleston.
Upper King · $$$
Charleston's most awarded cocktail bar.
Upper King · $$$
Boutique cocktail bar with a tight rotating menu.
Upper King · $$$$
Oyster bar with a serious cocktail program.
You'll find Cocktail Bars, Craft Beer, Rooftop Bars and Sports Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Upper King like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.