Anywhere good to eat, preferably with decent wine? I’ll be traveling for work and unable to bring anything good with me.
Hmmm, I am not much help. We drive through Columbia from time to time, but rarely stop. I looked at Trip Advisor and I just don’t kow enough to make a suggestion.
There are a couple large wine stores, if you need a bottle for the hotel or whatever. If you found a good bottle, most of SC is BYO friendly.
Green’s Beverages
Address: 400 Assembly St, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone:(803) 799-9499
Total Wine & More
Address: 275 Harbison Blvd, Columbia, SC 29212
Phone:(803) 407-3737
Don’t know much about the Columbia dining scene, but can recommend these:
116 - Spanish wines and Spanish-inspired food. http://116state.com/index.php/menu
Terra - Menu: http://www.terrasc.com/menu/ Wine list: http://www.terrasc.com/drinks/ West Columbia, not downtown.
Blue Cactus Cafe - Fun, funky mash-up of Tex-Mex and Korean. I love the food; bring your own wine. Blue Cactus Cafe
Green’s and Cellar on Greene are your best bet for finding a nice bottle.
Thanks, Robert. Terra actually looks really good!
My favorite in Columbia, SC is Motor Supply Co. Decent wine list for the area as well.
Thanks, Mike!
About a half hour from Columbia, in Lexington, this place was an excellent find for a modest, but all homemade country lunch this week. http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-farmers-shed-restaurant-lexington?sort_by=date_desc