Comfort chow in what resembles a country crossroads café with a desirable downtown address, Jestine’s “Southern food with soul” will remind you of your mother’s: impeccably fresh pecan-fried whiting,
Support the fight against breast cancer as you run in the largest 5K race in South Carolina. Last year, more than 5,000 people participated in the event, which raised more than $500,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For those who just want to have a good time without the competition, there is a one-mile family fun walk/run. Etiwan Park, Etiwan Ave., Daniel Island. Saturday, 8:30 one-mile
walk/run; 9:10 5K walk/run. $25; (843)556-8011, www.komenlowcountry.org
Part fun bar scene and part higher-end fish house, the downtown location rocks for happy hour and for dinner afterward in a warm nautical atmosphere. The raw bar’s a hit with half-shell treats and sushi, but the standards (fresh seafood with blue-cheese coleslaw, collards, and grits) still rule.
Come to this dressed-down joint, popular with Broad Street worker bees and tourists, for basic American lunch fare served up fresh, fast, and in whopping portions. No reservations.