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City guide

Columbus

Bagels, big sandwiches, and the coffee shops we keep finding.

12 places in 7 neighborhoods, with local picks from Lauryn Betterton, this guide’s sponsor.

Start with these

A bagel, a sandwich, and a coffee
The window at the Lox, with the fish logo on the glass

Short North · bagels

The Lox Bagel Shop

Bagels on High Street, across from One Line.

A Wario’s hoagie cut in half

Arena District · sandwiches

Wario’s Beef & Pork

Big hoagies with Wario sauce, and smashed potatoes with parmesan.

The Royal Flamingo door with its flamingo logo

King Avenue · coffee

Royal Flamingo Coffee

A coffee house on King Avenue, with parking in back.

Bumble’s Backyard logo: Bumble the Goldendoodle over a sign

A local stop

Bumble’s Backyard

A place for good dogs and good people.

Columbus’s first off-leash dog park and bar, in South Franklinton. Lauryn and Evan Betterton named it for their Goldendoodle, Bumble. Haley designs the pollinator garden there, Bumble’s Bees, and Colt and Wes are regulars.

Sniff out the Backyard
Colt running across the turf at Bumble’s Backyard, ears flying
Colt, full speed
Haley hugging Wes in front of the teal building at Bumble’s Backyard
Wes, all smiles
Haley holding Wes in a fuzzy blue cookie costume at Halloween at Bumble’s Backyard
Halloween

The coffee stops

Downtown up High Street, then out King Avenue
Black Kahawa Coffee1Black Kahawa CoffeeDowntown · East African grown, Columbus roasted
2Stauf’s at the North MarketShort North · Coffee stand in the market hall
3One Line CoffeeShort North · Coffee roaster, on High Street
Palomino Coffee4Palomino CoffeeVictorian Village · Coffee, inside The Bottle Shop
Royal Flamingo Coffee5Royal Flamingo CoffeeFifth by Northwest · Coffee house on King Avenue
The Lox Bagel Shop6The Lox Bagel ShopShort North · Bagels

Pocket guides

One walk, up High Street
Short North Italian Village Victorian Village Harrison West Milo-Grogan

About 1.1 mi · 4 stops

Take it with you

Directions

What are you craving?

Every place, with what it has
  • Haveli BistroDowntown · Indian
  • Northstar CaféShort North · All-day café
  • The Lox Bagel ShopShort North · Bagels
  • Wario’s Beef & PorkArena District · Hoagies with Wario sauce, smashed potatoes
  • Black Kahawa CoffeeDowntown · East African grown, Columbus roasted
  • One Line CoffeeShort North · Coffee roaster, on High Street
  • Palomino CoffeeVictorian Village · Coffee, inside The Bottle Shop
  • Royal Flamingo CoffeeFifth by Northwest · Coffee house on King Avenue
  • Stauf’s at the North MarketShort North · Coffee stand in the market hall
  • Fox in the SnowItalian Village · Bakery and café
  • On PaperShort North · Stationery shop
  • Bumble’s BackyardSouth Franklinton · Off-leash dog park and bar