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The 2020 Guide for Dining Out

Since the COVID-19 outbreak this past spring, the wonderful restaurants in Columbia have done a magnanimous job in continuing to serve our community. They certainly deserve a round of applause! As you use this listing for your dining out plans, be sure to contact the restaurant of your choice before going to confirm the hours of operation. Bon appétit!

 

Cayce / West Columbia

AMERICAN

Lizard’s Thicket

2240 Airport Blvd.

(803) 796-7820

lizardsthicket.com

Closed for the summer

Terra

100 State St.

(803) 791-3443

terrasc.com

The Kingsman Restaurant

936 Axtell Drive

(803) 796-8622

thekingsmanrestaurant.com

Vella’s Restaurant & Tavern

829 Knox Abbott Drive #A

(803) 796-4629

vellasonline.com

ASIAN

Tokyo Grill

2259 Augusta Road

(803) 739-9000

tokyogrillcolumbia.com

BARBECUE/WINGS

D’s Wings

920 Axtell Drive

(803) 791-4486

dswings.com

Steel Hands Brewing

2350 Foreman St.

(803) 708-9864

steelhandsbrewing.com

CAFE/COFFEE

Cafe Strudel

300 State St.

(803) 794-6634

cafestrudel.com

Just Us Cafe

1208 Knox Abbott Drive

(803) 791-5162

DELI

East Bay Deli

108 Sunset Ct.

(803) 791-1150

eastbaydeli.com

Groucho’s Deli

2265 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 796-7826

grouchos.com/westcolumbia

FRENCH

The Black Rooster

201 Meeting St.

(803) 724-2853

Blackroostersc.com

GREEK

Grecian Gardens

2312 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 794-7552

greciangardenssc.com

Nick’s House of Pizza Restaurant

1082A Sunset Blvd. #A

(803) 794-9240

nickshouseofpizzarestaurant.com

ITALIAN

Al’s Upstairs Italian Restaurant

300 Meeting St.

(803) 794-7404

alsupstairsitalian.com

Delucca’s Italian Grill

1720 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 926-5255

deluccas.com

THAI

Duke’s Pad Thai

904 Knox Abbott Drive

(803) 661-6455

Dukespadthai.com

Mai Thai Cuisine

2249 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 939-4795

maithais.com

Downtown /

The Vista

AMERICAN

1801 Grille

700 Lincoln St #200

(803) 777-1801

1801grille.com

California Dreaming

401 South Main St.

(803) 254-6767

californiadreaming.com

Carolina Cafe and Catering Company

925 Sumter St.

(803) 799-6676

carolinacafeandcatering.com

Casserole 2 Go

1208 Laurel St.

(803) 764-1673

casserole2go.com

Cola’s

1215 Assembly St.

(803) 451-0051

colasrestaurant.com

Fancy That! Bistro & Catering

1212 Hampton St.

(803) 779-6110

fancythatbistroandcatering.com

Grill Marks

711 Gervais St.

(803) 661-8932

grillmarks.com

Halls Chophouse

1221 Main St. Unit 150

803-563-5066

hallschophouse.com

Hendrix

1649 Main St.

(803) 834-5132

hendrixsc.com

Liberty Taproom & Grill

828 Gervais St.

(803) 461-4677

libertytaproom.com

Lizard’s Thicket

818 Elmwood Ave.

(803) 779-6407

lizardsthicket.com

LongHorn Steakhouse

902-A Gervais St.

(803) 254-5100

longhornsteakhouse.com

Lula Drake Wine Parlour

1635 Main Street

(803) 606-1968

Luladrake.com

Closed for the summer

Main Course

1620 Main St.

(803) 726-2233

maincoursesc.com

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

924-A Senate St.

(803) 212-6666

ruthschris.com

The War Mouth

1209 Franklin St.

(803) 569-6144

thewarmouth.com

ASIAN

929 Kitchen & Bar

929 Gervais St

(803) 764-3825

929kitchen.com

M Vista

701 Lady St., Suite C

(803) 255-8878

miyos.com

BARBECUE/WINGS

Palmetto Pig

530 Devine St.

(803) 733-2556

palmettopig.com

Doc’s Barbeque

1601 Shop Road, Suite G

(803) 799-1532

docsbarbeque.com

BISTRO

Motor Supply Co. Bistro

920 Gervais St.

(803) 256-6687

motorsupplycobistro.com

smallSUGAR

709 Gervais St.

(803) 722-7506

smallsugarsc.com

BRAZILIAN

Cowboy Brazilian Steak House

1508 Main St.

(803) 728-0887

cowboybraziliansteakhouse.com

CAFE/COFFEE

Drip

1441 Main St.

(803) 799-0067

dripcolumbia.com

Immaculate Consumption

3463 Main St.

(803) 799-9053

immaculateconsumption.com

Indah Coffee

2238 Sumter St.

(803) 708-0275

indahcoffee.com

Spotted Salamander Cafe

and Catering

1531 Richland St.

(803) 556-2197

spottedsalamandercatering.com

DELI

East Bay Deli

1426 Main St

(803) 814-2277

eastbaydeli.com

No Name Deli

2042 Marion St.

(803) 252-0480

nonamedelisc.com

DESSERT

Cupcake Down South

1213 Lincoln St.

(803) 212-4949

freshcupcakes.com

Kaminsky’s

930 Gervais St.

(803) 550-9979

kaminskys.com

Rita’s Italian Ice

800 Lady St.

(803) 200-3639

ritasice.com

Sweet Cream Company

1627 Main St.

(803) 251-3311

sweetcreamcompany.com

Sweet Temptations Bakery

2231 Main St.

(803) 728-0245

sweettemptationsbakery.com

FRENCH

Crêpes & Croissants

1465 Sumter St.

(803) 462-4779

crepesetcroissants.com

ITALIAN

Villa Tronco

1213 Blanding St.

(803) 256-7677

villatronco.com

JAPANESE/SUSHI

Camon Japanese Restaurant

1332 Assembly St.

(803) 254-5400

camonsushi.com

Poke Bros.

1211 Lincoln St.

(803) 851-6228

eatpokebros.com

Freshe Poke

1102 Huger St.

(803) 724-2943

freshpoke.com

Menkoi Ramen House

1004 Gervais St.

(803) 708-1569

SakiTumi

807 Gervais St.

(803) 931-0700

sakifresh.com

MEDITERRANEAN

Green Olive

922 Main St.

(803) 764-3740

greenolivesc.com

MEXICAN

Cantina 76

1301 Main St.

(803) 764-1769

cantina76.com

Monterrey Mexican Restaurant

931 Senate St.

(803) 765-1465

eatmonterreys.com

PIZZA

Mellow Mushroom

1009 Gervais St.

(803) 933-9201

mellowmushroom.com

Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom

802 Gervais St.

(803) 252-3100

oldchicago.com

Village Idiot

612 Whaley St.

(803) 252-8646

villageidiotpizza.com

PUB

Bourbon

1214 Main St.

(803) 403-1404

bourboncolumbia.com

Carolina Ale House

708 Lady St.

(803) 227-7150

carolinaalehouse.com

Hunter-Gatherer Brewery

900 Main St.

(803) 748-0540

huntergathererbrewery.com

River Rat Brewery

1231 Shop Road

(803) 724-5712

riverratbrewery.com

The Grand on Main

1621 Main St

(803) 726-2323

thegrandonmain.com

The Woody on Main

1649 Main Street

(803) 608-3384

Thirsty Fellow Pizzeria and Pub

621 Gadsden St.

(803) 799-1311

thirstyfellow.com

SEAFOOD

Blue Marlin

1200 Lincoln St.

(803) 799-3838

bluemarlincolumbia.com

Oyster Bar

1123 Park St.

(803) 799-4484

oysterbarcolumbia.com

Pearlz Oyster Bar

936 Gervais St.

(803) 661-7741

pearlzoysterbar.com

TAPAS

Gervais & Vine

620-A Gervais St.

(803) 799-VINE (8463)

gervaisandvine.com

VEGETARIAN

Good Life Café

1614 Main St.

(803) 726-2310

goodlifecafe.net

Five Points /

Devine Street

AMERICAN

Andy’s Deli

2005 Greene St.

(803) 799-2639

andysdelisc.com

Burger Tavern 77

2631 Devine St.

(803) 667-9608

burgertavern77.com

Eggs Up Grill

2930 Devine St.

(803) 661-9174

eggsupgrill.com

Henry’s Restaurant & Bar

2865 Devine St.

(803) 708-4705

henrysgrillandbar.com

Jake’s

2112 Devine St.

(803) 708-4788

jakesofcolumbia.com

Lizard’s Thicket

402 Beltline Blvd.

(803) 738-0006

Closed for the summer

7938 Garners Ferry Road

(803) 647-0095

lizardsthicket.com

Mr. Friendly’s New Southern Cafe

2001-A Greene St.

(803) 254-7828

mrfriendlys.com

Pawley’s Front Porch

827 Harden St.

(803) 771-8001

pawleysfrontporch.com

Salty Nut Cafe

2000-A Greene St.

(803) 256-4611

saltynut.com

Saluda’s Restaurant

751 Saluda Ave.

(803) 799-9500

saludas.com

The Local Buzz

631 B Harden St

(803) 602-5166

thelocalbuzzcolumbia.weebly.com

BARBECUE/WINGS

Midwood Smokehouse

702 Crosshill Rd., Suite 400-D

(803) 764-1231

midwoodsmokehouse.com

Home Team BBQ

700 Harden St.

(803) 724-3900

hometeambbq.com

Publick House

2307 Devine St.

(803) 256-2625

publick-house.com

The Southern Belly BBQ

819 Harden St.

(803) 764-3512

southernbellybbq.com

CAFE/COFFEE

Drip

729 Saluda Ave.

(803) 661-9545

dripcolumbia.com

The Gourmet Shop

724 Saluda Ave.

(803) 799-3705

thegourmetshop.net

DELI

CRAVE Artisan Specialty Market and Cafe

2843 Millwood Ave

(803) 254-1001

cravespecialties.com

Di Prato’s

342 Pickens St.

(803) 779-0606

dipratos.com

Groucho’s Deli

611 Harden St.

(803) 799-5708

grouchos.com/5points

The Devine Cinnamon

Roll Deli

2617 Devine St.

(803) 465-4947

thecinnamonrolldeli.com

DESSERT

Silver Spoon Bake Shop

2507 Devine St.

(803) 673-6374

silverspoonbakeshop.com

Smallcakes

4400 Fort Jackson Blvd.

(803) 851-3204

smallcakescolumbiasc.com

ITALIAN

Il Giorgione

2406 Devine St.

(803) 521-5063

ilgiorgione.com

SUSHI

Poke Bros.

2009 Greene St. #102

Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 764-5567

eatpokebros.com

Tokyo Grill

7457 Patterson Road, Suite 112

(803) 776-0788

tokyogrillcolumbia.com

MEDITERRANEAN

Kairos Mediterranean

4600 Devine St Suite A

(803) 851-4141

eatkairos.com

Mediterranean Tea Room

2601 Devine St.

(803) 799-3118

Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe

702 Cross Hill Road

(803) 386-0302

tazikis.com

MEXICAN

Cantina 76

2901-A Devine St.

(803) 708-6004

cantina76.com

Publico Kitchen

2013 Greene St.

(803)  661-9043

publicokitchenandtap.com

PIZZA

LaBrasca’s Pizza

4365 Fort Jackson Blvd.

(803) 782-1098

labrascaspizza.com

Za’s Brick Oven Pizza

2930 Devine St.

(803) 771-7334

zasbrickovenpizza.com

THAI

Basil Thai Cuisine

702 Cross Hill Road

Suite 300-A

(803) 782-0716

eatatbasil.com

Baan Sawan Thai Bistro

2135 Devine Street

(803) 252-8992

Baansawanthaibistro.com

Forest Acres

AMERICAN

Eggs Up Grill

4711 Forest Drive

(803) 820-0742

eggsupgrill.com

J.R. Cash’s Grill & Bar

2005 N. Beltline Blvd., Suite 5

(803)  790-6696

jrcashs.com

Lizard’s Thicket

3147 Forest Drive

(803) 787-8781

lizardsthicket.com

Tazza Kitchen

4840 Forest Drive, Suite 20

(803) 782-0760

tazzakitchen.com

The Original Pancake House

4840 Forest Drive

(803) 782-6742

originalpancakehouse.com

Tombo Grille

4517 Forest Drive

(803) 782-9665

tombogrille.com

Verde

4840 Forest Drive

(803) 661-6167

Eatatverde.com

ASIAN

Miyo’s Forest Drive

3250 Forest Drive, Suite B

(803) 743-9996

miyos.com

Tokyo Grill

3151 Forest Drive

(803) 738-7008

tokyogrillcolumbia.com

CAFE/COFFEE

Lillian’s

4711 Forest Drive

(803) 790-0733

lilliansofcolumbia.com

The Happy Cafe

4525 Forest Drive

(803) 787-8411

thehappycafeonforest.com

DELI

Groucho’s Deli

4717 Forest Drive

(803) 790-0801

grouchos.com/forestacres

Zoës Kitchen

4855 Forest Drive

(803) 782-1212

zoeskitchen.com

ITALIAN

Pasta Fresca

4722 Forest Drive

(803) 787-1838

pasta-fresca.net

JAPANESE/SUSHI

Hibachi Express

2313 North Beltline Blvd.

(803) 782-7988

hibachiexpresscolumbia.com

Sato Japanese Steakhouse

1999 N. Beltline Blvd.

(803) 782-1064

Satosteakhouse.net

Freshe Poke

4903 Forest Dr.

freshepoke.com

(803) 995-6199

MEXICAN

Casa Linda

2000 N. Beltline Blvd.

(803) 738-0420

eatatcasalinda.com

PIZZA

Schiano’s Olde Tyme Pizzeria

4839 Forest Drive

(803) 787-0060

schianos.us

The Pizza Joint

3246 Forest Drive

(803) 454-1743

thepizzajoint.net

Village Idiot Pizzeria

4517 Forest Drive

(803) 787-5005

villageidiotpizza.com

SEAFOOD

Bonefish Grill

4708 Forest Drive

(803) 787-6200

bonefishgrill.com

Irmo/Chapin

AMERICAN

Eggs Up Grill

1180 Dutch Fork Road, Suite G

(803) 708-3447

eggsupgrill.com

J.R. Cash’s Grill & Bar

502 Old Lexington Hwy

(803) 816-4114

jrcashs.com

Liberty Taproom & Grill

1602 Marina Road, Suite D

(803) 667-9715

libertytaproom.com

Lizard’s Thicket

7569 Saint Andrews Road

(803) 732-1225

1824 Broad River Road

(803) 798-6427

lizardsthicket.com

LongHorn Steakhouse

171 Harbison Road

(803) 732-2482

longhornsteakhouse.com

The Melting Pot

1410 Colonial Life Blvd. West, Suite 130

(803) 731-8500

meltingpot.com

ASIAN

Miyo’s Harbison

1220 E-2 Bower Parkway

(803) 781-7788

miyos.com

Tokyo Grill

378-2 Columbiana Drive

(803) 749-9818

1316 Bush River Road, E-1

(803) 772-0988

tokyogrillcolumbia.com

CHINESE

Sun Ming Chinese Restaurant

7509 Saint Andrews Road

(803) 732-4488

sunmingrestaurant.com

DELI

Groucho’s Deli

800 Lake Murray Blvd.

(803) 749-4515

grouchos.com/irmo

138 B Amick’s Ferry Road

(803) 945-2001

grouchos.com/chapin

East Bay Deli

7688 Broad River Rd

803-708-3188

eastbaydeli.com

Zoës Kitchen

952 Lake Murray Blvd., Suite Z

(803) 749-7051

zoeskitchen.com

GREEK

Zorba’s Greek Restaurant

6169 Saint Andrews Road

(803) 772-4617

ITALIAN

Columbo’s

2100 Bush River Road

(803) 744-2200

columbos.net

SUSHI

Poke Bros.

1230 Bower Parkway

Columbia, SC 29212

803-722-4595

eatpokebros.com

Tsunami

1290 Bower Parkway

(803) 407-3873

tsunamicompany.com

Yamato

360 Columbiana Drive

(803) 407-0033

yamatoinc.com

PUB

The British Bulldog Pub

1220 Bower Parkway, E-10

(803) 227-8918

thebritishbulldogpub.com

SEAFOOD

Bonefish Grill

1260 Bower Parkway

(803) 407-1599

bonefishgrill.com

Rusty Anchor

1925 Johnson Marina Road

(803) 749-1555

rustyanchorrestaurant.com

Lexington

AMERICAN

Momma Rabbit’s Nibbles and Sips

5082 Sunset Blvd A

(803) 356-1330

Eggs Up Grill

205 Columbia Ave.

(803) 490-2028

eggsupgrill.com

Flight Deck Restaurant

109-A Old Chapin Road

(803) 957-5990

flightdeckrestaurant.net

Lizard’s Thicket

4616 Augusta Road

(803) 785-5560

621 West Main St.

(803) 951-3555

lizardsthicket.com

Private Property

220 W. Main St.

(803) 399-8085

privatepropertysc.com

ASIAN

Antai Gourmet Asian

5084 Sunset Blvd. #C

(803) 356-0062

antaiasiandining.com

Tokyo Grill

109 Old Chapin Road Unit N

(803) 356-2448

tokyogrillcolumbia.com

BARBECUE/WINGS

Hudson’s Smokehouse

4952 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 356-1070

hudsonssmokehouse.com

Blaney’s Wings & Grill

109 Old Chapin Rd. Ste Q

(803) 785-3333

Blaneyslexington.com

CAFE/COFFEE

Cafe Strudel
309 South Lake Drive
(803) 490-0895
cafestrudel.com

DELI

Groucho’s Deli

117 1/2 E. Main St.

(803) 356-8800

grouchos.com/lexington

Zoës Kitchen

5166 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 808-7370

zoeskitchen.com

ITALIAN

Alodia’s Cucina Italiana

2736 N. Lake Drive

(803) 781-9814

alodias.com

Clara & Ray’s Ristorante Italiano

5140 Sunset Blvd.

Suite E

(803) 951-0051

Claraandrays.com

Travinia Italian Kitchen

5074 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 957-2422

traviniaitaliankitchen.com

MEXICAN

San Jose

4710 Augusta Road

(803) 957-5171

sanjosemex.com

Diablo’s Southwest Grill

5541 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 490-0111

Diablossouthwestgrill.com

PIZZA

Mellow Mushroom

5364 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 359-0778

mellowmushroom.com

PUB

Old Mill Brewpub

711 East Main St.

(803) 785-BEER (2337)

oldmillbrewpub.net

SUSHI

Poke Bros.

5225 Sunset Blvd.

(803) 638-1518

eatpokebros.com

THAI

Bodhi Thai

126 East Main St.

(803) 957-1994

bodhithaidining.com

Northeast

Columbia

AMERICAN

Henry’s Northeast Columbia

111 Sparkleberry Crossing, Suite 1

(803) 563-5674

henrysgrillandbar.com

J.R. Cash’s - Northeast Columbia

111 Sparkleberry Crossing Road, Suite 11

(803) 764-6635

jrcashs.com

Le Peep

110-7 Forum Drive

(803) 550-9685

lepeep.com

Lizard’s Thicket

10170 Two Notch Road

(803) 419-5662

lizardsthicket.com

LongHorn Steakhouse

2760 Decker Blvd.

(803) 736-7464

longhornsteakhouse.com

Polliwogs

1025 Woodley Way

(803) 736-5775

polliwogsc.com

Solstice Kitchen & Wine Bar

841 Sparkleberry Lane, Suite 4

(803) 788-6966

solsticekitchen.com

Stonefire American Grill

566 Spears Creek Church Road

(803) 419-2332

stonefireamericangrill.com

Top Dawg Tavern

498 Town Center Place

(803) 454-8700

topdawgtavern.com

ASIAN

Tokyo Grill

111 Sparkleberry Crossing Drive, Unit 9

(803) 788-7288

tokyogrillcolumbia.com

BAKERY

Tiffany’s Sweets, Eats, & Meeting Place

9704 Two Notch Road

(803) 736-CAKE (2253)

tiffanysofcolumbia.com

Smallcakes

10244 Two Notch Rd.

(803) 888-7874

smallcakescolumbiasc.com

BARBECUE/WINGS

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

10136 Two Notch Road

Suite 100B

(803) 699-0727

dickeys.com

Little Pigs Barbecue

4927 Alpine Road

(803) 788-8238

littlepigs.biz

DELI

Groucho’s Deli

111 Sparkleberry Crossing, Suite 8

(803) 419-6767

grouchos.com/sparkleberry

730 University Village Drive

(803) 754-4509

grouchos.com/blythewood

GERMAN

Julia’s German Stammtisch

120 Sparkleberry Crossing Rd.

(803) 738-0630

julias.vpweb.com

ITALIAN

Travinia Italian Kitchen

101 Sparkleberry Crossing Road

(803) 419-9313

traviniaitaliankitchenne.com

MEXICAN

Hola Mexico

9009 Two Notch Road

(803) 834-3014

holamexico.mx

San Jose

801 Sparkleberry Lane

(803) 419-8862

4525 Hard Scrabble Road

(803) 865-0717

sanjosemex.com

PIZZA

Upper Crust

843-4 Polo Rd.

(803) 888-6292

uppercrustwoodfiredgrill.com

Schiano’s Olde Tyme

Pizzeria

10120 Two Notch Road

(803) 788-7808

schianos.us

SEAFOOD

Blue Fin

461-4 Town Center Place

(803) 865-7346

bluefinrestaurantandbar.com

Rosewood

AMERICAN

Rockaway Athletic Club

2719 Rosewood Drive

(803) 256-1075

DELI

Rosewood Market & Deli

2803 Rosewood Drive

(803) 256-6410

rosewoodmarket.com

PIZZA

Dano’s Pizza

3008 Rosewood Drive

(803) 254-3266

danosdelivers.com

PUB

The Cock N’ Bull Pub

326 S. Edisto Ave.

(803) 251-4474

thecocknbullpub.net

 

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