Restaurants & Dining
Top Chefs in Myrtle Beach and Their Restaurants

Chef Bradley Daniels focuses on creating regional cuisine with fresh, local products in artful presentations. Think traditional southern flavors with a unique flair in a bistro setting. Start your meal with the Ceviche of South American fish or the Carpet Bagger Brie with bourbon fig preserves wrapped in a pastry crust. For a light meal the Watermelon Salad with tomatoes, kalamata olives, and yogurt feta dressing is sure to please. Your appetite and palette will be more than satisfied with an entree of Apricot Glazed Crispy Flounder on creamy grits or the unique Not Your Mama’s Meatloaf that combines veal, pork, and beef served on pimento cheese grits. Try the Peanut Crusted Tuna Pad Thai” with rice noodles, vegetables, and peanuts, a dish that will make your mouth sing. The menu is so tempting that you’ll want to try all the selections but remember to save room for one of their amazing desserts! Desserts are baked daily in-house by owner and cake artist Heidi Vukov and her staff. Open from 7:00 am until 9:00 pm.

Chef Michael McKinnon strives to ensure his guests have a memorable dining experience at The Cypress Room. A Myrtle Beach native who has years of experience in our area’s finest restaurants he now brings his passion and dedication to the Cypress Room. Start with an appetizer of She Crab soup with Blue Fin Crab and aged Sherry for a warm, creamy delight, or try the Smoked Salmon Terrine with watermelon radish and basil olive oil. For dinner try the Carolina Flounder Crab Roulade with kale and wine tomato relish. There is even a children’s menu for family friendly but elegant dining and a delectable selection of desserts. Casual yet elegant with a view of the Atlantic, The Cypress Room is memorable fine dining experience. Open in the mornings from 7:30 am until 10:00 am and in the evenings from 5:00 pm until 8:30 pm.

Serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, Chef Andrew Fortner excels in creating delectable Southern dishes that keep guests returning to Sea Captain’s House time and again. His dishes have won Sea Captain’s House the “Best Seafood Restaurant” award for four years in a row. Enjoy a view of the Atlantic as you start with an appetizer of their famous She Crab Soup or warm McClellanville Crab Dip. Another customer favorite is the Avocado Seafare Salad with shrimp, crab, and avocado with remoulade sauce. For dinner, Chef Fortner perfectly prepares the Filet Mignon Neptune topped with shrimp, crabmeat and bernaise sauce. The Sautéed Crab Cakes are buttery and rich and the Jambalaya is a spicy, traditional Cajun dish of seafood and sausage served over dirty rice. With all the delicious selections that Sea Captain’s House offers it seems like you can’t go wrong with any of Chef Fortner’s creations. Open for breakfast 6:00 am until 10:30 am, for lunch 11:30 am until 2:30 pm, and for dinner from 4:30 pm until 10:00 pm.

Known as the Sushi Queen, Chef Laura Heryadi has been serving her masterful sushi, Thai, and Japanese hibachi since 2009. Their menu is includes Thai favorites like Tom Ka Kai soup a coconut milk soup with chicken, lemon grass, and vegetables or the Curry Puff stuffed with ground chicken, sweet potato served with curry sauce. Their Thai entrees include Fresh Basil Leaf served with chicken, beef, seafood, or vegetables or the Singaporean Noodle with rice noodles, egg, meat, vegetables in curry. Try the Red, Masama, or Yellow Curry. The Japanese menu includes hibachi grilled meats, seafood, and veggies grilled with rice. The piece de resistance of Indo Thai is their sushi menu! From the unique Hawaiian Roll with salmon, pineapple, asparagus, cream cheese with coconut flakes over coconut pineapple sauce to the traditional sushi/sashimi raw fish pieces on rice. Chef Heryadi creates unique and specialty rolls like the Sea Which with soft shell crab, spicy tuna, asparagus, cucumber with Masago and tuna or the Crab and Salmon Tempura with cream cheese, scallion, Masago and avocado on top over Sweet n Spicy sauce. Try a Sushi combo platter or go a la carte. Open Monday-Friday 11:00 am until 10:00 pm and weekends noon until 10:00 pm.

Chef Julien Lancrerot works with local farmers to procure the freshest ingredients for his dishes at Waterscapes. Using grits farmed on Edisto Island, produce from Murrells Inlet, meat from Waltersboro, and pork from Tennessee to create his signature dishes with a Mediterranean flair. Waterscapes’ dinner menu is divided into small and large plates. For an appetizer or light meal, try a Small Plate like the flavorful Lobster Bisque or the unique Sweet Pea Risotto created with local shrimp and a chive cream emulsion. For a heartier portion, try one of Chef Julien’s Large Plates like the Pastured Roast Chicken with potato gnocchi, wild leeks, and shiitakes. The Flaked Black Bass is served with puréed garlic Yukon potatoes and tarragon chips in a champagne sauce. The NY Strip Steak 10 ounce is served with fingerling potatoes, roasted cauliflower and a green peppercorn sauce. For unique decadence try the Lobster Macaroni and Cheese with Maine lobster, a béchamel sauce, and orecchiette pasta. Waterscapes has gluten free and vegetarian options as well as a children’s menu. Serving breakfast 6:30 until 11:00 am, lunch 11:00 until 2:00 pm, and dinner 5:30 until 9:00pm.