Find a World of Flavor—Greenwood Hot Spots and International Cuisine

From Italian classics to Southern soul food, and from Asian fusion to Caribbean cuisine, Greenwood packs a culinary punch. Locally owned restaurants serve up diverse multicultural fare that will keep your taste buds wanting more.

With a $60 World of Flavor passport, you’ll have access to a wide variety of international samples from 6 restaurants that make up Greenwood’s global flavor center. And with its proximity to Augusta, Greenville, and Columbia, Greenwood provides an exciting change of pace for weekend trips or longer vacations. Come to Greenwood to experience the world of flavors!

Get Your Taste Buds Ready to Travel

Greenwood has a wide variety of restaurants that will accept your World of Flavor passport and take you on a delicious round-the-world trip.

With Greenwood’s variety of things to do—and flavors to taste—you can spend a day or a week exploring. Whether your interests lie in history or nature, shopping or the arts, you’ll find delicious international food along the way to fire up your energy level. It’s time to grab your World of Flavor passport and take your palate on a world tour.

Kickers

At Kickers Restaurant, the “lil place…big taste,” owner Abdel Dimiati seeks out the freshest ingredients to create satisfying comfort food that showcases Greek, Moroccan, Cuban, Asian and Caribbean flavors to warm both body and soul. With your World of Flavor passport, you’ll experience a curated soup sampling that will be sure to get your taste buds going.

“We have a lot of really loyal customers who have stayed with us,” says Abdel. “This is a good community.”

Italian and Mediterranean Fusion

When traveling the culinary world, you’re likely to overlap a little bit between cuisines. The perfect Greenwood example of this is The Olive Branch Italian & Mediterranean Grill, which serves authentic Italian and Mediterranean foods alongside each other. With your passport, you’ll get a sampling of spaghetti with meat sauce. If you’re feeling extra adventurous, you can also purchase some hummus and dolmas to start, and maybe a bit of Baklava for dessert. Expand your culinary horizons in two directions, all at once!

Pan Asian Cuisine

For those searching for Asian flavors, Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse is popular for both their food and the atmosphere. The always-entertaining chefs keep their table-side skills as sharp as their knives, and as diners, you can choose between Hibachi, Teriyaki and Sushi.

Latin Flavors

El Centenario Mexican Restaurant is a favorite for authentic Tex-Mex food—specialty nachos, steak and seafood, small plates, homemade guacamole and tasty sauces. Your passport will get you delicious Chicken Taquitos to make you feel as though you’re sitting on a Mexican (or perhaps Texan) patio feasting on the finest local cuisine.

While we’re talking about Latin food, be sure to check out Buenavista Latin Cafe, where the authentic Cuban bread makes the sandwiches extra tasty, and the Old Havana ambiance lets you embrace the joy of Cuban culture. Visitors with a passport will dine on a Sampler Platter (1 Empanada, 1 Papa Rellena, 2 Croquetas, 1 Toston, 1 Maduro & Yuca frita). This is your opportunity to try a variety of Cuban foods, all in one sampler!

Eclectic and American

If you’re looking for familiar American favorites, Greenwood has the perfect option for you. Sports Break Grill & Bar offers all of your favorite comfort foods, along with excellent service and a fun atmosphere. When you visit Sports Break with your World of Flavor passport, you’ll get a serving of their classic Disco Fries: a basket of french fries loaded with bacon, ranch and cheese! It doesn’t get much more authentically American than that, so don’t forget to experience a little bit of down home goodness during your tour of global cuisine!

Purchasing Your Passport

In Greenwood, there’s fun and flavor for everybody. Learn more about Greenwood’s restaurant scene, purchase your World of Flavor passport for $60 each at the Greenwood Visitor Center, 120 Main Street, or online, and plan your flavor adventure!

To purchase your passport virtually, visit the City of Greenwood website, select Tourism from the dropdown menu, enter $60 for the Payment Amount, and type in Passport in the Receipt Note section. The Greenwood team will soon follow up with you with more information and instructions on where to pick up your physical World of Flavor Passport.