As of November 2026, Fleet Landing is #1 in TasteSignal's Rooftop & Waterfront ranking for Charleston, SC, followed by Tavern & Table and Riva Mare. Rooftop and waterfront recognition: Charleston City Paper (May 2024, winner, Best Waterfront Dining), Post and Courier (2024, winner) and 6 more.
Restaurants with a full menu and a rooftop or waterside table, ranked on what critics and local guides say specifically about rooftop and waterfront dining, then on overall quality. Bars and lounges without a full menu aren't included.
← Back to all rankingsCharleston's downtown waterfront restaurant in a converted naval degaussing station at 186 Concord Street, with a wrap-around outdoor deck over Charleston Harbor and views of the Ravenel Bridge and the Cooper River. Southern seafood classics including she-crab soup, Charleston shrimp and grits, Lowcountry seafood pasta, fried green tomato BLT, and crab cakes. Women-owned.
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As of November 2026, Fleet Landing is #1 in TasteSignal's Rooftop & Waterfront ranking for Charleston, SC, followed by Tavern & Table and Riva Mare. Why it leads: rooftop and waterfront recognition: Charleston City Paper (May 2024, winner, Best Waterfront Dining), Post and Courier (2024, winner) and 6 more.
Every restaurant in the category is ranked from named, dated evidence: critic and local-guide coverage, diner ratings on Google, Tripadvisor and Yelp, recent news and how long it has stayed on critics' lists. The data behind this category is still developing, so next month's update could reorder the top 3. Rankings refresh monthly.