Pistacia Vera
- ★ 4.7
- Bakery
- $
- German Village
Order Kouign-amann
Pistacia Vera on South Third Street is the Columbus German Village French patisserie since 2004, with macarons, kouign-amann and laminated pastries.
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Fox in the Snow German Village
- ★ 4.7
- Bakery
- $
- German Village
Order Cinnamon roll
Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue in Columbus is the reference bakery cafe for the giant cinnamon roll and the buttermilk biscuit sandwich since 2018.
Fox in the Snow Cafe German Village
- ★ 4.7
- Café
- $
Drink Cinnamon roll with espresso
Fox in the Snow Cafe on Thurman Avenue in Columbus's German Village is the city's reference morning room, with the wood-warmed cinnamon roll and espresso.
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams North Market
- ★ 4.7
- Street food
- $
- Downtown
Try Brambleberry Crisp scoop
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at North Market downtown is the original 2002 Jeni Britton Bauer counter where the national ice cream brand began.
Fox in the Snow Cinnamon Roll
- ★ 4.7
- Bakery
- $
- German Village
Try Cinnamon roll with drip coffee
Fox in the Snow's signature cinnamon roll plus a drip coffee at the Thurman Avenue counter runs under $11, the Columbus morning cheap classic.
Fox in the Snow Italian Village
- ★ 4.6
- Bakery
- $
- Italian Village
Order Egg sandwich
Fox in the Snow Italian Village on North Fourth Street is the second Columbus Fox shop, with laminated pastries and the buttermilk egg sandwich daily.
Fox in the Snow Cafe Italian Village
- ★ 4.6
- Café
- $
Drink Egg sandwich and a filter coffee
Fox in the Snow Italian Village on North Fourth Street is the second Fox shop, with the egg sandwich and the rotating Stumptown filter coffee.
Joya's Cafe
- ★ 4.6
- Café
- $
Drink Cardamom chai
Joya's Cafe on High Street in Old Worthington Columbus is Chef Avishar Barua's Bengali American daytime room with chai and coffee, named for his mother.
Jeni's Splendid Scoop
Try Single ice cream scoop
A single Jeni's scoop at the Columbus North Market original counter runs under $7, the city's icon for cheap dessert at the founded-here brand.
Pistacia Vera Short North
- ★ 4.5
- Bakery
- $
- Short North
Order Pistachio macaron
Pistacia Vera's Short North outpost on North High Street in Columbus is the second French patisserie counter for macarons and the kouign-amann daily.
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Fox in the Snow Clintonville
- ★ 4.5
- Bakery
- $
- Clintonville
Order Cinnamon roll
Fox in the Snow Clintonville on North High Street is Columbus's third Fox shop, with the cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich counter for the area.
Stauf's Coffee Roasters Grandview
- ★ 4.5
- Café
- $
Drink Stauf's blend pour-over
Stauf's Coffee Roasters on Grandview Avenue has been Columbus's anchor specialty coffee bar since 1988, with the on-site kitchen serving breakfast daily.
Pistacia Vera Cafe German Village
- ★ 4.5
- Café
- $
Drink Espresso with macaron
Pistacia Vera on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the French patisserie cafe, with macarons, kouign-amann and a small espresso bar.
Hoyo's Kitchen North Market
- ★ 4.5
- Street food
- $
- Downtown
Try Somali chicken sambusa
Hoyo's Kitchen inside North Market in Columbus downtown serves Somali sambusas, chicken suqaar and rice bowls, run by the Hassan family since 2014.
Schmidt's Bahama Mama Counter
Try Bahama Mama sausage plate
Schmidt's Bahama Mama counter at the Kossuth Street Columbus German Village hall serves the family's signature smoked sausage on a hoagie roll.
Pistacia Vera Macaron Counter
Try Pistachio macaron
Pistacia Vera's South Third Street counter pulls fresh macarons, kouign-amann and laminated pastries to go, the German Village morning grab.
Graeter's Ice Cream Easton
Order A scoop of the black raspberry chocolate chip; it is the Graeter's signature for a reason.
Graeter's at Easton Town Center is the Columbus-edge French-pot ice cream counter, churned in two-gallon copper kettles in Cincinnati since 1870.
Pattycake Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- Bakery
- $
- Clintonville
Order Sticky bun
Pattycake Bakery on North High Street in Columbus's Clintonville has been the city's anchor vegan bakery since 2003, certified organic and 100% plant.
Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery
- ★ 4.4
- Bakery
- $
- Upper Arlington
Order Strawberry cream cake
Belle's Bread at Kenny Centre's Japan Marketplace is the Japanese-French bakery and cafe, with milk bread, melon pan and strawberry cream cake.
Schmidt's Fudge Haus
- ★ 4.4
- Bakery
- $
- German Village
Order Schmidt's Cream Puff
Schmidt's Fudge Haus next to Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street has been the German Village fudge counter and cream puff bakery since 1979.
Stauf's Coffee German Village
- ★ 4.4
- Café
- $
Drink Espresso and toast
Stauf's Coffee on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the brick-paved district counter for an espresso and toast morning daily routine.
One Line Coffee Short North
- ★ 4.4
- Café
- $
Drink Single-origin pour-over
One Line Coffee on North High Street in the Short North runs a showcase roaster store with a sample roaster for the city's specialty coffee scene.
Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery and Cafe
- ★ 4.4
- Café
- $
Drink Matcha latte with milk bread
Belle's Bread at Columbus's Kenny Centre Japan Marketplace is the French-Japanese bakery cafe with milk bread, matcha drinks and a pastry counter daily.
Hoyo's Kitchen North Market Bridge Park
- ★ 4.4
- Street food
- $
- Dublin
Try Beef sambusa platter
Hoyo's Kitchen at North Market Bridge Park in Columbus's Dublin suburb is the outpost Somali sambusa, suqaar and rice bowl carryout counter.
Schmidt's Bratwurst Platter
- ★ 4.4
- German
- $
- German Village
Try Bratwurst plate with kraut
Schmidt's bratwurst platter at the Kossuth Street German Village hall serves a single brat with kraut, German potato salad and a roll under $15.
Hoyo's Kitchen Sambusa Platter
- ★ 4.4
- Food hall
- $
- Downtown
Try Sambusas with rice
Hoyo's Kitchen at Columbus's North Market sells beef, chicken and veggie sambusas with rice under $12, a cheap meal at the downtown food hall.
Kittie's Cakes German Village
- ★ 4.3
- Bakery
- $
- German Village
Order Buttercream cupcake
Kittie's Cakes on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the small-batch bakery for buttercream cupcakes and seasonal cakes since 2009.
Northstar Cafe Short North
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
Drink Fresh-pressed juice
Northstar Cafe on North High Street in Columbus pairs full breakfast and lunch with fresh-pressed juice and a long espresso menu for the Short North.
The Roosevelt Coffeehouse
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
Drink Roosevelt blend latte
The Roosevelt Coffeehouse on East Long Street in the Discovery District runs a social-enterprise model, profits to clean water and anti-trafficking work.
Crimson Cup Coffee House Clintonville
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
Drink Crimson Cup small-batch espresso
Crimson Cup on North High Street in Clintonville has been the neighborhood's flagship roaster cafe since 2007, with a drive-thru and a sit-down room.
Brioso Coffee
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
Drink Brioso single-origin espresso
Brioso Coffee on North High Street downtown has been roasting specialty beans in Columbus since 2001, with a downtown bar attached to the roastery.
Northstar Cafe Beechwold
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
Drink Sweet potato fries with espresso
Northstar Cafe Beechwold on North High Street is the original Columbus Northstar location since 2004, with the Yoga bowl and a long espresso bar daily.
Stauf's Coffee Victorian Village
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
Drink Cortado
Stauf's Coffee on Neil Avenue in Columbus's Victorian Village is the Dennison Place neighborhood cafe, weekday-focused for the OSU adjacent stretch.
Brassica Falafel Counter
- ★ 4.3
- Street food
- $
- Short North
Try Falafel hearth pita
Brassica on North High Street in Columbus serves house-made falafel pulled to order, stuffed in hearth-baked pita with roasted vegetables and tahini.
Tensuke Express
Try Bento and onigiri
Tensuke Express at Kenny Centre's Japan Marketplace runs the carryout bento, onigiri and ramen counter inside Ohio's largest Japanese grocer.
Katzinger's Pickle Barrel
Try Half-sour pickle
Katzinger's pickle barrel at the South Third Street German Village deli pulls house half-sour pickles by the each, a Columbus to-go tradition.
Brassica Falafel Pita
- ★ 4.3
- Mediterranean
- $
- Short North
Try Falafel pita with sides
Brassica's falafel pita with two sides on North High Street runs under $14 in Columbus, the Short North's cheapest sit-down Mediterranean lunch.
Katzinger's Half Sandwich
Try Half Reuben with pickle
Katzinger's half Reuben with a half-sour pickle from the barrel at the South Third Street counter runs under $13, the German Village cheap lunch.
Old Mohawk Tavern Burger
- ★ 4.3
- Burgers
- $
- German Village
Try Tavern burger with fries
The Old Mohawk tavern burger with fries on Mohawk Street in Columbus's German Village, since 1933, runs under $15 for the neighborhood-bar staple.
Pho Asian Noodle House
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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