Aladdin's Eatery (Arena District)
This Mediterranean chain is a reliable option for healthy and natural Middle Eastern cuisine. The setting is cafe casual and cheerful.
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BD's Mongolian BBQ
Create your own stir-fry at this reliable chain located in the Arena District. Select your protein, sauce, veggies and hit the grill. Keep it carb free or have it over rice or in a tortilla shell. There are myriad choices for veggies and protein.
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Brio Tuscan Grille (Easton)
Italian wood fired grilling means plenty of healthily prepared options. Wood grilled salmon, chicken, steak along with traditional Italian favorites in a Tuscan villa type setting that is upscale with booths, table cloths, and a high ceiling.
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Capitol Cafe By Milo's
The menu and food here is inspired by Milo's Deli & Cafe and Tommy's Diner. You will find the eatery on the ground floor of the Statehouse building. It's casual and friendly and the food is high quality. Hearty and light eaters will enjoy the breakfast and lunch served here.
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Columbus Fish Market (Grandview)
This Grandview neighborhood eatery offers a seafood market style menu that is plentiful in fresh fish options. The casual, East Coast, nautical themed setting is pleasing with dark wooden booths and tables, glass cases displaying the fresh stuff, and vibrant artwork throughout.
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First Watch
Despite being a franchise, this is a breakfast favorite. First Watch offers traditional and healthy breakfast, brunch, and lunch fare. The décor is plain but bright and airy too. It looks like a chain.
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Gordon Biersch
Because sometimes you just need something familiar, Gordon Biersch's brew-style ambiance with exposed duct ceilings, wood accents and an overall contemporary feel, offers up a big menu that favors those looking for hearty fare.
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Haiku Poetic Food & Art
Haiku's Asian fusion cuisine and trendy sushi bar attracts a hip crowd. The Short North bistro is stylish and Zen with dim lighting, live music (or DJ), bamboo accents and paper lanterns. Along with sushi, the menu features noodle dishes and small plates.
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Indian Oven
This downtown restaurant is contemporary, and upscale with big windows, white linens and other unexpected urban decor. The specialty is North Indian cuisine. When the weather is nice, outdoor patio seating is available.
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Lucky's Market (North)
You will recognize the market by its old-school diner decor and signature script lettering on the exterior. On the inside it is decorated with refined wooden planks and rustic wall art.
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Market 65 Locally Grown
This is the place to dive into salads and wraps made with locally sourced ingredients. You can select one of the Market's creations or build your own. Along with the salads and wraps, a daily soup is offered. The decor is bright and cheery with light woods and lime green accents.
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Mitchell's Ocean Club (Easton)
The upscale Ocean Club is located on the second level of Easton Town Center. It is modern and cool with white linens, exposed rock, wood panels, contemporary wood chairs, vibrant lighting and a huge mermaid as the dining room centerpiece.
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Mitchell's Steakhouse
Mitchell's Steakhouse is conveniently located right downtown and the menu's breadth affords both sensible and hearty options. Additionally, for those in search of a business dining venue, Mitchell's classic and masculine décor delivers with its soaring ceilings, deep woods and white linens.
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North Market
This public market (and Columbus landmark) is open year-round and houses over 30 merchants selling prepared foods, flowers, baked goods and other farmers' market type goodies. Every Saturday, during the "growing" season, there is an outdoor Farmers Market.
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Northstar Cafe (Short North)
This funky cafe located in the Short North area relies upon locally grown and organic ingredients to whip up breakfast, lunch and dinner. The friendly coffee house vibe, comfy sofa and lounge chair area and upscale healthy fast food draws a big weekend brunch crowd.
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Panera Bread
This chain offers healthy, fresh, fast food in a cheerful, relaxed and contemporary environment. Most location also offer free Wi-Fi high speed internet access.
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Panera Bread (Easton Town Center)
This chain offers healthy, fresh, fast food in a cheerful, relaxed and contemporary environment. Most location also offer free Wi-Fi high speed internet access.
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Panera Bread (North)
Located just a little west of the Ohio Expo Center, this chain offers healthy, fresh, fast food in a cheerful, relaxed and contemporary environment. Most location also offer free Wi-Fi high speed internet access.
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Potbelly Sandwich Works (Downtown)
Located in the Huntington Building, this sandwich shop with its homey decor, wooden booths and friendly vibe, is a crowd pleaser--as long as sandwiches are your thing.
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Potbelly Sandwich Works (OSU)
Located in the South Campus Gateway, this sandwich shop with its homey decor, wooden booths and friendly vibe, is a crowd pleaser--as long as sandwiches are your thing. This particular shop offers open mic night every Thursday!
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Trader Joe's (Easton Town Ctr)
Prepared foods, produce, trail mix, energy bars and more.
Ready to go salads and sandwiches along with other goodies makes TJ's a great spot for a quick meal hit.
Open daily 8a to 9p
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Weiland's Market (North)
This is an independent grocery store offering all the regular grocery staples along with a pretty good selection of prepared foods. Athletic-Minded Travelers staying at one of our North Columbus hotels will be within 4 miles of the 18,000 square foot store.
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Whole Foods Market (Sun Shopping Center)
Come for the healthy prepared foods and fresh salad bar. This 75,000 square foot location is in the Sun Shopping Center near Staples and Filene's Basement and boasts a 15 seat trattoria with pasta, wood-fired pizza, beer and wine. The regular café seats 100.
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Whole World Natural Restaurant
This small, casual, cozy and friendly eatery offers vegetarian comfort food. The vibe is bohemian and the crowd eclectic. Come if you are a vegetarian and in search of a more local experience.
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