Start with one question: what do you want on the plate?
- Whole hog. Palmira Barbecue in West Ashley cooks it over wood, with a Puerto Rican touch.
- Yellow mustard sauce. Bessinger's BBQ on Savannah Highway has served South Carolina's own sauce since the early 1960s.
- Texas brisket. Lewis Barbecue slices it to order and holds a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand.
Two more Charleston BBQ names to know
Home Team BBQ is the place locals name most, mostly for its wings. King BBQ in North Charleston mixes Chinese roast meats with Southern smoke.
Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston is closed
The King Street restaurant closed on 3 May 2026. Plenty of BBQ lists still send people there.