The State, This Week NewsletterStay hungry, Columbia: Sign up for our Let’s Dish food newsletterChris Trainor’s revamped Let’s Dish newsletter delivers the latest Soda City food news and a weekly restaurant recommendation. Sign up today.September 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Food & DrinkChick-fil-A is planning a new Columbia-area restaurant location. Here’s whereUpdated September 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
South CarolinaSpecialty fall menus have already arrived in SC. Here’s a restaurant guideAugust 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Food & DrinkKrispy Kreme brings back fan-favorite doughnut. Here’s when to get itUpdated August 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Food & DrinkAnother Columbia-area location of this national chicken finger chain has closedUpdated August 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
LocalThese are the 10 hottest restaurants in Greenville, Open Table says. See why they’re so popularAugust 22, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Food & DrinkA new Indian restaurant has opened in a busy Lexington area. Check out whereUpdated August 19, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Food & DrinkThis bustling area near Columbia is getting a new national restaurant locationUpdated August 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
BusinessBusy Lexington area gets new store with chicken, breakfast & more. Here’s whereUpdated August 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
LocalA growing shopping center near Columbia will get a new place for sweet treatsUpdated July 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Food & DrinkA new Columbia location is coming for this growing, popular restaurant chainUpdated July 22, 2026 at 11:44 AM
LocalA growing shopping complex near Columbia adds a new restaurant. What to knowUpdated July 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Food & DrinkNew locally-owned café coming to popular retail corridor. Check out whereJuly 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Food & DrinkA local McDonald's with ongoing issues closed its dining room midday. Here’s whyUpdated July 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Food & DrinkLocal Italian restaurant closed indefinitely after ‘significant’ kitchen fireJuly 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
LocalThis well-known chicken chain has closed a Columbia area location. Here’s whereJuly 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
LocalComing Target, other new businesses could transform Lexington’s Augusta HighwayJuly 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
LocalChapin is set to get a slate of new restaurants and businesses. Check out whereUpdated July 1, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Food & DrinkThis high-traffic Columbia road has a new Dutch Bros Coffee spot. Here’s whereUpdated June 24, 2026 at 9:59 AM
LocalA new Columbia chicken wing restaurant has opened in a busy, high traffic areaUpdated June 17, 2026 at 11:09 AM
LocalNew venue with a USC flair coming to prominent spot in Columbia’s Five PointsUpdated June 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
LocalA Columbia location of this growing restaurant chain is planned near USC’s arenaUpdated June 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Food & DrinkThis bustling area of Lexington will get a new restaurant. Check out whereUpdated May 28, 2026 at 1:50 PM
LocalThis bustling Lexington County area has a new national restaurant locationUpdated May 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
LocalThe Lexington location of a national burger chain has closed. What we knowUpdated May 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
