Over 100 Columbus-area restaurants, bars, and cafes closed in 2025; here’s a comprehensive list
Fan-favorites and city-staples alike found themselves on the chopping block last year. Despite the booming food and beverage scene in Central Ohio, 2025 saw plenty of closures.
Over 100 restaurants, bars, and cafes closed their doors in 2025. Here’s a comprehensive list:
-16-Bit Bar + Arcade
-1808 American Bistro
-24 Main
-451 Spirits
-A Blessed Cookie Co.
-Adobe Gila’s
-Ampersand Asian Supper Club (Short North)
-Apollo’s Greek Kitchen
-Arby’s (Riverside Dr.)
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-Barrio (Grandview)
-Bexley Coffee Shop
-Big Apple Breakfast Co
-Blarney Stone Tavern
-Block’s Hot Bagels
-Bonsai Columbus
-Borgata Pizza Cafe
-Bossy Grrl’s Pin Up Joint
-Bubbles Tea and Juice Co (Worthington)
-Buca di Beppo (Worthington)
-Buzzed Bull Creamery (Powell)
-Cafe Istanbul
-Chapman’s Eat Market
-Circles & Squares Pizza Co.
-Clintonville Sbarro
-Community Grounds
-Cocinamos
-CRMD
-Cupcakes by Lindsey
-Diaspora
-Eclectic Diner
-Fireproof
-GENJIGO (Columbus)
-Ghostwriter Public House
-Golden China
-Granville Brewing Co.
-Hardee’s (Columbus)
-Hidden Leaf Cafe
-Hoagie City (Hilliard)
-Hot Chicken Takeover (all locations)
-Howl at the Moon
-J. Gumbo’s
-Johnson’s Real Ice Cream in Bexley
-Junior’s Bar & Grill
-Lazy Dawg
-Leisure Club Clubhouse (Old Town East)
-Liberty Tavern in Powell
-Libby Lou’s Fun Factory’s (Clintonville)
-Local Cantina (Clintonville)
-Loco Social
-Maison Skali (Hilliard)
-Maple Street Biscuit Co. (Powell)
-Mariposa Mexican
-Meanie Konbini
-Mecha Noodle Bar
-Melt Bar & Grilled
-Mission Coffee Co
-MOD Pizza
-Monte Carlo Italian Kitchen
-My Old World Bakery
-On The Border
-Panzera
-Parable Cafe
-Pecan Penny’s Bar-B-Q
-PJ’s Hot Pot
-Rambling House Music Bar
-Ray Ray’s (Johnstown, Marion, Linworth)
-Red Rabbit Ramen
-Red Robbin (multiple locations)
-Resch’s (Livingston Ave)
-Rosebud’s (Delaware)
-Sapporo Sushi Factory
-Sparano’s Pizza
-Sunflower Chinese Restaurant
-Tea Zone Bakery and Cafe
-Thiago’s Italian Kitchen & Bar
-The 1126 Restaurant
-The Brio at The Greene
-The Cheesecake Girl (Dublin)
-The Garden Bar Cafe
-The Grill & Skillet Diner
-The Happy Greek (Short North)
-The Hickory House (Gahanna)
-The Pint Room
-The Purple Door Cafe (inside Zorah’s House)
-Skyline Chili (Hilliard)
-The Warehouse Italian Dinners
-Torchy’s Tacos
-Turtle Creek Tavern
-Uncle Johnnie’s
-UNO Night Club
-Vick’s Gourmet Pizza
-W.G. Grinders
-Wahlburgers
-Walking Distance Brewing
-Watershed Kitchen + Bar
-Way Down Yonder Beignets & Coffee
-Wendell’s Pub
-Wizard of Za
-Yabo’s Taco’s (Hilliard)
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