Old Towne East Guidebook

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Old Towne East Guidebook

Food scene

Open Monday thru Friday 7 AM - 7 PM, Saturday & Sunday 8 AM - 7 PM If you’re looking for a little caffeine boost, or would like a spot to sit and work, Upper Cup Coffee over on Parsons Avenue is an excellent place to check out. They roast their beans in-house and their prices are reasonable. They also have a small food menu so you can grab a bite to eat while you work!
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Upper Cup Coffee
79 Parsons Ave
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Open Monday thru Friday 7 AM - 7 PM, Saturday & Sunday 8 AM - 7 PM If you’re looking for a little caffeine boost, or would like a spot to sit and work, Upper Cup Coffee over on Parsons Avenue is an excellent place to check out. They roast their beans in-house and their prices are reasonable. They also have a small food menu so you can grab a bite to eat while you work!
Open Monday thru Saturday 11 AM - midnight, Sunday noon - midnight Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 4 PM - 7 PM Yellow Brick Pizza is a Columbus favorite that serves up savory Chicago-style pizza. They go all-in with toppings here, meaning a little bit goes a long way. If you’re not up for pizza, you can also get tots, cheese curds, cinnamon sticks, and more! They have an excellent rotating beer menu, as well!
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Yellow Brick Pizza
892 Oak St
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Open Monday thru Saturday 11 AM - midnight, Sunday noon - midnight Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 4 PM - 7 PM Yellow Brick Pizza is a Columbus favorite that serves up savory Chicago-style pizza. They go all-in with toppings here, meaning a little bit goes a long way. If you’re not up for pizza, you can also get tots, cheese curds, cinnamon sticks, and more! They have an excellent rotating beer menu, as well!
Open Monday thru Saturday 11 AM - 10 PM, Sunday 11 AM - 9 PM Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 3 PM - 6 PM Head downtown to try out Melt Bar & Grilled, a Columbus staple. Melt takes grilled cheese to the next level with options like chorizo & potato, Cleveland cheese steak, backyard pork barbecue, and chicken and waffles. There are plenty of options for vegetarians and an excellent kid’s menu!
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Melt Bar and Grilled
840 N High St
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Open Monday thru Saturday 11 AM - 10 PM, Sunday 11 AM - 9 PM Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 3 PM - 6 PM Head downtown to try out Melt Bar & Grilled, a Columbus staple. Melt takes grilled cheese to the next level with options like chorizo & potato, Cleveland cheese steak, backyard pork barbecue, and chicken and waffles. There are plenty of options for vegetarians and an excellent kid’s menu!
Open 11 AM - 3 PM daily Hot Chicken Takeover is a little bit different from the other restaurants you’ll find on this list. They’re only open for lunch hours, and their menu is limited, but there is almost always a line out the door for a reason. They serve the best Nashville hot chicken sandwich you’ll find in the entire city, and their social model for employment is totally unique. They give formerly-homeless or incarcerated individuals a chance to earn a decent living, while giving back to the community. Delicious food aside, this place is well worth a visit.
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Hot Chicken Takeover
4203 N High St
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Open 11 AM - 3 PM daily Hot Chicken Takeover is a little bit different from the other restaurants you’ll find on this list. They’re only open for lunch hours, and their menu is limited, but there is almost always a line out the door for a reason. They serve the best Nashville hot chicken sandwich you’ll find in the entire city, and their social model for employment is totally unique. They give formerly-homeless or incarcerated individuals a chance to earn a decent living, while giving back to the community. Delicious food aside, this place is well worth a visit.
Open Monday thru Wednesday 4 PM - 1 AM, Thursday & Friday 4 PM - 2:30 AM, Saturday noon - 2:30 AM, Sunday noon - 1 AM Pins Mechanical is a barcade, first and foremost. They have excellent drinks and a lot of fun options for entertainment. You can play a couple rounds of foosball, pinball, duckpin bowling, and ping pong while enjoying their extensive drink menu, and grab a bite to eat at their rotating food trucks. Give them a call or check out pinsbar.com/columbus to see which truck they have available today!
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Pins Mechanical Company
141 N 4th St
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Open Monday thru Wednesday 4 PM - 1 AM, Thursday & Friday 4 PM - 2:30 AM, Saturday noon - 2:30 AM, Sunday noon - 1 AM Pins Mechanical is a barcade, first and foremost. They have excellent drinks and a lot of fun options for entertainment. You can play a couple rounds of foosball, pinball, duckpin bowling, and ping pong while enjoying their extensive drink menu, and grab a bite to eat at their rotating food trucks. Give them a call or check out pinsbar.com/columbus to see which truck they have available today!
Open Monday thru Thursday 1 PM - 10 PM, Friday & Saturday 12 - 11 PM, Sunday 1 PM - 10 PM Jeni’s is another Columbus staple, and one of the most recognizable brands to come from the city. Jeni’s pushes the envelope with their flavors, serving up things like churro, cream puff, and goat cheese with red cherries. Their sorbet includes dairy-free options as well, meaning no one has to miss out!
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
714 N High St
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Open Monday thru Thursday 1 PM - 10 PM, Friday & Saturday 12 - 11 PM, Sunday 1 PM - 10 PM Jeni’s is another Columbus staple, and one of the most recognizable brands to come from the city. Jeni’s pushes the envelope with their flavors, serving up things like churro, cream puff, and goat cheese with red cherries. Their sorbet includes dairy-free options as well, meaning no one has to miss out!

Shopping

Easton Town Center, located at 160 Easton Town Center, is one of the largest and nicest outdoor shopping malls in Columbus, with all the big name stores you’d expect, and a ton of excellent restaurants. With over 240 stores and services, you can expect to find all of the typical anchor stores you would expect, but there are also plenty of high-end brands on site. This mall is definitely worth checking out! Open Monday thru Thursday 10 AM - 9 PM, Friday & Saturday 10 AM - 9 PM, and Sunday 12 - 6 PM
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Easton
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Easton Town Center, located at 160 Easton Town Center, is one of the largest and nicest outdoor shopping malls in Columbus, with all the big name stores you’d expect, and a ton of excellent restaurants. With over 240 stores and services, you can expect to find all of the typical anchor stores you would expect, but there are also plenty of high-end brands on site. This mall is definitely worth checking out! Open Monday thru Thursday 10 AM - 9 PM, Friday & Saturday 10 AM - 9 PM, and Sunday 12 - 6 PM
If it’s cold or rainy, or if you’d just rather stay indoors, Polaris Fashion Place is just up Interstate 71 at 1500 Polaris Parkway. This mall is located almost entirely indoors and offers all of the stores you’d expect to find in a mall, plus plenty of local and regional favorites. Open Monday thru Thursday 10 AM - 9 PM, Friday & Saturday 10 AM-9:30 PM, and Sunday 12 - 6 PM
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Polaris Fashion Place
1500 Polaris Pkwy
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If it’s cold or rainy, or if you’d just rather stay indoors, Polaris Fashion Place is just up Interstate 71 at 1500 Polaris Parkway. This mall is located almost entirely indoors and offers all of the stores you’d expect to find in a mall, plus plenty of local and regional favorites. Open Monday thru Thursday 10 AM - 9 PM, Friday & Saturday 10 AM-9:30 PM, and Sunday 12 - 6 PM
Grandview Mercantile, located at 1489 Grandview Avenue, is a 6000 square foot antique shop in Columbus’s Grandview community. With all different types of antiques, this shop is so much fun to wander around. Whether you’re looking for a nick nack to take home as a unique souvenir, or you’re looking for a piece of furniture for your home, this place has a little bit of everything. Open Monday thru Saturday 11 AM - 7 PM, Sunday noon - 5 PM
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Grandview Mercantile Company
1489 Grandview Ave
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Grandview Mercantile, located at 1489 Grandview Avenue, is a 6000 square foot antique shop in Columbus’s Grandview community. With all different types of antiques, this shop is so much fun to wander around. Whether you’re looking for a nick nack to take home as a unique souvenir, or you’re looking for a piece of furniture for your home, this place has a little bit of everything. Open Monday thru Saturday 11 AM - 7 PM, Sunday noon - 5 PM
Tanger Outlets is located just up Interstate 71 at the Delaware/Sunbury exit at 400 S Wilson Rd, Sunbury, OH. This outlet mall has all of the big name brands that you would expect to find in a typical outlet mall, and it’s a great place to score some amazing deals. This is an outdoor mall, so make sure it’s not too rainy or cold before you head out!
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Tanger Outlets Columbus
400 S Wilson Rd
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Tanger Outlets is located just up Interstate 71 at the Delaware/Sunbury exit at 400 S Wilson Rd, Sunbury, OH. This outlet mall has all of the big name brands that you would expect to find in a typical outlet mall, and it’s a great place to score some amazing deals. This is an outdoor mall, so make sure it’s not too rainy or cold before you head out!

Neighborhoods

The Short North district of Columbus is one of the most vibrant and lively parts of the city. There are dozens of restaurants and fun, local shops to check out, and you’ll see a ton of work from local artists gracing the sides of buildings and in art galleries. This is also one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly areas of the city. It truly is the “art and soul” of Columbus.
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The Short North
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The Short North district of Columbus is one of the most vibrant and lively parts of the city. There are dozens of restaurants and fun, local shops to check out, and you’ll see a ton of work from local artists gracing the sides of buildings and in art galleries. This is also one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly areas of the city. It truly is the “art and soul” of Columbus.

Family-Friendly Activities

COSI is a science museum with a ton of different activities and exhibits for all interests and ages. Whether your little one is into space, dinosaurs, the ocean, or more, there’s plenty to see and do. Expect to spend at least a few hours here taking in all that the museum has to offer.
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Centre de la Science et de l'Industrie
333 W Broad St
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COSI is a science museum with a ton of different activities and exhibits for all interests and ages. Whether your little one is into space, dinosaurs, the ocean, or more, there’s plenty to see and do. Expect to spend at least a few hours here taking in all that the museum has to offer.
Columbus is home to one of the most highly-regarded zoos in the entire country, and it’s highly-regarded for a reason. With over 580 acres of exhibits, this zoo features animals from all over the world, including elephants, tigers, manatees, cheetahs, bears, gorillas, and more. Columbus Zoo is managed by the world-famous zookeeper, Jack Hanna, and does a lot of conservation work to help save endangered species. Expect to spend most of the day here.
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Zoo et Aquarium de Columbus
4850 W Powell Rd
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Columbus is home to one of the most highly-regarded zoos in the entire country, and it’s highly-regarded for a reason. With over 580 acres of exhibits, this zoo features animals from all over the world, including elephants, tigers, manatees, cheetahs, bears, gorillas, and more. Columbus Zoo is managed by the world-famous zookeeper, Jack Hanna, and does a lot of conservation work to help save endangered species. Expect to spend most of the day here.
If you have a bookworm in your family, Book Loft is a must-see when visiting Columbus. Located in a pre-civil war era set of buildings in German Village, this place is so much more than a bookstore. It’s more like a maze, with every room themed for a different genre. It’s so easy to get lost in here, but in a good way! It’s every book-lover’s dream come true. Expect to spend an hour or two here!
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The Book Loft of German Village
631 S 3rd St
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If you have a bookworm in your family, Book Loft is a must-see when visiting Columbus. Located in a pre-civil war era set of buildings in German Village, this place is so much more than a bookstore. It’s more like a maze, with every room themed for a different genre. It’s so easy to get lost in here, but in a good way! It’s every book-lover’s dream come true. Expect to spend an hour or two here!
For the explorer in your family, Olentangy Indian Caverns is an awesome experience. Millions of years ago, an underground river carved a channel through this section of Delaware County, leaving behind a series of caverns with incredible geology. Evidence has been found to indicate that the Delaware Indians used the caverns for centuries as shelter from inclement weather and to hide from enemies. Olentangy Indian Caverns also features a petting zoo, mini golf, gem mining, and more. Expect to spend a few hours here.
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Grottes indiennes d'Olentangy
1779 Home Rd
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For the explorer in your family, Olentangy Indian Caverns is an awesome experience. Millions of years ago, an underground river carved a channel through this section of Delaware County, leaving behind a series of caverns with incredible geology. Evidence has been found to indicate that the Delaware Indians used the caverns for centuries as shelter from inclement weather and to hide from enemies. Olentangy Indian Caverns also features a petting zoo, mini golf, gem mining, and more. Expect to spend a few hours here.
Franklin Park Conservatory is a botanical garden and conservatory located between Gahanna and Downtown Columbus. Originally built in 1895, the conservatory is a beautiful work of Victorian architecture and it’s full of amazing plant and garden displays. The grounds are immaculate and there’s so much to see at this conservatory. They switch out their exhibits often, so there’s always something new to see while you’re in town. Check out their website, fpconservatory.org, for more info on what’s on exhibit right now!
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Franklin Park
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Franklin Park Conservatory is a botanical garden and conservatory located between Gahanna and Downtown Columbus. Originally built in 1895, the conservatory is a beautiful work of Victorian architecture and it’s full of amazing plant and garden displays. The grounds are immaculate and there’s so much to see at this conservatory. They switch out their exhibits often, so there’s always something new to see while you’re in town. Check out their website, fpconservatory.org, for more info on what’s on exhibit right now!

Outdoor Activities

Highbanks is one of Columbus’s most visited parks, but there’s a reason for that! This park is named after the 100 foot tall shale bluff overlooking the scenic Olentangy River, and features over 12 miles of hiking trails. If hiking’s not your thing, though, you can also bike, canoe, fish, and more. This park allows pets, but they must be on a leash at all times.
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Parc Métropolitain Highbanks
9466 Columbus Pike
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Highbanks is one of Columbus’s most visited parks, but there’s a reason for that! This park is named after the 100 foot tall shale bluff overlooking the scenic Olentangy River, and features over 12 miles of hiking trails. If hiking’s not your thing, though, you can also bike, canoe, fish, and more. This park allows pets, but they must be on a leash at all times.
Just a couple of blocks away, Topiary Park is a 9 acre community park featuring a series of live, sculpted topiaries depicting figures from George Seurat’s classic painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” This park is the only one in the world that is based on a single painting, and it stands on the grounds of the former Ohio School for the Deaf. While it’s less of a hike than a walk in the park (ha!), it’s still a rewarding outdoor experience right in the heart of the city.
Topiary Park
480 East Town Street
Just a couple of blocks away, Topiary Park is a 9 acre community park featuring a series of live, sculpted topiaries depicting figures from George Seurat’s classic painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” This park is the only one in the world that is based on a single painting, and it stands on the grounds of the former Ohio School for the Deaf. While it’s less of a hike than a walk in the park (ha!), it’s still a rewarding outdoor experience right in the heart of the city.

General Entertainment

Open Tuesday thru Thursday 2 - 9, Friday 2 - 10, Saturday 10 - 10, Sunday 11 - 7 GPK Indoor Entertainment is a one-stop shop for thrill seekers. They have the largest indoor go-karting track in central Ohio for ages 8 and up, as well as a tactical laser tag facility, and escape rooms. Since it’s all indoors, it’s open year-round!
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Grand Prix Karting Indoor Entertainment
1300 Alum Creek Dr
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Open Tuesday thru Thursday 2 - 9, Friday 2 - 10, Saturday 10 - 10, Sunday 11 - 7 GPK Indoor Entertainment is a one-stop shop for thrill seekers. They have the largest indoor go-karting track in central Ohio for ages 8 and up, as well as a tactical laser tag facility, and escape rooms. Since it’s all indoors, it’s open year-round!
Open Sunday thru Thursday 9 AM - 12 AM, Friday & Saturday 9 AM - 2 AM Topgolf is a golf-themed entertainment complex that uses microchipped balls to allow players to rack up points on the driving range. There are different versions of the game you can play, and it’s great for all skill levels, whether you’re a novice or an expert golfer. The bays are all climate controlled and the venue features a bar and restaurant with pool tables when you need a break from all the golfing!
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Topgolf
2000 Ikea Wy
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Open Sunday thru Thursday 9 AM - 12 AM, Friday & Saturday 9 AM - 2 AM Topgolf is a golf-themed entertainment complex that uses microchipped balls to allow players to rack up points on the driving range. There are different versions of the game you can play, and it’s great for all skill levels, whether you’re a novice or an expert golfer. The bays are all climate controlled and the venue features a bar and restaurant with pool tables when you need a break from all the golfing!
Open Monday thru Wednesday 4 PM - 1 AM, Thursday & Friday 4 PM - 2:30 AM, Saturday noon - 2:30 AM, Sunday noon - 1 AM Pins Mechanical is a barcade with tons of options for entertainment! If you’re into pinball, you’re sure to love this place because it has over 30 different games to choose from. They also have foosball, ping pong, patio pong, and duckpin bowling. They also regularly feature food trucks, so you can grab a bite to eat while you’re there as well!
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Pins Mechanical Company
141 N 4th St
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Open Monday thru Wednesday 4 PM - 1 AM, Thursday & Friday 4 PM - 2:30 AM, Saturday noon - 2:30 AM, Sunday noon - 1 AM Pins Mechanical is a barcade with tons of options for entertainment! If you’re into pinball, you’re sure to love this place because it has over 30 different games to choose from. They also have foosball, ping pong, patio pong, and duckpin bowling. They also regularly feature food trucks, so you can grab a bite to eat while you’re there as well!
If you have some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket, Hollywood Casino is located just west of town and it’s open all day every day! Hollywood Casino is your typical casino experience, with slots and video poker, table games, and a dedicated poker room. There are also five restaurants and a bar on site, so you won’t have to play on an empty stomach.
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Hollywood Casino Columbus
200 Georgesville Rd
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If you have some extra cash burning a hole in your pocket, Hollywood Casino is located just west of town and it’s open all day every day! Hollywood Casino is your typical casino experience, with slots and video poker, table games, and a dedicated poker room. There are also five restaurants and a bar on site, so you won’t have to play on an empty stomach.