In 2026 the strip of Coleman Boulevard closest to Old Mount Pleasant gained three new businesses: a butcher counter, a focaccia counter and a bourbon bar. Over the same months it lost its largest entertainment venue. MIX had bowling lanes, axe throwing and arcade games under one roof. The places opening now are smaller and more focused, and each one is built around a trip you might make on any ordinary weeknight.
The newcomers don't share an owner or a plan, but they line up in the same direction. Here is where each one stands, block by block, as of early October.
Moultrie Plaza Got a Butcher Who Slices Behind the Counter
The biggest change to a weekly routine is at 616 Coleman Blvd. Nantucket's Meat & Fish Market now lists that address as open, with hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. The Moultrie News tags the store to Moultrie Plaza Shopping Center.
The idea came from far away. Sean Ready and his father, John, started the original Nantucket Meat and Fish Market in Edgartown, Massachusetts. While golfing in Bluffton, they heard from locals that Lowcountry shoppers mostly bought meat at grocery stores, often prepackaged and wrapped in cellophane. The Mount Pleasant store answers that with an old-world butcher shop, where meat and fish are cut behind the counter. It also sells brick-oven pizza and enough sides and prepared foods to finish a dinner. The Moultrie News pitched it to anyone who doesn't want to walk into a giant grocery store after work.
The opening came fast. On May 25, ABC News 4 reported the location was coming but had no opening date. By fall the market's own page said "now open." The exact first day of business hasn't been published.
On Scott Street, One Owner Has Built a Small Food Courtyard
Just off Coleman, 216 Scott St. has become a small cluster of food businesses with a single owner. Giannone Eatery & Italian Market is a counter-service sandwich shop tucked into the courtyard of Vintage Coffee Cafe, right next to Coastal Crust. All three sit on two adjoining properties owned by Brian Piesner, a former professional soccer player.
The cluster grew one piece at a time. According to the Post and Courier's opening coverage, Vintage Coffee Cafe opened about eleven years ago and Coastal Crust's wood-fired Neapolitan pizzeria came in 2017. Coastal Crust has since grown to James Island, Isle of Palms, Greenville and Travelers Rest, with Columbia next. Giannone, which the Post and Courier photographed serving lunch on January 22, is named for Piesner's mother's family, who came from Italy.
The menu has nine made-to-order sandwiches on focaccia. The Fichi stacks mortadella, stracciatella, pepperoncini, crunchy onions and fig jam nearly six inches high. A pork sandwich with provolone, marinated broccolini and black pepper aioli is a popular order. Weekends add breakfast biscuit sandwiches and coffee. Piesner explained the bread this way:
"The trick is not only having a good recipe but baking fresh every day."
One piece is still pending. The Post and Courier's coverage said the plan was to turn another building on the property into a small retail wine shop under the Giannone name. Giannone's website now calls the business a wine shop, mercantile and focacceria. No published source yet confirms that the separate building has opened, so call before you plan an evening around it.
The Bar at 440 W. Coleman Took Longer Than Forecast
At the Shem Creek end of the corridor, NEAT Bourbon Bar has opened at 440 W. Coleman Blvd., in the space that used to be Topsail. When it was announced in November 2025, the forecast was February. A later Post and Courier item moved that to April. The bar's Mount Pleasant page now says "Now Open." It doesn't say which day the doors first opened.
Even the corridor's established names kept investing. Saltwater Cowboys on Shem Creek closed January 5 through 12 for its first major renovation since opening in 2017, and The Wagon takeout window at the Mill Street entrance stayed open during the work.
The Largest Space on the Corridor Is Still Empty
MIX at 730 Coleman Blvd. offered the most of anything on this stretch: a full-service restaurant and bar plus duckpin bowling, axe throwing, arcade games and private event spaces. A June 12 report said it closed suddenly over Easter weekend, with no announced plans for the property.
Since then, the Town has recorded one filing for the address. At its July 29 meeting, the Commercial Design Review Board approved by consent a site, landscape and architecture review for an EV charging station at 730 Coleman. The board's August 26 and September 30 agendas have nothing on the property. No new tenant has been named.
A few doors away at 735 Coleman Blvd., the former Handcraft Kitchen & Cocktails space, a restaurant called Brunches was announced in November 2025. At that time, construction hadn't started and there was no opening date. A January 2026 listing said "Opening Winter 2026." No later update has confirmed that it opened.
| Address | Business | Status as of early October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 440 W. Coleman Blvd. | NEAT Bourbon Bar, former Topsail space | Open; first day unpublished |
| 616 Coleman Blvd. | Nantucket's Meat & Fish Market, Moultrie Plaza | Open daily, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| 216 Scott St. | Giannone Eatery & Italian Market | Open; separate wine shop building unconfirmed |
| 730 Coleman Blvd. | Former MIX | Closed since Easter weekend; EV charging review approved July 29 |
| 735 Coleman Blvd. | Brunches, former Handcraft space | Announced; no confirmed opening |
The Town's Coleman Redesign Is Moving the Same Way
The public side of the corridor is also being redesigned around shorter trips. The Coleman Boulevard bike lanes are open and cross Shem Creek, filling a gap in the connection to the Mount Pleasant Way network, according to Charleston Moves.
The larger project is still on paper. The Town's July 6 Transportation Committee presentation lists $2.15 million in Safe Streets and Roads for All funding for Coleman Boulevard and Ben Sawyer Boulevard, from Erckmann Drive to the causeway. Design is underway and expected to take 24 months. The Town's project list describes Phase 1 as a shared-use path and a raised median between Pherigo Street and Center Street. In late April, Live 5 reported that this work was at the earliest design stage, with general ideas of a landscaped median and a wider shared-use path but no final plan. The separate Coleman Trail and Ben Sawyer Trail segments are also still in design.
A nearby project is less settled. The Town values a parking project at 516 Coleman Blvd. at $605,000. It was set to be rebid in July 2026, and construction is expected to take 10 months once a start date is set. The Transportation Committee meets October 5, with a general update on ongoing projects on the agenda.
What Changes for a Fall Weekday
Two seasonal details affect the weekly routine this fall. The Coleman Boulevard farmers market runs Tuesdays from April through September, so it's done for the season. That puts more of the job of picking up fresh fish or a cut of meat on the newer counters.
The weekend beach traffic signal at Ben Sawyer and Coleman is also worth knowing about. It runs Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. A version activated June 27 gives more green time to cars leaving Sullivan's Island. Town counts show about 15,000 vehicles heading back toward Mount Pleasant on an average Saturday, with the heaviest flow between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. If you're picking up a weekend sandwich on Scott Street, going before 1 p.m. keeps you ahead of that traffic.
Here is one possible weeknight loop using only what's confirmed open:
- Order focaccia at Giannone at 216 Scott St.
- Pick up fish or a cut of meat for later in the week at Nantucket's at 616 Coleman, which is open until 8 p.m.
- End at NEAT at 440 W. Coleman, in the former Topsail space.
All three stops are open now, and all three arrived on the corridor within the past year.
The Coleman Boulevard addresses closest to Old Mount Pleasant are changing quickly, and Katherine Cox follows them block by block, from what is happening at 730 Coleman to where the Town's redesign stands. If you'd like to talk through what a changing Coleman corridor means for your own street, Book an Appointment and we will walk it with you.
