Cocktail barBrewery bar$$$italian-villageWed-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 14:00-23:00; Sun 14:00-19:00; closed Mon-Tue
Hoof Hearted Brewing on East Fifth Avenue in Columbus is the Italian Village pour room for the Marengo brewery, with the house IPAs and a kitchen too.
Signature drink: Hoof Hearted rotating IPA flight
Food: Smash burgers and pub food
Cocktail barRestaurant cocktail bar$$$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
Cocktail barDistillery bar$$$grandview-heightsMon-Sat 11:00-18:00; closed Sun
Watershed Distillery on Chesapeake Avenue runs a bottle shop and cocktail tasting room since 2010, the city's reference small-batch distillery.
Signature drink: Watershed Old Fashioned
Food: None, cocktail tastings only
Cocktail barPlant-forward bar$$$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
Cocktail barBrewery bar$$$downtownMon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun 11:00-21:00
BrewDog DogTap Columbus on Gender Road in Canal Winchester is the Scottish brand's North American HQ since 2017, with a 42-acre brewery campus.
Signature drink: BrewDog Punk IPA on cask
Food: American gastropub menu
Cocktail barNeighborhood wine bar$$$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