Bistros, trattorias and the everyday places where Columbus actually eats.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Columbus actually eats.
24 places
Order The Big Sky organic burger with a fresh-pressed juice.
Northstar Cafe on North High Street is Columbus's Short North outpost of the founded-here chain, with the Big Sky burger and the Northstar daily bowl.
Order The Yoga bowl with grilled tofu, plus a side of sweet potato fries.
Northstar Cafe Beechwold on North High Street in Clintonville is the original Northstar location, with the Big Sky organic burger and the Yoga bowl.
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 restaurant strip with a raw bar.
2 of the casual dining on this list serve german.
Order The Autobahn buffet with the Bahama Mama, followed by a cream puff.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street in German Village is the canonical Columbus German hall, with the Bahama Mama sausage and the fist-sized Cream Puff.
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.
Order A cup of turtle soup followed by the tavern burger and a cold draft.
The Old Mohawk on Mohawk Street in Columbus's German Village has been a tavern since 1933 with turtle soup, the tavern burger and a cash-friendly back bar.
Order The classic meatloaf with mashed potatoes and a Cap City Old Fashioned.
Cap City Fine Diner on Olentangy River Road in Grandview is the Cameron Mitchell upscale-diner counter with the meatloaf and the Cap City burger.
Order A bowl with falafel, roasted carrots, hummus and 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 Hummus and baba ghanoush mezze with warm pita.
Aladdin's Eatery on North High Street in Clintonville is the city's Lebanese Mediterranean counter, with a long mezze list and a deep vegetarian menu.
Order The margherita whole pie and a pepperoni slice for the road.
Yellow Brick Pizza on West Rich Street in Columbus's Franklinton is the city's craft pizza counter for thin-crust New York slices and whole pies.
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Order A bar pizza from the small plates list with a glass off the natural list.
The Sycamore on East Sycamore Street has been a German Village gathering room for over a century, now a wine-and-bites bar under 2021 ownership.
Order The whole fish special with a glass from the Italian list.
Tucci's on North High Street in Historic Dublin has run as the Columbus suburb's Italian seafood room since 1992 with a deep fine-wine cellar.
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 Columbus-style with pepperoni out to the edge.
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.
Order A pretzel with mustard, the schnitzel platter and a Mass of the Original lager.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard is the city's Bavarian beer hall with house-brewed lagers and a long pretzel and schnitzel menu in Columbus.
Order The Bengali breakfast plate with a cardamom chai.
Joya's Cafe on High Street in Old Worthington is Avishar Barua's Bengali American daytime room, named for his mother, with a chai and coffee program.
Order Whatever the kitchen is doing with the week's farm haul.
Comune on Parsons Avenue is Columbus's plant-forward dining room serving in-season vegetable plates and small share dishes in Schumacher Place.
Order The wood-oven pizza of the moment plus a brunch mimosa flight 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 A Pizza Kitchen pie with a Daybreak Belgian wheat.
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street downtown runs the Pizza Kitchen counter alongside the brewery taproom with house-brewed lagers and IPAs.
Order The smash burger with a flight from the rotating Ohio brewery taps.
Bodega on North High and Third Avenue in Columbus's Short North runs the city's largest craft beer list alongside a tight gastropub menu kitchen.
Order The stuffed French toast and a side of bacon.
Sunny Street Cafe on West Nationwide Boulevard in the Arena District is the Columbus breakfast counter for stuffed French toast and skillet plates.
Order A flight of the rotating IPAs with a smash burger.
Hoof Hearted Brewing's Fifth Avenue Italian Village taproom runs the brewery's Columbus pour room with house IPAs and lagers alongside a smash burger.
Order A pint of the Greenskeeper Pilsner with whatever food truck is parked.
Land-Grant Brewing in Columbus's Franklinton on West Town Street runs the largest outdoor beer garden with rotating food trucks and Wintergarden tents.
Order A bowl of pho tai with the herb plate, plus a banh mi to go.
Pho Asian Noodle House on West Lane Avenue near Ohio State runs Columbus's reference Vietnamese counter for pho and banh mi at a college-town price.
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