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Columbus Food and Drink News

Coverage of food and drink in Columbus focuses on the restaurant landscape, shifting culinary trends and the local dining scene. It tracks new establishments alongside established venues across the city.


Organic Food

Live Poll

Should Ohio use state funds to upgrade the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair?

Organic Food

Ohio Groups Propose Expo Center Modernization

Nine agriculture organizations have sent Gov. Mike DeWine a plan to upgrade the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair while keeping them in place.

Ohio Groups Propose Expo Center Modernization

Coffee

Coffee

Columbus Coffee Shop Named a Top US Spot

Royal Flamingo Coffee has earned a national ranking in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards.


Beer

Beer

Saucy Brew Works to Close Columbus Brewpub

The brewery's North Side location at 443 W. 3rd Ave. will close after service on Dec. 19.

Saucy Brew Works to Close Columbus Brewpub

Dining Out

Live Poll

Do you think small local restaurants are more likely to succeed with a single location?

Dining Out

Maison Skalli Closes Short North Cafe

The Moroccan-French restaurant shuttered its Columbus cafe after less than a year, while its Dublin location remains open.

Maison Skalli Closes Short North Cafe

Healthy Food

Live Poll

Do you prefer the arrival of new restaurant chains over the preservation of long-standing local shops?

Healthy Food

Honeygrow Plans Restaurant at Former UDF Site

The fast-casual chain filed a city permit to convert a historic North High Street building into a new restaurant.

Honeygrow Plans Restaurant at Former UDF Site

More in Food and Drink

This section follows restaurant openings and closings, industry workforce issues, health and safety updates, and regional culinary trends. It reaches across the city and the communities around it where residents dine. Seasonality dictates much of the dining environment, with outdoor service and winter menu shifts creating predictable patterns. Rapid changes in the commercial landscape often force establishments to balance traditional favorites with new dining concepts.