Blueberry's Grill Earns Gold at Best of Beach 2026

The Sun News 2026 Best of the Beach results are in, and Blueberry's Grill took home Gold for Best Brunch along with Bronze for Best Breakfast — extending what is now a five-year consecutive run of podium finishes in one of the Grand Strand's most competitive community-voted contests. Blueberry's Grill Myrtle Beach is a locally owned, independently operated restaurant where every kitchen preps from raw ingredients each morning rather than warming pre-made goods. That commitment to scratch cooking, paired with a menu that blends modern American brunch with Southern comfort and coastal Carolina flavor, keeps guests coming back and voting year after year. Best of the Beach drew more than 163,000 votes in 2026 — an 11 percent increase over the prior year — spread across 222 categories and more than 2,300 businesses. Placing at the top of that field, across both Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, reflects a genuine connection with the local community rather than a one-time result. The full menu and details on both South Carolina locations are available at visit blueberrysgrill.com. The Myrtle Beach location opens at 6:30 a.m. and the North Myrtle Beach location at 7:00 a.m., with both closing at 3:00 p.m. daily — a focused daytime experience with no dinner service and no delivery.

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Blueberry's Grill Earns Gold at Best of Beach 2026

Five Consecutive Years of Grand Strand Recognition

An Unbroken Five-Year Presence on the Grand Strand Podium

An Unbroken Five-Year Presence on the Grand Strand Podium

The 2026 finish completes a five-year unbroken record: 2022 Silver Breakfast; 2023 Silver Breakfast and Brunch; 2024 Gold Brunch; 2025 Silver Brunch, Bronze Breakfast; 2026 Gold Brunch, Bronze Breakfast. That sustained presence across five award cycles is the product of consistent scratch cooking, a menu that stays relevant season after season, and a local team that maintains the same standards each morning. The Best of the Beach recognition applies to the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach locations; the Wilmington, NC location is not part of this contest. Separately, the North Myrtle Beach location earned its own national recognition: Named to Yelp's Top 100 Brunch Spots in the U.S. two years in a row — #39 in 2023 and #41 in 2024. Repeat community votes and national listing placements together tell a consistent story about what happens when kitchen quality stays steady year after year.
Why a Community Vote Carries Real Weight

Why a Community Vote Carries Real Weight

Best of the Beach is not determined by an editorial panel or a sponsored placement — it is decided entirely by Grand Strand residents and visitors who submit ballots directly. In 2026, that meant more than 163,000 votes distributed across 222 categories and upward of 2,300 businesses. A win under those conditions signals that a broad, genuine cross-section of the local population chose this restaurant over every other competitor in the region. Each ballot represents either a return visit or a strong personal recommendation, which is precisely why multi-year placements and back-to-back finishes hold meaningful weight on the Grand Strand. Reaching five years of consecutive recognition within the brunch and breakfast categories of a contest at that scale says something substantive about consistency and guest loyalty.
Scratch Cooking and Quality Ingredients Behind the Results

Scratch Cooking and Quality Ingredients Behind the Results

Blueberry's Grill is independently owned and locally operated — not a chain — with every kitchen prepping from raw ingredients daily rather than using pre-made or reheated products. The menu spans Blueberry Hushpuppies with honey butter and blueberry compote, Blueberry Crème Brûlée French Toast, Charleston Shrimp & Grits, Crab Cake Benedict, Blue Ridge Salmon, and more, all available at both Grand Strand locations. A full brunch cocktail program and 100% Colombian custom-blend coffee complete the offering. The consistent performance in the Best of the Beach 2026 brunch and breakfast categories reflects what results from keeping quality ingredients and disciplined kitchen operations in place across multiple years, with culinary direction led by Darell Ariola and day-to-day performance overseen by Regional Manager Enea Qeva. Guests seeking to understand why the five-year awards streak holds can find the answer in the same place every morning: the kitchen. The blueberry's grill best of the beach 2026 recognition is a direct reflection of that daily work.

Frequently Asked Questions

In the 2026 Best of the Beach awards from The Sun News, Blueberry's Grill won Gold for Best Brunch and Bronze for Best Breakfast, extending a five-year consecutive streak of placing in the Grand Strand community contest.

The award covers Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, not the Wilmington, NC location. North Myrtle Beach was also on Yelp's Top 100 Brunch Spots in 2023 and 2024.

Best of the Beach is voted by the Grand Strand community: 163,000-plus votes in 2026, up 11 percent, across 222 categories and 2,300-plus businesses. It is entirely community-driven, with no paid placements or panel judges.

Five straight years. The record stands as follows: 2022 Silver Breakfast; 2023 Silver Breakfast and Brunch; 2024 Gold Brunch; 2025 Silver Brunch, Bronze Breakfast; 2026 Gold Brunch, Bronze Breakfast.

Weekends are waitlist only; join the online waitlist before you arrive. September to May, weekday tables can be requested by calling the manager, never guaranteed. Visit Blueberry's Grill in Myrtle Beach for waitlist access and current hours.

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