Columbus: Fun Chocolate-Making Workshop
Create your own handcrafted chocolate treats from scratch in a fun, hands-on workshop. Learn to melt, mold and decorate delicious confections, then take home skills th...
CuisineVietnamese
Price$$
Neighborhoodupper-arlington
HoursMon-Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun 11:00-20:00
Phone+1 614 488 8886
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Why locals love it: On West Lane Avenue near OSU, the college-adjacent counter pours the city's reference pho at a student-friendly price.
Tip: Avoid the OSU evening rush; lunch and early dinner move faster.
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Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery ★ 4.4
Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery at Columbus's Kenny Centre is the Japanese-French bakery and cafe, with milk bread, melon pan and strawberry cream cake.
Why locals love it: Inside Kenny Centre's Japan Marketplace, the Japanese-French bakery counter pulls milk bread and strawberry cake.
Tip: Closed Sunday; morning pickups are the freshest.
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Fox in the Snow Italian Village ★ 4.6
Fox in the Snow Italian Village on North Fourth Street is the second Columbus Fox shop, with the egg sandwich and a quieter morning room than original.
Why locals love it: On North Fourth Street north of the brewery row, the second Fox cafe is quieter than German Village in the morning.
Tip: Weekday mornings are easier than the German Village original.
Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery ★ 4.4
Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery at Columbus's Kenny Centre is the Japanese-French bakery and cafe, with milk bread, melon pan and strawberry cream cake.
Why locals love it: Inside Kenny Centre's Japan Marketplace, the Japanese-French bakery counter pulls milk bread and strawberry cake.
Tip: Closed Sunday; morning pickups are the freshest.
Old Mohawk ★ 4.3
The Old Mohawk on Mohawk Street has been a German Village tavern since 1933 with turtle soup and tavern burgers, off the South Third Street tourist trail.
Why locals love it: Off the German Village tourist path on Mohawk Street, the Schumacher Place tavern has the turtle soup and a cash-friendly bar since 1933.
Tip: Order the cup of turtle soup and the tavern burger at the back-room bar.
Comune ★ 4.4
Comune on Parsons Avenue in Columbus's Schumacher Place runs a plant-forward dining room with a weekly seasonal menu off the German Village rotation.
Why locals love it: On Parsons Avenue in Schumacher Place rather than Short North, the plant-forward room pulls a weekly menu off the farm haul.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable; follow the Instagram for the day's pickup.
Joya's Cafe ★ 4.6
Joya's Cafe on High Street in Old Worthington Columbus is Avishar Barua's Bengali American daytime room (2024 James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes semifinalist).
Why locals love it: Up High Street in Old Worthington (not Columbus core), the Bengali American daytime room from a 2024 James Beard semifinalist.
Tip: Mornings on weekdays are faster than weekend brunch.
Hoyo's Kitchen ★ 4.5
Hoyo's Kitchen at North Market downtown serves Somali sambusas, suqaar and rice bowls for Columbus's significant Somali population since 2014.
Why locals love it: Inside North Market, the Hassan family's Somali counter is one of the few US Somali restaurants visible to non-Somali Columbus eaters.
Tip: Order the beef sambusa and a chicken suqaar over rice Word-of-mouth is the only marketing.