Fine Dining in Columbus

Veritas ★ 4.8

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.

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The Refectory ★ 4.7

The Refectory on Bethel Road, run inside a 19th century church since 1976, is Columbus's contemporary French tasting room with a 700-bottle Burgundy cellar.

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Lindey's ★ 4.5

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.

Speck Italian Eatery ★ 4.4

Speck Italian Eatery on North High Street in downtown Short North is the city's modern Italian counter pulling fresh pastas and house-cured speck salumi.

Service Bar ★ 4.4

Service Bar on Courtland Avenue is the chef-driven new American counter inside Middle West Spirits, with cocktail pairings from the distillery line.

Comune ★ 4.4

Comune on Parsons Avenue in Schumacher Place is the plant-forward fine-dining counter serving in-season vegetable plates and shareable small dishes.

Wolf's Ridge Brewing Dining Room ★ 4.4

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.

The Pearl ★ 4.3

The Pearl on North High Street is the Cameron Mitchell oyster bar and gastropub anchoring the Short North restaurant strip, with a deep raw bar.

Cameron's American Bistro ★ 4.4

Cameron's American Bistro on Dublin Granville Road in Columbus's Worthington has been Cameron Mitchell's flagship since 1993 with a wine list.

Forno Kitchen + Bar ★ 4.2

Forno Kitchen + Bar on North High Street is the Short North's wood-oven Mediterranean fine-dining room with a long bar and weekend brunch service.

Tucci's ★ 4.2

Tucci's on North High Street in Historic Dublin has run as the suburb's Italian seafood fine-dining room since 1992, with a fine-wine cellar.

Old Mohawk ★ 4.3

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 ★ 4.6

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.

Hofbrauhaus Columbus ★ 4.2

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

Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 German Village meatpacker.