Some of the best meals in South Carolina happen in places you would never think to look. Picture yourself biting into a juicy burger while a small plane lifts off just a few yards away, its engine humming as the tower voices crackle over the radio.
It is the kind of spot that turns an ordinary lunch into a front-row seat at a live show. Once you find it, you will wonder why nobody told you about it sooner.
A Cafe Parked Beside The Tarmac
Tucked at 21 Airport Rd Ext in Greenville, South Carolina, the Runway Cafe at GMU sits right at the edge of the Greenville Downtown Airport. It is an informal American eatery where the dining room comes with a view most restaurants could never dream of offering.
The location is the whole point. Instead of a parking lot or a busy street, your window looks out onto an active runway where small aircraft roll, taxi, and take to the sky…