From Asia to Eastern Europe, eat your way around the world with Columbus’ grocery store world tour

Cover photo by Erika Clark

While many know about the litany of authentic Pan-Asian spots along Bethel Road, and Columbus’ large Somali population is well-documented, the city’s culinary offerings represent far more than just these regions.

Restaurants offer a neater, more curated version of a nation’s cuisine, but the grocery store experience is a far more exhaustive and unveneered way to take a culture, whether that’s through the specialty snacks or drinks that don’t often make it across the ocean, or the baked goods and hot food recipes brought over by first generation immigrants.

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Believe it or not, Columbus is home to regional markets offering products from Nepal, Eastern Europe, Japan, Africa and much more, and we’re here to give you an all-encompassing tour of them, from bakalava to za’tar.

You can check out Columbus’ Grocery Store World Tour in the Summer 2026 issue of Stock & Barrel below.

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