Friday Meals Bites: Little Grand Market, Chouette, Excessive Financial institution Westerville open

There’s at all times quite a bit occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• The Little Grand Market celebrates its grand opening tonight – Friday, Aug. 16 – at 6 p.m. Constructed as a part of Thrive Corporations’ Grandview Crossing improvement, the market options 10 native distributors, a full bar, and indoor/outside areas. Additionally included within the amenities is a 3rd location of Thrive’s espresso store/cocktail bar idea, Bada Bean Bada Booze. Hit the hyperlink above for a full preview of it!
• This week the brand new French restaurant Chouette opened at 66 N. Excessive St. downtown, on the northeast nook of Homosexual and Excessive streets. Drawing its title from the French phrase for “owl,” the eatery is owned by Makeready, which operates Hank’s Low Nation Seafood throughout the road and The Junto lodge. Chouette includes a full bar, a menu of French classics, a second ground mezzanine, and a big, lined patio alongside Homosexual Avenue.
• Excessive Financial institution Distillery opens its third restaurant subsequent week Tuesday, Aug. 20, at 28 S. State St. in Uptown Westerville. The complete restaurant and bar takes over the previous publish workplace constructing in Westerville.
• A brand new restaurant referred to as The Rivington is coming quickly to 584 N. Excessive St., within the former Bar 23 area on the 670 cap within the Quick North. It’s a brand new cocktail, meals, and reside music idea from restaurateurs Corey and Kyle Jenkins, and Matthew Silva. It’s slated to open in early 2025.
• Soul 2 Go, a soul meals restaurant that’s been working as a ghost kitchen, is near opening its first brick and mortar at 72 E. Lynn St. downtown.
• The Columbus Dispatch reported this week that El Vaquero will take over the previous Quick North Native Cantina at 700 N. Excessive St.
• Subsequent Tuesday, Aug. 20, Panda Specific opens one other new retailer with its up to date design, this one at 492 Colemans Crossing Blvd. in Marysville.
• Only a reminder that this Sunday, Aug. 18 is the final name for Little Rock Bar in Italian Village. It’s closing after that, and new homeowners will take over operations and switch right into a second location of Thirsty’s Pub.

There are additionally a number of enjoyable occasions this weekend, together with:

• The following version of the Columbus Meals Truck Competition is that this Saturday, Aug. 17 on the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Hilliard.
• The Columbus Metropolitan Library hosts Beats & Brews on Saturday from 1-5 p.m. on the plaza behind the primary library. It is going to embrace a meals truck, reside music, panel discussions, and beers from Nocterra Brewing.
• The North Market Wine Fest is that this Friday and Saturday on the Bridge Park location.
• The seventh version of Prints & Pints is that this Saturday, Aug. 17 at The Each day Growler within the Brewery District. It options prints from 12 totally different native artists and beers from 12 totally different native breweries.

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