Forno Kitchen + Bar is a mediterranean restaurant in Short North, Columbus.
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.
Signature dishes: Wood-oven pizza, Brunch flatbreads
Must order: The wood-oven pizza of the moment plus a brunch mimosa flight Sunday.
Tip: Brunch fills first; reserve on OpenTable for any seating after 10:30.
Address: 721 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
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.
Signature: Smash burger, Craft drafts
Order: The smash burger with a flight from the rotating Ohio brewery taps.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 01:00 on weekends; one of the few late-night sit-down rooms.
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street downtown runs the Pizza Kitchen counter alongside the brewery taproom with house-brewed lagers and IPAs.
Signature: Pizza Kitchen pies, Brewery snacks
Order: A Pizza Kitchen pie with a Daybreak Belgian wheat.
Tip: Taproom and Pizza Kitchen take walk-ins; the dining room books OpenTable.
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.
Signature: Smash burger, Craft drafts
Order: The smash burger with a flight from the rotating Ohio brewery taps.
Tip: Kitchen runs until 01:00 on weekends; one of the few late-night sit-down rooms.
Sunny Street Cafe on West Nationwide Boulevard in the Arena District is the Columbus breakfast counter for stuffed French toast and skillet plates.
Signature: Stuffed French toast, Skillet breakfast
Order: The stuffed French toast and a side of bacon.
Tip: Open until 14:30; weekend brunch lines run an hour.
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.
Signature: Smash burger, House lagers
Order: A flight of the rotating IPAs with a smash burger.
Tip: The Marengo brewery is the production site; this is the Columbus pour room.
Land-Grant Brewing in Columbus's Franklinton on West Town Street runs the largest outdoor beer garden with rotating food trucks and Wintergarden tents.
Signature: Rotating food trucks, Beer garden plates
Order: A pint of the Greenskeeper Pilsner with whatever food truck is parked.
Tip: The Extension on West Chapel runs Land-Grant's natural wine and cocktail line.
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.
Signature: Pho tai, Banh mi
Order: A bowl of pho tai with the herb plate, plus a banh mi to go.
Tip: Cash and card; lunch is faster than the OSU weeknight rush Walk-ins usually OK.
