Mid-Range in Columbus

Stauf's Coffee Roasters

• ★ 4.8
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Grandview Heights

Stauf's Coffee Roasters on Grandview Avenue has been Columbus's anchor specialty coffee roaster since 1988, with cafes across the city pulling the blend.

Wolf's Ridge Brewing

• ★ 4.8
• Brewery
• $$
• Downtown

Wolf's Ridge Brewing on North Fourth Street in Columbus downtown has run a family-owned brewery and dining room since 2013, the reference brewery.

Fox in the Snow

• ★ 4.7
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• German Village

Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue runs a tight Columbus espresso and filter program with rotating beans, across three German Village and Clintonville shops.

Land-Grant Brewing

• ★ 4.7
• Brewery
• $$
• Franklinton

Land-Grant Brewing in Franklinton occupies a 12,000 sqft renovated factory with the largest outdoor beer garden in Columbus and rotating food trucks.

Fox in the Snow German Village

• ★ 4.7
• Café
• $$
• German Village

Order The cinnamon roll with espresso and a side egg sandwich.

Fox in the Snow on Thurman Avenue is the German Village reference morning room, with the wood-warmed cinnamon roll and a buttermilk biscuit sandwich.

Schmidt's Sausage Haus

• ★ 4.6
• German
• $$
• German Village

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.

Joya's Cafe

• ★ 4.6
• Indian
• $$
• Worthington

Order The Bengali breakfast plate and a cardamom chai off the tea list.

Joya's Cafe on High Street in Old Worthington is Chef Avishar Barua's Bengali American Columbus daytime room, named for his mother Joya, since 2022.

Joya's Cafe Worthington

• ★ 4.6
• Indian
• $$
• Worthington

Order The Bengali breakfast plate with a cardamom chai.

Joya's Cafe on High Street in Old Worthington is Avishar Barua's Bengali American daytime room, named for his mother, with a chai and coffee program.

Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Clintonville

Crimson Cup on North High Street in Columbus's Clintonville has been a small-batch direct-trade roaster since 1991, with a Clintonville flagship cafe.

Seventh Son Brewing

• ★ 4.6
• Brewery
• $$
• Italian Village

Seventh Son Brewing on the corner of North Fourth and Fourth Avenue has been Italian Village's brewery since April 2013, celebrating 10 years in 2023.

Fox in the Snow Italian Village

• ★ 4.6
• Italian
• $$
• Italian Village

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.

Joya's Cafe Bengali Brunch

• ★ 4.6
• $$
• Worthington

Order Bengali breakfast plate with cardamom chai.

Joya's Cafe in Old Worthington runs Bengali American brunch through the morning, with breakfast plates from chef Avishar Barua, 2024 James Beard semifinalist.

Fox in the Snow Italian Village Brunch

• ★ 4.6
• $$
• Italian Village

Order Egg sandwich on house bread with a Stumptown pour-over and a side pastry.

Fox in the Snow Italian Village on North Fourth Street is the second Columbus Fox shop for brunch with the egg sandwich and a pastry counter.

One Line Coffee

• ★ 4.5
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• Short North

One Line Coffee on North High Street in Columbus runs a Short North showcase roaster with sample roasting and a coffee cupping education center.

Columbus Brewing Company

• ★ 4.5
• Brewery
• $$
• Franklinton

Columbus Brewing Company on Harrison Road has been the city's craft beer foundation since 1988, the oldest active brewery in Columbus today.

Hoyo's Kitchen

• ★ 4.5
• Middle Eastern
• $$
• Downtown

Hoyo's Kitchen at North Market downtown serves Somali sambusas, suqaar and rice bowls for Columbus's significant Somali population since 2014.

Law Bird

• ★ 4.5
• Wine bar
• $$
• Brewery District

Law Bird on South High Street is the intimate cocktail and natural wine bar from Luke and Annie Williams Pierce, with snacks and small plates.

Katzinger's Delicatessen

• ★ 4.4
• Jewish Deli
• $$
• German Village

Order The Reuben on rye with a cup of matzoh ball soup.

Katzinger's Delicatessen on South Third Street in German Village has run as Columbus's Jewish delicatessen since 1984, with the Reuben and matzoh ball soup.

Hoof Hearted Brewing Marengo

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$
• Italian Village

Hoof Hearted Brewing in Marengo, 40 minutes north of Columbus, is the production brewery for the East Fifth Avenue Italian Village pour room.

Watershed Distillery

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery
• $$
• Grandview Heights

Watershed Distillery on Chesapeake Avenue has been an urban grain-to-glass distillery since 2010, producing gin, bourbon, vodka and rye with a tasting room.

Law Bird Late Weekend

• ★ 4.4
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Brewery District

Try Cocktails and snacks

Law Bird on South High Street runs late Friday and Saturday until 01:00, the Columbus Brewery District natural-wine and cocktail bar by the Pierces.

Denmark on High Late

• ★ 4.4
• Cocktail bar
• $$
• Short North

Try Cocktails and snacks

Denmark on High runs the Columbus Short North's late-night cocktail lounge above North High Street, until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.

Comune

• ★ 4.4
• Vegetarian
• $$
• German Village

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.

Belle's Bread Japanese Bakery

• ★ 4.4
• Japanese
• $$
• Upper Arlington

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.

Old Mohawk

• ★ 4.3
• American Tavern
• $$
• German Village

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.

Brassica

• ★ 4.3
• Mediterranean
• $$
• Short North

Order Build a bowl with falafel, roasted carrots, hummus and the marinated eggplant.

Brassica on North High Street in Columbus's Short North is the Mediterranean fast-casual counter with hearth-baked pita and house-made falafel.

Northstar Cafe Short North

• ★ 4.3
• Healthy American
• $$
• Short North

Order The Big Sky organic burger with the side salad and a fresh-pressed juice.

Northstar Cafe on North High Street is the Columbus Short North outpost of the founded-here chain, with the Big Sky organic burger and Yoga bowl.

Land-Grant Brewing Taproom

• ★ 4.3
• Pub Food
• $$
• Franklinton

Order A pint of the Land-Grant Greenskeeper Pilsner plus whatever food truck is parked that night.

Land-Grant Brewing in Columbus's Franklinton runs the 12,000 sqft renovated factory taproom on West Town Street, with the largest beer garden.

Northstar Cafe Beechwold

• ★ 4.3
• Healthy American
• $$
• Clintonville

Order The Yoga bowl with grilled tofu, plus a side of sweet potato fries.

Northstar Cafe Beechwold on North High Street in Clintonville is the original Northstar location, with the Big Sky organic burger and the Yoga bowl.

Wolf's Ridge Brewing Taproom

• ★ 4.3
• New American
• $$
• Downtown

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.

Stauf's Coffee German Village

• ★ 4.3
• Coffee roaster
• $$
• German Village

Stauf's Coffee on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village is the brick-paved district outpost of the city's anchor roaster since 1988 founding.

Middle West Spirits

• ★ 4.3
• Brewery
• $$
• Short North

Middle West Spirits on Courtland Avenue is a Columbus grain-to-glass distillery with bourbon, rye, gin and Vim and Vigor vodka, paired with Service Bar.

Seventh Son Brewing Late Weekend

• ★ 4.3
• Italian
• $$
• Italian Village

Try Brewery snacks with house IPAs

Seventh Son Brewing on North Fourth Street runs late weekends, the Italian Village brewery taproom until 02:00 Friday and Saturday since 2013.

Tensuke Express

• ★ 4.3
• Japanese
• $$
• Upper Arlington

Tensuke Express at the Japan Marketplace in Columbus's Upper Arlington runs the bento, onigiri and ramen carryout counter inside Ohio's Japanese grocer.

The Pearl Brunch

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Short North

Order Oysters on the half shell with a Pearl bloody mary.

The Pearl on North High Street pulls a Columbus Short North weekend brunch with oysters, the steak frites and a long bloody mary list service.

Wolf's Ridge Brewing Brunch

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Downtown

Order Wolf's Ridge breakfast pizza with the Daybreak Belgian wheat.

The Wolf's Ridge Brewing brunch on North Fourth Street runs Saturday and Sunday morning with breakfast pizza and the Daybreak Belgian wheat.

Northstar Cafe Beechwold Brunch

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• Clintonville

Order Yoga bowl with grilled tofu and a side of sweet potato fries.

Northstar Cafe Beechwold on North High Street is the original Columbus Northstar location, with the brunch crowd lining up for the Yoga bowl.

Katzinger's Bagel Brunch

• ★ 4.3
• $$
• German Village

Order Bagel with smoked salmon plus a half Reuben.

Katzinger's Delicatessen on South Third Street in Columbus's German Village runs a kosher-style brunch with bagels, smoked salmon and the Reuben.

Hofbrauhaus Columbus

• ★ 4.2
• German
• $$
• Grandview Heights

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.

Bodega

• ★ 4.2
• American Gastropub
• $$
• Short North

Order The smash burger with a flight from the rotating Ohio brewery taps.

Bodega on the corner of North High and Third Avenue in Columbus's Short North runs the city's largest craft beer list with a tight gastropub menu.