Strossner's Bakery is a bakery restaurant in Downtown, Greenville.
Strossner's Bakery is greenville's oldest bakery since 1947, but on roper mountain not main street. visitors miss it; locals book birthday cakes a week ahead.
Why locals love it: Greenville's oldest bakery since 1947, but on Roper Mountain not Main Street. Visitors miss it; locals book birthday cakes a week ahead.
Tip: Order layer cakes ten days ahead. Pick up Danish without ordering Saturday morning.
Address: 21 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, SC 29607
Ji-Roz in Greenville: Modern Greek room on North Main Street outside the busiest restaurant cluster. Closed Sundays and Mondays, full gluten-free menu.
Why locals love it: Modern Greek room on North Main Street outside the busiest restaurant cluster. Closed Sundays and Mondays, full gluten-free menu.
Tip: Sit at the bar for a quick lamb chop dinner. Whole branzino off the grill on weekends.
Naked Pasta is tiny artisan pasta shop on cedar lane road making fresh pasta with pastured eggs and american + italian 00 flour blend. open weekdays only.
Why locals love it: Tiny artisan pasta shop on Cedar Lane Road making fresh pasta with pastured eggs and American + Italian 00 flour blend. Open weekdays only.
Tip: Buy the lasagna sheets and ravioli for the freezer. They go fast.
Ji-Roz in Greenville: Modern Greek room on North Main Street outside the busiest restaurant cluster. Closed Sundays and Mondays, full gluten-free menu.
Why locals love it: Modern Greek room on North Main Street outside the busiest restaurant cluster. Closed Sundays and Mondays, full gluten-free menu.
Tip: Sit at the bar for a quick lamb chop dinner. Whole branzino off the grill on weekends.
Pomegranate on Main is a persian room in West End. Order the tahdig (crispy saffron rice). Most tables miss it because it's a side, not a main.
Why locals love it: Persian dining on South Main since 2007: kabab koobideh and saffron rice, one of a small handful of Persian rooms in the Carolinas. Closed Sundays.
Tip: Order the tahdig (crispy saffron rice). Most tables miss it because it's a side, not a main.
OJ's Diner in Greenville: Black-owned Pendleton soul food counter, cash preferred and weekdays only. Locals know; tourists routinely miss it.
Why locals love it: Black-owned Pendleton soul food counter, cash preferred and weekdays only. Locals know; tourists routinely miss it.
Tip: Get there before 13:00 on weekdays. The fried chicken sells out by 14:00 most days.
Stax Omega Diner is off-downtown greek diner since 1988. family-run, bakery case at the back, regulars take up the same booths every morning.
Why locals love it: Off-downtown Greek diner since 1988. Family-run, bakery case at the back, regulars take up the same booths every morning.
Tip: Sit at the counter. Order the gyro plate plus a slice of baklava from the bakery case.
