Columbia Originals | Independently-Owned Restaurants in Columbia

Gervais & Vine: Happy Hour!
Happy Hour from 4:30pm to 6:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Wine Specials: Glass of House Red or White $5.50
Beer Specials: Bottle & Draft Beer $1 off
Liquor Specials: All Mixed Drinks $1 off

SakiTumi: Monday- Half Price Apps!
Start your week off right by ordering any of our 11 apps/starters for half-price, every Monday night. Choose from the following popular starters: Edamame, Miso soup, Ginger salad, Seaweed salad, Tunacado salad, Toasted goat cheese, Tomato bruschetta, Fire roasted artichoke, Saki-Mari, West Coast Spring Rolls, Drunken Shrimp

ROSSO Trattoria Italia: Wood-Grilled Lobster Mondays are BACK!
After an unseasonably cool spring that pushed back their season a bit, lobsters are ready to be wood-grilled and slathered with herb butter for you! Join us on Monday evenings (reservations recommended, but walk-ins are fine, too) and get a Two-Course Lobster Dinner WITH a glass of wine for only $22

Villa Tronco: Pasta Night
Monday Night is Pasta Night!

SakiTumi: Wine Club
Come in any Tuesday, pick ANY bottle off of our wine list and you'll get it discounted half-price. That's OVER 32 BOTTLES of wine. Cabs, Merlot, Pinot Grigio, Chardonny, Blends and more. We just extended our wine list to include some new Zins, a Malbec and a few others... come try any of our bottles, half-price every single Tuesday.

Yesterday's Restaurant and Tavern: Every Tuesday Live Trivia with Nathan
8:30-10:30 PM First Place : $50 Yesterdays' Gift Card Second Place : $25 Yesterdays' Gift Card Third Place : Cool Yesterdays Stuff

Gervais & Vine: Tuesday Dinner Specials
Receive 50% off an Appetizer When Ordered with An Entree

Pasta Fresca: Tunes on Tuesaday
Live Music with Reggie Sullivan Trio

Villa Tronco: $10 off Wine Night
Tuesdays are $10 off any bottle of wine!

Gervais & Vine: Drop-In Wine Tasting
Drop-In Wine Tasting every Wednesday from 5:30pm to 7pm.Includes 4+ Wines & Small Cheese Plate $7 ($6 for Wine Club Members).

SakiTumi: S & M Wednesdays
S&M stands for "Sushi & Martinis" - which means you can now get incredible deals on BOTH every Wednesday night, all night long. SakiTumi will feature select sushi rolls and over 10 martini/specialty drinks at HALF PRICE all night every Wednesday. S&M Wednesdays: Half Price Select Sushi Rolls, Martinis and Specialty Drinks. And some pretty cool advertising to go along with it. Try some of our new cocktails, like our our Perfect Margarita (no sour mix) or our Edisto Martini.

Gervais & Vine: Drop-In Wine Tasting & Live Music
Drop-In Wine Tasting from 5:30 - 7:00 and Live Music from 7:00 - 10:00. Includes 4+ Wines & Small Cheese Plate $7 ($6 for Wine Club Members)

ROSSO Trattoria Italia: Drop-In Italian Wine Tasting hosted by Ian Hancock
5:00-6:30pm Stop in after work to sample four new wines for only $5 and take advantage of our Happy Hour Specials! Okay, it may just be OUR opinion, but we think we have some of the best Happy Hour specials in the city. You could start with our crispity, crunchity, wood-fired pizzas foronly EIGHT bucks, but then you might miss out on our $5 (Two for $9) Spuntino Menu items, like House Meatballs in Marinara, Arancini (Risotto Balls), Calamari and more. We also have our phenomenal Rosso Martini and Aperol Spritzes for only $5, as well as a host of other drink specials ($4 glasses of wine!). The tasting is held at the bar and communal tables every Wednesday!

Harper's Restaurant Columbia: Test your Trivia Knowledge - Every Thursday night!
9pm-11pm on the patio and in the bar. $1.50 Miller Lite and Yuengling draft, $2.00 house liquor, appetizer and shot specials.

Julep's Bistro & Lounge: Thursday Night Ladies Night
Happy Hour Prices All Night Long (Excluding Appetizers)

SakiTumi: Thursdays- 50¢ Sushi & $2 Kirin Pints!
SakiTumi is re-creating Thursday Nights in Columbia, one quarter at a time. You can order our award winning sushi one piece at a time for only .50¢ -- choose from 3 different rolls and build yourself a plate of sushi for only a few dollars. Now you can get our great, fresh sushi at an incredible price. The three rolls you may order "by the piece" are: 1. Spicy Salmon Roll 2. Philly Roll 3. California Roll Every Thursday night, we also feature $2.50 pints- you can choose from 13 different import/microbrew/craft beers, every Thursday. Fifty Cent Sushi? $2.50 craft beers? Have we lost our minds? No, we're just doing what we've done since we opened -- we're pushing the envelope and doing our best to provide you with the most innovative restaurant experience Columbia has to offer.

Yesterday's Restaurant and Tavern: Every Thursday is Thirsty Thursday
$2 draft and bottled beers $2 liquor promotions on well drinks

Julep's Bistro & Lounge: Live Music
Live music every Friday from 6:30 pm

ROSSO Trattoria Italia: SODA CITY Market on Main Street!
Join us this (and EVERY Saturday) for a hot, delicious breakfast on beautiful Main Street while you shop for great local goods from all of our amazing farmers and artisans! The weather will continue to improve and the number of vendors will continue to grow!

Julep's Bistro & Lounge: Brunch Sunday

FEATURED CHEF

Daniel Wood

Posted: 03/6/14

Blue Marlin chef Daniel Wood began his cooking career as a dishwasher in his family's restaurant in Ridgeway South Carolina. After working at several local restaurants around the Columbia area and eventually landing a...more info

WHY EAT LOCAL?

Local, independently operated restaurants provide the soul and distinctive flavors of food that help define a sense of place. We create unique menu items that are original to Columbia and South Carolina.
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We are your neighbors! Were truly a part of your community. Were quick to donate our time, our facilities, our food and our staff to help local fundraising projects. We work to keep our local economy strong and reinvest for the future.

The restaurant business is our passion. Our restaurants vary from white tablecloth and upscale casual to sandwich shops and pizza parlors. We live our business, breathe it, work in it and play in it. We love the art of presentation and the look of surprise on your face when our plates come to your table. We strive for perfection in every recipe, every dish and every table setting. We feel its our duty to support sustainable agriculture and incorporate the freshest local ingredients into our offerings.

NEXT WEB CERTIFICATE SALE 4/17

The Columbia Originals reward our best guests by giving you the opportunity to purchase Web Certificates to member restaurants at a significant savings.

These sales are incredibly popular, so don't forget to mark your calendars for future sales!

The next web certificate sale will be Thursday, April 17th at 10:00 am EST!

FEATURED RECIPE

Fresh Local Catch with Crawfish Cream from Blue Marlin

Posted: 03/6/14

1.Saute garlic and shallots in oil, in a saucepan over medium heat
2.Add tasso ham, saute for 1-2 minutes
3.Add wine to the pan and simme...more info

RECENT CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

Colin is an excellent new server, very nice, works hard, knows how to serve at a restaurant, seems to genuinely care about you
- 03/10/2014 @ Harper's Restaurant

Harpers is always perfection. You can't improve on perfect!
- 03/08/2014 @ Harper's Restaurant

Liked being able to call ahead with name and move to top of wait list upon arrival
- 03/08/2014 @ Harper's Restaurant

Tonight was great. No improvement possible as far as I could see.
- 03/07/2014 @ Harper's Restaurant

One of my favorite atmospheres and restaurants in Columbia. Hands down!
- 03/07/2014 @ Gervais & Vine