Cool off this summer with 16 of Central Ohio’s best patios

On a hot day—which is often during an Ohio summer—it is easy to drift away from the office. 

While the sun is sizzling through the window, you imagine yourself on a shaded patio with your closest friends, sipping on chilled cocktails and grazing from a charcuterie board. The Summer 2026 issue of Stock & Barrel turns that dream into a reality with our Patio Dining cover section. 

We’ve highlighted 16 patios perfect for summer. Whether it’s an after-work debrief at Barcelona, tucked on a patio escaping rush hour, a Saturday hangout on the multi-level patio at Jackie O’s on Fourth, or just a romantic evening spent sharing tapa-styled dishes and enjoying the Dublin skyline at VASO—there is an option for every occasion. 

While we have your summer dinner plans covered, Stock & Barrel also features a James Beard-nominated bakery, a new Franklinton bar with a menu full of surprising twists, and how movie theater owners created pickle lemonade. 

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