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
Gourmet Shop’s tomato bisque | Photo by @hollyincolor
🍵Cauliflower bacon soup | $4.50/cup or $5.50/bowl | Spotted Salamander | 1531 Richland St. | Recommended by @SusannGAdams
Spotted Salamander’s soup | Photo by @sodacitysitesandbites
🍜Braised beef noodle soup | $12 | Kao Thai Cuisine | 1001 Senate St. #300 | Recommended by @_jenny_wren
Kao Thai’s beef noodle soup | Photo by @kaithaicola
🍜Spicy ramen | $7.50 | Menkoi Ramen House | 1004 Gervais St. | Recommended by @gracekazzzzz
Menkoi Ramen House’s ramen | Photo by @iseemary
🍜The noodle bar | $8 | Dukes Pad Thai | 904 Knox Abbott Dr., West Columbia | Recommended by @baileysendsword
Duke Pad Thai’s noodle bowl | Photo by @thesouthernpeacock
🍜Chicken with rice noodle pho | $8.50 | Pho Viet in Five Points | Recommended by @theaprilblake
Pho Viet’s pho | Photo by @nickoless
🥘Tikka masala | $6.25 | Shalimar Curry House | 631 Main St. | Recommended by @superfluouslykate
Shalimar Curry House | Photo by @aaroncleverly
🍝Fennel and sausage pasta | $14.50 | Tazza Kitchen | 4840 Forest Dr. | Recommended by @becsjo
Tazza Kitchen’s pasta | Photo by @courtskitch
🧀Vegan mac n’ cheese | $5.50 | A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen | Recommended by @samdewees
A Peace of Soul Vegan Kitchen’s mac n’ cheese | Photo by @peaceofsoulsc
🧀Gouda mac n’ cheese | $8 | The Whig | 1200 Main St. | Recommended by Chloe
The Whig’s mac n’ cheese | Photo by @iamjaredleejohnson
🍞Deli sandwiches | $4.99 | No Name Deli | 2042 Marion St. | Recommended by @bbjeana
No Name Deli’s sandwich | Photo by @famously_hungry
🍞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
