ColumBEST Awards: Booze & Bars

We are finally unveiling all the best this city has to offer. This year, you, the readers and voter, highlighted all the popular spots we've all grown to love; familiar faces who have consistently achieved excellence; and of course, a few new places that have changed the way we go about our lives in Central Ohio. We've had our hands full tallying the totals, crossing our t's and dotting our i's. But, without further ado, this is your definitive list of the champions of Columbus.

THIS IS COLUMBEST.

PINS Mechanical Co.

BEST OVERALL BAR: PINS Mechanical Co.

2. Seventh Son Brewing Co. / 3. Land-Grant Brewing Co.

BEST DRINKING PATIO: Land-Grant Brewing Co.

2. PINS Mechanical Co. / 3. BrewDog

BEST ROOFTOP BAR: Lincoln Social

2. VASO / 3. RH Rooftop Columbus

BEST SPORTS BAR: Roosters

2. Short North Pint House / 3. Yogi's

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BEST LGBTQ BAR: Union Cafe

2. Slammers / 3. Axis Nightclub

BEST IRISH PUB: Byrne's Pub

2. Fado / 3. Dublin Village Tavern

Ginger Rabbit

BEST NEW BAR: Ginger Rabbit

2. Understory / 3. Mandrake

BEST DIVE BAR: Char Bar

2. Bier Stube / 3. Dick's Den

BEST PLACE TO DRINK & PLAY: PINS Mechanical Co.

2. Topgolf / 3. Ten Pin Alley

BEST BARTENDER: Trey Burris, Summit Music Hall

2. Todd Wernet, Patty Macs Pub / 3. Sam Acker, Short North Pint House

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BEST BLOODY MARY: The Pearl

2 Hangover Easy / 3. Standard Hall

BEST COCKTAILS: High Bank Distillery Co.

2. Lincoln Social / 3. Law Bird

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BEST BEER SELECTION: 101 Beer Kitchen

2. PINS Mechanical Co / 3. Short North Pint House

BEST WINE SELECTION: Cooper's Hawk

2. The Refectory / 3. The Wine Bistro

Cooper's Hawk

BEST LOCAL BREWERY: Land-Grant Brewing Co.

2. Seventh Son Brewing Co. / 3. BrewDog

BEST LOCAL SPIRITS: High Bank Distillery Co.

2. Watershed Distillery / 3. Middle West Spirits/OYO

BEST HAPPY HOUR: Forno Kitchen + Bar

2. High Bank Distillery Co. / 3. Kitchen Social

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BEST BAR: ARENA DISTRICT: R Bar Arena

2. Betty's Bar / 3. Howl at the Moon

BEST BAR: BEXLEY: The Top Steak House

2. Harvest Pizza / 3. Rusty Bucket

BEST BAR: CAMPUS, CLINTONVILLE, LINDEN: Out-R-Inn

2. The Varsity Club / 3. Bob's Bar

BEST BAR: GERMAN VILLAGE, OLDE TOWNE EAST, MERION VILLAGE: Antiques on High

2. Thurman Cafe / 3. Club 185

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BEST BAR: DOWNTOWN AREA: 16-Bit Bar + Arcade

2. The Walrus / 3. Slammers

BEST BAR: FRANKLINTON & HILLTOP: Land-Grant Brewing Co.

2. Yellow Brick Pizza / 3. Rehab Tavern

BEST BAR: DUBLIN & POWELL

2. VASO / 3. Yogi's

BEST BAR: GAHANNA & EASTON: Gatsby's

2. Forbidden Root / 3. 101 Beer Kitchen

Land-Grant Brewing Co. Patio

BEST BAR: UPPER ARLINGTON & GRANDVIEW: High Bank Distillery Co.

2. Grandview Cafe / 3. Byrne's Pub

BEST BAR: WORTHINGTON: Worthington Tavern

2. Old Bag of Nails / 3. Zaftig Brewing Co.

BEST BAR: HILLIARD: Crooked Can

2. Roosters / 3. The Goat

BEST BAR: NEW ALBANY: The Goat

#2 Flanagan's Pub / 3. Rusty Bucket

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BEST BAR: SHORT NORTH, ITALIAN VILLAGE, VICTORIAN VILLAGE: Budd Dairy Food Hall

2. Ginger Rabbit / 3. Oddfellow's

BEST BAR: GROVE CITY: Grove City Brewing Company

2. Hop Yard 62 / 3. Zassy's Taproom

BEST BAR: WESTERVILLE & POLARIS: Kitchen Social

2. Uptown Deli and Brew / 3. 101 Beer Kitchen

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