Charleston, SC · market #44
Win more orders in Charleston.
1,719 restaurants compete for the same guests in the Charleston area. We take care of your marketing and sales, so guests find you, order from you and come back, and you take care of the kitchen and good food.
- 1,719restaurants in the Charleston area
- 1restaurants per sq mi in Charleston County
- 51%are sit-down (full-service)
- 20restaurants per 10,000 people
Most restaurants: Charleston County (1,194) · Berkeley County (300) · Dorchester County (225). Busiest ZIP: 29401 (Charleston), 124 restaurants.
Your Charleston playbook
What wins in Charleston, from its own numbers.
- 1
Fill the dining room
About 51% of Charleston's restaurants are sit-down. Bookings in a few taps, group pre-orders and deposits keep tables full.
- 2
Move regulars off the delivery apps
Every app order pays a commission and the guest belongs to the app. Orders on your own site, with Apple Pay, keep the margin and the guest.
- 3
Give guests a reason to come back
Charleston has about 20 restaurants for every 10,000 people, more than most of the US. Rewards, smart offers and campaigns keep regulars choosing you.
- 4
Be the name people find nearby
In the Charleston area guests drive to dinner, and they choose from what shows up when they search. We set you up to show up, with your menu and an order button.
South Carolina right now
Beach-season calls answered, tables booked, orders paid.
SC wages sit at $7.25, but summer call volume swamps small crews. AI answers; direct ordering skips 15-30% app fees.
Delivery apps take 15-30%
DoorDash's US plans charge 15%, 25% or 30% per delivered order. Orders on your own site keep that margin in the restaurant.
Source · 2026-11
Many restaurants run at a loss
42% of US operators said they were not profitable in 2025, per the National Restaurant Association's 2026 State of the Industry report.
Source · 2026-02
Servers earn $2.13 cash
South Carolina's tipped cash wage is $2.13, so servers' pay rides on covers. Filling slow hours with offers keeps good staff earning and staying.
Source · 2026-11-05
How do restaurants in Charleston get more online orders?
Be the restaurant people find first when they search nearby, let them order on your own site with Apple Pay, and bring them back with offers and rewards. WhatsTable does all three for Charleston restaurants on Clover, and nothing is added to the guest's bill.
How many restaurants are there in Charleston?
About 1,719 restaurants, about 51% of them sit-down, based on US Census County Business Patterns for the Charleston area.
What does WhatsTable cost?
$0 a month, no setup fee, no contract. WhatsTable takes 5–10% of the sales that come through it. Walk-in sales cost you nothing.
Do I need Clover?
Yes, today WhatsTable works with Clover. Tell us what you use on the demo form and we will let you know when it works with yours.
Nearby markets
- #41 Greenville, SC 1,840 restaurants · up to 1/sq mi
- #69 Columbia, SC 1,433 restaurants · up to 1/sq mi
- #1 New York, NY 45,519 restaurants · up to 357/sq mi
- #2 San Francisco, CA 11,199 restaurants · up to 69/sq mi
- #3 Miami, FL 11,927 restaurants · up to 3/sq mi
- #4 Boston, MA 10,567 restaurants · up to 36/sq mi
Restaurant counts: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 7225), Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area. Population: Census estimates for 2023. Density uses land area from the Census Gazetteer.
You cook. We’ll bring the orders, in Charleston.
We take care of marketing and sales, so you can take care of the kitchen and good food. 20 minutes on a call.
$0 a month · No setup fee · No contract · Nothing added to your guests' bill