The Coolest Hotel Bars in Charleston
In recent years, Charleston’s burgeoning culinary scene has been lauded and well reported. A less advertised fact about the Holy City? It has its fair share of hip watering holes, as well. After all, what’s a night on the town without a delectable pre-dinner tipple or warming nightcap? Lucky for travelers, some of the city’s best bars are housed in local hotels.
Grand Bohemian Hotel Charleston
Why it made the list
This rooftop bar is funky and fun, with artful seating, fire pits, and faux grass. Though it can get stuffy up there in the summer, you can retreat to the sleek indoor bar, as needed.
The Restoration
Why it made the list
Atop the hip boutique hotel The Restoration sits The Watch Rooftop Kitchen & Spirits, where denim-clad servers bring you tasty craft cocktails, local beers, and wine. Inside, community tables and bar seats offer far-reaching views of downtown and beyond, while open-air tables outside do the same but with a salty breeze and sunshine. Catch happy hour on weekdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and live music on certain nights.
The Dewberry Charleston
Why it made the list
Sink into one of The Living Room’s deep velvet sofas as you sip slowly on an old fashioned and you’ll feel like you’ve snuck onto the set of Mad Men (bonus points if you’re there on a night when there’s live jazz). The Dewberry’s perfectly dressed midcentury-modern Living Room stars a shining brass bar where talented mixologists donning white sports coats hand-chisel ice to suit your potation of choice.
The Spectator
Why it made the list
Though it’s situated just off the lobby of The Spectator boutique hotel, The Bar is by no means your standard lobby bar. Oozing Jazz-Age glamour, the setting is sexy (walls are covered in well styled bookcases and a snow-white taxidermy peacock), and the spirit selection is sumptuous, starring playfully named craft cocktails often mixed with local liquors. Happy hour deals (like a $6 glass of wine and $7 cocktail) up the swanky bar’s appeal, as well.
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