8 Best Restaurants in Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand, South Carolina

Dining extends seamlessly from indoors to the game-filled outside at this laid-back pub known for fresh takes on Southern fare, from chicken pie to shrimp with sweet potato grits. The lawn includes a bocce court and cornhole boards.

Cut, trimmed, and seasoned to order, steaks sizzle on their way to the tables and then melt in your mouth at this Italian-style steak house. Pasta is served up on the daily Italian buffet, featuring standard favorites such as spaghetti, meatballs, lasagna, and tortellini Alfredo. A tableside magic show is performed Tuesday through Saturday. If you visit one all-you-can-eat buffet in Myrtle Beach, there's a strong case for Angelo's.

This country buffet ain't your four-star fine-dining eatery, and it's practically a requirement to lick your fingers clean. Lip-smacking pulled pork is served along with Lowcountry goodies like chicken bog (a rustic chicken, rice, and sausage dish), mashed potatoes, chicken and dumplings, macaroni and cheese, and banana pudding. There's also an à la carte menu, plus nightly dinner specials like fajita Mondays and liver and gizzards on Tuesdays. 

Hoskins has kept the lights on—including their iconic star-laden horseshoe over the red roof—since 1948, and locals and visitors alike know it's worth the queue outside for hearty omelets and hotcakes in the morning, daily lunch specials like meatloaf and fried chicken, and satisfying rib eyes and seafood platters in the evening. 

Owner Laura Smith is legendary in Myrtle Beach for her sushi artistry. In addition to her rolled masterpieces, she creates a slew of authentic Thai noodle dishes and signature seafood creations like Coco Shrimp and jumbo soft-shell crabs. Inside, the sleek eatery is more metro than its Myrtle Beach peers. 

Like most spots in Murrells Inlet, this airy waterfront spot focuses on seafood, but its approach adds much-needed flair, from a trio of lobster, crab, and shrimp cakes to peanuts boiled in local beer. Enjoy it all with a horizon view across the salt marsh, washed down with a local pale ale.

Yes it's a raw bar—and a good one, with a bounty of fresh seafood—but don't sell the cooked items short at this small, casual locals' joint. The seasoned boiled shrimp are the real deal, and the mussels, clams, scallops, and other goodies steamed with spices in an iron pot is a terrific version of a Lowcountry staple.