There’s a moment that happens at Magnolias when someone bites into the fried chicken for the first time.
Conversations pause mid-sentence, eyes widen slightly, and you can almost see them recalculating everything they thought they knew about Southern food.
This is what happens when a restaurant spends 30-plus years perfecting Lowcountry cuisine, sparking Charleston’s entire culinary renaissance back in 1990, and never stops pushing what Southern cooking can be.
What Makes Magnolias Special
Chef Kelly Franz returned as Culinary Director in 2024, bringing decades of experience that includes her original run at Magnolias starting in 2003…