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 dwelling cooking.

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

Flour Trendy Pasta Bar involves us from the identical people behind Rooh within the Quick North. Similar to Rooh, Flour presents artistic interpretations of outdated favorites, all paired with nice cocktails. I like that they use a pre-fixe menu of breads, entrees, and desserts. It’s an ideal deal and a enjoyable approach to stroll your stroll by means of pasta dishes that decision again to every little thing from butter rooster to elote to French onion soup.

Learn extra: Flour Trendy 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 house for Pattycake Bakery and reworking it right into a haven for Annie’s signature goth/rock-and-roll creations. Now an enormous skeleton glowers over the entrance door as you enter to purchase her decadent brownies, bagel bombs crammed with enjoyable elements, cookies, Pub Grub, and the remainder of her crave-able lineup.

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

Considered one of our first loves in Columbus Indian meals was the bygone Taj Mahal on North Excessive Road. Proprietor Ajay Kumar and his household had been at all times so heat and welcoming to their restaurant, located in a renovated dwelling within the College District. So this yr we had been particularly excited to see Ajay group up with extra people to convey again a contemporary model, Taj on Fifth. Taj sits in a brand new growth in Grandview/5xNW, incorporates a full bar, and presents conventional and trendy Indian dishes. We’ve liked 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 only a few doorways away from the wine store. Gene’s is equally quiet and comfortable, and incorporates 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 associates.

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

This yr the oldsters from Makeready, the hospitality model behind The Junto Resort, opened not one however two eating places at Homosexual and Excessive streets downtown. A type of two is Chouette, a much-anticipated French bistro on the northeast nook. It incorporates a full redo of the unique Brioso Espresso house (Brioso moved catty nook in 2020), with a good-looking bar, intimate mezzanine, and huge patio. The eatery, whose identify actually means “owl” however colloquially can imply “cool,” manages to tug off traditional French cooking that also feels trendy and ingenious.

Learn extra: Chouette Brings Pleasant French Delicacies to Downtown

Powell’s Nocterra Brewing, which rapidly grew to become a beloved group 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 kinds 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 wide selection of beers, Nocterra’s chef created a menu that covers brewpub fundamentals like burgers and fried rooster 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 whole, and one of the memorable was the Little Grand Market in Grandview. It sits in the course of the Grandview Crossing growth, and options vaulted glass ceilings, a full bar, hooked up espresso store, acquainted faces like Los Agavez, Lan Viet, and Pablo’s Havana Cafe, plus newcomers or new ideas protecting every little thing from Italian sandwiches to Korean avenue meals, big 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 increasingly chains make their method 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 reworked the previous White Fort into a beautiful, high-ceillinged, wood-accented noodle bar with a dynamic menu protecting 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 an attractive lounge with two bars, a uncooked bar, eating room, and occasion house. 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 remodel 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

Hear, 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 liked their pleasant service and luxury meals like nation fried steak, corned beef hash, buttery pancakes, and even eggs benedicts. In a time once we’re dropping quite a lot of long-time eating places, it makes me very pleased to see a brand new diner becoming a member of the group.

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 consider we haven’t come near attempting all of them. And whereas I’m highlighting 10 stand-outs, there are loads extra price exploring, like these!

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