Best of Columbia 2025

Best Neighborhood- Forest Acres

The much anticipated BEST OF COLUMBIA 2025 list is out from the Free Times and we have so many local winners to celebrate here in Forest Acres! We love our businesses - you help make our community thrive and thanks to you, we're consistently voted the BEST Neighborhood to call home and now - the official BEST Shopping District!

Best of Shopping

• Best Shopping District- Forest Acres
• Best Women’s Clothing- Scout & Molly
• Best Men’s Clothing- Granger Owings
• Best Home Decor- Homegoods
• Best Bakery- Ally & Eloise
• Best Hardware store- ACE hardware
• Best Wine store-  Runner-up
  • Morganellis
• Best Liquor store- Runner-up
  • Morganellis 

Best of Food

• Best Breakfast- Original Pancake House
  • Runner-up
    • Eggs Up Grill
• Best Bagel- Bruegger's Bagels
• Best Ice Cream- Runner-up
  • Handel's
• Best Chain Restaurant- Honorable Mention
  • Bonefish Grill
• Best Smoothie- Tropical Smoothie 😉
  • Honorable Mention
    • Smoothie King

A few of our restaurants were both recognized and won in multiple categories.

Best of Services 

• Best Bank- Palmetto Citizens
• Best Credit Union- Palmetto Citizens
• Best Financial Planner- Palmetto Citizens
• Best Mortgage Lender/Broker- Palmetto Citizens
• Best Travel Agent- Forest Lake Travel
• Best Dry Cleaner- Tripp’s
• Best Dentist- Honorable Mentions
  • Family Dental Health
  • Forest Drive Dental Care
• Best House of Worship- St. Martins in the Field
• Best Martial Arts School- Legacy Martial Arts
• Best Summer Camp- Runner-up
  • Legacy Martial Arts
• Best Music Lessons- Runner-up
  • Freeway Music

Best of Health, Wellness & Beauty

• Best Barbershop- Runner-up
  • Circa
• Best Pilates- Club Pilates
  • Honorable Mention
    • LEVEL Fitness Studio
• Best Physical Therapy Practice
  • Runner-up
    • Pinnacle Physical Therapy
• Best Urgent Care
  • Runner-up
    • Prisma Heath
• Best Holistic Provider
  • Runner-up
    • ROOTS Integrative Medicine

Best of Pet Services

• Groomers- Honorable Mention
  • Carolina Paws
• Vet Clinic- Honorable Mention
  • Four Paws Animal Clinic

Congratulations to all of our wonderful city businesses and business owners. You are what makes Forest Acres a wonderful place to live, work & play!