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The Ultimate Self-Guided Charleston Dessert Tour
"Run by Allison Smith, a graduate of the local culinary institute, Glazed Gourmet is so popular that the shop itself is often closes earlier than planned due to selling out of all of their delicious doughnuts and coffee!. This sweet spot is open Tuesday through Friday beginning at 7am, and weekends beginning at 9, and it's highly advised to go early to beat the crowds, even if you're planning to make Glazed Gourmet's doughnuts your dessert. Why the word gourmet in their name?"
"If you’re looking for a normal, glazed cake donut, don’t come to Glazed. This little hole-in-the-wall on King Street is serving up made-from-scratch flavors you’d never expect to find if your only experience was with He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Dunked. We’re talking Maple Bacon, French Toast, and Salted Caramel Old Fashioned."
"Address: Carmella's Café & Dessert Bar, 198 East Bay Street #100, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. At Carmella's Café & Dessert Bar, patrons can enjoy gourmet Charleston desserts in style. Everything on their menu is made using high-quality ingredients and recipes passed down through generations."
"Carmella's on Historic East Bay St. features handmade ice creams, Italian ice, premium coffees, wine, adult dessert cocktails, pastries, cannolis, cookies, & gourmet desserts."
"Breizh Pan Crepes serves traditional specialties from the western region of France including delicious savory and sweet crêpes, a variety of desserts, and special omelets. Stop by for breakfast or lunch or just come in for their delicious Le Phare crepe, a sweet crepe filled with strawberries, homemade chocolate, bananas, and Chantilly cream."
"Owners Patrice and Celine Rombaut have brought their western French background to the College of Charleston area of King Street. Savory ingredients come in a gluten-free, buckwheat crepe, while fruit, Nutella, and ice cream fill the sweet variety."
"What kid doesn’t love an excuse to eat pancakes at every meal?. Breizh Pan Crepes has a chic, classic vibe and a menu loaded with both sweet and savory options. They also have some killer hot cocoa and coffee drinks."
"1491 Savannah Highway, Charleston, 29407 and 9598 Palmetto Commerce Pkwy., Ladson, 29456. This chain is one of the most popular donut shops for a reason!. Look for the red Hot Now sign and head on in!"
"It’s said that there are vegetarian options on the menu at King Street Cookies."
"As its name implies, Christophe Artisan Chocolatier would rather be known for its Charleston chocolates. But their French-pressed coffee and pastries are pretty amazing as well. Plus, their seating areas are cute both upstairs and in the outdoor area behind the building on Society Street, just off of lower King Street."
"This cozy shop sells their chocolates downstairs and has a small seating area upstairs. You’ll find chocolate bars and other handmade chocolates including truffles and hand-painted chocolates. Make sure to order some of their drinking chocolate as well!"
"The Baker & The Farmer, located on John’s Island, offers homemade ice creams and desserts. The treats are locally sourced and they churn their ice cream and make their own sprinkles!. If you’re looking to pair your sweet treat with a snack, you’ll find that at the shop too!"
"While it's not a traditional Charleston ice cream parlor, Belgian Gelato is well worth mentioning on the best of the best creamy treats. Owned and operated by a daughter/father team from Belgium, the smooth gelato crossing the counter here is authentic in every aspect. Customer favorites lean towards the white chocolate praline, pistachio, apple pie and peanut butter gelato flavors."
"After learning the art of gelato, father and daughter Hugo Heule and Joany Heule-Missotten moved from Belgium to Charleston to open a shop. They have a store off of East Bay St. and on on Lower King. Flavors range from pistachio to apple pie."
"Just as we are committed to serving the best quality food every single day, we are committed to serving you during this time. Whether it’s via dine-in, the drive-thru or delivery where available, we remain focused on having your back."
"This Wendy's is always quick can't really say much for the rest I never hesitate going to this Wendy's on Long point especially doing door..."
"On a typical daytime visit, this gallery and working artist studio feels terrifically spacious and calm, with indie acoustics on the playlist and paintings covering contemporary subjects are on the walls. One dynamic exception occurs on the first Friday of each month, when lots of area galleries (see King Street for more) stay open into the evening, offering up drinks and hors d’oeuvres for what Charlestonians call the “Art Walk." On that night, RLS is elbow-to-elbow indeed, with easily a thousand people passing through to sip wine and discuss paintings, or to play with the interactive “stack your own rocks” table upstairs."
"The exposed brickwork, and preference for lesser known but noteworthy artists and expansive exhibitions, have made Robert Lange Studios an award-winning gallery in the center of Charleston. The featured artists all have one important trait in common: they are the epitome of contemporary. With a modern and vibrantly pulsating feel, the works presented bring a liveliness to the walls of the gallery."
"Robert Lange Studios is a brick-walled art gallery which features work from visual artists, all of which are housed in the facility’s modern-industrial interior."
"Meyer Vogl Gallery is another contemporary art gallery in Charleston. Just like other art galleries where both amateurs and experts get to showcase their talent, this art gallery is known to upgrade its exhibits from time to time. The highlight of Meyer Vogl Gallery is its workshops where one gets a chance to appreciate art and learn techniques that they can confidently apply."
"The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History, part of the College of Charleston, is based around the huge collection of fossils, mostly from South Carolina, donated by local businessman and fossil enthusiast Mace Brown. The museum displays around 1000 of the specimens from Brown’s collection, including fossilized remnants of prehistoric megafauna such as the giant sloth, giant beaver, saber-toothed cat, and cave bear; extinct species of whale; dinosaur bones; sharks’ teeth (and a megalodon jaw) and more. The museum is located inside of the School of Sciences and Mathematics Building at 202 Calhoun Street, in downtown Charleston."
"When it comes to fun and free things to do in Charleston, the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History should be at the top of your list. This paleontology museum is hosted by the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences at the College of Charleston. When you visit, you’ll find dinosaur bones, crinoids, cave bears, fossils, extinct mammals native to the Carolinas, and more."