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$$$Mon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00; Sun 11:00-21:00
BrewDog DogTap Columbus on Gender Road in Canal Winchester is the Scottish brand's North American HQ since 2017, with a 42-acre brewery campus.
Signature drink: BrewDog Punk IPA on cask
Food: American gastropub menu
Cocktail barNeighborhood wine bar$$$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
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$brewery-districtTue-Thu 16:30-23:00; Fri-Sat 16:30-01:00; closed Sun-Mon
Law Bird on South High Street in Columbus is Luke and Annie Williams Pierce's intimate cocktail and natural-wine bar in the Brewery District since 2019.
Signature drink: Rotating seasonal cocktails
Food: Small plates
Cocktail barCocktail lounge$$$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