Since CMM first curated and published Soda City’s restaurant guide in 1990, the Midlands’ restaurant scene has exploded. New locales add fresh flavors, building upon the momentum established by the long-time local staples. South Carolina’s capital is quickly becoming a foodie city, and CMM is proud to celebrate the incredible culinary talent and hospitality offered in Soda City!
The following listing is a selection of our readers’ chosen favorites. Read through for ideas on your next meal out, and discover why so many now consider Columbia a Southern foodie destination. Bon Appetit!
Downtown/ Forest Acres
AMERICAN & EUROPEAN
A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen
2338 Main St.
(803) 253-7889
Ambrosia Taverna
1734 Main St.
(803) 661-8111
Angell Bros. 1801 Grille
700 Lincoln St., #200
(803) 683-8873
Arabesque Lebanese Cuisine
2930 Devine St.
(803) 779-6299
Bar Gran Sasso
2002 Greene St.
(803) 764-7104
Blue Marlin
1200 Lincoln St.
(803) 799-3838
Bonefish Grill
4708 Forest Dr.
(803) 787-6200
Bourbon
1214 Main St.
(803) 403-1404
Cola’s
1215 Assembly St.
(803) 451-0051
Di Vino Rosso
807 Gervais St., Suite 100
(803) 550-9699
Gervais & Vine
620-A Gervais St.
(803) 799-8463
Grill Marks
711 Gervais St.
(803) 661-8932
Halls Chophouse
1221 Main St., Unit 150
(803) 563-5066
Hampton Street Vineyard
1207 Hampton St.
(803) 252-0850
Hendrix
1649 Main St.
(803) 834-5132
Il Giorgione
2406 Devine St.
(803) 521-5063
Lula Drake Wine Parlour
1635 Main St.
(803) 606-1968
Market on Main
1320 Main St., #150
(803) 722-4222
Motor Supply Co. Bistro
920 Gervais St.
(803) 256-6687
Mr. Friendly’s
2001-A Greene St.
(803) 254-7828
Pasta Fresca
4722 Forest Dr.
(803) 787-1838
Pearlz Oyster Bar
936 Gervais St.
(803) 661-7741
Pawleys Front Porch
827 Harden St., #1001
(803) 771-8001
Prohibition
1556 Main St.
(803) 881-0026
Robinson Room
1614A Main St.
(803) 714-3375
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
924-A Senate St.
(803) 212-6666
Saluda’s Restaurant
751 Saluda Ave.
(803) 799-9500
smallSUGAR
709 Gervais St.
(803) 722-7506
Smoked
1643 Main St.
(803) 567-5599
Tasty as Fit
3001 Millwood Ave.
(803) 550-9421
Tazza Kitchen
4840 Forest Dr., Suite 20
(803) 782-0760
The Grand
1621 Main St.
(803) 726-2323
The Hollow
823 Gervais St.
(803) 722-4101
The War Mouth
1209 Franklin St.
(803) 569-6144
The Woody on Main
1649 Main St.
(803) 608-3384
Tombo Grille
4517 Forest Dr.
(803) 782-9665
Villa Tronco
1213 Blanding St.
(803) 256-7677
Za’s Brick Oven Pizza
2930 Devine St.
(803) 771-7334
BREAKFAST, CAFE & DELI
Another Broken Egg
4600 Devine St., Suite C
(803) 708-5696
Chicken Salad Chick
4840 Forest Dr., Suite 26
(803) 839-0199
Crave Artisan Market
2843 Millwood Ave.
(803) 254-1001
Dano’s Pizza
3008 Rosewood Dr.
(803) 254-3266
Di Prato’s
342 Pickens St.
(803) 779-0606
Drake’s Duck In
1840 Hampton St.
(803) 799-9290
Eggs Up Grill
2930 Devine St.
(803) 661-9174
or
4711 Forest Drive
(803) 820-0742
Good Life Café
1216 Taylor St.
(803) 766-3176
Groucho’s Deli
611 Harden St.
(803) 799-5708
Indah Coffee
2238 Sumter St.
(803) 708-0275
Kaminsky’s Dessert Café
930 Gervais St.
(803) 550-9979
Knowledge Perk
1527 Gervais St.
(803) 327-7375
LaBrasca’s Pizza
4365 Fort Jackson Blvd.
(803) 782-1098
Lillian’s
4711 Forest Dr.
(803) 790-0733
Lizard’s Thicket
818 Elmwood Ave.
(803) 779-6407
or
7938 Garners Ferry Rd.
(803) 647-0095
or
3147 Forest Drive
(803) 787-8781
Mediterranean Tea Room
2601 Devine St.
(803) 799-3118
No Name Deli
2042 Marion St.
(803) 252-0480
Sound Bites
1425 Sumter St.
(803) 708-3085
Spotted Salamander Café
1531 Richland St.
(803) 556-2197
Sully’s Steamers
2835 Devine St.
(803) 550-9032
The Flying Biscuit Café
936 Harden St.
(803) 828-9458
The Original Pancake House
4840 Forest Dr.
(803) 782-6742
The Gourmet Shop
724 Saluda Ave.
(803) 799-3705
Vicious Biscuit
3246 Forest Dr.
(803) 239-2550
viciousbiscuit.com/columbia-sc
Village Idiot
612 Whaley St.
(803) 252-8646
or
2009 Devine St.
(803) 252-8646
Zesto
3239 Forest Dr.
(803) 782-4454
BARBECUE, WINGS & BREWERIES
Bierkeller Brewing Company
600 Canalside St., Suite 1009
(803) 949-1869
Doc’s Barbeque
1601 Shop Rd., Suite G
(803) 799-1532
Hunter-Gatherer Brewery
900 Main St.
(803) 748-0540
or
1402 Jim Hamilton Blvd.
(803) 764-1237
Home Team BBQ
700 Harden St.
(803) 724-3900
Midwood Smokehouse
702 Crosshill Rd., Suite 400-D
(803) 764-1231
Publick House
2307 Devine St.
(803) 256-2625
Wild Wing Café
729 Lady St.
(803) 766-1577
LATIN & ASIAN
929 Kitchen & Bar
929 Gervais St.
(803) 764-3825
Baan Sawan Thai Bistro
2135 Devine St.
(803) 252-8992
Basil Thai Cuisine
702 Cross Hill Rd., Suite 300-A
(803) 782-0716
Boca Grande
4525 Forest Dr.
(803) 834-4076
Boku Kitchen & Saloon
916 Gervais St
(803) 708-8577
Camon Japanese Restaurant
1332 Assembly St.
(803) 254-5400
Cantina 76
1301 Main St.
(803) 764-1769
or
2901-A Devine St.
(803) 708-6004
Casa Linda
2009 N. Beltline Blvd.
(803) 738-0420
CO
4840 Forest Dr., Unit 65
(803) 956-4049
Coa Agaveria y Cocina
823A Lady St.
(803) 851-5965
Hanabi Hibachi & Sushi
1624 Main St., #100
(803) 766-0128
Kao Thai
1307 Main St.
(803) 569-6881
M Vista
701 Lady St., Suite C
(803) 255-8878
Masa Mexican Street Food
2811-A Rosewood Dr.
(803) 888-6299
Miyo’s
3250 Forest Dr., Suite B
(803) 743-9996
Publico Kitchen
2013 Greene St.
(803) 661-9043
SakiTumi Grill & Sushi Bar
807 Gervais St., Suite 103
(803) 931-0700
Saky
4963 Fort Jackson Blvd.
(803) 787-5307
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TakoSushi
1332 Main St.
(803) 708-1604
or
4711 Forest Dr.
(803) 910-4968
The Dragon Room
803 Gervais St.
(803) 988-9980
West Columbia/ Cayce
AMERICAN & EUROPEAN
Terra
100 State St.
(803) 791-3443
The Black Rooster
201 Meeting St.
(803) 724-2853
The Kingsman Restaurant
936 Axtell Dr.
(803) 796-8622
ASIAN
Duke’s Pad Thai
904 Knox Abbott Dr.
(803) 661-6455
Little Bee Bun Mee & Tea
904 Knox Abbott Dr.
(803) 828-3005
Mai Thai Cuisine
2249 Sunset Blvd.
(803) 939-4795
BREAKFAST, CAFE & DELI
Cafe Strudel
300 State St.
(803) 794-6634
Groucho’s Deli
2265 Sunset Blvd.
(803) 796-7826
Zesto of West Columbia
504 12th St.
(803) 794-4652
BARBECUE, WINGS & BREWERIES
D’s Wings
415 Meeting St.
(803) 791-4486
Savage Craft Ale Works
430 Center St.
(803) 888-6005
Steel Hands Brewing
2350 Foreman St.
(803) 708-9864
Lexington/ Irmo/ Chapin
AMERICAN & EUROPEAN
Bistro On The Boulevard
1085 Lake Murray Blvd.
(803) 369-1332
Bonefish Grill
1260 Bower Parkway
(803) 407-1599
Catch 22
223 Columbia Ave.
(803) 345-7778
Chophouse of Chapin
301 Columbia Ave.
(803) 723-2351
Liberty Taproom & Grill
1602 Marina Rd., Suite D
(803) 667-9715
Luzianna Purchase
7011 St. Andrews Rd., Suite C2
(803) 708-9991
Private Property
220 W. Main St.
(803) 399-8085
Rioz
410 Columbiana Dr.
(803) 708-3151
Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar
5074 Sunset Blvd.
(803) 957-2422
ASIAN
Antai Gourmet Sushi
5084 Sunset Blvd., Unit C
(803) 356-0062
Bodhi Thai
126 East Main St.
(803) 957-1994
M Kitchen
340 Columbiana Dr.
(803) 764-0558
Miyabi Japanese Steakhouse Sushi Bar
442 Columbiana Dr.
(803) 407-1264
Miyo’s
1220 E-2 Bower Pkwy., Suite E-2
(803) 781-7788
BREAKFAST, CAFE & DELI
Cafe Strudel
309 South Lake Dr.
(803) 490-0895
Chicken Salad Chick
252-Z Harbison Blvd.
(803) 291-4722
Eggs Up Grill
1180 Dutch Fork Rd., Suite G
(803) 708-3447
or
205 Columbia Ave.
(803) 490-2028
Groucho’s Deli
117 ½ E. Main St.
(803) 356-8800
or
800 Lake Murray Blvd.
(803) 749-4515
or
138 B Amick’s Ferry Rd.
(803) 945-2001
Lizard’s Thicket
4616 Augusta Rd.
(803) 785-5560
or
621 West Main St.
(803) 951-3555
or
7569 Saint Andrews Rd.
(803) 732-1225
or
1824 Broad River Rd.
(803) 798-6427
Mediterranean Cafe
327 W. Main St.
(803) 356-6294
mediterraneancafelexington.com
Sully’s Steamers
5580 Sunset Blvd., Suite C
(803) 399-8206
BARBECUE, WINGS & BREWERIES
Hazelwood Brewing Company
711 E Main St.
(803) 785-3947
Hudson’s Smokehouse
4952 Sunset Blvd.
(803) 356-1070
Old Mill Brewpub
711 E Main St.
(803) 785-2337
Wings & Ale
125 Outlet Pointe Blvd., Suite C
(803) 750-1700
Northeast Columbia
AMERICAN & EUROPEAN
Julia’s German Stammtisch
120 Sparkleberry Crossing Rd.
(803) 738-0630
Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar
101 Sparkleberry Crossing Rd.
(803) 419-9313
BARBECUE & WINGS
Little Pigs Barbecue
4927 Alpine Rd.
(803) 788-8238
BREAKFAST, CAFE & DELI
Groucho’s Deli
111 Sparkleberry Crossing, Suite 8
(803) 419-6767
or
730 University Village Dr.
(803) 754-4509
Lizard’s Thicket
10170 Two Notch Rd.
(803) 419-5662
Tiffany’s Sweets, Eats, & Meeting Place
9704 Two Notch Rd.
(803) 736-CAKE (2253)
LATIN
Fusion Cocina Latina
1945-6 Decker Blvd.
(803) 834-3941
