Whether you’re looking to soak up cocktails from the night before or getting ready for a day at the beach, Charleston is rife with delicious breakfast sandwiches. From the classic bacon, egg and cheese to the more eclectic interpretation, the perfect breakfast egg sandwich is just a few minutes away.
Alcove Market in Charleston is the place to visit if you’re taking the kids to Moultrie Playground or after a Pickleball session at the Colonial Lake courts. The market’s smoothies and juice blends will quench your thirst, but it’s the breakfast sandwich — served all day — that really hits the spot. Your choice of bagel, croissant or English muffin is served with fried egg or egg white, cheddar or American cheese and sausage or bacon.
Alcove Market is open daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
With locations on James Island and in West Ashley, Baguette Magic is a cult favorite for good reason. It serves a great bacon, egg and cheese with garlic aioli, but it’s the Recovery Baguette that is clutch. Two scrambled Storey Farms eggs come with bacon, prosciutto, white cheddar, tomato jam and arugula.
Baguette Magic’s West Ashley location is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. The Folly Road location is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
Bodega is a New York-inspired concept and its two locations — downtown and Mount Pleasant — serve everything from deli sandwiches and pancakes to chicken cutlet sandwiches. But it’s the aptly named The Cow that will power you all day long.
A Kaiser roll is stuffed with double bacon, fried egg, American cheese, home fries, ketchup and hot sauce. Pro tip: the Mount Pleasant location has a drive-through and is the perfect stop on the way to Sullivan’s Island.
The downtown location is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays and from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The Mount Pleasant location is open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For those on Daniel Island, The Dime offers an array of breakfast sandwiches, but its soft scramble with burrata and basil oil on sourdough is a standout. And if you’re looking for a New Jersey staple, the pork roll, egg and American cheese sandwich will scratch that itch.
The Dime is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Island Provisions has two locations — downtown and on Johns Island. Both offer breakfast, baked goods, salads and lunch sandwiches. The Boss breakfast sandwich balances sweet and spicy with egg soufflé, white American cheese and spicy honey on an everything bagel with your choice of bacon or sausage.
The full menu is available at the downtown location 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Johns Island location is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Mercantile and Mash serves breakfast all day and offers everything from a Buffalo chicken biscuit to an avocado tartine, but the breakfast wrap hits the spot any time of day. A flour tortilla is stuffed with Storey Farms scrambled eggs, chorizo, black beans, smashed avocado, queso fresco, sour cream and salsa verde. A generous splash of hot sauce is highly recommended.
Mercantile and Mash is open downtown from 7 a.m to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays.
Park Circle’s Odd Duck Market is a community-focused cafe and retail market with a small but mighty breakfast menu. For those craving an Italian twist, order the prosciutto, Storey Farm egg, arugula, aged white cheddar and Calabrian chili mayo on focaccia. And for the vegans, get the vegan egg, arugula, vegan garlic aioli and roasted tomato spread on a bagel or bialy with the option to add tempeh bacon.
Odd Duck Market is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Finally, if you are ever on Rutledge Avenue driving by Torres Superettes during lunchtime, the long line is a great indication of how beloved the food is at this Mexican tienda. While the burritos, quesadillas and tacos are not to be missed, the breakfast torta is a fantastic way to start the day. Add eggs to the tortas de jamón, a sandwich made with ham, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, jalapeño and cheese.
Torres serves breakfast from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m. on Mondays through Fridays.
Put an egg on it
The Croque Madame is a beloved, classic French sandwich of grilled or baked ham and cheese on bread with a fried or poached egg on top. These three Charleston restaurants offer delicious versions of the famous sandwich during brunch service.
Brasserie La Banque’s version features shaved ham, Mornay sauce and a sunny-side-up egg served alongside crispy new potatoes and salade verte.
The Croque Madame at Félix Cocktails et Cuisine has Parisian ham, Gruyère cheese, Béchamel sauce and a fried Storey Farms egg on grilled sourdough served with house-cut pommes frites.
Park & Grove’s iteration serves Black Forest ham, Gruyère cheese, sunny egg, Dijon mustard and Mornay sauce with an arugula salad.
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