If you want a Southern dinner made from Southern ingredients, Indigo at 20 South 2nd Street holds itself to a rule it states plainly on its own site: if it's not from the South, it doesn't go on the plate. The kitchen sources locally, works closely with nearby farmers, and describes its style as Southern cuisine with coastal flair.
Much of the à la carte menu posted on its site names Southern farms and staples. Joyce Farms chicken comes with country ham and duck fat potatoes, the snapper sits on a wild rice hoppin' John with sea island red peas and local collards, the scallops come with an Ellijay mushroom risotto, and the local market fish is served over Carolina Gold rice. Starters include pork belly on a grit cake, bone marrow with escargot, a jumbo lump crabcake and lobster mac and cheese, and desserts include warm butter cake and banana pudding cheesecake. The restaurant notes that its menu can change without notice, so treat any single dish as an example rather than a promise.
Indigo is open Tuesday through Saturday evenings, 5 to 9 p.m., and closed Sunday and Monday. Reservations go through Resy. The restaurant also hosts private events, from birthday parties and baby showers to office functions and weddings, with menus built for the occasion.
It sits in the historic district between Centre Street and The Boat House, across South 2nd from the Hampton Inn & Suites. Brunch the next morning is a block away at Garden Street Bistro. For a long weekend with several dinners like this one, restaurant booking help can spread the reservations across the nights.