FIG

"A Charleston stalwart where Jason Stanhope previously worked, FIG is renowned for its focus on local ingredients and Southern cuisine, contributing significantly to Stanhope's reputation as a James Beard Award-winning chef." - Erin Perkins

"A popular Charleston restaurant known for its high-quality dishes and early access to soft shell crabs each season." - Erin Perkins

"If we go into the city, we love FIG — we go there as much as we can." - Erin Perkins

"Fig was one of the restaurants that made people take Charleston's food scene seriously over two decades ago. Like pretty much every classic place in town, this neighborhood bistro uses seasonal and local ingredients in a menu that always changes. You’ll eat things like a smooth chicken liver pate that could be mistaken for foie gras and a hearty plate of ricotta gnocchi alla bolognese. For your main course, make sure that at least one of the fish dishes is on your table—perhaps the steamed b-liner snapper—as Fig sources the best from local purveyors like Abundant Seafood." - jai jones, emily yates

"A highly acclaimed restaurant where chef Jason Stanhope worked as executive chef. Renowned for its local soft shell crab and the use of merroir in its seafood." - Audrey Morgan