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We originally announced the news of their Gay Street expansion in October 2010, but ZenCha Tea Salon is finally moving forward as planned. Construction work on the space began last week and their opening is planned for late March /… [Read More]
Dane’s Dessert Cafe opened their doors at 14 East Poplar Avenue a little over a month ago, and have been serving up crepes, cakes and other desserts ever since. What makes Dane’s different from other local bakeries is their dining… [Read More]
The third time is the charm for Didier Alapini, the founder of L’appât Patisserie & Café. This bio-chemist turned pastry entrepreneur struggled to renovate two dilapidated buildings before setting his sights on Olde Towne East. “In 2003 I tried to… [Read More]
If you see smoke coming out of the side of the building located at 79 Parsons Avenue, don’t call the fire department. A new coffee roastery called Upper Cup Coffee recently opened there, just two doors down from Portico (another… [Read More]
Jan Antauer opened her first coffee shop in Downtown Dublin two years ago, and on Friday will be expanding into Downtown Columbus with a new location adjacent to Columbus Commons. Java Jan Coffee Shoppe & Cafe will be located at… [Read More]
Following in the footsteps of other Downtown lunch spots such as J. Gumbo’s and Lexi’s on Third, Caffe Daniela is growing their hours of service into the evening by offering beer and wine service in addition to a casual dinner… [Read More]
Over the past year, the Wexner Center Café has been through a few rounds of musical chairs. Cameron Mitchell closed his “Cams on Campus” cafe there in August of 2010. Taste of Belgium opened a cafe in the space last… [Read More]
Tim Hortons is continuing to increase their Downtown presence with the announcement of a new Cafe & Bake Shop location in the Arena District. The venue will be located at 200 West Nationwide Boulevard in the former Cotter’s Restaurant at… [Read More]
Italian Village isn’t really known for Italian restaurants. Of course, you’ve got Rigsby’s on High Street filling in for the fine dining niche, but the rest of the neighborhood is lacking in the meatballs and alfredo department. But wait! Don’t… [Read More]
The fourth MoJoe Lounge location is opening Monday morning at the intersection of High Street and Town Street, in the heart of Downtown Columbus. Starting at 6am, the new store will be giving away free 12-ounce cups of brewed coffee… [Read More]
Next Monday, July 18th, The Drexel Theatre Radio Café will be closing for renovations with no reopening date yet determined. The cafe space is being reviewed by Friends of the Drexel, Inc. to determine the best use of that portion… [Read More]
German Village will be gaining a new coffee and chocolate shop this Wednesday when Winans opens their doors at the corner of Third and Whittier. Winans has roots in Ohio that trace back to the late 1800s. There are currently… [Read More]
The recent closure of Denise’s Ice Cream left a dessert-shaped hole in the Clintonville dining scene, but thankfully that absence didn’t last long. The owners of Mozart’s Bakery & Piano Cafe (located just up the street) are launching the Vienna… [Read More]
The team at Pattycake Bakery is working on a new project that would expand their operations into the space next door to their Clintonville shop for the opening of a new cafe called City Beet. But before they can move… [Read More]
The new restaurant under construction at the Scioto Mile has officially been named Milestone 229, according to an update at SciotoMile.com. Executive Chef Christian Hattemer has recently launched a blog to provide updates from the kitchen as construction wraps and… [Read More]
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