A new restaurant has opened inside a former liquor store on Johns Island. Serving tapas and curated cocktails, Bar Copa debuted Aug. 23.

In the time since, the response to the 3297 Maybank Highway restaurant has been “overwhelmingly jubilant,” said owner Roderick Groetzinger, whose brother is the proprietor of Island Provisions down the road. Minero's 2nd act provides space for new Johns Island restaurant to reach its full potential A small kitchen inside the 1,600-square-foot space is producing cold and hot plates like scallop crudo, tuna tartare, whipped feta, a crab roll and shrimp a la plancha with sweet corn and butter beans. The majority of the menu is priced between $15 and $30.

“It’s kind of a choose-your-own-adventure,” Groetzinger said. “We’re trying to really drive home value for people, which is something I think can be lost in this day and age.” Today's Top Headlines Story continues below Trader Joe's is coming to the Myrtle Beach area.

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