“Big on the Pig”

If you’re from around here, you’ve heard this saying before; if you’re not, stopping by this neighborhood store is a sure place to see a big smiling face. The well-known grocery store, named the Piggy Wiggly (843- 785-3991), is a popular place to buy the groceries and necessities you need while staying on the Island. On the South End of the Island, the Pig is located in Coligny Plaza, considered by some to be Hilton Head’s downtown.

The Martin family has been running the store for the last few decades. Back in the ‘ole’ days’ when Hilton Head had more dirt and less pavement on the roads, this particular Pig was called the Red and White and was the Island’s first grocery store! Now days, there are many more grocery stores on the island.

There is a second Piggly Wiggly mid-island in the Plaza at Shelter Cove ((843) 842-4090. Harris Teeter is another grocery store option on the Island with locations in Park Plaza (843-785-6185, right outside the Sea Pines Plantation main gate and one at in Main Street Plaza, right outside the Hilton Head Plantation main gate.

There is a Publix on the South end in Island Crossing Plaza (843-842-2632) and on the North End (843-689-9977) in Festival Center. A Food Lion is located right off Pope Ave. and there is a Bi-Lo (843-842-8691) right off of Palmetto Bay Road. You are sure to find a grocery store that suits you among all the many options!