39 Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Charleston

“Went for the first time amazing burgers!!! The service was great as well!!!“

“Chicken Pad Thai is second to none !!!“

“The one place in town that feels like your own kitchen or your mother’s kitchen or your grandmothers kitchen or whatever kitchen you remember most fondly. Always fresh, always delicious and something different every day for a special. You cannot go wrong if you choose this restaurant.“

“We need the other french fries back please!!!“

“Great service!!! Great personnel.“

“The chicken gouda pizza was amazing! Friendly, staff. Thank you.“

“Food and staff are phenomenal! Always wonderful food and fabulous people! I have probably eaten there close to 100 times now. Lol“

“Delicious food and margaritas! Attentive wait staff. Nice atmosphere.“

“Great food, great service, great team—especially proud and grateful for my nephew, Zach Kihm. Ask for him by name. He’ll treat you right!“

“First time in this building since it was Suzi's. I'm very impressed I must say. The quesadilla was amazing. The tacos I got were beef and the flavor was excellent. We also ordered Cheese dip for the chips and it was some of the best I've had. The salsa was great too. We had our food faster than we ever had at any other Mexican restaurant and the service was great.“

“I have seen there posts on FB and the food looked amazing. Well today we stopped and got pizza & wings and I can honestly say it didn’t disappoint was the best I have had in a while! We will most definitely be back!!!“

“Fish and Chips , Summer Salad with Salmon was wonderful!“

“Very good!“

“Had layover long driving stops in charleston a few times past couples years and made this my go to takeout breakfast burrito spot after the first time. Last time took a wrap for lunch on the road and hit the spot. Fantastic staff. Fantastic food“

“First time in this building since it was Suzi's. I'm very impressed I must say. The quesadilla was amazing. The tacos I got were beef and the flavor was excellent. We also ordered Cheese dip for the chips and it was some of the best I've had. The salsa was great too. We had our food faster than we ever had at any other Mexican restaurant and the service was great.“

“Food has ALWAYS been amazing! Today though was beyond special! I am in a wheelchair and while having my car serviced across the street, my husband and I decided to get lunch. Although their dining room has 2 steps, they wrangled with their other door to get it unlocked so I was able to eat. No wonder this is the only Chinese I eat in Charleston! They went way up and beyond for me and it was heartfelt appreciated!!“

“ATE THERE 10/15/2024 WITH GROUP THAT GOES OUT ONCE A MONTH. ORDERED THE CATFISH AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE SIZE LOOKED LIKE THEY TOOK ONE PIECE AND SERVED IT AS TWO AFTER THEY RAISED THE PRICE.“

“Good food and friendly courteous staff“

“This place is consistently great. We’ve had nothing but pleasant dining experiences at Abruzzi.

The bread they serve from the Charleston bakery is SO GOOD, especially the olive bread!

We’ve been twice in the last couple of months, had the antipasto appetizer both times. It’s what you expect, sliced meats and cheese, would prefer olives, but the sweet grapes were a nice reprieve from the salty meats. The pickled veggies were really good!

The Prosciutto and Burrata Salad was also good, I would say great but it’s a big salad with a ton of arugula, it needed more dressing for sure. I’m accustomed to a creamier and more buttery burrata, this was a little drier and leaned closer to mozzarella, but still good.

I would say the appetizers and salads are “good”, but the entrees are legit! Recently, we’ve had the lobster ravioli, frutti de mare risotto (basically, seafood risotto), mushroom campanelle and spring carbonara and our family had the chicken parm, crab cakes and Alfredo… they all raved about their plates. I’m convinced you can’t go wrong with any entree.

I have to call out the frutti de mare risotto… the scallops probably rank top 3 I’ve ever had, and that’s insane because this is Charleston, WV, we aren’t near any coastline, that’s for sure. I’ve lived on the Chesapeake bay in MD, on Topsail Island, NC and Savannah, GA. How some chef in Chucktown is cooking better scallops than coastal restaurants in coastal foodie destination cities is beyond me. My only reservation is the portion of seafood to risotto… 2 shrimp and 2 scallops weren’t enough to have a bite of seafood with each bite of risotto, maybe throw in some calamari or clams to round it out.

We make homemade pasta and we do it well, on both a manual Marcato Atlas press and a kitchen-aid pasta press, we know homemade pasta. Once you have tried it you can easily identify it on a plate, it’s texturally different and more flavorful. Abruzzi is definitely making their pasta in house. The texture is divine, and the bite it perfect, every time. Now I need to find a campanelle attachment for our pasta press, it’s such a great shape for sauce to cling to!

There are other local Italian restaurants that serve great food, but Abruzzi does it better.

As a local, here’s my tip… look at the Charleston Dirty Birds schedule and visit when they are out of town, parking is readily available across the street when the team isn’t hosting a home game. If you have to park in the parking garage it’s going to ruin your dinner, urban campers use the stairwells as their personal lavatories.“

“My son and I got breakfast here this morning. First time I'd ever tried this place. It did not disappoint. Service was fast and friendly. Restaraunt was clean and neat. The food was great. I got a breakfast platter. The biscuits were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The sausage gravy seemed to be made in house with the sausage grease (the best kind.) The sausage we got was perfectly seasoned and the home fries were crispy and perfectly seasoned. I would recommend this place if you're in the area or need a break from driving on thr interstate.“

“Writing this as I munch on my delicious cucumber salad! ? Delicious food, nice-sized portions and excellent customer service! We are visiting from out of state and the very nice lady invited me back anytime. I will definitely stop back in again!“

“Love everything about Tricky Fish !!!“

“I hope you get a good waitress. The food was good, but the service was terrible. I don't know what the waitress was doing, but she wasn't very attentive to our table.“

“Service was great. Our steak was overcooked and dry though which was disappointing as we were out for our anniversary. But the waitress could tell I was struggling eating it and took it off the bill without me asking for anything. That was very appreciated! They were extremely busy so we'll give them a try again. The strawberry dessert was DELICIOUS! 🤤“

“We are interested in healthy food without oil, we don't eat meat, dairy, fried food, or seafood. We asked Evan to fix us a special vegan roll, not sure if he was up to the challenge. Boy, did he impress! He made two rolls: one w slow cooked mushrooms (not pictured) and also nigiri w roasted yellow peppers (not pictured). It was outstanding! He also fixed us some tofu w scallions and a simple sauce which he and his wife enjoy at home. We also got some udon and steamed vegetables which were outstanding. It was so good we were practically licking the plates! Such a lovely meal --everything was so delicious! We will definitely be back!!!“

“Papa John's was always my favorite pizza... That was until I had Marco's!! They have the absolute BESSSSSST crust and pizza sauce. If ur in the mood for pizza i highly recommend u take a trip to Marcos!!! #BesssssstPizzaInTown 🍕

Parking: There's plenty of parking. Handicap spots are also available.

Wheelchair accessibility: I did see handicap parking available and a handicap ramp while i was driving through the parking lot to the drive through.“

“Everything was wonderful. Will definitely go back“

“I ordered online for pick up , my order was delayed by 15 minutes for chicken tenders when I got home I realized they forgot to sauce the tenders and also forgot my bourbon beans but service people were welcoming just wished I got what I ordered“

“Great sandwiches and food attitudes from employees“

“Excellent, catering and delicious food went beyond my expectations! They were able to provide my family with service when my family was in need for last-minute catering services! Would recommend 100%! The chicken salad sliders were out of this world!“

“Great service and food. Recommend them without any reservations.“

“The food here is absolutely phenomenal. The service was great and the atmosphere, perfect... we ate dinner in the late evening outside at one of the tables on the sidewalk. The weather was perfect the food was perfect and the service was Top Notch. I can't wait to come back and try something different. The deep fried feta cheese appetizer was amazing, as well as the gyro and onion rings.“

“I really enjoyed IHOP today“

“Good selection of crafted beers!“

“Jennifer has taken care of on several occasions in the afternoon generally. Today she did agay. (3-19-25)
She's always smiling and super busy but it never shows. I hope you let her know that it's noticed... It's a great part of the experience... Definitely we'll be back.“

“Late lunch on a Thursday, place was rather empty.

Terrific service by a friendly, effective professional.

Ordered the black and bleu burger, crunch burger, and a side of fries (got the Thursday special, much lower cost on burgers but they don’t come with sides). Both burgers were tasty, but they were on the dry side. Fries had a certain rubberiness to them, like they were reheated or something.

All in all a good restaurant with nice atmosphere. Tremendous service by the gentleman serving customers.“

“Had porterhouse and it was fixed perfect“

“My friend and I went to lunch here after church on Sunday. We've been here before but this time was different. There may have been 10 people in the restaurant with plenty of seats to bear. We waited at least 15 minutes before we had to grab the attention of one of the employees cleaning some tables. Hello grabbed some menus and seated us. The young lady who served us was very polite and professional. My friend ordered the chicken Alfredo and I had the riblets. My friends pasta was too done and she couldn't eat it. We made the server aware and she immediately notified the manager who allowed my friend to order something else and her meal was on the house. I ordered onion rings with my riblets and they sent out fries which were cold. They immediately gave me the onion rings. Even though there was some issues with the food, we didn't feel like the server should suffer because she did her job. Thus we gave her a tip. I spite of this situation, we will probably return to this restaurant soon.“