Second Sunday on King Street

Where to Eat on 2nd Sunday: Our Picks!

When you come downtown to 2nd Sunday there are wonderful dining choices for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner on King Street and all around the peninsula. These are our picks:

• 82 Queen. Have Sunday Brunch from 10:30 until 3:00 in their lovely courtyard.
• Barsa Tapas Lounge & Bar, 58 Line St. Paella plus Gino Castillo’s Cuban Jazz Sundays.
• Carolina's,10 Exchange Street. Brunch plus a delightful, new fall menu.
• Caviar & Bananas, 51 George Street. Look for their tent at George Street and join them for a great brunch.
• Chucktown Tavern, 159 Market. Great choice for breakfast, lunch or burgers!
• Christophe Chocolatier, 90 Society Street. French sandwiches, coffee and chocolates. Bon appetit!
• Closed for Business, 453 King. Sunday Brunch plus Southern traditional pub food favs.
• Cupcake, 433 King Street on Upper King, and their Cupcake Truck on Lower King!
• Halls Chophouse, 434 King. Sunday Gospel brunch is a religious experience.
• Il Cortile del Re, 193 King. Fine Italian Dining outdoors on King Street or on their patio
• Juanita Greenberg's, 439 King. Margaritas plus nachos, quesadillas and big, fat, healthy burritos.
  
   
• Lowcountry Bistro, 49 South Market. Try the Chicken & Waffle brunch special.
• Leaf Café and Bar, 15 Beaufain St. Southern cosmopolitan cuisine and fine wines.
• Manny's Mediterranean Cafe, serving fresh Greek and American at the corner of George St. and King.
• Mellow Mushroom, 309 King. NFL Football, beer and pizza. What's better?
• Monza, 451 King. Wood fired pizza and Italian specialties.
• Muse, 82 Society St. Fine Dining with the flavors of France, Italy, Spain and Morocco.
• Nicks Bar-B-Q, 288 King. Smokin' ribs and chicken on the street.
• O-Ku, 463 King. Best sushi and authentic Japanese cuisine in Charleston.
• Old Towne Grill & Seafood, 229 King. The best Greek dishes you have ever tasted.
• Osteria la Bottiglia, 420 King. Massi's authentic Italian with an extensive wine list.
• Swamp Fox, In the Francis Marion Hotel. Farm-to-table classic southern cuisine.
• Tazikis, 306 King. Mediterranean menu of perfectly grilled meats and sumptuous salads.
• The MacIntosh, 479 King. Best new restaurant in the U.S. Just go.
• Verde, 347 King. Takes salads to a new, delicious, wholesome level.
  
  

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Charleston International Film Festival Selling Screening Tix at 50% Off

The Charleston International Film Festival will be at 2nd Sunday on King Street and selling Festival Screening Tickets for 50% Off the regular price.

The 2013 festival will be held April 24th to April 28th at the Sottile Theatre and Physician’s Theatre presenting the most striking new cinematic visions of amateur, emerging and veteran filmmakers. The films they are showcasing are broad in subject matter, and hail from right here in Charleston, the U.S. and countries around the world including Argentina, Greece, Italy and more.

Festival highlights include Awarding Cinematographer Bill Butler with a Lifetime Achievement Award (he is known for such films as Jaws, Rocky, Stripes, Grease, and others), screening of the film Catch Me If You Can with a Q&A following the movie with Frank Abagnale of whom the movie was written, special studio Q&A with Chris Brigham, Executive Producer of such films as Shutter Island, Inceptions and others.

Spoleto Locals Weekend Featured at 2nd Sunday on King Street

Spoleto Festival USA will extend their Locals Weekend to 2nd Sunday with a tent in front of the Sotille Marquee and a box office for ticket purchases at special rates. There's a nice tote bag in store for purchases of $250 or more, and you may have a chance to win free tickets. Plan your Spoleto at 2nd Sunday!

Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center will be Painting Faces and Applying Temporary Tats

Come support The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center (DNLCC) on 2nd Sunday, April 14th in downtown Charleston! DNLCC is the designated non-profit and will have a tent that will be fun for children of all ages with face painting, temporary tattoos and hair tinsel! Bring your children by for some fun from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome.

DNLCC is raising awareness about the issue of child abuse through its "I believe...Child Abuse Is A Grown-Up Problem" campaign. Held throughout April, National Child Abuse Prevention month, DNLCC's campaign focuses on the belief that child abuse is a grown-up problem and as adults, we are the key element to successful prevention and treatment.

Good Coffee of Charleston Opens for 2nd Sunday

Pick up your freshly roasted coffee beans, ground coffee or even roast-your-own green beans from Good Coffee Company at Balzac Brothers, this Sunday. Normally open 9-5 Monday-Friday, Good Coffee launches new 2nd Sunday hours this month.

Good Coffee always has freshly roasted beans on hand in at least ten Rainforest Alliance Certified varieties. The coffee experts from Good Coffee and Balzac Brothers can answer any of your roasting, brewing or cupping questions.

Good Coffee Company is located at 11 Fulton Street, just steps west of King.

Morris Nissan Shows Off 2013 Nissan Pathfinder

Check out the all new 2013 Nissan Pathfinder at 2nd Sunday. Morris Nissan will be there to show off this next-gen SUV that seats 7 with room for cargo, and has the highest government side-impact safety rating.

Theatre Productions "Spring Awakening" and "The Liar" during April's 2nd Sunday

 College of Charleston's Department of Theatre and Dance will be performing their Season Finale, "Spring Awakening" at 3pm in the Robinson Theatre at the Simons Center (54 St. Philip St).  Winner of eight Tony Awards in 2007, "Spring Awakening" celebrates the always thrilling, oft confusing, and completely unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion you will never forget. Call the Box Office to reserve your tickets: 843.953.5604.

At 5pm, The Woolfe Street Playhouse (34 Woolfe St.) will put on The Village Repertory Company's production of "The Liar". Watch Dorante, a charming & handsome pathological liar convince everyone with his outlandish tales. But for each problem his clever lying solves, it creates two new ones! Will he manage to keep his stories straight and somehow still get the girl?  Click here to buy tickets. 

Taste of Tea Celebration at Le Creuset with Special Guest from the Charleston Tea Plantation

Join Le Creuset at their Signature Store at 241 King Street for the launch of their New Tea Collection with a special guest from the Charleston Tea Plantation.

The Taste of Tea Celebration during Second Sunday at 2:30pm features Tea Maker and Partner, Bill Hall, of the Charleston Tea Plantation. Learn about the qualities that make a great tea from a third-generation Tea Taster and enjoy a sample cup yourself! At the 2:30 event, they are also going to register folks to win a tea set including a tea pot, two tea mugs, and a tea bag holder.

 

Spring Makeovers at Cos Bar During 2nd Sunday

Get a new spring look during 2nd Sunday when Cos Bar Charleston has a Laura Mercier artist on location giving makeup lessons. As an added bonus,  score Lancome's free gift with purchase and get 20% off all treatments at the Cos Bar Spa. Click here to download the Spa menu.

Stop by Cos Bar at 201 King Street in the King Street Antique District to get fresh-faced for Spring. 

 

Free Engraving with Purchase at Croghan's

For the first time in Croghan's Jewel Box history, they will be offering FREE machine engraving on all purchases made during 2nd Sunday on King Street this April (a $9 value).  Think weddings, graduations, anniversaries, and Mother's Day!  The early bird gets the worm at Croghan's on April 14th from 1-5pm. Stop by to see them at 308 King Street Fashion District.