Myrtle Beach is known for its Calabash-style seafood — lightly breaded and flash-fried shrimp, flounder, and oysters, named after nearby Calabash, NC. Don't miss:
- All-you-can-eat seafood buffets, a Grand Strand institution
- Shrimp and grits, a Lowcountry classic
- She-crab soup
- Fresh catch at the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk restaurants
- Boardwalk staples: funnel cake, saltwater taffy, and soft-serve ice cream