Your favorite comfort food for winter in Columbia

As soon as I see a leaf fall, chili lives in my crockpot. And as soon as it’s chilly outside, it’s officially #soupszn. So now that it’s officially frigid every day, the only food we currently care about are the ones that warm us up.

We asked for y’all’s help in compiling a list of Columbia’s top comfort foods – and added a couple of our personal faves. So here’s to the creamy, the chewy, the warm, and the gooey.

From mac n’ cheese and thai noodles to cauliflower bacon soup and classic deli sandwiches, bookmark our full list for your lunch hour. ⬇️

🍵Tomato bisque | $4/cup or $6/bowl | The Gourmet Shop in Five Points | Recommended by @heedthefeed, @mtcopelan, @fern.and.fawn + @merrittskitchen

🍵Cauliflower bacon soup | $4.50/cup or $5.50/bowl | Spotted Salamander | 1531 Richland St. | Recommended by @SusannGAdams

🍜Braised beef noodle soup | $12 | Kao Thai Cuisine | 1001 Senate St. #300 | Recommended by @_jenny_wren

🍜Spicy ramen | $7.50 | Menkoi Ramen House | 1004 Gervais St. | Recommended by @gracekazzzzz

🍜The noodle bar | $8 | Dukes Pad Thai | 904 Knox Abbott Dr., West Columbia | Recommended by @baileysendsword

🍜Chicken with rice noodle pho | $8.50 | Pho Viet in Five Points | Recommended by @theaprilblake

🥘Tikka masala | $6.25 | Shalimar Curry House | 631 Main St. | Recommended by @superfluouslykate

🍝Fennel and sausage pasta | $14.50 | Tazza Kitchen | 4840 Forest Dr. | Recommended by @becsjo

🧀Vegan mac n’ cheese | $5.50 | A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen | Recommended by @samdewees

🧀Gouda mac n’ cheese | $8 | The Whig | 1200 Main St. | Recommended by Chloe

🍞Deli sandwiches | $4.99 | No Name Deli | 2042 Marion St. | Recommended by @bbjeana

🍞Sweet potato biscuits | $2 | Rosewood Market | 2803 Rosewood Dr. | Recommended by Beth

Did we miss your go-to comfort foods? Add your top pick to our Facebook or Instagram post and keep the comfort coming.

–Sam