8 german places in Columbus we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Columbus | German across every city.
German cooking is woven into the city's founding story, and German Village still carries the name. Schmidt's Sausage Haus there serves the classic sausage, sauerkraut and cream-puff spread that locals treat as a landmark, while Hofbrauhaus in Grandview Heights brings a beer-hall format with house-brewed lagers. Together they cover both the heritage tavern and the big-hall sides of the tradition.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus ★ 4.6
german-village · 240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's canonical German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 meatpacker.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus ★ 4.2
grandview-heights · 800 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212
Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard in Grandview Yard is the city's full-scale Bavarian beer hall, with house-brewed lagers and pretzels.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus ★ 4.6
german-village · 240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
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.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus ★ 4.2
grandview-heights · 800 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212
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.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus ★ 4.2
800 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212
Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard is the city's Bavarian beer hall in Grandview Yard, serving schnitzel platter and house-brewed lagers.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus ★ 4.6
240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 German Village meatpacker.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus Late ★ 4.1
grandview-heights · 800 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212
Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard runs to 23:00 on weekends, the city's Bavarian beer hall pulling Mass pours and pretzels past dinner hour.
Schmidt's Bratwurst Platter ★ 4.4
german-village · 240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
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.