Capitol Square business district with North Market on Spruce Street (since 1876), Veritas on Gay Street, Roosevelt Coffeehouse in the Discovery District and the Scioto Mile riverfront.
Order Whatever the kitchen is leading the tasting menu with this week.
Veritas on West Gay Street downtown is Chef Josh Dalton's Columbus tasting-menu room, the city's reference fine-dining counter since the 2017 move.
Order Whichever beer-pairing plate the kitchen is featuring with the seasonal IPA on tap.
The Wolf's Ridge Brewing dining room on North Fourth Street downtown Columbus runs a chef-driven new American menu alongside the brewery taproom.
Order A scoop of the black raspberry chocolate chip; it is the Graeter's signature for a reason.
Graeter's at Easton Town Center is the Columbus-edge French-pot ice cream counter, churned in two-gallon copper kettles in Cincinnati since 1870.
On this list, shown aboveWolf's Ridge Brewing Dining Room
Order A Pizza Kitchen pie with a Daybreak Belgian wheat.
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street downtown runs the Pizza Kitchen counter alongside the brewery taproom with house-brewed lagers and IPAs.
Order The stuffed French toast and a side of bacon.
Sunny Street Cafe on West Nationwide Boulevard in the Arena District is the Columbus breakfast counter for stuffed French toast and skillet plates.
Brioso Coffee on North High Street downtown has been a Columbus specialty roaster since 2001, with a downtown coffee bar attached to the roastery.
The Veritas wine room on West Gay Street downtown Columbus is the by-the-glass program alongside Chef Josh Dalton's tasting menu, with cellar Burgundy pours.
The Wolf's Ridge dining room runs a small wine list alongside the house-brewed beers, with a sommelier-selected glass paired with each plate.
Drink House Daybreak Belgian wheat
Wolf's Ridge Brewing taproom on North Fourth Street pours the brewery's IPAs, lagers and the house Daybreak Belgian wheat, with a Pizza Kitchen counter.
Drink Cocktails paired with the tasting menu
The Veritas bar counter on West Gay Street downtown takes walk-in seats facing the open kitchen, with cocktail pairings off the tasting menu.
Try Somali chicken sambusa
Hoyo's Kitchen inside North Market in Columbus downtown serves Somali sambusas, chicken suqaar and rice bowls, run by the Hassan family since 2014.
Try Brambleberry Crisp scoop
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at North Market downtown is the original 2002 Jeni Britton Bauer counter where the national ice cream brand began.
Also on this listGraeter's Ice Cream Easton
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street in Columbus downtown has run a family-owned brewery and dining room since 2013, the reference brewery.
North Market on Spruce Street in Columbus downtown is the anchor city food hall since 1876, with Jeni's, Hoyo's, Pistacia Vera and 30 plus vendors.
Pearl Market on East Lynn Street alley downtown runs Tuesday and Friday lunch hours May through October, with food trucks and downtown office crowds.
Columbus Food Adventures' Columbus Food Hall Tour is a van-based route across three Columbus food halls, with tastings from six vendors and a Prosecco toast.
The Columbus Greek Festival on Labor Day weekend at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral on North High Street is the city's largest cultural food fest.
Festival Latino in 2026 moves to Columbus Commons and Ohio Theatre on South High Street, the largest Latino festival in Ohio in its 29th year.
The Columbus Arts Festival fills the downtown riverfront on the second weekend of June with visual arts, music, fashion and food; the 2026 edition ran 12 to 14 June.
Sur La Table at Easton Town Center runs the national cooking school chain's Columbus location, with knife-skill, pasta and international cuisine classes.
North Market on Spruce Street hosts vendor-led culinary demonstrations and tastings, with seasonal cooking classes from the market's merchants.
Try Sambusas with rice
Hoyo's Kitchen at Columbus's North Market sells beef, chicken and veggie sambusas with rice under $12, a cheap meal at the downtown food hall.
Try Single ice cream scoop
A single Jeni's scoop at the Columbus North Market original counter runs under $7, the city's icon for cheap dessert at the founded-here brand.
Order Wolf's Ridge breakfast pizza with the Daybreak Belgian wheat.
The Wolf's Ridge Brewing brunch on North Fourth Street runs Saturday and Sunday morning with breakfast pizza and the Daybreak Belgian wheat.
Also on this listSunny Street Cafe Arena District
