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    Top 10: The Best Restaurants in Columbus, Ohio

    In the end, there can be only one establishment at the top of our list of best restaurants in Columbus. While our city is filled with a lot of great places to eat, our readers and editors compile their favorite picks and one only can land in the first place spot.

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    This year, that designation goes to newcomer Service Bar, which has been open just over a year as of the time of this poll. This restaurant and bar — housed within the Middle West Spirits distillery — has impressed local diners with it’s playful menu that reimagines classic Americana dishes from a fine dining perspective. Our readers and editors also singled out Service Bar’s chef Avishar Barua as the top of his category in this year’s Best Restaurants in Columbus poll.

    For more information, visit www.servicebarcolumbus.com.

    10. Milestone 229

    229 Civic Center Drive – Downtown / RiverSouth

    9. Forno

    721 N. High Street – Short North

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    Forno — Photo by Mollie Lyman.

    8. Watershed Kitchen + Bar

    1145 Chesapeake Ave. Suite D – 5xNW

    7. The Sycamore

    262 E. Sycamore St. – German Village

    6. Cosecha Cocina

    987 N 4th St. – Italian Village

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    Basi Italia — Photo by Walker Evans.

    5. Basi Italia

    811 Highland St. – Victorian Village

    4. Third & Hollywood

    1433 W. Third Ave. – Grandview Heights

    3. Veritas Tavern

    11 W. Gay St. – Downtown

    2. Wolf Ridge’s Brewing

    215 N. Fourth St. – Downtown

    1. Service Bar

    1230 Courtland Ave. – Short North

    Flashback: The Best Restaurant of 2017: Wolf’s Ridge Brewing
    Flashback: The Best Restaurant of 2016: The Guild House
    Flashback: The Best Restaurant of 2015: Lindey’s

    Flashback: The Best Fine Dining Restaurant of 2014: Lindey’s
    Flashback: The Best Everyday Restaurant of 2014: Northstar Café

    Note: Our “Best of 2018″ lists are published as the combined results of our annual Reader Nomination Survey and Editor’s Choice picks.

    CLICK HERE FOR THE TOP 25 RESTAURANTS OF 2018

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