The Columbus-area meals scene has been very lively this summer time, with practically two dozen new locations to eat, drink and seize a cup of espresso across the metropolis, and extra on the way in which.
From wagyu burgers and grilled octopus to tacos, beef patties, vegan pastries and keto cookies, listed here are the eating places freshly open for enterprise to date this summer time:
Agave & Rye within the Quick North
Bourbon and taco bar Agave & Rye opened its first location in Columbus at 479 N. Excessive St. within the Quick North on the prime of June. Agave & Rye’s house owners returned to Columbus to open their eleventh and twelfth areas after beforehand proudly owning and working Oliver’s BSB, de-NOVO Bistro and Fin. The eatery serves up tacos with greater than 90 tequilas and 90 bourbons.
Hours are Monday by way of Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tudie’s Cookies & Sweets
Tudie’s Cookies & Sweets, 3009 N. Excessive St., is a brand new bakery in Clintonville that opened in June. Proprietor Brittani “Tudie” Hoffman makes use of high-quality elements in her cookies, like banoffee pie, caramel brookie, oatmeal cream pie with cookie butter and lemon blueberry cheesecake, cold-brewed and sizzling espresso from Florin Espresso, plus a variety of savory objects like egg-and-cheese quiche.
Hours are Wednesday by way of Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to three p.m.
Worthington Tavern
Worthington Tavern, 671 Excessive St. opened June 2 on the former website of Half Pint in Worthington.
The “modern-day old-town tavern” options American fare together with burgers, pasta and seafood, with a full bar of 20 draft beers, 30 whiskeys and bourbons, and a cocktail menu. The restaurant can be part of town’s Designated Out of doors Refreshment Space and is planning on introducing brunch hours on the weekends beginning this month.
Hours are Tuesday by way of Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. to midnight and Sunday; 4 to 10 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Mondays.
Kelley’s Pub & Patio
Kelley’s Pub & Patio, the brand new identify of DeArini’s Tavern & Grill, opened at 1940-42 W. Henderson Street on the Northwest Facet below new possession on June 3. The previous Italian eatery includes a new menu below chef Reggie Wilson of Ridiculous Eatz, who makes a speciality of Cajun consolation meals.
Hours are Monday by way of Thursday, midday to 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday, midday to 1:30 a.m.; and Sunday midday to midnight.
Clear Eatz
Healthful meals chain Clean Eatz opened a 3rd Columbus-area location on June 4 at 5763 N. Hamilton Street on the Northeast Facet close to New Albany, following areas in Clintonville and Dublin. The eatery gives protein-rich, low-carb meals made each day on-site for dine-in and carryout, together with build-your-own bowls, salads, burgers, wraps, flatbreads with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan choices. Clear Eatz additionally has a meal plan menu with meals obtainable for pick-up.
Hours are Monday by way of Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to three p.m.
The Patty Store
The Patty Shop, at 323 N. twentieth St., opened June 7 on the Close to East Facet. The eatery serves Jamaican and Caribbean delicacies, together with a wide range of beef, hen and vegetarian patties, pizza, smoothies, slurpies, ginger beer, Jamaican Irish moss, Ting and different specialty drinks.
Hours are Monday by way of Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The restaurant is closed Sundays.
Cannot Imagine It is Vegan
New Westerville eatery Cannot Imagine It is Vegan, at 584 W. Schrock Rd., opened its first brick-and-mortar on July 9. The absolutely vegan menu consists of soups, sandwiches, salads, wraps, pasta, bowls, desserts and extras, together with vegan ribs and crab muffins.
Hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to eight p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m, and Sunday, 11 a.m. to six p.m. The restaurant is closed on Wednesdays.
Mandrake
Mandrake Rooftop, at 808 N. Excessive St., opened early final month within the Quick North. The rooftop lounge atop the Moxy Columbus Quick North resort options dishes like lobster mac and cheese, sushi, grass-fed steak tartare, pork bao buns, grilled Spanish octopus, branzino and reimagined classics for cocktails.
Dinner hours are Wednesday by way of Sunday, 4 to 10 p.m., adopted by bottle service, private-lounge seating and DJ hours on Wednesday and Thursday till midnight, and Friday by way of Sunday till 2 a.m. Mandrake is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Buckeye Girl
The Buckeye Lady opened in its first brick-and-mortar area at 4493 N. Excessive St. in Clintonville. The dessert store gives conventional and stuffed buckeyes in over 30 variations, together with vegan buckeyes and buckeyes for canine.
Hours are Wednesday by way of Friday, midday to 7 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, midday to six p.m.
SmokeOut BBQ
After working as a meals truck for a dozen years, SmokeOut BBQ opened a storefront restaurant in June at 1850 Winderly Lane in Pickerington.
Providing a wide range of barbecue types, SmokeOut options smoked meat and sandwiches, and specialties together with chopped brisket, Carolina pork, hen wings, and St. Louis-style ribs.
SmokeOut BBQ is open 11 a.m. to eight p.m. Wednesdays by way of Saturdays.
Chef Hiro
Chef Hiro opened on June 19 at 1297 Parsons Ave. on the South Facet. From chef Jean-Claude Ba, the restaurant gives jerk tacos, together with meat and vegan choices, shrimp and grits topped with a lump-crab sauce, jumbo stuffed turkey legs and extra.
Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to three:30 p.m., Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday, 11 a.m. to six p.m.
Agave & Rye in Grandview
Agave & Rye‘s second Columbus-area location, at 1295 Grandview Ave. in Grandview Heights, opened June 22 within the former residence of Spagio. The Grandview location serves lots of the similar gives as its Quick North sibling, however the bigger area additionally options an arcade with classic video games and an outside mural.
Hours are the identical, Monday by way of Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
J’s Candy Treats
J’s Sweet Treats opened on the Higher Columbus Conference Heart at 400 N. Excessive St. on June 22. The situation places J’s Candy Treats at two websites, following the closure of the its Parsons Avenue location. The store is contained in the conference middle’s café and market, in an area previously occupied by Velvet Café & Ice Cream. J’s Candy Treats gives a streamlined menu to conference middle visitors, with treats made onsite.
Hours are Monday by way of Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with later hours throughout conventions and particular occasions. The store is closed on Sundays.
The Galaxy Espresso
The Galaxy Coffee launched its meals truck on June 25 at 3282 Excessive St. in entrance of Advantage Vegan Salon in Clintonville.
The menu consists of pour-over and drip espresso, chilly brew and frozen espresso, decaf, sizzling and iced espresso, iced tea and different drinks, in addition to vegan and gluten-free pastries from Comfortable Little Treats and Patty Cake Bakery.
The meals truck might be discovered Thursday by way of Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Advantage Salon, with hours exterior of that obtainable on Street Food Finder.
Columbus Keto Treats
Columbus Keto Treats opened on June 25 at 3306 Columbus St. in Grove Metropolis, providing desserts adhering to the favored high-fat, low-carb keto weight-reduction plan, with gluten, grain, and sugar-free merchandise made solely with almond flour. The store additionally gives vegan and paleo weight-reduction plan merchandise, and a few gluten-free merchandise containing sugar that are solely obtainable for pre-order.
Hours are Monday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, midday to six p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The store is closed Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Subourbon Southern Kitchen and Spirits
Subourbon Southern Kitchen and Spirits, which opened June 27 at 2234 W. Dublin Granville Rd. in Linworth, makes a speciality of Southern consolation meals. The menu consists of cast-iron cornbread, okra, fried inexperienced tomatoes, pork rinds, gumbo, fried hen, catfish po’boys, shrimp and grits and far more.
Hours are Monday by way of Saturday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
New Ghost Kitchens
A number of newer kitchens have arrived to Columbus Food Hall, the gathering of ghost kitchens at 1282 Essex Ave. north of Downtown in Milo-Grogan. That features Kim’s Eatery and Poppin Freshh, which serve American fare, Kool Daddy’s BBQ, and Our Little Kitchen, which serves soul meals.
Torchy’s Tacos
Torchy’s Tacos opened in late June at 1478 Gemini Pl. in Polaris. On the menu are a wide range of hand-crafted and made-to-order tacos, together with fried hen, pork carnitas and plant-based and breakfast tacos, a taco-of-the-month, chips and queso, refried beans, avenue corn, guacamole, salsa, margaritas, cocktails and beer.
Hours are Monday by way of Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Junkyard Canines
Junkyard Dogs, at 2245 W. Dublin Granville Rd. STE 108 in Linworth, opened July 1 and options canine of all types: all-beef from Cleveland, all-pork from Michigan, wagyu canine from New Jersey, Italian sausage, bratwurst and specialty canine like coneys and Chicago canine.
Hours are on Monday by way of Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
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Strawser’s Ice Cream, Pop & Sweet Store
Strawser’s Ice Cream, Pop & Candy Shop, at 4026 Broadway in downtown Grove Metropolis, opened July 1. The store is by the house owners of What The Float meals truck and carries 120 flavors of bottled soda, retro and distinctive sweet choices, and Perry’s Ice Cream, the identical ice cream utilized in What the Float’s sodas.
Parable Espresso
Parable Coffee celebrated the comfortable opening of its first brick-and-mortar location July 6 and 7 at 149 S. Excessive St. The Black- and queer-owned espresso store has filter espresso, an espresso bar, teas and tisanes, and a seasonal menu of lattes, espressos and chilly brews. The store can be gratuity free and gives a “pay what you want” program.
Hours are Wednesday by way of Sunday, 7 a.m. to five p.m.
Clove Indian Bistro
Clove Indian Bistro opened earlier this month at 6642 Sawmill Street, in area previously occupied by Cake Stroll Indian Restaurant & Bakery.
Clove serves up conventional Indian fare mixed with Indochinese choices similar to vegetable spring rolls, shrimp with hakka noodles, burnt garlic fried rice with chilis, vegetable Manchurian and chili paneer, with house-made cheese.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. to three p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays by way of Mondays. The restaurant is closed Tuesdays.
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