Three 18th century townhouses have been transformed into a new restaurant led by James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Mina and with culinary concept by chefs Adam Sobel and Nick Dugan; Sorelle Charleston designed by New York-based, multi-disciplinary firm Meyer Davis.
Located in the historic heart of South Carolina’s largest city, at the intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets, known locally as the Four Corners of Law, Sorelle serves Southern Italian fare with Southern US hospitality, the dining destination like no other, with a mercato, wine bar, pizza counter and formal dining room set over two levels.
The name Sorelle means ‘sisters’ in Italian, and refers to the two sisters who ran a school inside a Hebrew orphanage at the address in the late 1800s. Evoking a welcoming blend of charm and contemporary spirit, interspersed with inspired design details, Meyer Davis Studio paid tribute to the building’s history by enhancing classic elements of the building, such as its original mouldings, as well as accentuating the space with elevated finishes.
Each space offers diners a different experience; from the double-height ceilings and custom brass inlay of Sorelle’s logo upon arrival, to the bright and crisp first-floor mercato, a wine room fitted with dramatic ebonised oak cabinets, and on to the intimate intimate pizza bar home to a midnight-blue tile wood-fired pizza oven and a curved Calacatta Monet marble bar. The grand dining room boasts two fireplaces, jewel-toned mohair velvet chairs and camel channel-tufted leather banquettes, with pendant lights to illuminate exquisite details and add a touch of romance. It’s all quite the decadence.
Conceived as a day-to-evening destination, Sorelle combines the old world and new, making this Charleston opening from celebrity chef Mina a debonair draw for visitors to this historic city.
Sorelle Charleston Photography, Peter Frank Edwards.
