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Ring In The New Year With A Traditional Meal Near Greenville, SC

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Are you looking for restaurants on New Year’s Eve in Greenville, SC? A traditional Southern New Year’s Meal is meant to help you ring in a little luck! So start 2024 with some good fortune and a wonderfully prepared meal from a local restaurant!

We’ll explain where good luck comes into play, and honestly, who couldn’t use some of that?

For New Year’s Eve Fun for the Whole family, check out our guide to finishing off 2023 together – New Year’s Eve in Greenville, SC (with kids)

Complete Restaurant Guide to Greenville, SC

For more great restaurants in the Upstate, check out our Ultimate Guide to Greenville, SC Restaurants.

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25 Fantastic Local Coffee Shops: Greenville, SC

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Looking for a great coffee shop in Greenville, SC? If you’re craving the perfect cup of coffee, espresso, or your favorite coffee-based beverage, this list of local coffee shops near Greenville, SC should have just what you need. Most places on this list offer drip or pour-over coffee, unique specialty lattes, or a fabulous view and relaxing atmosphere to hang out. Each of these Greenville coffee shops is locally owned and unique. No chains here!


We’re pretty sure the best coffee in Greenville, SC is on this list.


Complete Restaurant Guide to Greenville, SC

And if you’re looking for great restaurants, we’ve got a round-up of the best restaurants near Greenville, SC!

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Your Holiday Table: Here’s Where You Can Find Delicious Food for the Holidays Near Greenville, SC

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Are you looking for something delicious and festive to add to your holiday table this Christmas? In Greenville, Spartanburg and Upstate, SC we have lots and lots of holiday food menus, sides, and treats from Greenville’s amazing food proprietors.

Local restaurants are serving up special dine-in holiday meals, as well as fabulous catered meal deals you can bring home for the holidays. Local bakeries are offering everything from freshly baked pies to cookie and cupcake kits you can bring home for a fun family activity. Local cafes and grocery stores are selling pre-made sides and desserts making your holiday preparations a little easier. Want something a little different? Try a festive charcuterie board or dig into the Mexican tradition of Christmas tamales. We know where you can find all this and more in Greenville!

Your holiday table, Greenville, SC
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Christmas Dinner 2023 Near Greenville, SC: These Restaurants Are Open!

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Looking for restaurants open for Christmas in Greenville, SC? We have a list of places to eat that are open on Christmas Day! If a catered Christmas meal or dinner out in Greenville or Spartanburg this Christmas would make your holiday a little merrier, this is the list for you. Consider dining out or ordering in from a local restaurant for all of your fixings!

Our list has restaurants offering dine-in service, full take-out meals, and even restaurants where you can just grab a turkey, a ham, or a few sides to supplement your own home-cooked meal. There are lots of great restaurant options in Greenville to make some delicious Christmas dreams come true. Most of our local grocery stores are also offering Christmas items for pickup. 

Christmas restaurants open in Greenville, SC

Celebrate the holidays in Greenville! Find holiday events, restaurants, pies, and more in our Holiday Guide. 

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Celebrate At Home With A Charcuterie Board in Greenville or Spartanburg, SC

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Ever considered enjoying delicious food in a festive way with a charcuterie board? There are plenty of places to hire a local charcuterie artist to make a celebratory charcuterie board in Greenville, SC. While they’re not one of the easiest things to pronounce, they’re easy to look at (and even easier to eat). 

The delicious french trend of displaying meats, cheeses, and other delectable morsels together might be tricky to say. But with our help, finding a local charcuterie artist won’t be difficult. We’ve listed out some local places where you can order full charcuterie boards, ingredients, and hand-crafted boards that are a work of art even by themselves.

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10 Family Friendly Breweries: Greenville, SC

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If you are looking for family friendly brewery, Greenville and Upstate, SC have quite a few! As the Upstate’s craft beer scene continues to grow, Kidding Around has tried and tested some of these breweries and found them quite family-friendly. We decided it’s high time to give parents a guide to places where they can kick back and enjoy their brews as their littles run around on the lawn. Here’s a list of breweries and taprooms that do just that. We’ve included their Instagram account handles so you can keep up with their latest events.

Family Friendly Breweries in Greenville, SC

(Though these places welcome families, please use parental care when inside their premises. We don’t expect all of their bathrooms to have diaper-changing tables, so come prepared.)

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This Indoor Winter Farmers Market Is No Longer a Secret: Greenville, SC

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Miss the local farmer’s markets in the winter? We’ve got the scoop on Greenville’s best indoor farmers market and it’s really a lot more than a farmers market. The Toasty Farmer is no longer an Upstate secret; however, parents in the know have discovered that the family-friendly winter farmers market can be the perfect outing on a dreary winter’s day.

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Celebrate Thanksgiving Around Greenville, SC

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Are you ready for Thanksgiving in Greenville, SC? We are! We have some fabulous ideas for your Greenville Thanksgiving including dine-in restaurants, take-out meals, things to do Thanksgiving week, plus where you can find fabulous pie. We have all the things you need to plan your perfect Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Greenville, SC

Thanksgiving Pies

Pie and Thanksgiving just go together. But, when the oven is loaded with a turkey and the cook is busy stirring the potatoes, sometimes it’s just easier to purchase your Thanksgiving dessert. Don’t wait, pre-order your pies!

At Kidding Around we have you covered with our list of Greenville’s Best Holiday Pies.

Where to buy pies in Greenville, SC

Things to Do Thanksgiving Week

No matter who is coming to visit this Thanksgiving, there is something to do in Greenville that will keep them entertained. Not sure what will interest the family? There are lots of family-friendly things to do, events, and Thanksgiving-themed things to do over the holiday week.

Don’t worry, we have a whole list of Things to Do Over Thanksgiving for you!
Plus, Things to Do Over Thanksgiving Break in Spartanburg, SC.

FREE: Register in advance and take the kids to the Lowes Kids Workshop on November 18th, 2023. They’ll build a Turkey Photo Holder, perfect for decorating and celebrating the holiday!

Thanksgiving at Greenville’s Restaurants

Many of Greenville’s fabulous restaurants are open on Thanksgiving with both dine-in and take-out options. Plus there are lots of restaurants and stores where you can pick up a couple of delicious sides to add to your home-cooked meal. Make Thanksgiving dinner a little easier this year!

Holiday Guide

If you’re ready to add a little “ho-ho-ho” and jingle bells to your Thanksgiving festivities, you’ll want to check out our Greenville Holiday Guide. We have places to find Santa, holiday events, places to get fabulous gifts, and more.

If you’re in Spartanburg, don’t miss the Spartanburg Holiday Guide.

These Restaurants in Greenville Are Open on Thanksgiving Day: Dine-in or Take-Out and Catering

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Looking for some help with food for Thanksgiving in Greenville, SC? Do you find cooking Thanksgiving dinner to be a little overwhelming? Honestly—preparing a Thanksgiving meal is no joke.  Making the turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and various other side dishes can be hard and take a lot of time. Some families choose to totally skip it and go out for dinner or order in and pick up.

Our list has restaurants offering dine-in service, full take-out meals and even restaurants where you can just grab a turkey or a few sides to supplement your own home-cooked meal. There are lots of great restaurant options in Greenville to make your most delicious Thanksgiving dinner dreams come true.

Most of our local grocery stores are also offering Thanksgiving meals, or at least part of them, for pickup.

Looking for more fun things to do in Greenville & Spartanburg for Thanksgiving? Here’s your Thanksgiving Celebration Guide!

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Get Someone Else To Do The Cooking For Thanksgiving Dinner in Spartanburg, SC

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Looking for a Thanksgiving restaurant in Spartanburg, SC? Or are you looking to dine out for Thanksgiving? Or maybe grab some carry-out or pick up a few prepared sides? We’ve checked with local restaurants to see which ones you can count on for that holiday meal. Our list includes restaurants in Spartanburg with dine-in options as well as full meals and sides available for take-out.

Looking for more fun things to do in Greenville & Spartanburg for Thanksgiving? Here’s your Thanksgiving Celebration Guide!

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Spartanburg! Find things to do, restaurants, pies, and more in our Spartanburg Thanksgiving Guide.

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