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.
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.
Fine Dining in Columbus, FAQ
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Editor picks in Columbus include Veritas, The Refectory, Lindey's, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.