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Are you looking for restaurants in Travelers Rest, SC? TR, as the locals call it, has many delicious places to enjoy a meal. You’ll find everything from a super kid-friendly coffee shop to a smokehouse, fine dining, and amazing crepes in Travelers Rest. Check out our list and don’t miss our guide to Travelers Rest.

Breakfast in Travelers Rest

Tandem Creperie: Delicious crepes and coffee. Read more about them in our review of the best places to get breakfast in the Upstate.

TREEhouse Cafe: Breakfast sandwiches, pastries, paninis and lots of coffee options

Upcountry Provisions: Breakfast options like breakfast sandwiches, frittatas, eggs, pastries, avocado toast, kids plates are available

Lunch in Travelers Rest

Monkey Wrench: BBQ brisket, pork, burgers, wings and more. Indoor and outdoor dining space, and take-out.

Sidewall Pizza: Traditional and unique pizzas, homemade ice cream, great breadsticks

TREEhouse Cafe: Lots of delicious sandwich and panini options, and coffee, in a kid-friendly art bar setting with lots of crafts and art you can make for a small fee.

Whistle Stop: train themed cafe

Upcountry Provisions: Unique sandwiches, salads, soups, sides and kids meals are on the menu.

Dinner in Travelers Rest

Monkey Wrench: BBQ pork, brisket, burgers, chicken wings, traditional bbq sides and lots more. The menu is available for take-out, or enjoy indoor and outdoor dining options.

Sidewall Pizza: Traditional and unique pizzas, homemade ice cream, great breadsticks, indoor and outdoor dining

Farmhouse Taco: Super unique tacos with locally sourced ingredients. Try the fried chicken taco, you won’t be disappointed.

Topsoil Kitchen and Market: Farm-to-table restaurant and market with sandwiches, soups, salads, and several entrees to choose from. The menu varies based on what is fresh and available at local farms

Restaurant 17: Italian and Mediterranean-inspired menu with locally sourced ingredients, located at Hotel Domestique with a beautiful mountain view

Chicora Alley Firehouse Bar & Grill: wings, nachos, street tacos and quesadillas

Shortfields: Sandwiches, salads, burgers and entrees include steak, grilled salmon, pork chops, shrimp and grits, and lots more. This menu is very large with many options.

Dessert in Travelers Rest

Pink Mama’s Ice Cream: Cute ice cream shop with lots of options. There are even a few dairy-free options available. Enjoy your ice cream and frozen treats at tables outside along the Swamp Rabbit Trail.

Romantic Restaurants in TR

Restaurant 17: Italian and Mediterranean-inspired menu with locally sourced ingredients, located at Hotel Domestique with a beautiful mountain view

Restaurants on Main Street, Downtown TR

Best Restaurants For Young Kids in Travelers Rest

TREEhouse Cafe: Enjoy your coffee while your kids paint and make a mess somewhere that isn’t YOUR kitchen. Need we say more?

Monkey Wrench: The outdoor dining space at Monkey Wrench is perfect for giving kids some room to roam. They have a nice yard to explore, plus the restaurant backs up to the Swamp Rabbit Trail so you can watch the people go by as you eat, and even enjoy a walk when you’re done.

Whistle Stop: This restaurant is train-themed and offers kids’ meals.

Best for Business

Need a restaurant for a business meal or a social gathering of co-workers? Try these restaurants in Travelers Rest!

Shortfields: If you’re looking for a menu with lots of options and good variety, Shortfields is what you want in TR.

Farmhouse Taco: Its a little loud, so this wouldn’t be the place if you needed to hammer out that business deal, but Farmhouse Taco has flexible seating and can accommodate a larger group (definitely recommend reservations), plus their a la carte menu style means everyone should be able to find something they’d like to eat.

Budget Friendly Places to Eat in TR

Sidewall Pizza: Traditional and unique pizzas, homemade ice cream, great breadsticks, indoor and outdoor dining. Their birthday club coupons and other promotions that benefit the community can make a meal at Sidewall very economical.

Take Out Restaurants in TR

While most restaurants offer their menus for take-out, some restaurants offer specials or other take-out friendly advantages.

Monkey Wrench: Full BBQ menu is available for take-out, plus they offer items in bulk so you can get a pound of meat, sauce and the sides you’d like to create a meal for the family.

Travelers Rest will be undergoing a city beautification project beginning this month.

Adam Schrimmer, Lead Artist and Owner at Blank Canvas Mural Company, was selected by Travelers Rest businesses to create three murals as part of the city's on-going Façade Improvement Program (FIP).

The artist will hand-paint custom illustrations on three horizontal, unwindowed walls on three buildings that will bookend the town of Travelers Rest, a press release stated.

Work on the first mural, located at Urban Hare, has just begun.

“Murals are a way that communities express themselves through accessible art, which tells stories of their city. We are super excited to see these murals come to life in such a visible way that is very uniquely TR,” Travelers Rest Mayor Brandy Amidon said.

The murals will be funded by public and private sources, with the city of Travelers Rest contributing fifty percent of the total project cost from FIP funds, the press release said. Other funding sources include businesses, property owners and funds raised from a GoFundMe campaign.

Schrimmer met with local businesses and residents to discuss mural concepts that best represented the Travelers Rest community.

“I was interested in the individual stories and the history of the town because I wanted to create lasting artwork that generations can enjoy. This collaborative effort between the community and Blank Canvas, and the relationships that were forged, were invaluable in creating these illustrative murals,” Schrimmer said.

Here are the concepts for Travelers Rest's murals, and locations:

?First mural: 106 South Main Street ? Urban Hare

The first mural will be located on the building that houses the retail store, Urban Hare. Artwork will feature a vintage European poster-like scene of a female cyclist with flowers in her bike basket, a hare and Paris Mountain background.

?Second mural: 331 South Main Street – TR’s Oriental Restaurant

The second mural will be located on the side of the building that houses TR Oriental Restaurant. Artwork will feature the slogan, “Where Travelers Come to Rest,” scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, a lake and puffy white clouds in the signature colors of Travelers Rest, blue, orange and yellow.

?Third mural: 301 South Main Street ? Loftis Printing Company

The third mural will be located on the side of the building that houses Loftis Printing Company. Artwork will look like a vintage postcard with giant letters spelling out Travelers Rest, and inside the letters will be illustrations such as Chico Bolin (a former TR resident and Marine), the Skyland Drive-In and the Spring Park Inn.

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On a once-blank wall off of Main Street in Travelers Rest, a story is beginning to take shape.

A rabbit peeking out from a flower patch, the wheels of a bike rolling up a mountain road, the hem of the rider’s dress — all outlined in black paint.

Adam Schrimmer, who started work on the mural on the side of Urban Hare Boutique this week, said it’s the first of three such paintings he will complete in the northern Greenville County town in the coming months. He will also be painting pieces on the side of Loftis Printing and on TR’s Oriental facing the entrance to Travelers Rest coming from US 276.

Schrimmer, a local artist and owner of Blank Canvas Mural Company, is responsible for other prominent murals in Greenville County, including vibrant displays at Poe Mill and the painting depicting prominent Greenville landmarks and figures at Haywood Mall.

The local business owners in Travelers Rest hired him using a façade improvement grant from the city that covers half of the cost. Schrimmer said the project has been an opportunity to learn more about the bustling town, knowledge he is incorporating in the public art displays.

On the Loftis Printing mural, he will depict people and places from the area’s history, including Dean “Chico” Bolin, a World War II veteran and former coach of the Travelers Rest High School football team, and the Skyland Drive-In movie theater.

The TR’s Oriental mural at the entrance to Main Street will be a nod to Travelers Rest’s role as a gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills. The image will feature a couple with their feet propped up in the foreground, staring out over the mountainous country to the north of the town, the words “Where Travelers come to Rest” displayed overhead.

At Urban Hare, he said he’s creating a “love story,” inspired by the love residents and business owners have for their town. The piece, which will be painted in the style of a vintage French cycling poster, will include items from the shops connected to Urban Hare, including locally grown flowers from the Katelyn Pinner Studio and oil and vinegar from The Crescent Olive. The concept for the mural itself was inspired by the EE Cummings poem “I Carry Your Heart with Me,” a copy of which Schrimmer found in Urban Hare.

Michael and Mandy Williams, the husband and wife who own Urban Hare, said they’re excited to watch the image come to life in the coming weeks. Mandy Williams said she appreciates Schrimmer incorporating details from her business and other local stores in a prominent piece of public art.

“It’s just a blank canvas here and people are going to be able to see it coming in from the Swamp Rabbit Trail, at the red light here and on the main road,” she said. “I hope people will want to have their picture made next to it.”

Schrimmer said for him, the murals he’s painting in Travelers Rest are among his most personal yet. He’s fallen in love with the small town since starting his work, and wants that to come through in his work.

“A big part of this project has been getting to know Travelers Rest,” he said. “It’s really a special little spot.”

Follow Conor Hughes on Twitter at @ConorJHughes or reach him on his email at chughes@postandcourier.com.

The emerging food scene in Greenville, South Carolina, makes it a must-stop-and-eat destination.

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As someone who has lived in Atlanta on and off since 1978, I'm still amazed at the gems that abound in every nook of the Southeast. There's great delight in discovering a new (to me) treasure like the concentration of Korean restaurants near the automotive manufacturers in Alabama or the abundance of incredible immigrant-led restaurants in Clarkston, Georgia.

I've often traveled through Greenville, South Carolina on the drive from Atlanta to Asheville to visit my parents. I can't count the number of times that I've purchased superior South Carolina peaches from the roadside stand next to the Spinx gas station in nearby Travelers Rest because I was wondering what to eat but drawing a blank. I won't have that problem after this eating expedition, because I have found that Greenville's culinary offerings make it a place worth savoring.

As a restaurant critic and a mom, I have two essential criteria for a Southern road trip: There must be good dining options and lots of activities. Greenville has both, including plenty of museums with exciting exhibits and established restaurants in every category, whether it's Bucky's Bar-B-Q or fresh regional cuisine at Soby's. There are imports from other Southern cities and towns, including the Mast General Store (with barrels of candy) and Halls Chophouse out of Charleston, but Greenville has a distinct personality all its own.

Expand Your Palate

In recent years, the city's food scene has expanded its borders, both geographically and culturally. There's everything from Aryana Afghan Cuisine to tacos at Califas, a strip mall spot that started in 2020 as a pop-up serving trendy birria (a slow-cooked meat filling). Califas' owner, Erika Dila, hails from Culver City, California, hence menu items with names like Sunset Boulevard and Palm Springs. The classic Heavenly Delicious Birria Taco is a perfect benchmark for how this dish should taste, and the crispy tortilla shell and gooey strings of melted white cheese make it way too fun to eat. Dip it into the accompanying consommé (cooking liquid) for a saucy treat.

Enjoy Award-Winning Cuisine

Meat and cheese plate from The Anchorage. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards Swordfish from The Anchorage. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards

Neighborhood favorite The Anchorage was a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2018. Chefs Gregory McPhee (who was on the opening team at Husk in Charleston) and Alex Morgan make this a can't-miss spot. Enter through Taxi House Wines, which sells a fun assortment of the bottles served at this bi-level eatery. Although the cocktails with whimsical names like Kermit the Fizz are delightful, wines match the incredible menu best. Delicious options might include a handcrafted cheese plate with silky smooth bourbon-liver mousse or a thick slab of North Carolina swordfish with fresh greens and fried garlic.

Get Serious About Cooking

Ruth Doyle of The Cook’s Station. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards Pulled Brisket Sandwich at The Cook’s Station. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards

The Cook's Station presents a hyper-Southern array of products showcased next to top-of-the-line BlueStar ovens for those who have food and cooking on the brain. Its newest location on Buncombe Street in downtown Greenville opened during the pandemic and sells gadgets and goodies that you never even knew you needed. Want to shop for a while? Grab a glass of Champagne from the wine bar or a sandwich at the cafe.

Meander Through The West End

Jianna’s Respect Your Elders cocktail. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards Jianna chef Michael Kramer. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards

In the West End of downtown, close to Fluor Field and the new South Carolina Children's Theatre, you'll find Gather GVL, an outdoor food court of multicolored shipping containers. It's home to 13 businesses serving everything from giant artisan doughnuts at HenDough to Maine-style lobster rolls at The Lob Father. As you walk down Augusta Street, you'll see cute boutiques like Augusta Twenty selling brands like Vince, Longchamp, and Alice + Olivia plus locally made jewelry. After a day of shopping, lunch at Jianna is a wonderful way to recharge. Fresh pasta is the first thing you notice as you climb the pastel green stairs to the Italian eatery, which looks out onto Falls Park on the Reedy. If the weather permits, take a seat on the patio. Order the tender and light chicken piccata or any of the homemade pasta dishes. Each is sauced with a deft hand and is even better complemented by wine—you are on vacation, after all.

Explore Nearby Travelers Rest

Topsoil Restaurant in Travelers Rest. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards Trio of Spreads and Chicken Liver Pâté at Topsoil Restaurant. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards

It would be hard to discuss the culinary scene in Greenville without mentioning the town of Travelers Rest, which is about 9 miles away and growing into a powerhouse with strong ties to the land. There you'll find Topsoil Restaurant. As soon as you see the door handles, which are cast from metal to look like curled carrots (with tops intact), you'll know this is a place that takes the earth seriously. Committed to farm-to-table cuisine, chef Adam Cooke was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Southeast in 2020.

Topsoil Restaurant’s fresh bread. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards Brunch at Topsoil Restaurant. PHOTO: Peter Frank Edwards

Baguettes are for sale near the hosting stand, but save yourself for the jaw-dropping ways this kitchen spins ingredients, such as a plate of za'atar-roasted carrots and beets served with chard hummus and cilantro pesto. If you're lucky, you might catch the homemade raspberry doughnuts; they're slightly sweet, a little tart, and pure love in each warm bite.

Stop And Stay Awhile

Wondering where to stay? The Westin is a stalwart on Main Street, but if you like something more contemporary, the AC Hotel Greenville feels brand-new and has a rooftop area ideal for special events. During my stay, the license plates in and out of the valet hailed from as far away as New York.

Given the abundance of tourists visiting Southern towns, it seems like the rest of the nation is finally waking up to find that our culinary industry has something to say—and we don't whisper. After seeing other cities get their due, it's great fun to watch the accolades for the Greenville area roll in and to see its tide rise.

TRAVELERS REST, S.C. —

If there were ever a perfect spot for a staycation, this Greenville County, South Carolina, hotel and world class restaurant is it.

Tucked into the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Hotel Domestique, at 10 Road of Vines in Travelers Rest, offers a serene, quiet escape in the countryside of the Upstate.

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It's also featured on the latest episode of the Very Local streaming series In Transit, hosted by Dave Holmes, Esquire Magazine’s Editor at Large.

Watch the featured segment above.

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"It reminds me personally of a lot of the properties I stayed in when I was in Europe," Hotel Domestique owner George Hincapie said of the resort just off Old Highway 25 and Chinquapin Road. "That's sort of the vibe we want to give our guests."

Hincapie, a 17-time Tour de France cycling powerhouse, named the hotel's dining experience Restaurant 17 for that reason. The cycling term domestique is the position Hincapie held on his team, described as athletes "who serve their team and work tirelessly to propel it forward," according to the property's website.

The restaurant's award-winning chef, Haydn Shaak, has a "dedication to local farms and ingredients to craft a truly unique menu inspired by the seasonality of the Upstate," the website says.

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Surrounded by windows and offering patio seating, the hotel and restaurant allows guests to take in the beauty and majesty of the surroundings, just a 30-minute drive from downtown Greenville.

But what makes Hotel Domestique so unique is its offerings as a world-class cycling destination. With bike rentals, guided tours and cycling camps, the property gives cyclists of every skill level a chance to experience the adventure and challenge of a bike ride in the mountains.

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