Clyde's of Columbia 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044, 410-730-2829, Casual and friendly restaurant situated on a quiet lake with great views afforded to patrons. An American cuisine is served including burgers, ribs, seafood, chili, and homemade desserts.

Donna's- Snowden 5850 Waterloo Road, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-465-2399, Casual family atmosphere with a menu that includes American and Mediterranean cuisine including pastas, sandwiches, and delicious pastries.

Hard Times Cafe 8865 Stanford Boulevard, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-312-0700, A fun and exciting restaurant featuring themes of the 1930's, 40's, and 50's. Their menu is dominated by an American cuisine of burgers, sandwiches, and their famous chili. The restaurant features a critically acclaimed collection of historic, classic country and western and western swing music, as well as contemporary practitioners of these styles. Catering services are available. more...

King's Contrivance 10150 Shaker Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, 410-995-0500, American cuisine with European touches served in a historic mansion with private rooms available for groups from 10 to 175. 

Red Robin 8640 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-312-0214, An upbeat and friendly family atmosphere serving American cuisine with an emphasis on gourmet burgers, soups, salads, and a large beverage menu. more...

Famous Dave's 6201 Columbia Crossing Drive, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-290-0091, Fun and upbeat atmosphere combined with great BBQ made with classic St. Louis style spareribs, hickkory smoked to perfection, and Dave's award winning rich and sassy sauce. Catering and a to go service is also available.  more...

Red River Barbeque & Grille 6201 Columbia Crossing Circle, Columbia, MD 21044, 410-290-0091, Southwestern cuisine in a rustic, casual atmosphere. Enjoy ribs, beef brisket, and pulled pork.  

Rocky Run Tap & Grill 6480 Dobbin Center Way, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-730-6581, Family fun in an exciting atmosphere with features including spunky servers, thousands of hot sauce bottles, humorous chalkboard drawings, Farside cartoons, and local high school yearbook pictures. The menu has something for everyone including burgers, sandwiches, chicken, seafood, pastas, and desserts. They also offer many different Canadian style microbrews brewed at the Columbia location. more...

P.F. Chang's 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044, The Plaza at the Mall in Columbia, 410-730-5344, The P.F. Chang's experience is a unique combination of Chinese cuisine, attentive service, wine, and tempting desserts all served in a stylish, high-energy bistro.  more... 

Blue Cow Cafe 5134 Thunder Hill Road, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-772-8999, A relaxing coffeehouse specializing in fresh sandwiches, coffee, tea, soup, and ice cream.

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill 6435 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-715-3933, Consistently flavorful and fresh Mexican food, for lunch and dinner, dine-in or take-out, served in a sparkling clean and upbeat environment. more...

Cafe de Paris 8808 Centre Park Drive, Columbia, MD 21043, 410-997-3904, Excellent and charming French-Country style cuisine restaurant located conviently in the business park section of Columbia. They offer off site catering and wine tastings.

La Madeleine 6211 Columbia Crossing, Columbia, MD 21045, Dobbin & Route 175, 410-872-4900, An equal parts French bakery, European cafe and cozy bistro. They serve breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, wine, and sweet pastries. more...

Bombay Peacock Grill 10005 Old Columbia Road, Columbia, MD 21046, 410-381-7111, Fine dining authentic and innovative Indian cuisine including a daily lunch buffet and extensive a la carte dinner menu. A banquet hall, meeting room and walkout garden patio are available. Live sitar music is featured on weekends.

House Of India 9350-F2 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-381-3844, Authentic Indian cuisine featuring a diversified menu that reflects the many breads, appetizers, and entrees indigenous to the Indian Continent with the perfect of spices.

Noodles & Company 6191 Old Dobbin Lane, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-872-3729, A quick and casual global noodle restaurant serving the very best freshly sautéed noodle dishes, soups, and salads from around the globe. All dishes may be customized with chicken breast, beef tenderloin, gulf shrimp, or organic tofu.  more...

AIDA Bistro 7185A Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, 410-953-0500, The award winning AIDA Bistro is Howard County's newest culinary destination. Family owned & operated, this restaurant specializes in Italian food, homemade pastas, sauces, desserts, and creative Mediterranean entrees. Although it has an Italian core of entrees and freshly made pasta and desserts, the award winning Executive Chef, Michael Wagner, regularly add specials to the menu that are both contemporary and non-traditional Italian. The Bistro Wine-Bar serves over 65 wines by the glass and bottle and are hand picked to complement the menu.  

That's Amore 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044, 410-772-5900, Authentic Italian restaurant with delicious food all made from scratch. Every dish can be prepared solo, in individual portions, or famiglia, family portions to pass around the table. There are full banquet menus and private rooms to hold any event and the full menu is available for carryout.

Hanamura 8865 Stanford Boulevard, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-290-2883, Authentic Japanese restaurant offering sushi, soups, salads, and Japanese chicken, steak, and seafood. Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. more...

Nichi Bei Kai 9400 Snowden River Parkway South, Columbia, MD 21201, 410-381-5800, Offers a variety of Japanese cuisine cooked right at your table. There is also a full sushi bar available.  more... 

Bertucci's Brick Oven Pizzeria 9081 Snowden River, Columbia, MD 21046, 410-312-4800, Here you can enjoy great appetizers, entrees, and of course...pizza. You can even create your own pizza with a combination of their fresh ingredients. more... 

Jerry's Subs & Pizza 7190 A Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-381-7802, Delicious made-to-order food served in an attractive environment since 1954 has helped make this eatery a local favorite. The menu features pizza with all the toppings you can expect and huge overstuffed sandwiches. more...

Ledo Pizza 6955 Oakland Mills Road, Suite H, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-381-5550, A fun, family restaurant offering a combination of appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and specialty pizzas. more... 

Don Pablo's 6191 Columbia Crossing Circle, Columbia, MD 21045, 410-290-1618, 800-372-2567, A casual family atmosphere with flair awaits you with their Mexican cuisine including made from scratch salsa, tortillas and sauces as well as an entire range of authentic Mexican specialties. more...

Bassett's Original Turkey 10300 Little Patuxent, Columbia, MD 21044, 410-992-6819, Good old home cooking including fresh roasted turkey, steaming-hot stuffing, fragrant with celery, onions and spices, tangy cranberry sauce, thick slices of freshly baked bread, garden fresh salads, and real mashed potatoes with rich brown gravy.

Toby's Dinner Theatre 5900 Symphony Woods Road, Columbia, MD 21044, 410-730-8311, 800-888-6297, Award-winning Broadway and original musicals with an exceptional buffet-style dinner including a full service bar, salad bar, buffet, desserts and make your own sundae bar. more...