High Street gallery row between downtown and Ohio State, the densest restaurant and bar corridor in Columbus. Northstar, The Pearl, Brassica, Forno, One Line Coffee and Jeni's scoop counter all sit on or near High.
Order Whichever seasonal small plate the chef is featuring with a Middle West Vim and Vigor cocktail.
Service Bar on Courtland Avenue is the chef-driven new American counter inside Middle West Spirits, the Columbus distillery cocktail pairing.
Order Half-dozen oysters from the daily list and the steak frites.
The Pearl on North High Street is the Cameron Mitchell oyster bar and gastropub anchoring the Columbus Short North strip with a deep raw bar.
Order Whichever house-rolled pasta is on the chalkboard, plus a slice of speck off the salumi list.
Speck Italian Eatery on North High Street in downtown Columbus is the modern Italian counter for fresh pastas, wood-fired pizza and house salumi.
Order The wood-oven pizza of the moment, plus a brunch mimosa flight on Sunday.
Forno Kitchen and Bar on North High Street is Columbus's Short North wood-oven Mediterranean room with a long bar and a weekend brunch service.
Order Build a bowl with falafel, roasted carrots, hummus and the marinated eggplant.
Brassica on North High Street in Columbus's Short North is the Mediterranean fast-casual counter with hearth-baked pita and house-made falafel.
Order The smash burger with a flight from the rotating Ohio brewery taps.
Bodega on the corner of North High and Third Avenue in Columbus's Short North runs the city's largest craft beer list with a tight gastropub menu.
Order The Big Sky organic burger with the side salad and a fresh-pressed juice.
Northstar Cafe on North High Street is the Columbus Short North outpost of the founded-here chain, with the Big Sky organic burger and Yoga bowl.
Order A spicy pepperoni slice with the garlic finish at 02:00.
Mikey's Late Night Slice on North High Street has been the Short North's late-night pizza counter since 2009, with by-the-slice garlic pies until 03:00.
Also on this listNorthstar Cafe Short NorthThe PearlBrassicaForno Kitchen + BarBodega
Order Pistachio macaron
Pistacia Vera's Short North outpost on North High Street in Columbus is the second French patisserie counter for macarons and the kouign-amann daily.
One Line Coffee on North High Street in Columbus runs a Short North showcase roaster with sample roasting and a coffee cupping education center.
Forno on North High Street in Columbus runs an Italian-leaning wine list alongside the wood-oven pizza, with a long happy hour at the Short North bar.
Speck Italian Eatery on North High Street in Columbus runs a regional Italian wine list paired with the pasta and house salumi counter downtown daily.
Service Bar inside Middle West Spirits in Columbus runs a small-producer wine program alongside the cocktail line and chef-driven small plates daily.
Drink Design-forward seasonal cocktail menu
Denmark on High is the second-floor Short North cocktail lounge above North High Street, with a rotating seasonal menu and immersive cocktail classes.
Drink Pearl martini with oysters
The Pearl on North High Street in Columbus runs the Short North's reference oyster bar, with a martini list paired against the daily oyster selection list.
Also on this listBodegaService Bar
Try Falafel hearth pita
Brassica on North High Street in Columbus serves house-made falafel pulled to order, stuffed in hearth-baked pita with roasted vegetables and tahini.
Try Pepperoni slice
Mikey's Late Night Slice on North High Street is the Columbus Short North late-night pizza counter, by-the-slice until 03:00 weekends since 2009.
Middle West Spirits on Courtland Avenue is a Columbus grain-to-glass distillery with bourbon, rye, gin and Vim and Vigor vodka, paired with Service Bar.
Columbus Food Adventures, founded in 2010 by Bethia Woolf and Andy Dehus, runs a Short North walking food tour starting at North Market with eight tastings.
Highball Halloween takes over High Street in the Short North on 3 October 2026 during Hops on High, with a costume couture fashion show, free admission, live performance and food trucks.
Try Northstar bowl
The Northstar bowl at the Columbus Short North counter is a big plate of grains, greens and protein under $13, the cheap healthy lunch in the city.
Try Falafel pita with sides
Brassica's falafel pita with two sides on North High Street runs under $14 in Columbus, the Short North's cheapest sit-down Mediterranean lunch.
Also on this listMikey's Late Night Slice
Order Wood-oven flatbread and a mimosa flight.
Forno Kitchen and Bar on North High Street runs a Columbus Short North weekend Mediterranean brunch with wood-oven flatbreads and mimosa flights.
Order Oysters on the half shell with a Pearl bloody mary.
The Pearl on North High Street pulls a Columbus Short North weekend brunch with oysters, the steak frites and a long bloody mary list service.
Also on this listNorthstar Cafe Short North
Try Pepperoni slice
Mikey's Late Night Slice on North High and Fourth in Columbus's Short North runs the second pizza counter until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday weekends.
Try Cocktails and snacks
Denmark on High runs the Columbus Short North's late-night cocktail lounge above North High Street, until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.
Also on this listMikey's Late Night SliceBodega
On this list, shown aboveDenmark on HighBodega
