McCrady's

2 Unity Alley (just off of East Bay Street), downtown
(843) 577-0025
http://www.mccradysrestaurant.com/

If challenged to name my absolute favorite restaurant in town, it would have to be McCrady's. The atmosphere is a mix of old-Charleston and new-restaurateur-slickness: a couple of old buildings dating back to the 18th Century, linked together with the old brick and hardwoods preserved and a lot of fancy features like soaring skylights added. Chef Sean Brock is top dog in Charleston, blending fresh, local produce (grown on the restaurant's own farm out on John's Island and including not just vegetables but pigs, too) with molecular gastronomic wizardry. A meal at McCrady's is an experience to remember.