Guidebook for Columbia

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Guidebook for Columbia

Food Scene

Tasty Indian food with a wonderful buffet and a full bar
Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine
601 Business Loop 70 West
Tasty Indian food with a wonderful buffet and a full bar
It's the main vegetarian/vegan place in town. Try the Buddha bowl!
28 locals recommend
Main Squeeze Natural Foods Cafe
28 S 9th St
28 locals recommend
It's the main vegetarian/vegan place in town. Try the Buddha bowl!
Great environment, great service, and great Thai food, with a full bar.
14 locals recommend
Bangkok Gardens
811 Cherry St
14 locals recommend
Great environment, great service, and great Thai food, with a full bar.
Fine dining, with great views of the river.
20 locals recommend
Les Bourgeois Vineyards Blufftop Bistro
14020 W Hwy Bb
20 locals recommend
Fine dining, with great views of the river.
Excellent food, and great service.
15 locals recommend
Sophia's
3915 S Providence Rd
15 locals recommend
Excellent food, and great service.
It has a great lunch buffet, and a friendly family that has owned the restaurant for years. Try the pakoras!
6 locals recommend
India's House
1101 E Broadway
6 locals recommend
It has a great lunch buffet, and a friendly family that has owned the restaurant for years. Try the pakoras!
It's not fast food, but you can still go through a drive-through! Relatively quick tex-mex food, right around the corner from my location.
Carlito's Cabo
510 E Green Meadows Rd
It's not fast food, but you can still go through a drive-through! Relatively quick tex-mex food, right around the corner from my location.
I've never heard anyone say anything bad about this place. The food is unique and tasty.
32 locals recommend
Addison's
709 Cherry St
32 locals recommend
I've never heard anyone say anything bad about this place. The food is unique and tasty.
It's open very late, and it's fast Tex-mex!
6 locals recommend
El Rancho
1014 E Broadway
6 locals recommend
It's open very late, and it's fast Tex-mex!
Wanna eat weird pizza? This place is for you.
23 locals recommend
Pizza Tree
909 Cherry St
23 locals recommend
Wanna eat weird pizza? This place is for you.
It's a local eatery that embodies the spirit of Columbia. It's also open late at night. The pizza crust is so good that they can sell it separately.
54 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Pizza - Downtown
225 S 9th St
54 locals recommend
It's a local eatery that embodies the spirit of Columbia. It's also open late at night. The pizza crust is so good that they can sell it separately.
If you are hungry...go here! At the buffet, you can make your own pasta dish and watch it be cooked on the grill. There are also great desserts.
HuHot Mongolian Grill
3802 Buttonwood Dr
If you are hungry...go here! At the buffet, you can make your own pasta dish and watch it be cooked on the grill. There are also great desserts.
They have tasty baked items--desserts and different types of turnovers. There are also meal items, popcorn, and a full bar. This is considered an iconic place in Columbia. It has outside seating, and if you are watching a movie at the independent theater, they let you bring in the food. Wi-fi is available.
30 locals recommend
Uprise Bakery
10 Hitt St
30 locals recommend
They have tasty baked items--desserts and different types of turnovers. There are also meal items, popcorn, and a full bar. This is considered an iconic place in Columbia. It has outside seating, and if you are watching a movie at the independent theater, they let you bring in the food. Wi-fi is available.
It's a great place to relax in rustic chairs, sip on coffee, access wi-fi, and meet new people. Lots of people are very friendly there, and love to strike up conversations. There are laptop booths available in back.
22 locals recommend
Lakota Coffee Company
24 S 9th St
22 locals recommend
It's a great place to relax in rustic chairs, sip on coffee, access wi-fi, and meet new people. Lots of people are very friendly there, and love to strike up conversations. There are laptop booths available in back.
This is the best ice cream ever...hands down! There are interesting pictures on the wall, and inventive types of ice cream to choose from--like Lavender Honey and Green Tea.
28 locals recommend
Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream
21 S 9th St
28 locals recommend
This is the best ice cream ever...hands down! There are interesting pictures on the wall, and inventive types of ice cream to choose from--like Lavender Honey and Green Tea.
It's a great place to buy local food and interact with new people.
25 locals recommend
Columbia Farmers Market
1769 W Ash St
25 locals recommend
It's a great place to buy local food and interact with new people.
It has interesting food items, outdoor seating, and excellent breakfasts. There are also shows at night sometimes. It has a full bar. Come early for breakfast--it's so popular that you'll need to wait for a while!
60 locals recommend
Cafe Berlin
220 N 10th St
60 locals recommend
It has interesting food items, outdoor seating, and excellent breakfasts. There are also shows at night sometimes. It has a full bar. Come early for breakfast--it's so popular that you'll need to wait for a while!

Drinks & Nightlife

They have themed nights like dirty disco and 80s/90s nights.
Eastside Tavern
1016 E Broadway
They have themed nights like dirty disco and 80s/90s nights.
It's a restaurant during the day, but the bar is a very popular place at night. They have very original cocktails
28 locals recommend
Tellers Gallery & Bar
820 E Broadway
28 locals recommend
It's a restaurant during the day, but the bar is a very popular place at night. They have very original cocktails
It has concerts and interesting events, like kid disco
39 locals recommend
Rose Music Hall
1013 Park Ave
39 locals recommend
It has concerts and interesting events, like kid disco
They have a good sampler, and wonderful food.
42 locals recommend
Broadway Brewery
816 E Broadway
42 locals recommend
They have a good sampler, and wonderful food.
Interesting beers, and a large area outside to hang out
62 locals recommend
Logboat Brewing Company
504 Fay St
62 locals recommend
Interesting beers, and a large area outside to hang out
It has the best concerts in town.
45 locals recommend
The Blue Note
17 N 9th St
45 locals recommend
It has the best concerts in town.
Local wine, with a breathtaking view of the river at sunset
35 locals recommend
Les Bourgeois Vineyards
14020 W Hwy Bb
35 locals recommend
Local wine, with a breathtaking view of the river at sunset
A fabulous gay club with themed nights
Yin Yang Night Club
128 E Nifong Blvd
A fabulous gay club with themed nights

Sightseeing

It's the icon of the University of Missouri. It belonged to the administrative building that burned down in the 1800s. They line up with the columns from the old Boone County Courthouse, which also burned down. You can climb on them or play sports on the huge lawn.
17 locals recommend
The Columns
South 9th Street
17 locals recommend
It's the icon of the University of Missouri. It belonged to the administrative building that burned down in the 1800s. They line up with the columns from the old Boone County Courthouse, which also burned down. You can climb on them or play sports on the huge lawn.

Parks & Nature

The Martin Luther King memorial is beautiful, and next the to trail. The MKT has beautiful bridges and cliffs, and runs to the Katy trail, which goes all the way to Dallas and Chicago.
MLK Shelter
M-K-T Nature/Fitness Trail (Columbia to McBaine)
The Martin Luther King memorial is beautiful, and next the to trail. The MKT has beautiful bridges and cliffs, and runs to the Katy trail, which goes all the way to Dallas and Chicago.
This is the most popular park in Columbia. It has 4 playgrounds, a lake, swimming, a spray park, shelters, and walking paths.
58 locals recommend
Stephens Lake Park
2001 E Broadway
58 locals recommend
This is the most popular park in Columbia. It has 4 playgrounds, a lake, swimming, a spray park, shelters, and walking paths.
It's a great place to get lost in the woods! It has the Devil's Icebox and a natural rock bridge, along with plenty of trails.
43 locals recommend
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
5901 Missouri 163
43 locals recommend
It's a great place to get lost in the woods! It has the Devil's Icebox and a natural rock bridge, along with plenty of trails.
It's the best playground in Columbia for kids. You can also watch soccer games, bike on the trail, or enjoy the skateboarding park.
13 locals recommend
Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area
1615 Business Loop 70 W
13 locals recommend
It's the best playground in Columbia for kids. You can also watch soccer games, bike on the trail, or enjoy the skateboarding park.

Arts & Culture

On Orr street and Walnut, there are several art galleries to visit, along with some dance studios. The first Friday of each month, there is a party with free food and drinks, and art displays.
Orr Street
Orr Street
On Orr street and Walnut, there are several art galleries to visit, along with some dance studios. The first Friday of each month, there is a party with free food and drinks, and art displays.
It's the basis of the economy in the town.
39 locals recommend
University of Missouri
39 locals recommend
It's the basis of the economy in the town.
It's a great place to relax and read, and enjoy community activities.
11 locals recommend
Daniel Boone Regional Library
100 W Broadway
11 locals recommend
It's a great place to relax and read, and enjoy community activities.
It's a historic, renovated building that holds concerts and plays.
13 locals recommend
Missouri Theatre
203 S 9th St
13 locals recommend
It's a historic, renovated building that holds concerts and plays.
It has great independent films. A quirky person introduces each one! There is a bakery right next to it that lets you bring food and drinks in.
58 locals recommend
Ragtag Cinema
10 Hitt St
58 locals recommend
It has great independent films. A quirky person introduces each one! There is a bakery right next to it that lets you bring food and drinks in.

Shopping

It has interesting little items.
Good Nature
It has interesting little items.

Essentials

Cheap and healthy food
8 locals recommend
ALDI
807 Business Loop 70 W
8 locals recommend
Cheap and healthy food
Local, organic food. There is also a lot of alternative medicine
17 locals recommend
Clovers Natural Market
2012 E Broadway
17 locals recommend
Local, organic food. There is also a lot of alternative medicine