Columbus Restaurants

* Note that I moved away from Columbus at the end of 2008, but I make it back at least once per year and visit new restaurants while there. Unfortunately, that means that this list isn’t as up to date as it used to be.


FAVORITES

• *Northstar Café (Short North and Clintonville – the two have different menus)
• *Alana’s
• *Sage American Bistro
• *The Old Mohawk
• *Mitchell’s Steakhouse
• *Lindey’s
• *Jeni’s Ice Cream (Not a restaurant, but the best ice cream money can buy–and I have the reviews from the NYTimes, Food & Wine, Dean & DeLuca, and many others to prove it)
• *Pistacia Vera (Not a restaurant, but incredible desserts and pastries)
• *The Rossi
• *Handke’s (Closed, and may it rest in peace. Handke’s prepared one of the best meals I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating).
• *G. Michael’s
• *Third & Hollywood
• Tasi
• The Top
• Martini’s
• Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse
• Barcelona
• Anywhere at the North Market
• Bexley’s Monk
• Spagio
• The River Club at Confluence Park (best views in the city make up for the so-so food)
• Paul Liu’s
• Flat Iron
• Rigsby’s
• Columbus Fish Market
• Brio
• Ruth’s Chris
• Morton’s (Columbus location now closed)
• Old Bag of Nails
• Smith & Wollensky
• Cap City Diner
• Le Chetalaine
• Columbus Brewing Company
• Mozart’s
• Panda Inn
• Blue Nile (Ethiopian)
• Thai Orchid
• Bon Vie
• Taverna Opa
• Benevolence (very hippy)
• Club 185
• Aladdin’s
• Riverview (now La Tavola?)
• Nancy’s (glad to have it back open again)
• City Barbeque
• Graeter’s (ice cream)

NOT VISITED, BUT UP NEXT

• G Michael’s
• L’Antibes
• M
• Bravo
• The Refectory
• Marcella’s
• Betty’s

ACCEPTABLE, BUT THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS

• Barley’s Brewing Co.
• Japanese Steakhouse
• Indian Kitchen (like eating in someone’s front room)
• Surly Girl
• Bodega
• Gordon Biersch
• O’Shaugnessy’s
• Network
• Zola’s Dining Lounge
• Cotters
• Eddie George’s Grill

* = best of the favorites