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Upper King Street: A Bit of Everything Charleston Has to Offer!

By: PremiereCharleston.com Staff Editor

02/02/2010

PremiereCharleston.com has a mission: to highlight the many facets of Charleston living, including shopping, dining, history, real estate, culture, and so on. We do this as a service to not only the tourist from far over the horizon, but also for those folks who live 20 minutes away, but somehow never make the trip.

So we had this intensely super-genius idea to break down the Downtown Charleston area into its many parts, and give the reader an idea of what’s going on there, both in general terms and, as you will see, quite specific.

Today, we take you to Upper King Street. Bordered to the south by Calhoun Street, the Upper King area has been steadily pushing northward in the past several years. Of course, just like real estate everywhere, development and rehabbing has slowed recently.

Regardless, Upper King thrives as a Downtown Charleston hotspot, partly due to the variety of activities available. Other parts of town may be known as the antiquing area, the art gallery area, the dining area, etc., but Upper King Street truly offers a bit of everything. This includes a wide variety of dining options, bars and clubs, retail of every kind, and varied cultural offerings. If Upper King has a claim on any one theme, it may be as Charleston’s “design district.” As you will see in the list below, Upper King Street features a concentration of design, architecture, furniture, kitchen and bath businesses - both commercial and residential.

So, if your impression of Upper King Street is hundreds of college kids sunbathing in Marion Square (not that there’s anything wrong with that!) get ready to have your mind blown. Dining, nightlife, retail and culture await you on Charleston’s Upper King Street!

Upper King Street Bars and Nightclubs:

• Three Pals Tavern
• O’Malley’s
• Torch 
• Silver Dollar - Live Music
• Closed for Business- Wine Bar
• Chia
  

Upper King Street Dining:

• Charleston Beer Works - Casual Dining
• Chai's Lounge and Tapas ‎
• Basil – Thai Restaurant
• AC's Bar & Grill ‎
• Monza - Pizza
• Halls Chophouse ‎
• La Fourchette - French Restaurant
• Cupcake - Bakery
• Joe Pasta ‎
• Juanita Greenberg's Nacho Royale
• Bubba Slyes Deli ‎
• Virginia's on King - Southern, Low Country Restaurant
• Kudu Coffee house
• Port City Java ‎ - Coffee
• Swamp Fox Restaurant ‎
• Moe's Southwest Grill ‎
• Starbucks ‎
  

Upper King Street Clothing / Jewelry / Shoe Retail:

• Super Bad – Urban Men’s Fashions
• B-Zar - Urban Clothing
• Bluesteins Menswear
• Butterfly - Consignment Boutique
• Merch Underground - Clothing
• Reuben’s – Men and Boys Wear
• Citi Trends – Urban Fashions
• Ellington - ‎ Women's Apparel
• Lulan - Natural Textiles
• Putumayo - Clothing
• Felice Designs – Glass, Jewelry, Lampwork 
• The Dressing Room – Fabrics, Notions, Dressmaking, Alterations
• Goga ‎ - Designer Fashion
• Farushga - Shoes
  

Upper King Street Home Design, Remodeling, Furniture and Supply:

• Morris Sokol Furniture
• Dixie Furniture
• Charleston Paint Company
• Maine Cottage upscale furniture
• Stumphouse Architecture and Design
• Coastal Classics Interiors - Furniture
• King Street Kitchen Company 
• Lesesne - Home Fashions 
• Gathering Floral & Event Design
• Mescons - Floors and Ceilings
• English Rose Antiques ‎
• Southern Kitchens of Charleston
• Dwelling - Furniture
• Haute Design - Furniture
• Circa Lighting ‎
• The French Hare Gallery and Galleria ‎ home furnishings, artwork and gifts
• Carolina Business Interiors ‎
  

Upper King Street Grocery and Specialty Grocery:

• The Trusted Palate - Wine
• Three Dog Bakery - Pet Supply
• King Street Grocery
  

Upper King Street Retail - Other:

• Hot Spot - Music Retail
• 52.5 Records 
• Honest John's – Music Retail 
• Las Olas Ocean Market – Surf Shop
• Blue Bicycle Books ‎
• Smoking Lamp - Tobacco
  

Upper King Street Arts & Culture:

• Aster Hall Visual Gallery
• Charleston Ballet Theatre ‎
• Gov. William Aiken House – Museum, Events Venue
• American Theater
  

Upper King Street Health and Beauty:

• Stuart Laurence Salon ‎
• Canvas Salon Hair Color & Design
• Allure Color Specialist ‎ - Hair Salon
• Jackson-Davenport Vision Center
  

Here’s another reminder: there is plenty of parking at the Visitors Center, at Ann Street. Anyway, thanks for reading all the way to the bottom! If we left one of your favorite spots off the list, let us know - we might even make a correction!

 

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