Five Points · Columbia, SC

Coffee. Café. Community.

Locally roasted coffee, housemade pastries and a light breakfast & lunch menu — plus Columbia’s go-to bakery for vegan, gluten-free, keto and paleo cakes made to order.

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Thu 2:30–8:30 pmEvening café

Fri–Sun 8:30–2:30Breakfast & lunch

631-B Harden StreetFive Points

Inside The Local Buzz: the market counter, pastry case and ice cream freezer

Allergy-friendly bakeryVegan · GF · Keto · Paleo

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What we do

More than a coffee shop

A cozy 15-seat café, a made-to-order bakery, a party space and a marketplace for South Carolina makers — all under one roof.

The Café

Locally roasted coffee, smoothies, avocado toast, soups, salads and sandwiches — with vegan swaps on almost everything.

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Special Orders

Whole cakes, cupcakes, cookies and muffins made around your diet — from traditional to vegan, keto or top-8 allergen free.

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Cupcake Wars Parties

Two hours of pizza-making, jumbo cupcake decorating, BINGO and prizes. We prep, host and clean up.

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Wall of handmade mugs in the marketplace

Local Marketplace

Gifts and goods made in Columbia and across South Carolina — in the café and online, with nationwide shipping.

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Made & baked to order

Treats everyone at the table can eat.

Ms. Stephie’s kitchen is known across Columbia for desserts that skip the allergens without skipping the flavor. Tell us what you can’t have — we’ll bake around it.

Vegan, gluten-free, egg-free and dairy-free cakes & cupcakes
Keto and paleo options for low-carb and grain-free diets
Nut, peanut, soy, corn, rice and sesame-free on request
Royal-iced and edible-image custom cookies

Pricing & how to order

“Come, relax, and stay a while. We create every meal and drink with care and attention — and take time to meet new & old friends.”

2015Serving Columbia since

13Dietary needs we bake for

100%Meat-free café menu

1Family behind it all

Hand-painted Welcome sign: all sizes, colors, ages, cultures, beliefs and people — safe here

Our mission

All are welcome. All are safe here.

The Local Buzz is a family business with a purpose. Alongside the café, owner Stephanie Griggs Bridgers runs an on-the-job training center for people with disabilities — and a welcoming space for teens and young adults to build healthy, safe friendships.

We proudly support Richland One Schools, Midlands Technical College, the University of South Carolina, Columbia College, Benedict College, Allen University and the many private, online and alternative schools in our community.

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