Things To Do

Restaurants You Should Try While in Columbia:

-Slims Chicken -Lizard's Thicket (Home-cooked Southern Food) -Tati's Island Cusine (Jamaican) -Bernie's Chicken (Best Fried Chicken in Columbia) -Esther's Soulfood Kitchen (Village at Sandhills) -Rushes - Grouchos Deli -KiKi's Chicken & Waffles -Drake's Duck In (Best Fried Chicken in Columbia) - The Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli -California Dreaming -Liberty Tap Room -Hickory Taven -Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom -Blue Marlin -Black Rooster -Smoked -Crazy Pineapple -The Whig - China Hut 2 (Millwood Ave)- Best Chinese food ever! SC BBQ (our sauces are mustard based) -Big T's BBQ (Black Owned) -Big Boy's BBQ (Black Owned) Breakfast/ Brunch - The Orignal House of Pancakes -Not Another Broken Egg Cafe -Eggs Up Grill - Cafe Strudel -smallSUGAR -Rambo's Fat Cat Biscuits -Toasty Hot Spot (Black Owned) Late Night Options -Wild Wings -Room Service Bistro -Waffle House -I Hop - Twin Peaks -Nicks Desserts -Baked Bear in 5 Points -Mesha's Sinful Cakes & More -Insomnia Cookies

Sky Bistro Lounge

Bar & Lounge Hookah Saturday & Sunday Brunch

Silk Restaurant & Lounge

Black Owned Bar & Lounge

Room Service Bistro

Black Owned Restaurant & Lounge Good Food & Drink Specials!

Seven Sports Bar & Lounge

Great Food & Bottle Specials!

The Grand on Main

Bowling, Good Food & Drinks!

The Vista

Downtown Columbia is known as The Vista here you can find plenty of restaurants, bars/lounges and shopping! Bars Wet Willies Pearlz Oyster Bar Silk Lounge & Resturant Prime Lounge & Resturant Restaurants Tsunami (Sushi) Liberty Tap House Wild Wings Cafe Old Chicago Mellow Mushroom Longhorn Blue Marlin

5 Points

Five Points in Columbia, South Carolina is a shopping, restaurant, and nightlife area that attracts customers from the nearby University of South Carolina and throughout the Columbia metropolitan area.

Pearlz Oyster Bar

Oyster Bar Upstairs Club Vibes (sections available)

Hendrix Rooftop

Rooftop Bar & Restaurant.

Dave and Busters

Family-friendly chain offering a sports-bar-style setting for American food & arcade games. (Located inside Columbiana Centre Mall)

Kaminsky's Dessert Cafe

Dessert x Liquor

Truth of Columbia

Wing Wednesday- Free Wings 7pm-10pm Karaoke Thursdays Hookah & Full Bar

Columbia Place Mall

Major Stores: Macy's, Sears, Jimmy Jazz, Foot Locker

Columbiana Centre

Stores: Dillards, Belk, Aldo, Victoria Secrets, JCPenny, Forever 21, Old Navy

Village at Sandhills

Village at Sandhill is a one level strip mall located in Columbia, South Carolina. From Clothing to Beauty, Healthcare to Recreation, there’s something for everyone at Sandhill. Restaurants, fashion, games, special events, fitness, and a wide variety of stores make Village at Sandhill your premier Columbia shopping mall.

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a 170-acre zoo, aquarium, and botanical garden located along the Saluda River in Columbia, South Carolina, United States.

Columbia Museum of Art

The Columbia Museum of Art sparks powerful connections through art from around the corner and around the world in an environment that is welcoming to all.

South Carolina State House

The State House gift shop is OPEN from Open 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on (most) Saturdays. Strategically centered in downtown Columbia, the South Carolina State House is the seat of state government in SouthCarolina. The State House is home to the Governor's office, as well as the House and Senate chambers.

Governor's Mansion