Sushi and Asian restaurants in Charleston: King Street and beyond

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Most of Charleston’s sushi and Asian restaurants are on the peninsula: 18 of the 21 on this list, nine of them on King Street. Two are on James Island, on Folly Road and Maybank Highway, and one is on Clements Ferry Road in Cainhoy.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Charleston, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 16, 2026. It covers East and Southeast Asian restaurants and poke. We left out places whose own sites would not load or say nothing we could check (Chopsticks House, Fuji Sushi Bar & Grill, Ha Long Cafe, Pick Thai and Thai Zapp); JINYA Ramen Bar, which no longer lists Charleston among its locations; Panda Express on Rivers Avenue in North Charleston; and bubble tea counters that do not serve meals. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

167 Sushi Bar on East Bay Street is a sushi restaurant that takes reservations and online orders.

Bareo on Spring Street posts its hours and address on its site; the map data lists it as Filipino and Japanese.

Beautiful South on Columbus Street is a Cantonese restaurant from the team behind Kwei Fei. It runs a weekday happy hour.

CO on King Street is an Asian restaurant whose menu runs from sushi to Malaysian chili wings, with half-price sushi at its Tuesday and Thursday happy hour.

Fire Grill Asian Fusion on King Street serves Asian fusion dishes for dine-in and takeout.

Hokkaido Sushi & Hibachi at WestEdge is a Japanese sushi and hibachi restaurant with online ordering.

Hot Mustard on Meeting Street is a Chinese restaurant open for lunch and dinner.

James Island Fire Grill on Folly Road is a hibachi, sushi and Chinese takeout restaurant.

King Street Foods describes itself as an Asian restaurant, with catering.

Mama Kim’s on King Street is a Korean restaurant.

Mesu on upper King Street serves Mexican and sushi fusion, with a late bar.

New Peking on upper King Street is a Chinese restaurant with online ordering.

O-Ku Sushi on King Street is a sushi restaurant open for dinner, with a happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday to Wednesday.

Pho Saigon on Maybank Highway is a Vietnamese restaurant. Its pho broth cooks for more than 10 hours, and its menu includes bún bò Huế, a spicy beef noodle soup.

Pink Bellies on upper King Street is a Vietnamese noodle restaurant that takes reservations on Resy.

Poke Tea House on Meeting Street near Spring Street serves poke bowls and bubble tea, with pickup and delivery.

SHIKI on East Bay Street is a Japanese and sushi restaurant serving weekday lunch and dinner six nights a week.

Shokudô on King Street is a Japanese tavern, or izakaya, built around a robata grill. It has a Japanese beer garden and a live vinyl DJ on Sunday evenings.

Sushi | Bar on Church Street is a sushi counter, part of a group with seven more counters around the country.

Tokyo Express on Clements Ferry Road is a Chinese restaurant with online ordering.

Two Bit Club on Society Street is a Vietnamese restaurant serving dinner nightly, with an afternoon happy hour.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get sushi in Charleston?

Sushi places on this list include 167 Sushi Bar and SHIKI on East Bay Street, O-Ku and Mesu on King Street, Sushi | Bar on Church Street, Hokkaido at WestEdge and James Island Fire Grill on Folly Road.

Which Charleston Asian restaurants are open late?

Mesu’s bar on King Street is open to 2 a.m. daily, Mama Kim’s is open to midnight Friday and Saturday, and New Peking on King Street is open to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Where is there Vietnamese food in Charleston?

CO and Pink Bellies are on King Street, Two Bit Club is on Society Street and Pho Saigon is at 1739 Maybank Highway on James Island.

Are there Asian restaurants open for lunch in downtown Charleston?

Yes. Hot Mustard on Meeting Street opens at 10:30 a.m. most days, Beautiful South serves lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, and SHIKI serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays.