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).
- 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