Every Bluffton dining list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream, bakeries and patios.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.
These are Bluffton Journal’s dining lists, one page per kind of food. Each one is alphabetical and gives every place we could confirm in Bluffton with its address, phone and the hours it publishes on its own website. Old Town’s May River Road, Calhoun Street and the Promenade, the Fording Island Road corridor, Bluffton Road and Buckwalter turn up on most of them.
How we made these lists. Our starting point was OpenStreetMap records inside Bluffton, the same data behind our local directory, plus the restaurants in the state’s SC Food Grades inspection records with a Bluffton address, each checked against the place’s own website. Where a place has no website of its own, it is listed only if a 2026 state inspection confirms it, and we say so. The lists are not rankings or recommendations, and nobody paid to be on them. Run a restaurant? Write to us to correct your entry.
The lists
Where to get wings. Thirteen places, mostly pubs, sports bars and pizza shops. Buffalo Wild Wings, Wingstop and Giuseppi’s are on Bluffton Road, and Captain Woody’s and Local Pie are on the Promenade in Old Town.
Where to get pizza. Twelve places, from Dough Boys and Local Pie in Old Town to Giuseppi’s on Bluffton Road, Mellow Mushroom on Fording Island Road and two New York City Pizza restaurants, at Buckwalter Place and Belfair Towne Village.
Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants. Eleven places. Agave, La Birria Loca and Mi Tierra are in Old Town; La Hacienda and Mexicali Fresh are on Bluffton Road; and the rest are along Fording Island Road and Buckwalter Parkway.
Where to get barbecue. Four places, spread across town: Bluffton BBQ in Old Town, Choo-Choo BBQ on Burnt Church Road, Jim ‘N Nick’s on Fording Island Road and One Hot Mama’s on Buckwalter Parkway.
Breakfast and coffee. Twelve places, from Squat ‘N’ Gobble, Corner Perk and The Cottage in Old Town to First Watch, IHOP, Eggs Up Grill and three Starbucks stores along the main roads.
Where to get burgers. Thirteen places. Slider Bar and Captain Woody’s are on the Promenade; the chains are along Fording Island Road and Bluffton Road; and pubs such as Okatie Ale House and the British Open Pub list burgers too.
Sushi and Asian restaurants. Eleven Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants, clustered in Buckwalter, on Fording Island Road near the Tanger Outlets and on Baylor Drive.
Ice cream and desserts. Five shops: Ben & Jerry’s and Kilwins at the Tanger Outlets, The Ice Cream Stop at May River Crossing, Jack Frost on William Pope Court and Dairy Queen on Plantation Park Drive.
Bakeries. Six small bakeries, including The Cottage and Backus Bakery in Old Town, Alljoy Donut Co. on Thomas Heyward Street and The Sugaree on Burnt Church Road. Three have no website, and the page says so.
Patios and outdoor dining. Thirteen restaurants whose own sites say they have a patio, porch or outdoor seating, from the Promenade and Old Town porches to Buffalos and Fore & Aft at Palmetto Bluff and the Southern Barrel Brewing patio in Buckwalter.
More food guides
Brunch in Bluffton. Sunday brunch hours at The Cottage, FARM, Cahill’s Market, Corner Perk and Nectar Farm Kitchen.
Date night in Bluffton. Old Town dinner spots, a wine bar, a listening room and the May River Theatre.
Restaurant inspection scores. How South Carolina grades restaurant inspections and how to look up any Bluffton restaurant on SC Food Grades.
Local business directory. Search Bluffton businesses by category, including restaurants not on these lists yet.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find a list of restaurants in Bluffton?
Bluffton Journal keeps alphabetical lists by category: wings, pizza, Mexican and Tex-Mex, barbecue, breakfast and coffee, burgers, sushi and Asian, ice cream and desserts, bakeries, and patios. Each gives the address, phone and the hours each place publishes.
Are these Bluffton restaurant lists rankings?
No. Every list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody pays to be on it.
How often are the Bluffton restaurant lists updated?
Each list is checked against the restaurants’ own websites and refreshed every three months. The current lists were checked Oct. 12, 2026.
How do I check a Bluffton restaurant’s inspection grade?
Our restaurant inspections page explains South Carolina’s letter grades and how to look up any Bluffton restaurant on SC Food Grades, the state’s inspection website.
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