Offbeat locations have become so commonplace for ambitious restaurants that today’s newcomers “can no longer trade on novelty factor alone,” said Phoebe Lovatt in FirstWeFeast.com. Though three of the coolest restaurants we know of encourage customers to think of them as roadside pit stops, there’s a lot more to them than their backstories.
Xiao Bao Biscuit Charleston, S.C. Pull up to this whitewashed former gas station, now dressed up in dashes of Carolina blue, and you’ll be able to feast on “an exciting mix of Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Laotian dishes,” many of them given “savvy” Southern-style spins by the husband-and-wife team of Joshua Walker and Duolan Li. 224 Rutledge Ave., (843) 743-3880
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