Oliver Gospel Roastery

Oliver Gospel Roastery

1120 Taylor St, Columbia, SC

★★★★★4.7(115 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

This roastery in Columbia takes their espresso seriously, with baristas who genuinely care about craft and consistently pull some of the best lattes in the city. Beyond the exceptional coffee, Oliver Gospel has a rustic charm that invites you to linger, and there's something meaningful about knowing every dollar of profit supports ministry work—so your excellent pour over or creative specialty drink comes with real purpose.

What to expect

Espresso-focused, with creative signature drinks, with a pour-over program, good cold brew. Slow-sit spot. Pastries and light food on the menu.

Specialty drinksTraditional drinksLight foodPastriesCraft espressoPour overSlow sitSignature drinksCold brew

Google Reviews

Jason Moomaw
★★★★4 months ago

(UPDATE 5 January 2026) Just had a horrible encounter with I am assuming a new Supervisor as this is what he said he was when I asked to speak to a manager. The option to order a 5 pound bag of expresso bean coffee is not available online. I have been doing and was instructed…

Anabel Orchard
★★★★★4 months ago

Best latte I’ve ever had. Out of the 23 other coffee shops I’ve tried in Columbia this place takes the #1 spot. Barista’s actually care about the quality of coffee they serve, and very reasonably priced.

Ryan Byrne
★★★★★5 months ago

My 2 star review isn't really fair to this establishment. I'll explain. The coffee here is excellent. Some of the best I've ever had, but the last three times we've been, there is an extremely creepy looking homeless man there with huge, and I mean HUGE bags under his eyes.…

Chris Schweighart
★★★★★2 years ago

Our first time here and we loved it. Beautiful, rustic decor, with a wide variety of coffee drinks and food items. The iced coffee and hibiscus lemonade were very refreshing, and the chocolate chip muffin was very tasty. Plenty of seating inside and out front, with excellent…

Will Langston
★★★★★2 years ago

These guys know what they are doing. Delicious coffee! We like oat milk and I suggest the vanilla shakes espresso and the latte! Every dollar of profit goes to ministry: super cool and delicious!

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