Guidebook for Columbus

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Guidebook for Columbus

Drinks & Nightlife

This local pizza shop is a neighborhood jewel. Great beer selection and good pizza. Open late with friendly, neighborhood staff.
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Yellow Brick Pizza
892 Oak St
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This local pizza shop is a neighborhood jewel. Great beer selection and good pizza. Open late with friendly, neighborhood staff.
Awesome neighborhood hang. Great patio and beer selection. Menu is less typical pub food. Try the nachos... best deal on the menu.
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The Olde Towne Tavern
889 Oak St
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Awesome neighborhood hang. Great patio and beer selection. Menu is less typical pub food. Try the nachos... best deal on the menu.
The local pub. Consider walking - parking is tight at times.
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The Old Bag of Nails Pub
18 North Nelson Road
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The local pub. Consider walking - parking is tight at times.
Our favorite local dive bar with free punk shows. Good bar food, too.
Cara Bar
115 Parsons Avenue
Our favorite local dive bar with free punk shows. Good bar food, too.
Best local brewery in a converted service station. Food trucks swap out daily, so you're never sure what the menu will be. Great patio seating.
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Seventh Son Brewing Co.
1101 N 4th St
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Best local brewery in a converted service station. Food trucks swap out daily, so you're never sure what the menu will be. Great patio seating.
Fun with walls of old arcade games...
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16-Bit Bar+Arcade
254 S 4th St
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Fun with walls of old arcade games...
Great dive bar. No food.
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St James Tavern
1057 N 4th St
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Great dive bar. No food.
Fun bar in a revitalizing industrial neighborhood. Park in the gravel lot and walk into the former drinking fountain manufacturer's warehouse. Order local celeb's drink, the Gin Sweeney.
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Strongwater Food and Spirits
401 W Town St
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Fun bar in a revitalizing industrial neighborhood. Park in the gravel lot and walk into the former drinking fountain manufacturer's warehouse. Order local celeb's drink, the Gin Sweeney.

Everything Else

It's a mistake to not try the Angry Baker for breakfast or lunch.
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The Angry Baker Olde Towne East
891 Oak St
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It's a mistake to not try the Angry Baker for breakfast or lunch.
Super cute neighborhood developed by the German immigrants in the 1800's. Largest historic preservation district in the country for a while. Tons of great food. Great to walk around.
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German Village
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Super cute neighborhood developed by the German immigrants in the 1800's. Largest historic preservation district in the country for a while. Tons of great food. Great to walk around.
Another of Columbus 5 historic theaters.
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Teatro ng Palasyo
34 W Broad St
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Another of Columbus 5 historic theaters.
Fully renovated art deco theater where many of the greats played. Tickets are usually reasonable and there are no bad seats.
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Lincoln Theatre
769 E Long St
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Fully renovated art deco theater where many of the greats played. Tickets are usually reasonable and there are no bad seats.
The largest campus in the US - find out what the Buckeye Mania is all about.
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The Ohio State University
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The largest campus in the US - find out what the Buckeye Mania is all about.
Fountains for the kids to play in, a pleasant walk, and a restaurant in front of the fountains.
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Scioto Mile
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Fountains for the kids to play in, a pleasant walk, and a restaurant in front of the fountains.

Food Scene

Really great coffee, roasted onsite and a limited menu. Great location to get some work done.
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Upper Cup Coffee
79 Parsons Ave
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Really great coffee, roasted onsite and a limited menu. Great location to get some work done.
Best Italian nearby. Awesome cocktails.
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Giuseppe's Ritrovo
2268 E Main St
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Best Italian nearby. Awesome cocktails.
Good sushi.
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Moshi Sushi Bar
2152 E Main St
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Good sushi.
Pub food!
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Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern
2158 E Main St
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Pub food!
Locally grown and sourced gourmet food. Highly recommended. Great wine, too.
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Black Creek Bistro
51 Parsons Avenue
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Locally grown and sourced gourmet food. Highly recommended. Great wine, too.
Coffee shop that hosts open mic night and spoken word. Internet and quiet place to work in the day.
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Lincoln Cafe
740 E Long St
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Coffee shop that hosts open mic night and spoken word. Internet and quiet place to work in the day.
Our favorite Jewish deli. Everything from smoked whitefish to matzoh ball soup to bagels and lox. Coffee, beer, wine and the best cheese selection in town.
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Katzinger's Delicatessen
475 S 3rd St
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Our favorite Jewish deli. Everything from smoked whitefish to matzoh ball soup to bagels and lox. Coffee, beer, wine and the best cheese selection in town.
High quality menu and whiskey selection. Able to accommodate large parties, too. Has a sister shop open in the Short North.
Barrel 44
2232 E Main St
High quality menu and whiskey selection. Able to accommodate large parties, too. Has a sister shop open in the Short North.
Best pho in town. Also, try the #4 with a dark Beer Lao to tame the heat.
Indochine Cafe
561 S Hamilton Rd
Best pho in town. Also, try the #4 with a dark Beer Lao to tame the heat.
Best reasonably priced Japanese around. There's also a grocery next door. Call ahead for a reservation if you can.
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Akai Hana
1173 Old Henderson Rd
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Best reasonably priced Japanese around. There's also a grocery next door. Call ahead for a reservation if you can.
Simply the best Japanese I've had in the States. Expensive, but great for a date night. The chef has warranted a great review from the Food Network. Be prepared to order lots of small dishes.
Kihachi
2667 Federated Blvd
Simply the best Japanese I've had in the States. Expensive, but great for a date night. The chef has warranted a great review from the Food Network. Be prepared to order lots of small dishes.
A Columbus legend for gigantic, hearty burgers and long lines.
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The Thurman Cafe
183 Thurman Ave
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A Columbus legend for gigantic, hearty burgers and long lines.
Expect a line if you come at normal hours. Try the Seoul dog if you like kimchi.
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Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace
248 S 4th St
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Expect a line if you come at normal hours. Try the Seoul dog if you like kimchi.
For the more adventurous, this is the best soul food around. The location can be intimidating, but I promise, it's perfectly safe and well worth the visit.
Creole Kitchen
1052 Mt Vernon Ave
For the more adventurous, this is the best soul food around. The location can be intimidating, but I promise, it's perfectly safe and well worth the visit.

Essentials

Gas and every staple you might need, including avocados, fruit, grillage, and general convenience store items. Beer, too, although a better selection is to be had at Cornerstone.
Turkey Hill Minit Market
1880 E Broad St
Gas and every staple you might need, including avocados, fruit, grillage, and general convenience store items. Beer, too, although a better selection is to be had at Cornerstone.
Gourmet market with a great selection of beer and wine.
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The Hills Market Downtown
95 N Grant Ave
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Gourmet market with a great selection of beer and wine.
Closest large scale grocer.
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Kroger
1350 N High St
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Closest large scale grocer.
A quick drive on I-670.
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Trader Joe's
3888 Townsfair Way
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A quick drive on I-670.

Entertainment & Activities

The YMCA is two blocks away from us. A guest pass is a few dollars and there is a pool and great basketball court.
Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA
130 Woodland Avenue
The YMCA is two blocks away from us. A guest pass is a few dollars and there is a pool and great basketball court.
Columbus Museum of Science and Industry. One of the best in the country.
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Sentro ng Agham at Industriya
333 W Broad St
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Columbus Museum of Science and Industry. One of the best in the country.

Sightseeing

Turn of the century glass conservatory with art, restaurant and four different greenhouses that include a tree house, butterfly releases, and desert. Walk south to see the community gardens.
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Franklin Park Conservatory at Botanical Gardens
1777 E Broad St
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Turn of the century glass conservatory with art, restaurant and four different greenhouses that include a tree house, butterfly releases, and desert. Walk south to see the community gardens.
Free on Sundays. Great collection and interactive activities for kids.
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Museo ng Sining ng Columbus
480 E Broad St
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Free on Sundays. Great collection and interactive activities for kids.
Lovely 80 acre park. This was the original county fairgrounds in Victorian times. Great mansions surround the park.
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Franklin Park
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Lovely 80 acre park. This was the original county fairgrounds in Victorian times. Great mansions surround the park.
Columbus' most hip shopping and arts district. Tons of restaurants and boutique shopping.
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Short North Arts District
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Columbus' most hip shopping and arts district. Tons of restaurants and boutique shopping.
A topiary park with figures from Seurat's "A Sunday on the Grande Jatte". Great to stroll.
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Hardin ng Topiary
480 E Town St
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A topiary park with figures from Seurat's "A Sunday on the Grande Jatte". Great to stroll.

Shopping

Incredible beer and wine selection.
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Corner Stone Craft Beer & Wine
61 Parsons Ave
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Incredible beer and wine selection.
Try some of Columbus' most famous local ice cream. Walk the bike trail to get there or it's a quick 5 minute drive.
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
714 N High St
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Try some of Columbus' most famous local ice cream. Walk the bike trail to get there or it's a quick 5 minute drive.
Giant outdoor pedestrian mall with every store you'd ever want. Just jump on I-670 from our place and take 270 north in a few miles.
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Easton
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Giant outdoor pedestrian mall with every store you'd ever want. Just jump on I-670 from our place and take 270 north in a few miles.