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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.
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Order The Bahama Mama sausage plate followed by the cream puff, sized to two hands.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's canonical German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 meatpacker.
Order A house pretzel with mustard, the schnitzel platter and a one-liter Mass of the Original lager.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard in Grandview Yard is the city's full-scale Bavarian beer hall, with house-brewed lagers and pretzels.
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 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.
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 on Kossuth Street is Columbus's German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 German Village meatpacker.
Try Pretzel and the Original lager
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.
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.
