267 tracked keywords, 987,060 searches a month, $615K in equivalent ad value — live market data for the Charleston metro.
12-month demand index across this vertical's keywords. 100 = the peak month.
Top 50 of 267 by search volume. Volume is metro-scoped; CPC is what advertisers pay per click today — up to $11.40 for “charleston flower delivery same day”.
| KEYWORD | SEARCHES/MO | CPC | DIFF | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| restaurants near me | 450,000 | $0.46 | 9 | transactional |
| breakfast near me | 60,500 | $0.41 | 23 | transactional |
| coffee shops near me | 40,500 | $0.35 | 0 | transactional |
| pizza near me | 40,500 | $1.41 | 0 | transactional |
| bars near me | 33,100 | $0.32 | 0 | transactional |
| hall steakhouse charleston | 27,100 | $1.47 | 59 | commercial |
| hyman's seafood charleston | 27,100 | $0.30 | 7 | commercial |
| okra grill charleston sc | 27,100 | $1.30 | — | branded |
| charleston restaurants | 18,100 | $0.65 | 31 | commercial |
| 82 queen restaurant charleston | 14,800 | $0.28 | — | commercial |
| snob restaurant charleston | 12,100 | $0.53 | 5 | commercial |
| best restaurants charleston | 9,900 | $0.46 | 0 | commercial |
| park circle restaurants north charleston | 9,900 | $0.48 | 0 | commercial |
| shem creek charleston restaurants | 9,900 | $0.33 | 18 | commercial |
| restaurants west ashley | 8,100 | $0.48 | 0 | commercial |
| charleston italian restaurant | 6,600 | $0.48 | 14 | commercial |
| brunch charleston sc | 5,400 | $0.66 | 16 | commercial |
| big bad breakfast charleston sc | 5,400 | $2.01 | 10 | commercial |
| breakfast places charleston | 5,400 | $0.45 | — | commercial |
| early bird diner charleston | 5,400 | $1.04 | 0 | commercial |
| leon's restaurant charleston | 5,400 | $2.63 | 23 | commercial |
| grill 225 charleston | 4,400 | $1.15 | — | branded |
| charleston sc restaurants downtown | 4,400 | $0.62 | 7 | commercial |
| james island restaurant | 4,400 | $0.47 | 5 | commercial |
| charleston seafood | 3,600 | $0.30 | 28 | commercial |
| restaurant sullivan's island | 3,600 | $0.23 | 30 | commercial |
| anson restaurant charleston | 3,600 | $0.41 | 7 | commercial |
| charleston bakery & delicatessen | 3,600 | $0.96 | 5 | commercial |
| scott's bbq charleston sc | 3,600 | $4.59 | 4 | commercial |
| restaurants charleston | 3,600 | $0.60 | 31 | commercial |
| downtown charleston restaurants | 2,900 | $0.62 | 15 | commercial |
| charleston fish restaurant | 2,900 | $0.37 | 28 | commercial |
| east bay deli downtown charleston | 2,900 | $1.23 | — | navigational |
| charleston bar | 2,400 | $0.30 | 32 | commercial |
| restaurants in charleston sc | 2,400 | $0.54 | 26 | commercial |
| best brunch in charleston | 2,400 | $0.56 | 12 | commercial |
| best breakfast in charleston | 2,400 | $0.38 | 27 | commercial |
| best seafood in charleston | 2,400 | $0.37 | 16 | commercial |
| bbq charleston | 2,400 | $0.24 | 43 | commercial |
| hyman's seafood meeting street charleston sc | 2,400 | $0.64 | 7 | commercial |
| ji pizza charleston sc | 2,400 | $0.80 | 0 | commercial |
| charleston sushi | 1,900 | $0.54 | — | branded |
| charleston bakery | 1,900 | $1.19 | 35 | commercial |
| oaks steakhouse charleston | 1,900 | $1.02 | 12 | commercial |
| charleston pizza | 1,600 | $1.45 | 3 | commercial |
| charleston grill charleston sc | 1,600 | $0.05 | — | branded |
| king st charleston sc restaurants | 1,600 | $0.46 | 15 | commercial |
| best bbq in charleston | 1,600 | $0.14 | 42 | commercial |
| bar downtown charleston | 1,600 | $0.97 | — | commercial |
| best charleston pizza | 1,600 | $0.43 | 3 | commercial |
Live Google results for the highest-value food & dining searches in Charleston.
200 food & dining businesses tracked in the Charleston metro — 11 of them have no website at all.
| BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyman's Seafood | 4.9 | 50,231 | ✓ |
| Fleet Landing Restaurant & Raw Bar | 4.6 | 11,979 | ✓ |
| Poogan's Porch | 4.3 | 6,603 | ✓ |
| Toast! All Day Meeting Street | 4.4 | 5,855 | ✓ |
| Charleston Crab House | 4.5 | 5,335 | ✓ |
| Magnolias | 4.7 | 5,284 | ✓ |
| The Rooftop at the Vendue | 4.6 | 4,536 | ✓ |
| The Rooftop at the Vendue | 4.6 | 4,536 | ✓ |
| Church and Union Charleston | 4.4 | 4,442 | ✓ |
| Husk | 4.5 | 4,411 | ✓ |
The food & dining names Charleston already knows — branded demand is the moat everyone else ranks against.
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