10 Favourite New Eating places in 2024

2024 has been one other adventurous yr in eating throughout Columbus. We’ve misplaced some very beloved eateries, however we’ve seen quite a lot of new vivid spots, from upscale fare to worldwide tastes to down house cooking.

It’s arduous to slim down all of the openings, and naturally we haven’t made it all over the place but, however listed here are 10 of our favourite new eating places that opened in 2024!

Flour Fashionable Pasta Bar involves us from the identical of us behind Rooh within the Quick North. Identical to Rooh, Flour gives inventive interpretations of previous favorites, all paired with nice cocktails. I really like that they use a pre-fixe menu of breads, entrees, and desserts. It’s an excellent deal and a enjoyable approach to stroll your stroll by pasta dishes that decision again to every thing from butter hen to elote to French onion soup.

Learn extra: Flour Fashionable Pasta Bar Introduces Internationally Impressed Pastas and Cocktails to Polaris

This yr Annie Dickson’s beloved farmers market stalls went from pop-ups to its personal storefront in Clintonville, taking up the unique area for Pattycake Bakery and remodeling it right into a haven for Annie’s signature goth/rock-and-roll creations. Now a large skeleton glowers over the entrance door as you enter to purchase her decadent brownies, bagel bombs stuffed with enjoyable elements, cookies, Pub Grub, and the remainder of her crave-able lineup.

Learn extra: Chew This By Annie Brings Bagel Bombs, Brownies, and Pub Grub to Clintonville

One in all our first loves in Columbus Indian food was the bygone Taj Mahal on North Excessive Avenue. Proprietor Ajay Kumar and his household have been all the time so heat and welcoming to their restaurant, located in a renovated house within the College District. So this yr we have been particularly excited to see Ajay group up with extra of us to deliver again a contemporary model, Taj on Fifth. Taj sits in a brand new improvement in Grandview/5xNW, encompasses a full bar, and gives conventional and fashionable Indian dishes. We’ve beloved our meals there, with a particular shoutout to the wealthy and smoky dal makhani.

Learn extra: Taj on Fifth Brings Indian Fare to Fifth By Northwest

This yr the group behind the stunning Coast Wine Home in Historic Dublin doubled down by including a full-service restaurant just some doorways away from the wine store. Gene’s is equally quiet and comfortable, and encompasses a dynamic wine choice, distinctive cocktails, and a targeted meals menu with bites like eggplant tonkatsu, chicken-fried wild mushrooms, or halibut on squid ink risotto. It’s a sublime however very informal expertise, and ranks excessive on our suggestions for date nights or quiet drinks with mates.

Learn extra: Gene’s Serves Cocktails, Wines, & Dinner in a Cozy Historic Dublin House

This yr the oldsters from Makeready, the hospitality model behind The Junto Lodge, opened not one however two eating places at Homosexual and Excessive streets downtown. A kind of two is Chouette, a much-anticipated French bistro on the northeast nook. It encompasses a full redo of the unique Brioso Espresso area (Brioso moved catty nook in 2020), with a good-looking bar, intimate mezzanine, and enormous patio. The eatery, whose title actually means “owl” however colloquially can imply “cool,” manages to drag off basic French cooking that also feels fashionable and creative.

Learn extra: Chouette Brings Pleasant French Delicacies to Downtown

Powell’s Nocterra Brewing, which rapidly grew to become a beloved neighborhood hangout when it opened in 2019, expanded with a full service restaurant and taproom within the good location: subsequent to the Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Nocterra types itself round outside adventures, so a brand new spot subsequent to a park, mountaineering trails, bike paths, and waterways appears very becoming. To enhance their big selection of beers, Nocterra’s chef created a menu that covers brewpub fundamentals like burgers and fried hen sandwiches whereas additionally venturing into seafood, Mediterranean creations like lentil hummus and labneh, asada tacos, and extra. Bonus: Nocterra Audubon opens early with a full service espresso bar from Jennings Java!

Learn extra: Nocterra Brewing Opens New Audubon Restaurant and Taproom

Meals halls have been trending lately, with Columbus rising to seven complete, and one of the vital memorable was the Little Grand Market in Grandview. It sits in the midst of the Grandview Crossing improvement, and options vaulted glass ceilings, a full bar, connected espresso store, acquainted faces like Los Agavez, Lan Viet, and Pablo’s Havana Cafe, plus newcomers or new ideas masking every thing from Italian sandwiches to Korean road meals, large cookies to soul meals.

Learn extra: Little Grand Market Brings Native Meals, a Full Bar, and Espresso to Grandview

As the town grows, we’ve seen an increasing number of chains make their means into Columbus, from quick meals to steakhouses, however simply because they’re chains doesn’t imply they’re dangerous! Living proof: Mecha Noodle Bar within the Quick North. The Connecticut-based eatery remodeled the previous White Fortress into a beautiful, high-ceillinged, wood-accented noodle bar with a dynamic menu masking pho, ramen, dumplings, bao buns, sushi, iced espresso, and a full bar.

Learn extra: Mecha Noodle Bar Brings Ramen, Pho, and Different Delights to the Quick North

Together with Chouette, Makeready additionally introduced a longtime Charleston model to downtown Columbus: Hank’s Low Nation Seafood & Uncooked Bar. Hank’s constructed out the northwest nook of Homosexual and Excessive into a ravishing lounge with two bars, a uncooked bar, eating room, and occasion area. Hank’s options the delights of the ocean, from their signature seafood tower to she crab soup, fried calamari to tender scallops, shrimp and grits to all of the Southern sides. Along with being a stunning new spot for lunch, dinner, and drinks downtown, Hank’s helps rework the district because it’s poised for main adjustments in coming years.

Learn extra: Hank’s Low Nation Seafood & Uncooked Bar Arrives in Downtown Columbus

Pay attention, our favourite new eating places don’t all need to be fancy, chef-driven eateries; they are often down-home, stick-to-your-ribs dives, too! Proprietor Jenny Dials drew on her time working at TeeJaye’s and Beechwold Diner to create her personal place in Clintonville this yr. It was rapidly swamped with regulars who beloved their pleasant service and luxury meals like nation fried steak, corned beef hash, buttery pancakes, and even eggs benedicts. In a time after we’re shedding quite a lot of long-time eating places, it makes me very completely satisfied to see a brand new diner becoming a member of the neighborhood.

Learn extra: Columbus, Meet Your Latest Diner: Jenny’s Diner in Clintonville

Like several yr, 2024 introduced us dozens of recent eating places, and also you higher imagine we haven’t come near making an attempt all of them. And whereas I’m highlighting 10 stand-outs, there are loads extra value exploring, like these!

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