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New Albany scoop shop, West Side bakery and Worthington fall menu among Columbus-area food updates
The Columbus-area dining scene has new openings in New Albany and on the West Side, while restaurants and breweries roll out seasonal menus and limited-time deals. Red Rabbit Ramen, meanwhile, has closed its food cart outside Honest Friend Brewing.
Several new businesses, seasonal menus and limited-time offers are arriving across the Columbus-area food scene this fall, alongside the closure of a South Side ramen cart.
Graeter’s Ice Cream plans to celebrate the opening of its New Albany shop at 5065 Forest Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The location has indoor and outdoor seating and a drive-through. It is scheduled to be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
On Columbus’ West Side, Panaderia Bakery Guadalajara opened in early October at 4143 W. Broad St., inside Hollywood Plaza. The family-run business sells breads, pastries and cakes and is connected to the family behind Bakery 3 Espigas de Guadalajara on the East Side. Panaderia is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Yogi’s Bar & Grill has opened its fifth location at 5571 N. Hamilton Road, near New Albany and Gahanna. The restaurant is open late, including until 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Several restaurants are introducing fall dishes. Metsi’s Wood-Fired Italian, at 36 E. Lincoln St., has added dishes including delicata squash with sage, brown butter and pepita gremolata, as well as radiatori alla vodka with poached lobster. Its new dessert is coconut semifreddo with apple, caramel and ginger granita.
Wolf’s Ridge at Worthington Inn, at 649 N. High St. in Worthington, has added pumpkin-spiced cheesecake topped with Pumpkin Spice Daybreak caramel, whipped cream and an Indian sugar cookie.
Martini Modern Italian, at 445 N. High St., is marking 30 years in business with three short-run menus drawn from its past. The first, available Oct. 30 through Nov. 12, includes a Pear Elderflower Martini and fresh-pulled mozzarella. A second menu runs Nov. 13-19, followed by a final one Nov. 20-29, with items including the Short North Tea and shrimp and sausage linguine.
Mikey’s Late Night Slice has brought back its Fiery Death pizza at its Grandview location, 1312 Grandview Ave. The pizza features Carolina Reaper, Trinidad Scorpion and Bhut Jolokia Ghost peppers, along with Scorpion Pepper-laced red sauce and Sriracha-tossed sausage. It is scheduled to remain available through Oct. 31, while supplies last. Co-founder Jason Biundo said in a statement that this year’s pepper harvest was ready and “bursting with fiery flavor.”
Seventh Son Brewing Co. will offer its Tuk Tuk Lager for $3 beginning Oct. 27. The promotion, called $3 Buck Tuk, is expected to run at least through the end of the year and will also be available at sister businesses Getaway Brewing Co. and Antiques on High.
Echo Spirits Distilling Co., at 985 W. Sixth Ave., placed fifth in the Best Spirits Tasting Room category and eighth in Best Craft Rum in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards are selected by public voting following nominations curated by a panel of experts and editors.
Red Rabbit Ramen announced Oct. 13 that its cart outside Honest Friend Brewing, 2112 S. High St., had closed. The business began in a ghost kitchen in 2020, founded by Mike and Terry Ramsey. Blaine Carr and Xavy Perez took over in 2024. In its announcement, the business thanked customers for the bowls served, conversations shared and opportunities it had received.