The Gourmet Shop

The Gourmet Shop is an excellent cafe restaurant and market in Columbia, SC. It’s located in Five Points and is a charming spot with sidewalk seating.

The Gourmet Shop’s market area boasts an extensive selection of aged, blue and soft-ripened cheeses, charcuterie, accompaniments, freshly baked bread, wine and cookie supplies. They also have various salads and pasta available for purchase, like chicken salad and tomato basil pasta

As far as food goes, they serve both brunch and lunch daily. You can’t go wrong with their chicken salad on a croissant with their tomato basil pasta. Their seasonal green salad with chicken salad on top is also a great choice. It comes with an awesome dijon vinaigrette.