Beaufort’s dining scene is a Low Country gem! Expect fresh shrimp, she-crab soup, and grits done right. The waterfront district has fantastic spots with marsh views, casual dockside bites or upscale Southern cuisine, it’s all here
Beaufort throws one heck of a party every July, and it’s been doing it for seven decades. The Annual Beaufort Water Festival takes over this historic waterfront town, and locals plan their whole summer around it. If you’ve never experienced ten straight days of parades, concerts, and river races in one small Southern town, buckle … Read more
Beaufort sneaks up on you. You arrive expecting a sleepy small town, and then you turn onto Bay Street. Spanish moss draped like curtains from ancient oaks, antebellum mansions gazing out over the river, and the smell of something extraordinary drifting from an open kitchen nearby. This is one of South Carolina’s oldest and most beautiful towns. It also punches wildly above its weight in the food department. From sushi on the waterfront to wood-fired pizza steps from the Beaufort River, eating your way through this Lowcountry gem is one of life’s great quiet pleasures.