Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Greenville by diners

When you travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, you'll find some of the most mouthwatering, comforting cuisine in the U.S.: Southern food.

Southern dishes are a vital part of American cuisine, from hushpuppies to ham hocks and beignets to barbecue. It's impossible to define a classic Southern meal, but a solid one starts with the sharp savory flavor of pimento cheese dip, followed by the delicious crunchiness of fried chicken or a spicy Louisiana 茅touff茅e, culminating with a sugary slice of chess pie that's best washed down with a tall glass of sweet tea.

What's unique about Southern fare is that multiple ethnic and cultural groups have influenced it. Spanish staples, such as potatoes and cocoa, are in many Southern dishes; the Acadians, who traveled to Louisiana from Nova Scotia and later became Louisiana Creoles, contributed their seafood to many Southern meals; African ingredients鈥攐kra, sorghum (an ancient grain), and black-eyed peas鈥攂ecame a part of the cuisine through the forced labor of enslaved people; French cooking methods, like braising and saut茅ing, are used for many Southern recipes; and Native Americans introduced corn to Southern recipes, yielding dishes like succotash and grits.

The Southern culinary scene is an explosion of cultures. To find out where you can sample some Southern offerings, compiled a list of the highest-rated Southern restaurants in the Greenville area using data from as of May 2, 2025. Businesses were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only restaurants with at least 20 reviews tagged as "southern" on Yelp within a 10-kilometer radius of Greenville were included. As a result, some restaurants featured may serve other food items.

Read on to find the perfect spot to get a taste of the South near you.

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#26. The Flying Biscuit Cafe

- Rating: 3.2/5 (220 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 656 South Main St. Ste 100 Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern, American
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#25. Clock Fine Foods - Moonville

- Rating: 3.2/5 (29 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7613 Augusta Road Piedmont, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, American
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#24. S & S Cafeteria

- Rating: 3.3/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1037 North Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: American, Southern, Comfort Food
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#23. Green Tomato Buffet

- Rating: 3.4/5 (78 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1511 Woodruff Road Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Buffets, Southern, Soul Food
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#22. Stax's Original Diner

- Rating: 3.4/5 (104 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1704 Poinsett Hwy Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern
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#21. The Big Clock of Berea

- Rating: 3.5/5 (59 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7000 White Horse Road Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Barbecue, Sandwiches
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#20. Nic & Norman's

- Rating: 3.6/5 (51 reviews)
- Address: 1 Augusta St. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch, Speakeasies
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#19. Southern Fried Green Tomatoes

- Rating: 3.6/5 (114 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1175 Woods Crossing Road Ste 8 Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern
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#18. Sticky Fingers Rib House

- Rating: 3.6/5 (352 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1 South Main St. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, American, Southern
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#17. Brick Street Cafe

- Rating: 3.7/5 (205 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 315 Augusta St. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Sandwiches, Bakeries
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#16. Gray Moon

- Rating: 3.7/5 (50 reviews)
- Address: 610 Congaree Road Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern, New American
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#15. Smoke On the Water

- Rating: 3.7/5 (1063 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 64 Beacon Drive Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern, American
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#14. A & P Restaurant

- Rating: 3.9/5 (59 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1526 South Hwy 14 Greer, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern
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#13. Josey's Chuck Wagon

- Rating: 3.9/5 (101 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6001 Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer, South Carolina
- Categories: American, Southern, Soup
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#12. Artisan

- Rating: 4.0/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1 Pkwy East Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch
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#11. Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar

- Rating: 4.0/5 (1425 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1 North Main St. T Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: New American, Southern, Bars
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#10. Rotie By Stella's

- Rating: 4.1/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 1103 Via Corso Ave. Simpsonville, South Carolina
- Categories: French, Southern, American
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#9. Southern Palate

- Rating: 4.1/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 1209 West Poinsett St. Greer, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food
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#8. Rockys Hot Chicken Shack

- Rating: 4.2/5 (231 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 420 Laurens Road Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Chicken Shop, Desserts
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#7. Soby's

- Rating: 4.2/5 (961 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 207 South Main St. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: New American, Seafood, Southern
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#6. OJ's Diner

- Rating: 4.2/5 (56 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 907 Pendelton St. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Diners
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#5. Stella's Southern Brasserie

- Rating: 4.2/5 (228 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 340 Rocky Slope Road Ste 100 Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Brasseries, Breakfast & Brunch
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#4. It Don't Matter

- Rating: 4.3/5 (38 reviews)
- Address: 6121 Augusta Road Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern, Hot Dogs, Chicken Wings
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#3. Sassafras Southern Bistro

- Rating: 4.5/5 (482 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 103 North Main St. Ste 107 Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern
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#2. Patterson Kitchen And Bar

- Rating: 4.6/5 (22 reviews)
- Address: 110 Halston Ave. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern
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#1. Dixie Family Restaurant II

- Rating: 4.6/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 701 Wade Hampton Blvd. Greenville, South Carolina
- Categories: Southern
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