17 splurge rooms in Columbus, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Columbus. All Columbus food.
Veritas ★ 4.8
downtown · 11 W Gay St, Columbus, OH 43215
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.
Tip: Reservations on the restaurant's own site open weeks ahead; the counter seats facing the open kitchen book first.
Veritas ★ 4.8
11 W Gay St, Columbus, OH 43215
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.
The Refectory ★ 4.7
upper-arlington · 1092 Bethel Rd, Columbus, OH 43220
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.
Tip: The fifty-year anniversary runs through 2026; the bistro side at the bar is the unsung deal.
The Refectory ★ 4.7
1092 Bethel Rd, Columbus, OH 43220
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.
Joya's Cafe ★ 4.6
657 High St, Worthington, OH 43085
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.
Schmidt's Sausage Haus ★ 4.6
240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206
Schmidt's Sausage Haus on Kossuth Street is Columbus's German Village hall, run by the Schmidt family since their 1886 German Village meatpacker.
Lindey's ★ 4.5
169 E Beck St, Columbus, OH 43206
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
89 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
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
1230 Courtland Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
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
677 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206
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
downtown · 215 N 4th St, Columbus, OH 43215
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.
Cameron's American Bistro ★ 4.4
2185 W Dublin Granville Rd, Worthington, OH 43085
Cameron's American Bistro on Dublin Granville Road in Columbus's Worthington has been Cameron Mitchell's flagship since 1993 with a wine list.
The Pearl ★ 4.3
641 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
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.
Old Mohawk ★ 4.3
819 Mohawk St, Columbus, OH 43206
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.
Forno Kitchen + Bar ★ 4.2
721 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
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
35 N High St, Dublin, OH 43017
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.
Hofbrauhaus Columbus ★ 4.2
800 Goodale Blvd, Columbus, OH 43212
Hofbrauhaus Columbus on Goodale Boulevard is the city's Bavarian beer hall in Grandview Yard, serving schnitzel platter and house-brewed lagers.