Eat in German Village, Columbus

Lindey's

• ★ 4.5
• American
• $$$

Order The roasted half chicken from the Lindey's classic menu and a glass of bubbles on the patio.

Lindey's on East Beck Street has been German Village's brick-paved district anchor American room since 1981, with a covered patio in Columbus.

Schmidt's Sausage Haus

• ★ 4.6
• German
• $$

Order The Bahama Mama sausage plate followed by the cream puff, sized to two hands.

Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's canonical German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 meatpacker.

Comune

• ★ 4.4
• New American
• $$$

Order Whatever the kitchen is doing with that week's farm haul, plus the seasonal cocktail.

Comune on Parsons Avenue in Columbus's Schumacher Place is the plant-forward dining room serving in-season vegetable plates and small dishes.

Old Mohawk

• ★ 4.3
• American Tavern
• $$

Order A cup of turtle soup followed by the tavern burger and a cold draft.

The Old Mohawk on Mohawk Street in Schumacher Place has been a Columbus German Village tavern since 1933, with turtle soup and a tavern burger.

The Sycamore

• ★ 4.1
• American
• $$

Order A bar pizza off the small-plates list plus a glass from the rotating natural list.

The Sycamore on East Sycamore Street has been a Columbus German Village gathering room for over a century, now a wine-and-bites bar since 2021.

Donatos Pizza

• ★ 4.0
• Pizza
• $

Order The signature pepperoni in the original square thin crust.

Donatos Pizza, the Columbus thin-crust square pie founded by Jim Grote on Thurman Avenue in 1963, defines the city pizza with pepperoni to the edge.

Katzinger's Delicatessen

• ★ 4.4
• Jewish Deli
• $$

Order The Reuben on rye with a cup of matzoh ball soup.

Katzinger's Delicatessen on South Third Street in German Village has run as Columbus's Jewish delicatessen since 1984, with the Reuben and matzoh ball soup.

Pistacia Vera

• ★ 4.7
• $

Order Kouign-amann

Pistacia Vera on South Third Street is the Columbus German Village French patisserie since 2004, with macarons, kouign-amann and laminated pastries.

Fox in the Snow German Village

• ★ 4.7
• $

Order Cinnamon roll

Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue in Columbus is the reference bakery cafe for the giant cinnamon roll and the buttermilk biscuit sandwich since 2018.

Kittie's Cakes German Village

• ★ 4.3
• $

Order Buttercream cupcake

Kittie's Cakes on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the small-batch bakery for buttercream cupcakes and seasonal cakes since 2009.

Schmidt's Fudge Haus

• ★ 4.4
• $

Order Schmidt's Cream Puff

Schmidt's Fudge Haus next to Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street has been the German Village fudge counter and cream puff bakery since 1979.

Fox in the Snow

• ★ 4.7
• Coffee roaster
• $$

Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue runs a tight Columbus espresso and filter program with rotating beans, across three German Village and Clintonville shops.

Stauf's Coffee German Village

• ★ 4.3
• Coffee roaster
• $$

Stauf's Coffee on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the brick-paved district outpost of the city's anchor roaster since 1988 founding.

Lindey's Wine Program

• ★ 4.3
• Wine bar
• $$$

Lindey's wine list on East Beck Street pairs the German Village fine-dining menu with Old World and California classics from the deep cellar.

Comune Bar Counter

• ★ 4.3
• Plant-forward bar
• $$$

Drink Seasonal vegetable-driven cocktails

Comune's bar counter on Parsons Avenue in Columbus pours vegetable-driven cocktails alongside the plant-forward small plates kitchen in Schumacher Place.

Schmidt's Bahama Mama Counter

• ★ 4.5
• Street food
• $

Try Bahama Mama sausage plate

Schmidt's Bahama Mama counter at the Kossuth Street Columbus German Village hall serves the family's signature smoked sausage on a hoagie roll.

Pistacia Vera Macaron Counter

• ★ 4.5
• Street food
• $

Try Pistachio macaron

Pistacia Vera's South Third Street counter pulls fresh macarons, kouign-amann and laminated pastries to go, the German Village morning grab.

Katzinger's Pickle Barrel

• ★ 4.3
• Street food
• $

Try Half-sour pickle

Katzinger's pickle barrel at the South Third Street German Village deli pulls house half-sour pickles by the each, a Columbus to-go tradition.

Columbus Food Adventures

• ★ 4.4

Columbus Food Adventures runs a German Village walking food tour with stops at Schmidt's, Pistacia Vera, Lindey's and Fox in the Snow. The canonical Columbus German Village route ends with a Schmidt's cream puff.

German Village Haus und Garten Tour

• ★ 4.1

The German Village Haus und Garten Tour, on the last Sunday of June, is a self-guided walk through about ten private homes and gardens, with the district's restaurants and bakeries nearby.

Schmidt's Bratwurst Platter

• ★ 4.4
• German
• $

Try Bratwurst plate with kraut

Schmidt's bratwurst platter at the Kossuth Street German Village hall serves a single brat with kraut, German potato salad and a roll under $15.

Donatos Square Slice

• ★ 4.0
• Pizzeria
• $

Try Pepperoni slice

A single Donatos pepperoni slice in Columbus runs under $7, the cheap Columbus-style pizza taste in the city where Donatos invented the square pie.

Fox in the Snow Cinnamon Roll

• ★ 4.7
• Bakery
• $

Try Cinnamon roll with drip coffee

Fox in the Snow's signature cinnamon roll plus a drip coffee at the Thurman Avenue counter runs under $11, the Columbus morning cheap classic.

Katzinger's Half Sandwich

• ★ 4.3
• Jewish deli
• $

Try Half Reuben with pickle

Katzinger's half Reuben with a half-sour pickle from the barrel at the South Third Street counter runs under $13, the German Village cheap lunch.

Old Mohawk Tavern Burger

• ★ 4.3
• Burgers
• $

Try Tavern burger with fries

The Old Mohawk tavern burger with fries on Mohawk Street in Columbus's German Village, since 1933, runs under $15 for the neighborhood-bar staple.

Katzinger's Bagel Brunch

• ★ 4.3
• $$

Order Bagel with smoked salmon plus a half Reuben.

Katzinger's Delicatessen on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village runs a kosher-style brunch with bagels, smoked salmon and the Reuben.