Downtown Pawleys

Dining & Treats

Bistro 217

American restaurant in the heart of Pawleys Island offering fine dining choices of seafood, steaks, and pasta for lunch and dinner since 2004.

Bistro 217 at Downtown Pawleys in Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Bistro 217 in the press

Coastal Observer · March 14, 2026 · Award

Crawfish Festival tastes success, flavored with nostalgia

The S.C. Crawfish and Music Festival came back to Pawleys Island, and Bistro 217 chef and co-owner Adam Kirby took the chef competition.

Crawfish King of the Day
Read it at Coastal Observer
Mount Pleasant Magazine · January 15, 2025 · Feature

What's on the Menu: Bistro 217

A walk through the courtyard, the rebuilt bar and the plates worth sharing, from crab nachos to Korean chili seared salmon.

Go hungry and leave happy.
Read it at Mount Pleasant Magazine
OnlyPawleys · January 13, 2025 · Round-up

Top 5 Reasons Locals Love Bistro 217 And Rustic Table

Why the two sister restaurants from Anne Hardee and chef Adam Kirby stay full year round.

The space can be enclosed and climate controlled or opened to allow balmy beach breezes.
Read it at OnlyPawleys
Grand Strand Magazine · August 2023 · Feature

Island Treasure

Bistro 217 coming up on twenty years, and why the food and the service have never wobbled.

And one visit is all it takes to be convinced that they know what they're doing.
Read it at Grand Strand Magazine
Grand Strand Magazine · June 2022 · Review

Bistro 217 Restaurant Review

Eighteen years in, a full review of chef Adam Kirby's menu, the house made ice cream and the wine list.

The place is a gem of the South Strand's Hammock Coast, and a restaurant that should be on every foodie's radar.
Read it at Grand Strand Magazine

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