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Restaurants
When it comes to places to eat, there's no shortage of good options in and around the Murrells Inlet/Garden City Beach and Surfside Beach area. Here are some of our favorite choices:
Sara J's
Sara J's Seafood Restaurant is the best local seafood restaurant in Garden City beach. The marsh views are awesome and the fried fish platter is great. If you want a nice smooth cocktail, ask for the saltwater lemonade.
Visit https://www.sarajs.com/
Causeway Grill & Raw Bar
Causeway Grill & Raw Bar is our favorite local bar! This is the place to go for karaoke or just to have a couple drinks in town. They have a great bar food menu and they have their own pizzeria next door that makes excellent pizza.
Visit https://causewaygrill.com/
Gulfstream Cafe
If you head south on the Garden City Peninsula, you'll find the Gulfstream Cafe. Call ahead and make a reservation if you'd like to dine on their outdoor deck while watching the sunset over the marsh.
Visit https://gulfstreamcafe.com/
Nothing is better on a hot summer day than taking a drive over to Drippy's and grabbing a cone! They're located on Atlantic Ave. and Business 17 on the corner of Calhoun dr. They're also adding a location on the new Surfside pier!
Visit https://www.drippysicecream.com
Drippy's Ice cream
Murrells Inlet: The seafood capital of the south
At the Murrells Inlet Marsh Walk there's so much to do and so much to see here. There are 8 restaurants and all have waterfront dinning . At night these restaurants often have live music by their water front bars. After lunch or dinner go for a nice stroll on the boardwalk and look out onto the marsh to try to find the goats on “Goat Island” (April-October). We recommend taking an Uber or Lyft to the Marsh Walk as parking can be hard to find during certain times of the year. Also, be aware that the police often hang around at night looking for drunk drivers so don’t chance it. Uber/Lyft from almost anywhere in Garden City Beach should be around $10 each way.
Visit https://marshwalk.com/
Inlet Crab House
The inlet crab house is a locals favorite! If you love low country steam pots filled with local oysters, clams, mussels and crab legs, this is the place for you! Located up the road from the Marsh Walk, the inlet crab house will not disappoint!
Surfside Beach
Surfside is just north of Garden City and has a lot of really fun places to eat. Here are a couple of local favorites
Crabby Mike's
Crabby Mike's seafood buffet is by far our favorite seafood buffet! Unlimited crab legs are the main attraction but don’t miss out on all the other great dishes they offer.
Visit https://www.crabbymikes.com/
Pizza Hyena
Pizza Hyena is a great pizzeria! They have many unique personal pizza's, many with well thought of, tongue in cheek, names. You can find Pizza Hyena right in front of the new pier in Surfside Beach.
Visit https://pizzahyena.com/
Gracious Pig
Gracious Pig, the newest addition to the Surfside Beach restaurant line up is a place you have to try if you're into great barbeque! Southerners take their barbeque seriously and nobody know this better than the people at Gracious pig. They offer a couple different styles of BBQ including North Carolina style and of course, South Carolina style!
Visit https://graciouspig.com/