17 editor picks in Columbus.
Food tour in German Village
German Village Walking Food Tour in Columbus
4 of these places are in German Village
New American is where Columbus cooking feels most ambitious, with chef-driven rooms spread across downtown and the Short North. Veritas downtown leads with a tasting-driven menu on West Gay Street, while Service Bar in the Short North and Comune in German Village take more relaxed, ingredient-forward routes. Wolf's Ridge Brewing downtown ties serious plates to its brewing program.
17 new american places in Columbus we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Columbus · New American across every city.
Order Whatever the kitchen is leading the tasting menu with this week.
Veritas on West Gay Street downtown is Chef Josh Dalton's Columbus tasting-menu room, the city's reference fine-dining counter since the 2017 move.
Order Whichever seasonal small plate the chef is featuring with a Middle West Vim and Vigor cocktail.
Service Bar on Courtland Avenue is the chef-driven new American counter inside Middle West Spirits, the Columbus distillery cocktail pairing.
Order Half-dozen oysters from the daily list and the steak frites.
The Pearl on North High Street is the Cameron Mitchell oyster bar and gastropub anchoring the Columbus Short North strip with a deep raw bar.
Order Whatever the kitchen is doing with that week's farm haul, plus the seasonal cocktail.
Comune on Parsons Avenue in Columbus's Schumacher Place is the plant-forward dining room serving in-season vegetable plates and small dishes.
Order A cup of turtle soup followed by the tavern burger and a cold draft.
The Old Mohawk on Mohawk Street in Schumacher Place has been a Columbus German Village tavern since 1933, with turtle soup and a tavern burger.
Order Whichever beer-pairing plate the kitchen is featuring with the seasonal IPA on tap.
The Wolf's Ridge Brewing dining room on North Fourth Street downtown Columbus runs a chef-driven new American menu alongside the brewery taproom.
Order A cup of turtle soup followed by the tavern burger and a cold draft.
The Old Mohawk on Mohawk Street in Columbus's German Village has been a tavern since 1933 with turtle soup, the tavern burger and a cash-friendly back bar.
Order Whatever the kitchen is doing with the week's farm haul.
Comune on Parsons Avenue is Columbus's plant-forward dining room serving in-season vegetable plates and small share dishes in Schumacher Place.
Order A Pizza Kitchen pie with a Daybreak Belgian wheat.
Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street downtown runs the Pizza Kitchen counter alongside the brewery taproom with house-brewed lagers and IPAs.
Lindey's on East Beck Street in German Village has been the brick-paved district's anchor American fine-dining room since 1981, with a covered patio.
Service Bar on Courtland Avenue is the chef-driven new American counter inside Middle West Spirits, with cocktail pairings from the distillery line.
The Wolf's Ridge Brewing dining room on North Fourth Street runs a chef-driven new American menu alongside the brewery's taproom for a beer-pairing dinner.
Cameron's American Bistro on Dublin Granville Road in Columbus's Worthington has been Cameron Mitchell's flagship since 1993 with a wine list.
The Old Mohawk on Mohawk Street in Schumacher Place has run as a German Village fine-dining tavern since 1933, with turtle soup and a tavern burger.
Joya's Cafe on High Street in Old Worthington is Avishar Barua's Bengali American Columbus room, a 2024 James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes semifinalist.
Try Northstar bowl
The Northstar bowl at the Columbus Short North counter is a big plate of grains, greens and protein under $13, the cheap healthy lunch in the city.
