Columbus, Ohio

The best coffee in Columbus

Ten Columbus cafés and roasters across the Short North and German Village.

10 places

Columbus punches well above its weight, and the reason is roasting depth — Stauf's, Brioso, One Line, Crimson Cup and Florin all roast in the city.

The Short North has the highest concentration. German Village is the more pleasant walk and the better choice if you want pastry with the coffee. Grandview, Victorian Village, Italian Village and the Near East Side all hold worthwhile single stops if you are already nearby.

  1. 1.One Line Coffee

    Short North

    The Short North's strongest specialty option, roasting in the city and pouring with the care to match.

  2. 2.Stauf's Coffee Roasters

    German Village

    The historic-neighbourhood anchor and one of the oldest roasting names in Columbus. Cosy in a way the industrial rooms are not.

  3. 3.Fox in the Snow Cafe

    Short North

    As much bakery as café, and the pastry is genuinely the draw rather than an add-on.

  4. 4.Mission Coffee Co.

    Short North

    Coffee from a rotating global bench in an industrial room with handcrafted tables.

  5. 5.Brioso Coffee

    One of the five roasters that make the city's scene work. Worth seeking out the source café rather than drinking it second-hand.

  6. 6.Crimson Cup

    A larger local roaster whose beans you will find across Ohio, with in-city cafés to drink it properly.

  7. 7.Florin Coffee

    The more contemporary end of the local roasting bench.

  8. 8.Roaming Goat Coffee

    Short North

    A smaller Short North roaster, and a good second stop after One Line.

  9. 9.Black Kahawa

    Short North

    Rounds out the Short North roaster cluster.

  10. 10.Pistacia Vera

    German Village

    Strictly speaking a pâtisserie, included because pairing it with Stauf's is the best hour in German Village.