The media's love affair with the Holy City continued in 2017 and has shown no signs of stopping in 2018. Below is a list of all the awards, accolades, and honors that were bestowed upon Charleston, its businesses, its restaurants, its people, and more.
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- # 1 Best Small City in the U.S. – Conde Nast Traveler
- # 1 City in the U.S. and Canada – Travel + Leisure
- # 1 American’s Most Beautiful College Campus: College of Charleston – Travel + Leisure
- # 1 City in the South – Southern Living
- # 2 City in the World – Travel + Leisure
- # 3 South’s Best Restaurants: Husk – Southern Living
- # 5 Most Popular State for New Residents – United Van Lines
- # 5 South’s Best Resorts: The Sanctuary – Southern Living
- # 6 South’s Best Islands: Kiawah – Southern Living
- # 6 South’s Best Restaurants: Hominy Grill – Southern Living
- # 6 South’s Best Shops: Charleston GardenWorks – Southern Living
- #7 Best BBQ Pork Sandwich in South Carolina: Poogan’s Smokehouse – 10Best
- #7 Best BBQ Pork Sandwich in South Carolina: Swig & Swine – 10Best
- # 8 Best City for Retirement – GetRichSlowly
- # 8 South’s Best Bars: The Bar at Husk – Southern Living
- # 8 South’s Best Shops: The Commons – Southern Living
- # 8 South’s Best Inns: The Inn at Middleton Place – Southern Living
- # 9 Best City Hotel in the Continental U.S.: The Vendue – Travel + Leisure
- # 9 Best Island in the Continental U.S.: Kiawah Island – Travel + Leisure
- # 10 Best Beach for 2017: Kiawah Island's Beachwalker Park – Dr. Beach
- # 10 Best Hotel in the U.S.: The Restoration – Conde Nast Traveler
- # 10 Ramen Bowl You Need to Slurp Right Now: 2Nixons – Tasting Table
- # 10 South’s Best Breweries: Coast Brewing Co. – Southern Living
- # 10 South’s Best Inns: Wentworth Mansion – Southern Living
- # 10 South’s Best Restaurants: FIG – Southern Living
- # 12 Best City Hotel in the Continental U.S.: Zero George – Travel + Leisure
- # 17 Best Hotel in the USA: Wentworth Mansion – USA Today
- # 27 Best Places to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report
- # 37 on the “Top 100 Places to Eat”: 167 Raw – Yelp
- # 43 Best Restaurant in America: FIG – Business Insider
- # 72 on the “Top 100 Places to Eat”: Hall’s Chophouse – Yelp
- Best Burger of 2017: Tavern Burger at Little Jack’s Tavern – Bon Appetit
- The Best Hotel in South Carolina: The Restoration – Southern Living
- Best Mexican Restaurant in South Carolina: Taco Boy – MSN
- Best New Restaurants in America: Bar Normandy – Bon Appétit
- Best New Restaurants in America: Little Jack’s Tavern – Bon Appétit
- Best New Restaurants in America: Rodney Scott’s BBQ – Bon Appétit
- Best Ramen in South Carolina: CO – Mental Floss
- Gold Medal Special Barrel-Finished Bourbon: Virgil Kaine’s Ashcat Blended Bourbon Whiskey – San Francisco World Spirits Competition
- Great American Beer Bars: Edmund’s Oast – CraftBeer.com
- One of America's 38 Essential Restaurants: Bertha’s – Eater
- One of America's 38 Essential Restaurants: The Grocery – Eater
- One of the Best Doughnut Shops in America: Glazed Gourmet – Extra Crispy
- One of the Most Dog-Friendly Restaurants: Eli’s Table – OpenTable
- One of the Most Exciting Restaurant Openings of 2017: Tu – Food and Wine
- One of The South’s 38 Essential Restaurants – Bertha's Restaurant – Eater
- One of The South’s 38 Essential Restaurants – FIG – Eater
- sofi Gold Award in Cold Beverage, Drink, and Cocktail Mix Category – Bittermilk’s No.5 Charred Grapefruit Tonic with Bulls Bay Sea Salt
- sofi Bronze Award in Cold Beverage, Drink, and Cocktail Mix Category – Bittermilk’s No.2 Tom Collins with Elderflower & Hops
- South Carolina’s Best Hot Dog – Jack’s Cosmic Dogs – FirstWeFeast
- Steakhouses That Are Worth the Splurge – Hall’s Chophouse – MSN
- Top Attraction in South Carolina: Middleton Place – TripAdvisor
