Basic Kitchen
American restaurant · Charleston
82 Wentworth St, Charleston, SC 29401
Highlights
Basic Kitchen is a bright, inviting gem that serves up creative, healthy dishes with a Southern twist, making it a delightful spot for brunch or lunch.
Basic Kitchen is a bright, inviting gem that serves up creative, healthy dishes with a Southern twist, making it a delightful spot for brunch or lunch.
"Bright and airy restaurant Basic Kitchen offers a vegetable-heavy brunch with grain bowls, roasted squash salads, avocado toast, beet margaritas, vegetable burgers, and more." - Erin Perkins, Eater Staff
"Bright and dominated by a long galley bar to one side, the design nods to the building's past life as a candy store. Everything's soothing, from the rotating art exhibits to the clean marble-topped tables. Basic Kitchen became one of Charleston's best restaurants when, amidst a dearth of restaurants open for lunch, they have perfected the art. There are animal protein options available, and the food is supremely satisfying—something not always achieved by a restaurant so focused on providing "good for you" food. The salmon comes in big and perfectly-cooked portions, the brunch feels celebratory without being too heavy, and the pistachio-beet dip should be ordered at every visit." - Stephanie Burt
"This chic space close to King Street offers a ladies-who-lunch type experience with grain bowls, veggie burgers, grilled salmon, and other light options. Basic Kitchen keeps it light with plenty of vegetables, but it also serves a great chocolate tahini tart and fun cocktails." - Erin Perkins
"This chic space close to King Street offers a ladies-who-lunch type experience with grain bowls, veggie burgers, grilled salmon, and other light options. Basic Kitchen keeps it light with plenty of vegetables, but it also serves a great chocolate tahini tart and fun cocktails." - Erin Perkins
"The margarita with the most press in Charleston may be the beet margarita at Basic Kitchen. The same team behind popular spots Post House Inn and Sullivan’s Fish Camp created the drink. Bartenders shake juiced beets with lime juice, orange juice, some agave, and Altos tequila for a bright pink sip that’s farm fresh. The ethos of Basic Kitchen, to keep it simple, extends to the cocktails where each ingredient is selected to stand on its own merits, equating to drinks that feel balanced in the glass." - Nikki Miller-Ka, Stephanie Burnette
