New American$$$german-villageMon-Thu 17:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-22:00; closed Sun
Comune on Parsons Avenue is Columbus's plant-forward dining room serving in-season vegetable plates and small share dishes in Schumacher Place.
Signature: Seasonal vegetable plates
Order: Whatever the kitchen is doing with the week's farm haul.
Tip: Menu changes weekly; follow Instagram for the daily pickup Walk-ins usually OK.
Mediterranean$$$short-northMon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri 11:00-23:00; Sat 10:00-23:00; Sun 10:00-21:00
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: Wood-oven pizza, Brunch flatbreads
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.
New American$$downtownTue-Fri 15:00-22:00; Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-21:00; closed Mon
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street downtown runs the Pizza Kitchen counter alongside the brewery taproom with house-brewed lagers and IPAs.
Signature: Pizza Kitchen pies, Brewery snacks
Order: A Pizza Kitchen pie with a Daybreak Belgian wheat.
Tip: Taproom and Pizza Kitchen take walk-ins; the dining room books OpenTable.
American Gastropub$$short-northMon-Thu 16:00-02:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-02:00
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.
American diner$downtownMon-Fri 07:00-14:30; Sat-Sun 07:00-15:00
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.
Pub Food$$italian-villageWed-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 14:00-23:00; Sun 14:00-19:00; closed Mon-Tue
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.