Your Guide to Columbus Food Halls

Like many cities, Columbus has seen a growth of markets and food halls across the region. Visitors and residents alike seem to enjoy having one destination for a variety of groceries and prepared foods, and to explore a number of small businesses.

What started in Columbus with the North Market (itself the last remaining of a series of markets around downtown) has now grown to more than half a dozen around the city center and surrounding suburbs. To help you navigate them, we’re offering up this Guide to Columbus Food Halls!

North Market Downtown is the OG of Columbus food halls. It can trace its heritage back nearly 150 years. Over that time, it’s proven as an incubator of small Columbus businesses. Guests can visit to shop for groceries, fresh produce, meats and seafood, flowers, bread – or stick around for everything from coffee to pastries, pretzels to ice cream, plus an international selection that spans Somali, Mediterranean, Vietnamese, Mexican, Polish cuisines, and beyond.

Address: 59 Spruce St., Downtown

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The Little Grand Market recently debuted at the Grandview Crossing development. The market hall features 10 local vendors, plus a full bar, indoor and outdoor spaces, and a coffee shop/cocktail bar location of Thrive Companies’ in-house concept Bada Bean Bada Booze. Vendors include established Columbus favorites like Los Agavez Taqueria, Pablo’s Havana Cafe, and Just Chicken, plus new concepts and businesses serving soul food, pizza, cookies, Italian sandwiches, and more.

Address: 710 Grandview Crossing Way, Grandview

Read more: Little Grand Market Brings Local Food, a Full Bar, and Coffee to Grandview

Budd Dairy is Cameron Mitchell’s food hall concept. It makes its home in the beautiful Budd Dairy building in Italian Village, and features a collection of 10 chef partners. You’ll find favorites like Borgata Pizza, The Cheesecake Girl, and a street food concept from Filipino outpost Bonifacio. But don’t miss Modern Southern Table, Tacos Rudos, Cluck Norris fried chicken, and Marlow’s Cheesesteaks! Budd Dairy also features the Hatch, an incubator space for new concepts, plus main level and rooftop bars.

Address: 1086 N. Fourth St., Italian Village

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The East Market is the anchor building for the beautifully renovated Historic Trolley District just south of Franklin Park. The existing buildings (which also includes the CBC Beer Hall) were once part of the Columbus streetcar company, and you can still see the tracks embedded in the floor of the market. They’ve seen some turnover since they first opened, but the gorgeous space is home to mainstays like Yellow Brick Pizza, Creole2Geaux, and Winston’s Coffee & Waffles, plus newer spots like Masa Mexican Grill, the first location of The Plant Gays, Koso, and others. The East Market also features two bars, The Railhouse and Switch, plus a second floor event space.

Address: 212 Kelton Ave., Franklin Park

Read more: Take a Tour of the New East Market (from late 2022)

North Market Bridge Park is the second edition of Columbus’ original market hall. This version inhabits a central part of Dublin’s Bridge Park development. It’s one long, expansive space lined with vendors, with tables down the center and bars on each end. You’ll see many repeats from the downtown market here: Dos Hermanos, CoLo Oyster Bar, Hoyo’s, Lan Viet, Bubbles, plus locations from folks established elsewhere, like Bake Me Happy, Pablo’s Havana Cafe, Saddleberk.

Address: 6750 Longshore St., Dublin

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Center Street Market is an interesting addition to Old Hilliard that opened in late 2020. It’s anchored by Crooked Can Brewing on one end, with a long market hall and huge courtyard, all of which connects to downtown Hilliard, nearby parks, and bike trails. The food hall is home to a number of recognizable names like Bakes By Lo, Coffee Connections, Pitabilities, Rime Time, and others. In addition to retail goods, you can snag tacos, dumplings, sandwiches, popcorn, and visit a number of pop-up vendors.

Address: 5354 Center St., Hilliard

Read more: Center Street Market on Facebook

Bubbly Hall opened in the spring of 2023 as a new development in New Albany. It’s seen some turnover since its debut, but it still features a collection of interesting vendors, plus some crafts, artwork, and a full bar. You’ll currently find Hoyo’s, The Cheesecake Girl, Seoul Food on the Go, plus newer spots like Crunchick Korean fried chicken, Dhaba Kitchen, Kiku Sushi Bar, and others.

Address: 6031 Central College Rd., New Albany

Read more: Bubbly Hall Food Hall Opens in New Albany

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