Food Cities: Real Estate for the Restaurant Set

Upper King Street, Charleston, S.C.: King Street is the newest Southern charmer. Anchored by celebrity chef Sean Brock’s Husk, the culinary strip includes Vietnamese Co, Charleston Grill; gourmet burger / ping-pong joint HoM; rustic Italian at Indaco; and the Ordinary, a luxurious oyster bar. Once a month, the street shuts down to cars and the strip turns into a food fair. Real-estate developers are responding with new mixed-use complexes and renovated historic houses.