Some of the best food finds in South Carolina hide in places you would drive right past. I went looking for shrimp and found a quiet spot by the water with almost no sign out front.
What I got was fish so fresh it seemed to still smell like the ocean, cut right in front of me by people who clearly love their work. If you care about where your dinner comes from, this little market is worth the hunt.
A Dockside Market on Haddrell Street
Tucked along the water at 102 Haddrell St in Mt Pleasant, Abundant Seafood is a seafood market built around one simple idea. Fish should go from the boat to your kitchen with as few stops as possible.
Located near the shrimp boats and docks of the Lowcountry, the market feels less like a store and more like a working spot where fishermen and shoppers meet. You come here for local fish, cut to order, and the kind of conversation you rarely get at a grocery counter…