While the task is almost impossible, we asked both locals and visitors to name their number one, all-time favorite dish in Charleston. From a tortelloni dish that is rumored to be sent straight from heaven to buttery, pillowy-soft pimento cheese biscuits, these crave-worthy dishes will remain on your mind from first bite until your next trip to the Lowcountry. Scroll on to discover 20 epic bites to add to your foodie bucket list.

1. Shrimp & Grits, SNOB & Hyman’s Seafood

2. She Crab Soup, 82 Queen

3. Pillows of Gold Ricotta Tortelloni, Sorelle

4. Filet Mignon, Halls Chophouse

5. Ricotta Gnocchi + Lamb Bolognese, FIG

6. Crispy Oyster Sliders, The Ordinary

7. Rabbit Campanelle, Vern’s

8. Cru Angus Burger, Cru

9. Pimento Cheese Biscuit, Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit

10. Spicy Shrimp & Sausage, Magnolias

11. Jambon Beurre, Babas on Cannon

12. Gnudi, The Establishment

13. Rose’s Famous Fried Chicken, Ms. Rose’s Find Food & Cocktails

14. Ultimate Coconut Cake, Peninsula Grill

15. General Tso’s Chicken & Cru Caesar Salad, Cru

16. Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, Charleston Grill

17. NY Strip Au Poivre & Pommes Frites, Brasserie La Banque

18. Skillet Mac & Cheese, Poogan’s Porch

19. Grass Fed Beef Carpaccio, SNOB

20. Mango Shrimp Sushi Wrap & Salmon Poke, The Longboard

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