Friday Meals Bites: Three Bites Bakery shifting downtown, Hoster Brewing and Mecha Noodle Bar open

There’s at all times rather a lot occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the newest:

• Final week, Three Bites Bakery introduced that will probably be shifting to 12 E. Broad St. downtown (the previous website of Jack & Benny’s) later this yr as a part of the Floor Flooring Development Program, which inspires women- and minority-owned companies. This consists of Three Bites, which is becoming a member of forces with Little Cat Boba, in addition to Black Kahawa Espresso, which is opening a espresso patio close by.
• As we speak Mecha Noodle Bar debuts at 965 N. Excessive St. within the Quick North (beforehand dwelling to White Fortress). The small Connecticut-based chain serves pho, ramen, and different Asian snacks. The primary 100 company within the door at this time get a free bowl of ramen. Take a look at the brand new Mecha Noodle Bar right here.
• After an extended hiatus, Hoster Brewing makes its return to the Columbus brewing scene with the comfortable open of its new taproom at 653 N. James Rd. (the place Precise Brewing as soon as sat). Hoster initially began within the 1830s within the Brewery District, as one of many metropolis’s first massive breweries. Get a have a look at Hoster’s new taproom right here.
• Kokomo Juice & Coffee Paradise comfortable opened this week at 694 Parsons Ave. in a brand new construct.
• Following shortly on the heels of their new Grandview retailer, Johnson’s Real Ice Cream opened a retailer in Italian Village at 869 N. Fourth St., former dwelling to S’wich Social.
• A brand new dessert bar known as Sweetful is headed to 453 W. Broad St. within the Gravity 2 growth this summer season. They’ll be serving all the pieces from ice cream and pie to cake and donuts.
• In case you missed the information this week, Fox within the Snow’s Italian Village location was quickly closed after a automotive crashed into it on Monday. Fortunately, nobody was injured, and the store reopened yesterday (Thursday).
• Bibibop Asian Grill opened its newest central Ohio retailer at 7397 State Route 3 in Westerville yesterday.
• The Columbus Independents restaurant group launched its newest giftcard sale this week.

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