Friday Meals Bites: Littleton’s Market Bakery, Sweetgreen, Sweeney’s Tavern, Close to East Cafe open

There’s all the time lots occurring within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the newest:

• Littleton’s Market Bakery debuts this morning on the North Market downtown! An extension of Littleton’s Market in Higher Arlington, the market bakery takes over the previous Omega Artisan Baking area, which closed final November after proprietor Amy Lozier retired. The market stall options breads and pastries from chef Aaron Clouse (who began this system at Parable Espresso) and baker Desi Vasquez. Learn the complete story on Littleton’s Market Bakery right here!
• Talking of the North Market: this week the downtown location introduced the opening of Macelleria North Market Butchery. The east facet bakery is partnering with the prevailing COLO Burger Bar and COLO Oyster Bar to increase the market’s meat choice. It’s slated to open subsequent week.
• The Los Angeles-based eatery Sweetgreen opens its first Columbus location subsequent Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 700 N. Excessive St. within the Brief North. The chain, which began in 2007 and now options greater than 230 areas nationwide, is understood for its menu of seasonal salads, protein plates, heat bowls, and sides.
• Final night time Sweeney’s Walnut Avenue Tavern, a brand new neighborhood watering gap from Jim Sweeney, the unofficial mayor of Franklinton. It’s the primary of a collection of companies coming to a row of former properties; it’s open seven days every week at 500 W. Walnut St.
• The Close to East Cafe celebrated its grand opening at 1600 E. Lengthy St. final week. The cafe is a collaboration between Too Good Eats and Meals Leads, and serves espresso, breakfast, and lunch. The cafe is housed inside the Ohio State Wholesome Group Middle’s enterprise incubator within the former Columbus Metropolitan Library MLK department.
• After being closed for a number of months resulting from a fireplace, the gluten free bakery Biscuits By Daddy-O has reopened its storefront at 821 E. Lengthy St. in King-Lincoln.
• Enterprise First broke the information this week {that a} location of Voodoo Brewing will open within the Brief North this fall within the former Mouton/DeVine on Excessive area.
• The Roosters location at 3370 Olentangy Rd. shared that they’ll stay closed for an prolonged about of time resulting from a fireplace.
• The homeowners of the Victorian Village Market introduced that they’re opening a companion location, titled the Grandview Bottle Store, at 1761 W. Fifth Ave. on Sept. 20.
• The primary Columbus location of the Mochinut chain shall be opening quickly at 995 W. Fifth Ave.
• Because of upcoming growth close to Ohio State’s campus, the Bier Stube shall be closing down after Sept. 21. The Stube has been round since 1966!

Some upcoming occasions!

• Subsequent week Wednesday, Sept. 4, Columbus Meals Adventures hosts a Style of Kurdistan dinner on the newly opened Silav Cafe & Grill downtown. You will get tickets by means of their web site!
• This weekend the homeowners of Butcher & Grocer shall be donating 10% of the proceeds from gross sales of their Cincinnati chili canine to the Joe Burrow Basis, which helps kids experiencing meals insecurity.
• This weekend Friday by means of Monday, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 is the annual Columbus Greek Pageant!
• All this weekend is the Obetz Zucchini Fest.

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