Le Farfalle

Michael Toscano's Cannonborough restaurant has been Charleston's most serious Italian destination since 2016 — a tight, focused menu of handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and Italian wine. The pasta program (orecchiette, pici, the carbonara) is the order; the room is warm and buzzy without losing precision. Toscano cooked in some of New York's best Italian kitchens before opening here. For Italian dining that takes the tradition seriously in a city built around Southern.