Yes, smaller, sharable plates are quite popular these days. And the Charleston City Paper has done up an article that points out a few spots in town (McCrady's, The Blind Tiger, Henry's House) that are shinning examples of this trend and generally won't break the bank.

You can read that piece here.

And, yes, there's not shortage of other places in town that could be added to this list, but for the time being I have no desire to supplant their story.