🇺🇸 Columbus Foodie Guide: The Ultimate Eat & Drink List! 🍽️✨

If you're in Columbus and love food, this is your must-try list—from dim sum to late-nighwe’ve got you covered! 🍵 Dim Sum & Asian Delights 📍 Ty Ginger (Dublin) 🥟 Weekend dim sum is a must! Try: ✔️ Egg tarts & sesame balls ✔️ BBQ pork pastry ✔️ Weekend-only mango pomelo sago 📍 Ma Shifu’s Dongbei Cuisine (UA) 🍢 Weekend special: Fresh-fried dough sticks — crispy, fluffy, addictive! 📍 Tiger Sugar (Bethel Rd) 🧋 New boba spot! Peach Oolong Freeze = summer in a cup 🍑❄️ 🍖 Late-Night Munchies 📍 Xiao Kui Jia BBQ 🍖 Sing karaoke next door? Pig trotters will steal the show—juicy, smoky, too good to share! 🌮 Quick & Tasty 📍 Bibibop 🥗 Healthy Asian-style bowls—purple rice + yumyum sauce = perfection. 📍 North Market Bridge Park (Dublin) 🍽️ Food hall gems: ✔️ Nutella crêpes ✔️ COLO Lobster Roll (buttery goodness) ✔️ Lan Viet Pho (hearty & fresh) 🍰 Paris75 Macarons (Dublin) — delicate, colorful, Instagram-ready! ☕ Brunch & Coffee 📍 First Watch (OSU area) 🍳 Walkable for students! Avocado toast + fresh juice = study fuel. 📍 Dough Mama (Clintonville) 🥑 Cozy vibes + lox toast (smoked salmon + cream cheese) + crispy roasted potatoes. 🇵🇭 Filipino Comfort Food 📍 Bonifacio (King Ave) 🍠 UBE WAFFLE (purple yum!) + crispy tofu + green beans. Budget-friendly & delicious! 🇰🇷 Korean BBQ (Mostly Great… But One Miss) 📍 Don Pocha (UA) 🥩 Beef combo = 🔥, but skip the gamja hotpot (pork tasted off 😬). 🍷 Honorable Mentions ✔️ Chapman’s Eat Market (elevated American) ✔️ Momo Ghar (Nepalese dumplings!) ✔️ Jeni’s Ice Cream (Brown Butter Almond Brittle 🍦) #ColumbusEats #OSUFoodie #AsianFood #BrunchGoals #EatLikeALocal 🥢🍜