🍴 The Best New Restaurants In Columbus

Plus: 🥯 This New Bagel Shop Is Serving The Original Block's Recipe

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Chelsea Wiley
August 03, 2026

🤝 TOGETHER WITH NORTH MARKET

North Market is calling your name! Whether you're exploring the original downtown location for its classic market charm or the Bridge Park spot in Dublin for a modern twist, there's no better place to eat, shop, and discover the best of Columbus. For more info, head over to northmarket.org.

Hello, Monday! Chelsea, here.

Where has this year gone? Somehow it's already August, and while summer may be winding down, Columbus' restaurant scene definitely isn't. July brought one of the busiest stretches of openings we've seen all year, from destination restaurants and neighborhood pizza shops to coffee spots, bakeries, and even a few concepts unlike anything else in the city. If your list of places to try keeps getting longer, we're about to make it even harder to keep up. Here are the best new restaurants that deserve a spot on your August dining agenda.

Navigator Feature Story: 🍴 The Best New Restaurants In Columbus

🥯 This New Columbus Bagel Shop Is Serving The Original Block's Recipe
One of Columbus' most beloved bagel recipes is making a comeback. Anything Bagel opens August 14 in the former Block's location, bringing back the original recipe that locals have been craving, along with breakfast sandwiches, deli favorites, and more.

🐶 The Franklin County Dog Shelter Wants To Help You Meet Your New Best Friend
Your future best friend might be waiting at the Franklin County Dog Shelter. Adoption fees are waived all August as part of the nationwide Clear the Shelters campaign, so you'll only pay the $18 dog license fee to bring a pup home.

Headlines 📰 

🎬 Free movie nights are back on the calendar. Ohio's statewide "Ohio Goes to the Movies" celebration is bringing dozens of screenings to Central Ohio this month, with everything from Zombieland to National Lampoon's Vacation hitting the big screen, all for free. (NBC4)

🥬 Ohio's cyclosporiasis outbreak continues to grow, with more than 4,000 confirmed cases now reported statewide. Health officials say the outbreak has been linked to recalled iceberg lettuce, with Franklin County reporting 112 cases so far. (WOSU)

🌭 Some people dream of throwing out the first pitch. One Columbus baseball fan had a different goal: becoming Rickey Relish. Axios' Alissa Widman Neese stepped inside a Clippers hot dog costume, won the mascot race, and admits she may have peaked in the process. (Axios Columbus)

🌤️ Weather: 82 and partly cloudy

Coming Up This Week 📆

🤝 TOGETHER WITH COLUMBUS RECREATION AND PARKS

Experience a high-energy night as Dumpstaphunk brings its signature New Orleans funk sound on Aug. 14, 7 p.m., at Bicentennial Park at Scioto Mile Concert Series, presented by Columbus Recreation and Parks and CAPA. For more info, head over to sciotomile.com.

Coming Up This Month 📆

Photo courtesy of the Ohio State Fair

😎 The Best Things To Do in Columbus This August
It’s time to get serious about your summer plans, Columbus. Before you know it, it will be a crisp fall morning, so you’d better make the most of summer while it lasts! Here are the best things happening around town this month.

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