This is an independent coffee shop with very little seating. The coffee was good and the service was excellent. I had a latte and a mocha the 2 times I visited this shop. More

Coffee and service at City Lights Coffee were excellent! Great hospitality and humor. More

We got there right at closing but the staff was great and the coffee was better! More

I see that many others gave this place great reviews, so maybe ours was a one-off experience. We were trying to get coffee from a local place instead of a Starbucks or DD so this was the first place we walked into. The coffee drinks are VERY pricey (same or higher as Starbucks). The coffee we were served was luke-warm... More

We walked by late at night when it was closed and went back the next day. Great service, great coffee and biscotti that was more melt than crunch. If you're lucky, grab the mirror table in the window to watch the world go by. More

great coffee... nice spot. very quick. they have personal french presses. More

We stayed in the Days Inn just around the corner. Since the hotel served no breakfast, we opted for City Lights one morning. Coffee and muffins were tasty and enough to keep us going til late in the afternoon. More

City Lights is a small coffee shop located near the Open Air Market in Charleston and it is exactly what you would expect from a Charleston coffee shop; high quality and something you can't get just anywhere. I ordered the latte and it was perfect. My wife ordered a dirty chai and she said it was her new favorite drink.... More

The coffee shop is very small - only a few tables along the wall & some stools at the counter....but really is a nice change from the run of the mill Starbucks that are located on every other block. I was staying at the Planters Inn and the woman working the front desk suggested City Lights - which is only... More