Top Restaurants

Top Restaurants in Columbus:

Looking for great places to eat while in Columbus, Ga.? Try these local favorites.

Within the Columbus area, there are plenty of dining experiences for everyone. Whether you crave coffee or sushi, Columbus can satisfy your taste buds.

1. If you're looking for a good Southern breakfast and lunch, Café 222, in the Rothschild-Pound House Inn, offers some of the best fried chicken and fried green tomatoes.

2. Ruth Ann's Family Restaurant offers Southern home-style plates of great breakfast and lunch menus for weary travelers in a vintage building.

3. For those craving a caffeine jolt, Fountain City Coffee can satisfy caffeine addicts' desires, offering lattes, frozen coffee drinks, smoothies, wine, beer and a nice breakfast, lunch and bakery selection.

4. Craving barbecue? There's no place better than Country's Barbecue. Country's has three locations in Columbus, all with unique ambience -- southern, '50s-style bus depot and ski lodge.

5. Visit the Cannon Brewpub for pizza cooked over a wood fire and freshly brewed beer. Cannon has homemade burgers, pastas and great tasting steaks, with the finest freshly brewed beer this side of the Chattahoochee.

6. Meritage offers three different dining experiences for guests: the Deli Café, serving European panini-style food; The Room at Meritage, serving American and regional cuisine; and Tapatinis, with a martini bar and small-plate cuisine.

7. Chef Lee's Peking Restaurant in Bradley Park is a locally owned eatery named one of the top 10 restaurants in the country by USA Today. It offers authentic Asian cuisine in beautiful Southern settings.

8. You can't go wrong with Hoofer's Restaurant and Gospel Barn if you're looking for a great family restaurant. Hoofer's offers great grilling with a musical acts playing in the Gospel Room.

9. Yoder's Deitsch Haus' restaurant, bakery and gift shop offers visitors a look into Mennonite life.

Supporting link: visitcolumbusga.com

By Carolyn Lawrence

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