Tucked away on James Island in Charleston, Workmen’s Café is the kind of place locals whisper about in reverent tones, hoping you won’t find it before they’ve grabbed their lunch plate.
This tiny soul food haven serves up the kind of authentic Southern cooking that makes grown adults weep into their collard greens. Run by one woman with a wooden spoon and a lifetime of family recipes, it’s where the real Charleston eats when nobody’s watching.
Angie Bellinger Runs The Show Solo
This isn’t some corporate chain with fifty cooks in the back. Angie Bellinger is the entire operation at Workmen’s Café, handling everything from prep to plating without breaking a sweat.
She learned every technique from her mama, Ruby Lee Whaley Bellinger, who passed down generations of cooking wisdom…