Where to Eat in Charleston : Eat like Creole Royalty at 82 Queen Friday 17 August, 2018
They had the perfect setting consisting of three buildings and a garden courtyard nestled in the Historic French Quarter, but they could not agree on a name, so it was named by the three founders of the Street name – 82 Queen.
And so was born one of Charleston’s oldest and most celebrated restaurants … 82 Queen.
The ambiance was amazing, as it looks like a glimpse of NOLA in the middle of Charleston. You can dine indoor, but my theme of most of my trip is to eat outdoors and their setup outside was a cute little oasis. Looks like I am in the French Quarters, which will give you a foreshadowing of the food menu to come.
Learning more about the history of how they got started is that portion of Charleston’s culinary heritage that was being overlooked, 82 Queen’s original menu featured dishes influenced by the African, French, Caribbean and Anglo-Saxon tastes which permeated the area. 82 Queen’s fusion of these culturally diverse flavors led to the rise of a culinary genre that had been previously undefined – and is now referred to as “Lowcountry Cuisine”.
Bourbon Pecan Pie – recipe created by the owners mother
Dessert Cocktai: Baileys Martini
As the Charleston culinary scene takes the world stage and hot young chefs open trendy new restaurants, one would think that a 33-year-old majestic original may get lost in the shuffle. But as 82 Queen holds true to the plan of fresh local cuisine, customers seeking an authentic Lowcountry experience continue to fill the 11 dining rooms.
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This is awesome! I’d love to eat here and experience the good food. I like the ambiance as well. Restaurants like this serve as a treat to yourself after a long week at work!
Wow. Everything looks fantastic! That crab cake is to die for and the berry mojito would be the perfect drink to compliment that. Yum! It would definitely make me feel like royalty!
Southern cuisine is the best. If I can only move there, I would! The food is always great. Dining in places like this not only gives you a happy belly, it also gives you enough reason to keep coming back!
You just decided to tempt me with all these beautiful meals when I haven’t had my dinner. So now I have to rethink what to have. The crab cake looks heavenly.
Wow, this is making me hungry. I love seafood and this place is serving some awesome seafood. Definitively going to book for a night with my friends. The outdoor is also great for this kind of weather.
I love the look of this place! Plus it looks like the food is pretty great too!
That place looks really nice to have dinner. The atmosphere of new places is the key to a great place. That’s what I think.
I love the flavors of creole cooking. Crawfish boils, gumbo – don’t even get me started on their desserts!
We visited southern Louisiana a while back, and I gained about 10 pounds on the trip just from eating creole cooking. That’s NO exaggeration.
I love Creole and lowcountry food. This looks like a gem of a find in Charleston!
Look at that crab soup! It’s hard to find a good crab soup.
It looks so cozy! Atmosphere is just as important as the cuisine. I’d really love a bite of the bourbon pecan pie right about now!
This is awesome! I’d love to eat here and experience the good food. I like the ambiance as well. Restaurants like this serve as a treat to yourself after a long week at work!
Wow. Everything looks fantastic! That crab cake is to die for and the berry mojito would be the perfect drink to compliment that. Yum! It would definitely make me feel like royalty!
Wow these places look super delicious. My mouth is watering reading this post!
Southern cuisine is the best. If I can only move there, I would! The food is always great. Dining in places like this not only gives you a happy belly, it also gives you enough reason to keep coming back!
You just decided to tempt me with all these beautiful meals when I haven’t had my dinner. So now I have to rethink what to have. The crab cake looks heavenly.
I’d be happy to eat here! This looks like a wonderful place. I could go for a cocktail right now, let me tell you.
We are planning a trip to the Carolinas soon. One more place for me to try. Looks good.
That looks amazing in every way. Looks like you enjoyed every bite too!
They have crab and shrimp, two of my favorites. This looks like my kind of place to eat.
The food looks so delicious, I would love to eat these. The place setting is really nice too. I would totally enjoy dining in there.
The Jambalaya looks like it would taste absolutely amazing. Your post has made my mouth water x
OK, all of this looks to die for! Crab cakes are pretty much my favorite food and the soup sounds so good too.
I love bourbon pecan pie! yum! The pics look great — it’s the one downfall of a seafood allergy, I have to avoid all of this! LOL
My friend used to live in Charleston and would always talk about how great the restaurants were!
The berry mojito and pecan pie look amazing! I mean, everything else does too, but those really jumped out at me.
Charleston is my favorite! Such good foods there
I have never been to Charleston but this all looks amazing. I am really loving the crab cakes. So beautiful and looks super tasty!
Wow, this is making me hungry. I love seafood and this place is serving some awesome seafood. Definitively going to book for a night with my friends. The outdoor is also great for this kind of weather.
Oh wow, that food looks delicious! Love finding a new place to eat. Thanks for the recommendation.
Omg! Food look so delicious. I wish I could go there someday and give this place a try.
Wow. Everything looks fantastic! I am a great fan of shrimp. I have never been to Charleston but this all looks amazing.