The Columbus-area meals scene has been very lively this summer time, with practically twoย dozen new locations to eat, drink and seize a cup of espresso across the metropolis, and extra on the way in which.
From wagyuย burgers and grilled octopusย 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 barย Agave & Ryeย 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 workingย Oliver’s BSB, de-NOVO Bistro and Fin. The eatery serves up tacos withย greater than 90 tequilas and 90 bourbons.
Hours are Monday by way of Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.;ย 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”ย Hoffman makes use ofย high-quality elements in her cookies, like banoffee pie, caramel brookie,ย 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 areย Wednesday by way of Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., andย Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to three p.m.
Worthington Tavern
Worthington Tavern, 671 Excessive St. opened June 2 on the formerย website of Half Pintย in Worthington.
The “modern-day old-town tavern” optionsย American fare together with burgers, pasta and seafood, with a full bar ofย 20 draft beers,ย 30 whiskeys and bourbons, and a cocktail menu. The restaurant can be part of town’sย Designated Out of doors Refreshment Space and is planning on introducing brunch hours on the weekends beginning this month.
Hours are Tuesdayย by way of Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m.;ย Fridayย and Saturday, 4 p.m. to midnight and Sunday;ย 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 Streetย on the Northwest Facet below new possession on June 3. The previous Italian eatery includes a new menu below chef Reggie Wilson ofย Ridiculous Eatz, who makes a speciality of Cajun consolation meals.
Hours areย Mondayย by way of Thursday,ย midday to 1 a.m.;ย Fridayย and Saturday,ย midday to 1:30 a.m.; and Sunday midday to midnight.
Clear Eatz
Healthful meals chainย Clean Eatzย opened a 3rd Columbus-area location on June 4 at 5763 N. Hamilton Streetย 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-siteย 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 forย pick-up.
Hours areย Monday by way of Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday,ย 11 a.m. to three p.m.
The Patty Store
The Patty Shop, atย 323 N. twentieth St., opened June 7 on theย Close to East Facet. The eatery servesย Jamaican andย Caribbean delicacies, together with a wide range of beef, hen and vegetarianย patties, pizza, smoothies, slurpies, ginger beer, Jamaican Irish moss, Tingย and different specialty drinks.
Hours are Monday by way ofย Saturday,ย 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, atย 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 andย Thursday, 11ย a.m. to eightย p.m., Friday andย Saturday, 11ย a.m. to 9ย p.m, and Sunday, 11 a.m. to six p.m.ย The restaurant is closed on Wednesdays.
Mandrake
Mandrake Rooftop, at 808 N. Excessive St., opened early final monthย within the Quick North. The rooftop lounge atop the Moxy Columbus Quick North resort options dishes likeย lobster mac and cheese, sushi, grass-fed steak tartare, pork bao buns, grilled Spanish octopus, branzino andย reimagined classics for cocktails.
Dinner hours are Wednesdayย by way of Sunday, 4 to 10 p.m., adopted byย bottle service, private-lounge seating and DJ hours on Wednesday and Thursdayย 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-mortarย areaย at 4493 N. Excessive St. in Clintonville. The dessert store gives conventional andย stuffed buckeyes in over 30 variations, together with vegan buckeyes and buckeyes for canine.
Hours are Wednesday by way of Friday, middayย to 7 p.m.;ย Saturdayย 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, midday to six p.m.
SmokeOutย BBQ
Afterย working as a meals truck for a dozen years, SmokeOut BBQย opened a storefront restaurant in June at 1850 Winderly Laneย in Pickerington.
Providing a wide range of barbecue types, SmokeOut options smoked meat and sandwiches, and specialties together withย 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.ย
Chef Hiro
Chef Hiro opened on June 19 atย 1297 Parsons Ave. on the South Facet. From chefย Jean-Claude Ba, the restaurant gives jerk tacos, together withย meat and vegan choices,ย shrimp and grits topped with a lump-crab sauce, jumbo stuffed turkey legs and extra.
Hours are Monday, Wednesdayย and Thursday, 11 a.m. to three:30 p.m., Tuesday,ย 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridayย and Saturday,ย 11 a.m. to midnightย and Sunday, 11 a.m. to six p.m.
Agave & Rye in Grandview
Agave & Rye‘s second Columbus-area location,ย at 1295 Grandview Ave. in Grandview Heights, opened June 22 within the former residence ofย 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.;ย Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to midnight; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
J’s Candy Treats
J’s Sweet Treatsย opened on the Higher Columbus Conference Heart at 400 N.ย Excessive St. on June 22. The situation places J’s Candy Treats at two websites, following the closure of the itsย Parsons Avenue location. The store is contained in the conference middle’s cafรฉย and market, in an area previously occupied byย Velvet Cafรฉ & Ice Cream. J’s Candy Treats gives a streamlined menu to conference middle visitors, with treats made onsite.
Hours areย Monday by way ofย Saturday, 10 a.m. toย 2:30 p.m., with later hours throughout conventions and particular occasions. The store is closed on Sundays.
The Galaxy Espresso
The Galaxy Coffeeย launched its meals truck on June 25 at 3282 Excessive St. in entrance ofย Advantage Vegan Salon in Clintonville.
The menu consists of pour-over andย drip espresso, chilly brew and frozen espresso, decaf, sizzling and iced espresso, iced tea and different drinks, in addition to vegan and gluten-freeย pastries from Comfortable Little Treats and Patty Cake Bakery.
The meals truck might be discovered Thursdayย by way of Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Advantage Salon,ย with hours exterior of that obtainable onย Street Food Finder.
Columbus Keto Treats
Columbus Keto Treats opened on June 25 atย 3306 Columbus St. in Grove Metropolis, providing desserts adhering to the favored high-fat, low-carb ketoย 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 areย 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. andย 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 gritsย and far more.
Hours are Monday by way ofย Saturday, 4 p.m. toย 9 p.m. The restaurant is closed on Sundays.
New Ghost Kitchens
A number of newer kitchens have arrivedย to Columbus Food Hall, the gathering of ghost kitchens at 1282 Essex Ave.ย north of Downtown in Milo-Grogan. That features Kim’s Eatery and Poppin Freshh, which serve American fare,ย Kool Daddy’s BBQ,ย and Our Little Kitchen, which serves soul meals.
Torchy’s Tacos
Torchy’s Tacosย opened in late June at 1478 Gemini Pl. in Polaris.ย 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 areย Monday by way ofย Thursday, 10 a.m. toย 10 p.m.;ย Friday andย Saturday, 10 a.m. toย 11 p.m.; and Sunday,ย 10 a.m.ย toย 10 p.m.
Junkyard Canines
Junkyard Dogs, atย 2245 W. Dublin Granville Rd. STE 108ย in Linworth, opened July 1 and options canine of all types: all-beef from Cleveland, all-pork from Michigan,ย 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, andย 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 andย 7 atย 149 S. Excessive St. The Black- and queer-owned espresso store has filter espresso,ย 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,ย 7 a.m. to five p.m.
Clove Indian Bistroย
Clove Indian Bistro opened earlier this month at 6642 Sawmill Street, in area previously occupied byย Cake Stroll Indian Restaurant &ย Bakery.
Clove serves up conventional Indian fare mixed with Indochinese choices similar toย 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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