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Best Southern American Restaurants in Pawleys Island

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A photo of Gulfstream Cafe - Priority Waitlist restaurant
1. Gulfstream Cafe - Priority Waitlist
4.8
Exceptional(5236)
$$$$
• Southern • Garden City/Murrells Inlet
Booked 41 times today
Wonderful dining experience. We’ve been coming to the Surfside beach area for years and I have no idea why we never stumbled across this restaurant. We will definitely return. Our server was fantastic and we had a wonderful conversation with Jason, ( operating partner). I mean, you feel like you had been there as a customer for years and it was our first time. We dined on the hush puppies, shrimp, and grits and fried scallops. Food was absolutely delicious. You could tell that the ingredients were sourced locally and very fresh. I’m not a huge fried food eater, and the scallops were absolutely divine. The coating on them was not heavy or greasy. It was just almost barely detectable that they were fried. They were so juicy and tender on the inside. The ambience looking out over the marsh was gorgeous as we watched the sun go down. Really looking forward to returning.
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2. Hot Fish Club
4.7
Exceptional(2773)
$$$$
• Southern • Garden City/Murrells Inlet
Booked 23 times today
Welcomed and seated before our reservation time. Friendly staff and amazing food. Our server, CeCe, was very personable and recommended dishes. We had the Lobster Pasta and Cobia dish. Highly recommend
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3. The Independent
4.8
Exceptional(708)
$$$$
• Southern • Georgetown
Booked 13 times today
Positively outstanding experience from start to finish. Booked the reservation on Open Table and noted that we were celebrating our anniversary. Upon arrival it was obvious that the staff was aware of our celebration and took every opportunity to make the evening special. Our server, Natasha, was attentive, extremely knowledgeable of the dishes, the ingredient sourcing and paring reccomendations. We enjoyed every course and found the roasted squash appetizer to be a stand out suprise. The seafood dishes were prepared by chefs that know seafood. By the time desert was served it was hard to keep going,but the chocolate ganash with salted caramel gelato was just too tempting to put the fork down. Looking forward to our next visit.
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4. Crooked Oak Tavern
4.6
Exceptional(1363)
$$$$
• Southern • Conway
Booked 4 times today
Thank you for another amazing meal! It was our anniversary and they gave us chocolate cake with two glasses champagne & card. Classy! Filet and Scallops five star ⭐️
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5. Aspen Grille
4.8
Exceptional(3608)
$$$$
• Southern • Myrtle Beach
Booked 6 times today
Fabulous! Good, Wine, Atmosphere and The Staff.
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6. Hop Garden on Front
4.7
Exceptional(24)
$$$$
• Southern • Georgetown
Booked 2 times today
First time visit. Enjoyed it very much. Food was very good and good choices. Will definitely go back.
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7. Chestnut Hill
4.4
Awesome(1311)
$$$$
• Southern • Myrtle Beach
Booked 5 times today
Food, service, atmosphere extremely great! Value is incredible for food portion. Our waitress so friendly and welcoming. My entree was salmon and shrimp over angel hair pasta. I thought it would be bite size salmon but no, large piece of salmon. The portion was a huge bowl. Also included were biscuits and small muffins, salad, 2 red potatoes, and vegetable medley. Another plus is that you can order small portions on some of the entrees. Needless to say we took home 2 large and 2 small containers. Thank you for great dining experience.
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8. Black Drum
4.4
Awesome(550)
$$$$
• Southern • North Myrtle Beach
Booked 5 times today
Antonio was super attentive to our needs. I had shrimp pineapple appetizer ,chocolate martini, yummy. Salmon with bourbon sauce. Peach dessert. All in all great southern food
A photo of The Boundary House Restaurant restaurant
9. The Boundary House Restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(4166)
$$$$
• Southern • Calabash
Booked 44 times today
Food was outstanding, as always. And their house salad with their special house dressing is to die for!
A photo of The Oyster Rock Waterfront Seafood restaurant
10. The Oyster Rock Waterfront Seafood
4.9
Exceptional(4749)
$$$$
• Southern • Calabash
Booked 53 times today
I have been coming to meet at the oyster rock now for close to 10 years ! It is one of my most favorite restaurants on earth. It is always consistently delicious. The staff is so friendly and so helpful, and I am very grateful that this restaurant exists .  Patrick is the manager and he is one of the best leaders I have ever seen in action. I wish that I could give this restaurant 1 million stars because they deserve it. 

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  • Kathi
    Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill •8 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    We had wonderful food served by a fabulous waitperson, and our drinks were delicious as well. We love Boundary House!
    More info
    The Boundary House Restaurant$$$$• Southern• Calabash
    •
    4.7
  • Patty
    Philadelphia County •10 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 5 days ago
    Wonderful dining experience. We’ve been coming to the Surfside beach area for years and I have no idea why we never stumbled across this restaurant. We will definitely return. Our server was fantastic and we had a wonderful conversation with Jason, ( operating partner). I mean, you feel like you had been there as a customer for years and it was our first time. We dined on the hush puppies, shrimp, and grits and fried scallops. Food was absolutely delicious. You could tell that the ingredients were sourced locally and very fresh. I’m not a huge fried food eater, and the scallops were absolutely divine. The coating on them was not heavy or greasy. It was just almost barely detectable that they were fried. They were so juicy and tender on the inside. The ambience looking out over the marsh was gorgeous as we watched the sun go down. Really looking forward to returning.
    More info
    Gulfstream Cafe - Priority Waitlist$$$$• Seafood• Garden City/Murrells Inlet
    •
    4.8
  • Barbara
    South Carolina •7 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Welcomed and seated before our reservation time. Friendly staff and amazing food. Our server, CeCe, was very personable and recommended dishes. We had the Lobster Pasta and Cobia dish. Highly recommend
    More info
    Hot Fish Club$$$$• Seafood• Garden City/Murrells Inlet
    •
    4.7
  • Nicole
    Washington, D.C. Area •4 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Aug 2, 2026
    Friendly staff, varied menu, great food in a lovely setting! Great alternative to the pancake house breakfast or buffets in Myrtle Beach!
    More info
    Toasty$$$$• Breakfast• Myrtle Beach
    •
    4.2

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