Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Columbus for grown-ups.

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Law Bird ★ 4.8

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$brewery-districtTue-Thu 16:30-23:00; Fri-Sat 16:30-01:00; closed Sun-Mon

Law Bird on South High Street in Columbus is Luke and Annie Williams Pierce's intimate cocktail and natural-wine bar in the Brewery District since 2019.

Signature drink: Rotating seasonal cocktails

Food: Small plates

740 S High St, Columbus, OH 43206

Denmark on High ★ 4.7

Cocktail barCocktail lounge$$$short-northWed-Thu 17:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-01:00; closed Sun-Tue

Denmark on High is the second-floor Short North cocktail lounge above North High Street, with a rotating seasonal menu and immersive cocktail classes.

Signature drink: Design-forward seasonal cocktail menu

Food: Snacks and shareables

463 N High St, 2nd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215

Bodega ★ 4.5

Cocktail barCraft beer bar$$$short-northMon-Thu 16:00-02:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-02:00

Bodega on the corner of North High and Third Avenue runs Columbus's largest craft beer list, with a long happy hour and a kitchen until 01:00.

Signature drink: Rotating craft beer flights

Food: Smash burgers and snacks

1044 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201

Service Bar ★ 4.6

Cocktail barDistillery cocktail bar$$$short-northTue-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00; closed Sun-Mon

Service Bar inside Middle West Spirits on Courtland Avenue in Columbus runs the distillery's cocktail program alongside the chef's seasonal small plates.

Signature drink: Middle West Spirits cocktail flight

Food: Chef-driven small plates

1230 Courtland Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

Wolf's Ridge Taproom ★ 4.5

Cocktail barBrewery taproom$$$downtownTue-Fri 15:00-22:00; Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-21:00; closed Mon

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.

Signature drink: House Daybreak Belgian wheat

Food: Pizza Kitchen counter

215 N 4th St, Columbus, OH 43215

Land-Grant Brewing Taproom ★ 4.4

Cocktail barBrewery taproom$$$franklintonMon-Thu 15:00-22:00; Fri 15:00-23:00; Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-21:00

Land-Grant Brewing in Columbus's Franklinton runs the largest outdoor beer garden in the city, with the Greenskeeper Pilsner and rotating food trucks daily.

Signature drink: Land-Grant Greenskeeper Pilsner

Food: Rotating food trucks

424 W Town St, Columbus, OH 43215

Seventh Son Brewing Taproom ★ 4.6

Cocktail barBrewery taproom$$$italian-villageMon-Wed 15:30-23:00; Thu 15:30-24:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00; Sun 11:00-23:00

Seventh Son Brewing on the corner of North Fourth and Fourth Avenue has been Italian Village's brewery since April 2013, with a long IPA and lager menu.

Signature drink: Seventh Son rotating IPAs

Food: Snacks and food trucks

1101 N 4th St, Columbus, OH 43201

Hofbrauhaus Columbus ★ 4.2

Cocktail barGerman beer hall$$$grandview-heightsSun-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00

Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard is the city's full-scale Bavarian beer hall in the Grandview Yard development, with house-brewed lagers.

Signature drink: Mass of the Original Hofbrau lager

Food: Schnitzel, sausage, pretzels

800 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212

The Pearl Oyster Bar ★ 4.3

Cocktail barOyster and cocktail bar$$$short-northMon-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri 11:30-23:00; Sat 10:00-23:00; Sun 10:00-21:00

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.

Signature drink: Pearl martini with oysters

Food: Raw bar and gastropub

641 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215

Hoof Hearted Brewing Fifth Avenue ★ 4.2

Cocktail barBrewery bar$$$italian-villageWed-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 14:00-23:00; Sun 14:00-19:00; closed Mon-Tue

Hoof Hearted Brewing on East Fifth Avenue in Columbus is the Italian Village pour room for the Marengo brewery, with the house IPAs and a kitchen too.

Signature drink: Hoof Hearted rotating IPA flight

Food: Smash burgers and pub food

26 E 5th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201

Veritas Bar Counter ★ 4.7

Cocktail barRestaurant cocktail bar$$$downtownTue-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-23:00; closed Sun-Mon

The Veritas bar counter on West Gay Street downtown takes walk-in seats facing the open kitchen, with cocktail pairings off the tasting menu.

Signature drink: Cocktails paired with the tasting menu

Food: Tasting menu plates

11 W Gay St, Columbus, OH 43215

Comune Bar Counter ★ 4.3

Cocktail barPlant-forward bar$$$german-villageMon-Thu 17:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00; closed Sun

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

Signature drink: Seasonal vegetable-driven cocktails

Food: Plant-forward small plates

677 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206

BrewDog DogTap Columbus ★ 4.0

Cocktail barBrewery bar$$$downtownMon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun 11:00-21:00

BrewDog DogTap Columbus on Gender Road in Canal Winchester is the Scottish brand's North American HQ since 2017, with a 42-acre brewery campus.

Signature drink: BrewDog Punk IPA on cask

Food: American gastropub menu

96 Gender Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110

The Sycamore ★ 4.1

Cocktail barNeighborhood wine bar$$$german-villageTue-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-23:00; Sun 11:00-21:00; closed Mon

The Sycamore on East Sycamore Street has been a German Village neighborhood bar for over a century, now pouring natural wines under 2021 ownership.

Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass

Food: Bar pizza and cheese

262 E Sycamore St, Columbus, OH 43206
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