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The late Pat Conroy, a long-time Beaufort resident, once said, “A recipe is a story that ends with a good meal.” Situated between Charleston and Savannah in the heart of the Lowcountry, Conroy’s beloved Beaufort seemingly has the recipe for a more manageable version of both tasty and tasteful cities. That’s true with the restaurant scene as well, in that the choices are fewer — but equally as interesting and creative.

Note: Restaurants  are listed geographically.

1. Fishcamp on 11th Street

 1699 11th St
Port Royal, SC 29935 (843) 379-2248 Visit Website

Overlooking the Beaufort River and shrimp boats in nearby Port Royal, Fishcamp on 11th Street — part of the CRAB restaurant group from Hilton Head Island — offers up views and sunsets that are matched by a seafood-focused menu, including “chill-bar” oysters and shrimp, seafood towers, lobster bisque, Lowcountry boils, blackened and fried seafood, and entrees like risotto with lobster tail and Daufuskie Island blue crab cakes.

2. Blacksheep

  1216 Boundary St
Beaufort, SC 29902 (843) 470-8070 Visit Website

Beaufort’s Blacksheep is arguably one of the top restaurants to open in the Carolinas since the outbreak of Covid. Though it continues to evolve, the concept has remained the same: offer a fixed-price menu for an extended period (currently a month) with limited choices (currently six, with a choice of three). “Cook/Owner” (his words) Matt Wallace and general manager Krista Duffy (the two comprise Blacksheep’s entire staff) have created something very special in the former Crosta pizza place. Wallace prepares a majority of the dishes in Blacksheep’s black-and-white wood-fired pizza oven.

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