Forno Kitchen + Bar is a modern mediterranean restaurant in Short North, Columbus.
Forno Kitchen and Bar on North High Street is Columbus's Short North wood-oven Mediterranean room with a long bar and a weekend brunch service.
Signature dishes: Wood-oven pizza, Weekend brunch
Must order: The wood-oven pizza of the moment, plus a brunch mimosa flight on Sunday.
Tip: Brunch fills first; reserve on OpenTable for any seating after 10:30.
Address: 721 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
Brassica on North High Street in Columbus's Short North is the Mediterranean fast-casual counter with hearth-baked pita and house-made falafel.
Signature: Hearth-baked pita, Roasted vegetable bowls
Order: Build a bowl with falafel, roasted carrots, hummus and the marinated eggplant.
Tip: No reservations, line moves fast; the to-go counter side door beats the dining room queue at lunch.
Comune on Parsons Avenue in Columbus's Schumacher Place is the plant-forward dining room serving in-season vegetable plates and small dishes.
Signature: Seasonal vegetable plates, Grain bowls
Order: Whatever the kitchen is doing with that week's farm haul, plus the seasonal cocktail.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable; the menu changes weekly, follow the Instagram for the day's pickup.
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.
Signature: Bengali breakfast plates, Chai with house pastries
Order: The Bengali breakfast plate and a cardamom chai off the tea list.
Tip: Barua was a 2024 James Beard Best Chef Great Lakes semifinalist; weekday mornings move faster than weekend brunch.
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.
Signature: Turtle soup, Tavern burger
Order: A cup of turtle soup followed by the tavern burger and a cold draft.
Tip: Cash-friendly bar; weekend lunches are the easiest seating, dinner gets a wait.
The Wolf's Ridge Brewing dining room on North Fourth Street downtown Columbus runs a chef-driven new American menu alongside the brewery taproom.
Signature: Beer-pairing plates, Pizza Kitchen pies
Order: Whichever beer-pairing plate the kitchen is featuring with the seasonal IPA on tap.
Tip: Dining room reservations on OpenTable; the Pizza Kitchen takes counter walk-ins.
Tucci's on North High Street in Historic Dublin has run as the Columbus suburb's Italian seafood room since 1992, with a fine-wine cellar list.
Signature: Italian seafood plates, Whole-fish preparations
Order: The whole-fish special of the night plus a glass from the deep Italian list.
Tip: Reservations on OpenTable; the bar holds a few walk-in seats Tuesday through Thursday.
Brassica on North High Street in Columbus's Short North is the Mediterranean fast-casual counter with hearth-baked pita and house-made falafel.
Signature: Hearth-baked pita, Roasted vegetable bowls
Order: Build a bowl with falafel, roasted carrots, hummus and the marinated eggplant.
Tip: No reservations, line moves fast; the to-go counter side door beats the dining room queue at lunch.
