50 Best Bars near New Albany

“Perfect, chic spot for a date night with my hubby. Expertly crafted cocktails and delectable small plates have been standouts — especially the carpaccio & frites ❤️‍🔥 Oh, and the desserts are WOW … both the banofee and the mousse were the perfect finishing touch to the night. The servers are super knowledgeable and friendly and can easily (and happily!) share the intricacies of the menu. Can’t wait for patio season to arrive at 24 Main.“

“Lunch was yummy, service excellent. It was my first time there, but I’ll surely be back.“

“My dog and I stopped by today on our way home from the dog park. Service was great! They even had a little dog bowl and a patty for purchase for my pup. I got a house salad which was delicious and three tacos. The tacos were a little soggy from the juices, but still tasted pretty good. Overall a good time, and pup approved.“

“This Hall is such a wonderful place. The food was so good and the vendors were extremely friendly. The best thing to experience is the coffee flights, fried sushi and boba teas 🤗🥰! Family oriented with table games. Definitely making a trip back!“

“We had a great time. Beautiful location, excellent coffee, seriously delicious food, friendly staff. We’re here from Wheeling,WV, but will DEFINITELY make the trip back!“

“My favorite part about this place is the happy hour special and taco Tuesday. The 5$ drinks are really good. Some of the tacos suck but the hot chicken taco is my favorite.

They don’t do Apple Pay and I didn’t have my credit card so I had to Venmo the waiter.. bring cash or card lol

Parking: Several stores right next to each other so parking can be difficult sometimes.“

“Went in recently for a couple drinks before doing lunch at Firebirds. Brooklyn was VERY friendly, and attentive. Also, she made the BEST Bloody Mary I have ever tasted!! My husband ordered it and I had a couple sips and LOVED it and I don't even like Bloody Mary!! We enjoyed ourselves so much that we also ended our evening at Beerhead with a couple drinks and some food! Will definitely be back for happy hour sometime soon!“

“Celebrating my granddaughters 5th birthday!!“

“Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant! Don Rolando el jefe de tortillas! .... this Chef makes fresh tortillas for his guest. He told me the story of how his grandma would make fresh tortillas and slide him one or two before dinner as a kid. He would add a little water and salt roll it into a ball and eat it before anyone would notice. This act of love and family traditions has now made it to your table. One of the best lunches I have had in a hot min. Thank you Don Rolando! Great patio too. #freshtortillas #mexicanfood #columbusohio“

“Dueling Axes made for an awesome double date night! It was our first time throwing axes and knives but John gave us a great intro and coached us girls through it! He was hilarious and so approachable, willing to give more tips when I was struggling miserably LOL. We loved the variety of games, including a cornhole-style scoring game (1st to 21 or 51). The bar is very nice, and they serve an excellent peach mint mule- great work, Dan. We will definitely be going back!“

“Im from downtown Columbus and had to run to pataskala for a fb market place purchase on a Sunday and wanted to get a ln adult drink found this place on google. Stopped in a was immediately greeted with a hello and free sloppy joes! Dang wish I didn’t have to drive home or idda stayed for a while! Nice place and great bar tender! Thanks for the free sloppy joe!“

“Went to the Blu Note for the first time for my birthday in August. One of the waitresses was being trained by another waitress so we had two waitresses waiting on us (: and they did a great job!!! The live music was lively and the food was excellent , lamb chops were off the chain and the chicken wings were seasoned just right! They gave me complimentary New York Style Cheese Cake for my birthday as well ! In my Arnold Schwarzenegger impression “I’ll be back”.“

“Good lighting at the bar for the nomad artist in me.“

“The people are awesome 💞 I highly recommend it 👌“

“Small place but fun! There's a pool table and karaoke on Fridays. The vibe is interesting, hard to pinpoint a "type" of patron that would frequent this place - which I really like. Pretty calm, clean, mature, and social, was the feeling I got. Could use more "saloon-themed" decor to match the name. Ample parking and convenient location. Would visit again!“

“Really great bar/pub experience. Bartenders are attentive and very friendly to newcomers as well as the regulars. Food is great. Karaoke with John the KJ is very on point. My favorite Monday spot for drinks and karoake. Good atmosphere, good space indoors and outdoors. Always a great time and thankful to all those behind the bar and kitchen for a wonderful experience!“

“We came in from Cleveland, looking for a more "local" stop for a few drinks before the night started. Bartenders were super friendly and attentive, even the customers made the place very welcoming!“

“Friendly, casual atmosphere. Good people on BOTH sides of the bar. Good pours & reasonable prices. Of all the bar owners I know, CHEERS TOO has some of the best. If you enjoy good conversation and a fun time you're doing yourself a disservice by not stopping in.“

“Great spot with good vibes“

“I would like to see the bartenders to be able to control or at least have some type of control over patrons that come in they’re arguing and making threats to the person they’re arguing with. Last night there was two people in there and they were in the middle isles when you come closer to the front door. One of the two people that were arguing was making threats to the other person, saying that he will kill him. He will shoot him. The bartender does nothing at all nothing. The bartender called out the wrong person loudly thought that called the police. Police came in and everybody got quiet. Safety should be number one at all times if somebody’s gonna argue, making threats and threatens to shoot the person that they are arguing with in the bar be put out and or the police called . The bartender has a responsibility to the bar and protect the patrons. This did not happen, there should be some type of protocol in place that all the bartenders need to adhere to when something of this nature happens. There was also two killings last year at two close bars we don’t need to have it at The Rock!!!!“

“Nice neighborhood bar. It reminds me of the show Cheers. There's a new owner, I got to meet her, her name is Edie. She welcomed me in, and made me aware of the things to look forward to through the week. I missed the opportunity to see the Tyson fight there, but I'll definitely be back to the 840 Lounge for sure.“

“The perfect blend of great service and good times... This is exactly what a bar should be... And what Your new bar looks like...“

“Definitely by far ABSOLUTELY the best wing's in the city! HOWEVER I let a friend try my wings when I got home and he was hooked and asked me how much they were and I couldn't tell him so we looked on the website and THERE IS NO MENU That shows food and prices. I believe they may be losing some business but not much but TIP TO THE BAR...POST YOUR MENU AND PRICES GUYS!!!“

“Wonderful experience and great atmosphere“

“Great place to spend time with friends. Friendly staff and creative drinks!“

“Great long time hot spot in the area... They now have STEEL TIP !!! Dart boards and pool tables the karaoke isn't my thing but the friendly custys and singers were fun.... I highly recommend this place for a after dinner spot or even before and after a movie...“

“The atmosphere of the Goat at this location is very welcoming and has a more cozy & relaxed vibe.
The food, as pretty much always at The Goat Restaurants, was amazing. The quality of the food is great for the fact that a lot of the items are scratch-cooked which is awesome.
I have been enjoying the new holiday drinks. They are eye-catching and taste great.
The staff was very friendly, and kudos to the male Bartender with the hurt hand. You could tell it was hurt yet he didn't let it show and gave great service.

Vegetarian options: If you need a change or tweak to the preparation of your entre, don't feel shy in skiing if your server would see if the cook would alter the dish. I have seen many customers ask and most times kitchen can accommodate the request.

Dietary restrictions: Ask for what your needing and in most cases there are dishes or kitchen is willing to alter a dish to provide you with the service you were hoping for.

Parking: No parking lot yet there is curb parking going all around the restaurant.

Kid-friendliness: Yes.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes“

“Used to go here in the early '80s before I moved to Texas and continued to go when I when I moved back '86. Can't believe it's still around. Headin' there soon.“

“for a bar that, by its name, has only been open 2 months, the aesthetic is perfect. Very appropriatly sized for its location and designed perfectly to fit its area inside and out. This bar does tupac and other late 80s and 90s rap, hip hop and r&b.
This best thing about this place was its bartender BB. From knowing all their beers, they do not have any drafts its all bottles, and knowing all the correct measures and ingredients for mixed drinks, Ms. BB was a phenomenal host and enjoyable personal to speak too.
I would like to see this place at peak capacity or their best nights. I think it should preform well! :)“

“Love this place! Great people, cold beer and free pool!“

“Friendly atmosphere and awesome bartenders“

“great people 2 dartboards 2 pool tables COLDEST BEER AND BEST SUBS IN TOWN! Come check them out!!! Italian subs is seriously best in town.“

“Stygies Tavern is a great local bar to get a quick drink or stay for a while. They have very affordable prices for Columbus. They have several pool tables throughout the place but they eat quarters from time to time. Bartenders are always friendly and quick to fill your order. I highly recommend Stygies Tavern!“

“Great place Ben a few yrs“

“Love Grain + Grape! Great local shop with friendly, knowledgeable staff. Nice selection of craft beers and wine. My favorite place to pick up a bottle or two for the weekend.“

“Cute place staff was nice. I wasn’t impressed with their signature sandwich, the HURON ST. MELT. We are not local so the group gave the common viewpoint that the food was “okay”. Fair pricing and the live entertainment was good.“

“Yes I gave a 5 star because many many years ago I bartended here, worked for the worst owners EVER! It's nice to see someone brought this place back to life too, it has always been a great location with so much space. I look forward to visiting and having a few cold ones as well, wishing you all the BEST for a great bar!“

“Mal(Thurs/Fri Bartender)besstttttttt Bartender in Columbus!! This girl has the PURE BEST POUR there is n town!!! Hands down!! I'm from DC and my family lives here by the 2nd time I made my way back 2 Mal she ALREADY remembered my name!!! If that isn't service then what is it!!? Mal is my girl and i will ALWAYS frequent her when I'm in town!!! Love you MAL!!!“

“I saw your sister in a cornerstone, on the phone with the middle man.. when I saw her she was all alone, and I thought she might understand. She was close, well you couldn’t get much closer. She said “I’m really not supposed to,” “but yes, you can call me anything you want.” ?“

“First time here as a new resident of the Columbus area... Very friendly service. They don't have a kitchen, but are next to 'Donatos' and have a window that makes it super easy to order and get food from there. I came on a Monday night so it was pretty slow, looking forward to checking the place out on a busier “

“The show here was incredible. Ivy (burlesque dancer) was stunning with her performances. Alexis (cocktail waitress) was amazing at taking care of us. She was super attentive to our drink needs and our overall vibe. Our bachelorette party was more enjoyable due to her attention to our table. Highly recommend!!“

“The Dolphin Lounge is keeping live blues relevant in Columbus. Please keep it up. I recently saw a negative review for the bar’s refusal to offer tap water to patrons. While that may seem like a turn off, it is not the bar’s nor the server’s fault. Public eating/drinking establishments can only lawfully offer tap water if it has been filtered. Instead of breaking the law and offering unfiltered tap water, the bar offers bottles of water. Hopefully, the reviewer just didn’t have all the facts.“

“Great bartender. Place just too dark and depressing. Also, when ordering food. Horrible customer service. Was very disappointed in their attitude. didn't change when I picked it up. And they want a tip? Hope she didn't cook my food. Not on list to try again. Ugh. Pizza that “

“I go to the spot all the time never a problem I only see problems with drunk patrons not following the rules then thinking they don't have to leave when told to.“

“amazing staff that are on top of things awesome karaoke and fantastic drink prices“

“My husband ordered take-out a few days ago and included a slice of apple pie for me. I don't usually have room for dessert, so usually skip it, but this pie was the best I have had in YEARS!! HIGHLY recommend! Delicious, and that was the next day! :)“

“An absolutely amazing experience — and that’s just the people who work there. The staff are welcoming, attentive, and genuinely make you feel like a valued guest. Then, there’s the food! Every dish is crafted with care and bursting with flavor. It’s without question some of the most incredible food I’ve ever had. From start to finish, 91 Bistro delivers on every level. I can’t recommend it enough! This was my second time eating here and it certainly won’t be the last.“

“My favorite Columbus Bar!! Feels like home away from home. Safe, enjoyable, fun atmosphere.“