The Market Common is the Grand Strand's urban village: 144 acres on Deville Street at the south end of Myrtle Beach — built on the former air base, less than two miles from the ocean — where boutiques and big-name retail, restaurants from Chinese to prime steak, a movie theater, bowling, billiards and an escape room sit under residences from studios to two-bedroom suites. The Boones, who film it the way other people check in on a neighborhood, supply this page.

The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, SC! Where’s is it? Location, Parking, Walking and Driving Tour.

Beachin with the Boones

Beachin' with the Boones give their fullest tour of the Market Common district: how to find it at the south end of Myrtle Beach by the airport, the free parking garage behind Nacho Hippo, and a walk down the main streets past the boutiques, restaurants, fountains and photo ops — plus the residential streets of porches and pastel houses that make the district feel like its own small town.

Key takeaways
  • Market Common sits at the south end of Ocean Boulevard, beside the airport
  • A free three-level parking garage anchors the district behind Nacho Hippo
  • The district mixes shops and restaurants with real residential streets

The Market Common in Myrtle Beach! Live, Shop, Dine, & Play All-in-one The Entertainment District.

Beachin with the Boones

A narrated overview of Market Common: 144 acres on Deville Street, less than two miles from the ocean, built as an urban village where you can shop, eat, play and live — boutiques and big-name retail, restaurants from Chinese to prime steak, a movie theater, bowling, billiards, an escape room, and residences from studios to two-bedroom suites above it all.

Key takeaways
  • The district covers 144 acres a short bike ride from the beach
  • Its pitch is 'big city shopping with small town charm'
  • Entertainment includes movies, bowling, billiards, a day spa and an escape room

Market Common in Myrtle Beach Driving Tour - Restaurants, Shopping and Events

Beachin with the Boones

A spring ride-through of Market Common with the Boones as the district wakes up for the season: the spring market at Savannah's Playground, families out on a 78-degree day, new plantings, rentals and Airbnbs for visitors who want to stay in the district, and the quieter back streets around the movie theater.

Key takeaways
  • Savannah's Playground hosts markets and events in the district's park space
  • Short-term rentals and Airbnbs operate inside Market Common
  • Free parking rings the district, including near the theater

Finding it and parking

Their fullest tour starts with the logistics: how to find the district by the airport, the free parking garage behind Nacho Hippo, and a walk down the main streets past the fountains and photo ops — plus the residential streets of porches and pastel houses that make the district feel like its own small town. A spring driving tour adds the season waking up: the spring market at Savannah's Playground, rentals and Airbnbs for visitors who want to stay in the district, and the quieter back streets around the movie theater.

Eating here

The top-five countdown eats through the dining scene that is the district's main draw: 1229 Shine (raw bar, bang bang grouper, shrimp and grits, happy hour 4–7 as filmed) and Tidal Creek Brewhouse (craft beer, coffee, Lowcountry plates, a dog-friendly K9 Corral) headline. The Nacho Hippo film is the deep dive on the cantina institution: signature nachos big enough for a family, a queso-covered sloppy burrito, frozen specialty drinks — and a habanero hot sauce the film discovers is genuinely dangerous.

Sources: the 5 videos on this page, filmed at The Market Common. (One 30-second clip loaded during production was dropped from this page for falling under the site's length floor; its catalog row remains in Directus.)

Watch: The Market Common, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Top 5 Best Restaurants for 2025 in The Market Common, Myrtle Beach, SC

Beachin with the Boones

The Boones count down their top five Market Common restaurants for 2025, eating their way through the list: 1229 Shine (raw bar, bang bang grouper, shrimp and grits, happy hour 4–7) and Tidal Creek Brewhouse (craft beer, coffee, Lowcountry plates, and a dog-friendly K9 Corral) headline a dining scene that is the district's main draw after shopping.

Key takeaways
  • 1229 Shine anchors the list with a raw bar and Lowcountry seafood
  • Tidal Creek Brewhouse brews its own beer and serves breakfast through dinner
  • Tidal Creek is the pick for dog owners — kids' corner plus a K9 Corral play area

Eat at the NACHO HIPPO In Market Common! MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA! The Ultimate Mexican Fiesta!

Beachin with the Boones

Dinner at Nacho Hippo, Market Common's cantina institution: the Boones work through the signature nachos (big enough for a family), a grande taco salad in a crisp tortilla shell, a queso-covered sloppy burrito, frozen specialty drinks — and discover the habanero hot sauce is genuinely dangerous.

Key takeaways
  • Nacho Hippo is one of Market Common's best-known restaurants, behind the parking garage
  • The signature nachos are portioned for a table, not a person
  • Frozen specialty cocktails are a house trademark

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