Leasing a restaurant space lets you open your concept without buying a business or property outright. Second-generation restaurant spaces already have a kitchen, hood system, grease trap, and plumbing in place — saving the time and cost of a ground-up build. ListingLedge lists restaurant spaces and second-gen locations available for lease nationwide.
3 active restaurants for lease listings · from $10.5K · Updated July 2, 2026

Prime Restaurant Space for Lease 2700 N Hwy 17, Suite 120 3A & 3B Mt Pleasant, SC
📍 Mount Pleasant, SC

Building for Lease 1455 Stuart Engals Blvd Mt Pleasant, SC
📍 Mount Pleasant, SC

📍 Downtown Aiken, SC
A "second-gen" space previously operated as a restaurant, so it already has the hood, grease trap, gas, and plumbing — and often equipment — dramatically reducing build-out cost and time versus a raw "vanilla shell."
Restaurant leases are typically quoted as monthly rent or price per square foot, often triple-net (NNN) where you also pay taxes, insurance, and maintenance. Rates vary by market, size, and condition.
Confirm the hood and ventilation, grease trap, electrical and gas capacity, square footage, lease length, tenant-improvement (TI) allowance, and permitted use/zoning before you sign.
Sometimes. Some second-generation spaces include existing equipment in the lease; others are delivered empty. ListingLedge listings note the build-out condition and what conveys.
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