A Folly Favorite Recognized: Bert’s Market Featured in Garden & Gun

Some places on Folly feel like they have always been here.

Bert’s Market is one of them.

Tucked at the corner of East Ashley and Center Street, the store has long been part of the island’s rhythm. Lights on late. Doors open early. A familiar stop for locals heading to the beach, visitors settling into vacation, and anyone who finds themselves needing one more thing before the tide turns.

Recently, that quiet cornerstone of Folly Beach received recognition beyond the island.
The national Southern lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun published a feature highlighting Bert’s Market and the role it plays in the Folly Beach community.

You can read the full article here:
https://gardenandgun.com/articles/berts-best-beach-store/

The piece, written by Gabriela Gomez-Misserian, explores why Bert’s feels like more than just a grocery store. It is the island’s only full grocery market, open around the clock, serving everyone from surfers and beachgoers to longtime locals who stop in simply because it is part of their routine.

A Store That Reflects the Island

If you spend enough time on Folly, you begin to notice how certain places carry the spirit of the island.

Bert’s is one of those places.

Inside, shelves hold everything from groceries and beach snacks to local favorites and late-night essentials. Outside, the entrance tells its own story with layers of stickers, posters, and memories left behind by the people who have passed through over the years.

It is colorful. A little unexpected. Completely Folly.

The Garden & Gun article reflects on this mix of personalities and perspectives that pass through Bert’s doors every day, from longtime residents to travelers discovering the island for the first time.

Part of the Folly Experience

For many visitors, a stop at Bert’s becomes part of their Folly story.

Maybe it is grabbing snacks before a beach walk.

Maybe it is a late-night run for ice cream after dinner.

Maybe it is simply stepping inside to see what this legendary little market is all about.

Like so many parts of Folly Beach, Bert’s works because it stays true to itself. No rush. No need to change what already feels familiar.

Just a place that has quietly served the island for years.

A Well-Deserved Spotlight

We are grateful to see Bert’s Market recognized by Garden & Gun and proud to see a Folly Beach favorite highlighted for readers across the South.

Moments like this remind us that the places locals love often become the places visitors remember most.

Congratulations to the team at Bert’s Market on the recognition.

If you are spending time on Folly Beach, there is a good chance you will find your way there sooner or later.

And if you do, take your time while you are inside.

That is the Folly way.