A marina restaurant on the Intracoastal Waterway. The venue calls itself family-friendly, with direct access by boat, weekly live music and sunsets. Explore Charleston lists yard games, kid-friendly trivia nights and a full kids menu; the Post and Courier mentions corn hole on the spacious patio and says to start with hushpuppies.
Family Friendly Charleston: Isle of Palms
The next beach town north. The Windjammer has had a stage on the sand since 1972.
A neighborhood seafood restaurant in a small shopping strip on Palm Boulevard. It says it is known for fried seafood platters, fresh oysters and Seafood Steamer Buckets packed for the beach. Lunch runs Monday to Saturday, brunch on Sunday, and a raw bar it calls IOP Raw opens at 4:30.
A Front Beach restaurant and rum bar on Ocean Boulevard that pitches itself as a family friendly spot with patio views, craft cocktails and local beers. Moultrie News named Benj Farmery as owner or co-owner of Smugglers, IOPizza and Papi's Taqueria in March 2026, when he told the island's chamber that winter cash calls were heavy and argued against restaurants shutting for the season.