Is Magnolias Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Charleston, SC)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Charleston, South Carolina
Current status
As of October 2026, Magnolias is listed open on magnoliascharleston.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Magnolias' own website is live with a working online-ordering widget, current menus, and a reservations system, indicating active operation as of the September 2026 site check. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 3
- Address 185 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Website magnoliascharleston.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured Magnolias' upscale Lowcountry cooking, credited with helping launch a wave of modern Southern cuisine in Charleston when the restaurant first opened. Magnolias opened in the summer of 1990 at 185 East Bay Street in Charleston's historic downtown district, near the City Market, and has operated continuously from that address for more than three decades. A September 2026 site check found Magnolias' own website, magnoliascharleston.com, live with current dinner and brunch menus, a private-dining and events section, a reservations system, and a working online-ordering widget, indicating the restaurant remains open. No 2026-dated third-party review or news source was checked to independently corroborate current hours, staffing, or ownership.
The episode
Also in Season 3
Season 3: 63 of 93 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 2Beano's Cabin
Open - Open
- Renamed
- Open
- Open
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Ep 3Sokolowski's
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Ep 3Tony Luke's
Open - Open
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Sources we checked
- magnoliascharleston.com https://magnoliascharleston.com
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Record btiea-0212 · checked by Cal Marchetti.