Locally Owned Restaurants in Greenville, Spartanburg and Across Upstate South Carolina

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We try to regularly feature one fabulous, locally-owned restaurant in Greenville, SC or Spartanburg, SC on social media. Here our readers will find all of the restaurants we have featured and the restaurants. Use our list to support local restaurants in Upstate, SC, and find something fabulous to eat!

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Locally owned restaurants near Greenville SC

Even under the best of circumstances, a restaurant is a hard business to run successfully. It’s full of hot kitchens and long hours. If you’re a fan of Gordon Ramsay, you know it’s not as easy as it looks. Add a worldwide pandemic, and even restaurants that were packing the house pre-covid are shutting down left and right. 

It stinks.

Kidding Around was built around supporting local families and businesses, and it’s more important to do so now than ever. We will highlight a locally owned restaurant every week, with all of the info you need to help support these local dining establishments. In a way, you feel safest for your family: outdoor dining, curbside pick-up, or gift cards to save for later. 

We will have all the details on weekly social media posts, with the links posted above the featured restaurant’s photos. A new location highlight will be posted weekly on our social media accounts in Greenville and Spartanburg. Check back regularly for updates! 

Upstate, SC Locally Owned Restaurants

The Farehouse

The Farehouse
  • Kid’s Menu
  • Outdoor Dining
  • 250 Mill St PW3151, Taylors SC | 864.335.9913

Myami Bites

2 empanadas

  • Now located inside 8th State Brewing
  • 400 Augusta Street, 1st Floor, Greenville | 864.609.4590

Big Apple Doughnuts & Cafe

donut wall and breakfast donut sandwich

Papi’s Tacos

Tamales - tacos - guac- Papis tacos

Gios Pastry Shop

Gio's - fountain inn - collage

Wildflower Cupcake & Dessert Bar

Wildflower cupcake & dessert bar photo collage

Restaurant 17

Hotel Domestique's Restaurant 17 in Travelers Rest, SC

Josey’s Chuck Wagon

Josie's Chuckwagon picture collage

Southside Smokehouse & Grille

Southside Smokehouse & Grille

Universal Joint

Universal Joint

Flavorshack Hot Chicken & Ribs

Flavorshack Hot Chicken & Ribs

Black Sheep Café & Catering

Black Sheep Café & Catering

Bobby’s BBQ & Seasoning

Bobby's BBQ & Seasoning

Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine

Sweet Basil Thai

Dray: Bar and Grill

Dray: Bar

Greenfield’s Bagels and Deli

Greenfield's Bakery

New Groove Artisan Brewery

New Groove

The Southern Growl

The Southern Growl Greer

Topsoil Restaurant & Market

Topsoil Restaurant Travelers Rest

Burrito Hub

We hope that everyone supports local businesses during this impossible time, and well after that.

Do you know a locally owned restaurant that we should feature? Let us know in the comments, or let them know the next time you are dining out!

Owners can submit their info through the link below. 
Locally Owned Restaurant Feature Submission Form 

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3 Responses

  1. Yolanda says:
    December 27, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    Can you add sabroso Mexican grille please! It’s my brothers restaurant

  2. Brian Deslauriers says:
    March 3, 2025 at 1:10 pm

    TeaStar Thai Cafe 351 E Henry St. 864.586.1061
    A family owned business.