The 3 restaurants that matter right now.
Best Overall Best New Date Night Business Dinner Brunch Best Lunch Outdoor Dining Steakhouse Seafood Italian Sushi Mexican Vegan & Vegetarian Pizza Barbecue Casual Local Favorite Burgers Pick for Me Who Moved Food Voices Methodology

The Royal American

Downtown · $ · Ranked in 3 TasteSignal categories

Updated October 2026

← Best Outdoor Dining in Charleston, SC
#12 Outdoor Dining#14 Casual Local Favorite ▲#66 Best Overall
4.5
TasteSignal Crowd ScoreFrom 1 platform · how this is calculated
Google★ 4.51,088 reviews

Diner ratings checked Oct 2026. Platforms with fewer than 50 reviews are not counted.

Address970 Morrison Dr, Charleston, SC 29403
Open inGoogle MapsApple MapsWaze

Why The Royal American ranks where it does

#12

Best Outdoor Dining in Charleston, SC

New to this ranking
  • Outdoor dining recognition: Charleston City Paper (May 2022, winner), Charleston City Paper (Aug 2022).
  • Critic recognition from Charleston City Paper and Post and Courier in the last five years.
  • Fresh critic coverage in the last six months (Charleston City Paper, Jun 2026).
  • Diner ratings: 4.5 on Google (1,088 reviews).

What critics and guides say

Charleston City Paper: 20 affordable places to get great eats (Jun 2026)Post and Courier: Eating out is getting expensive in Charleston. Here are 5 affordable dinner ideas. (Mar 2026)Charleston City Paper: Best of Charleston 2026 (May 2026)Charleston City Paper: Best of Charleston 2025 (May 2025)Charleston City Paper: Best of Charleston 2022 (May 2022)

Also top-ranked for Outdoor Dining

Fleet Landing, Bowens Island Restaurant, The Ordinary, Lost Isle. See the full ranking →

Frequently asked

Is The Royal American good?

The Royal American ranks #12 for Outdoor Dining in Charleston on TasteSignal for October 2026.

What is The Royal American's TasteSignal Crowd Score?

4.5 out of 5, the average of its ratings on Google (platforms with 50+ reviews), checked Oct 2026.

Where is The Royal American?

The Royal American is at 970 Morrison Dr, Charleston, SC 29403 (Downtown).