Nectar Farm Kitchen

Nectar is one of the best-run restaurants on the island — locally sourced, sustainability-committed, and serving the finest brunch in Hilton Head. The menu is wide and varied, the cocktails are brilliant (massive list of cocktails, mocktails, and fresh-squeezed juices), and they have a Doggie Menu.

Three meal periods daily, but brunch is the event. Grab a patio table on a Sunday morning and you'll understand why locals consider this a ritual. The shrimp and grits are made with the kind of care that makes you realize how many restaurants are just going through the motions. The seasonal fresh plates change with what's available locally.

The patio is dog-friendly, which is either irrelevant to you or the most important piece of information in this guide. Either way, it's a great restaurant.