The Most Delicious Beer, Wine & Spirits in Columbus

Wine Merchant

★★★★☆ 4.4 (25) • $$

"This place is probably best for lunch . That means I'm totally encouraging you to day drink. I mean, why not, considering I visit Findlay for vacation time and I don't have any serious obligations !I love the sandwiches and soups, and of course the wine! I used to live in Findlay so I love reuniting with friends and family at this spot. I've been here in the evenings before but it can be quite crowded. A good problem to have...not really complaint-worthy as the servers and bartenders are busting their butts!The actual wine store is great to pass through on your way in or out. It has some great varieties of beer and wine, many of which types are new to me. I truly have no complaints- one of the best spots in Findlay !"

Waynes Country Market

★★★★☆ 4.4 (21)

"I absolutely love Wayne's. Their seasonal produce is almost always cheaper than anywhere else. They have lots of unique offerings as well as a nice deli. In response to a couple other reviews: I've never had an issue with their produce spoiling quickly compared with other stores, and I've never noticed that their produce is consistently poor. I think all produce anywhere you buy it is hit or miss. Also unlike at the supermarket, their produce rotates in and out because they tend to have whatever is in season. I rely less on labels and more on appearance to find what I'm looking for. There's always some difference between what a sweet pepper and a hot pepper, for example. I've almost always had positive experiences with the staff in all parts of the store, and I think the employees, young and old, are generally friendly and helpful. The deli is a busy place but I've never had anyone be rude to me there. The only time I've had any issue was when I didn't grab a number because they didn't look too busy. Word to the wise... they still go in order and you will get skipped if you didn't grab a number!"

Northwest Wine & Spirits

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (17) • $$

"The real stuff!A liquor store has been here, in the great parking lot gulf of Olengtangy Plaza where Bethel Rd terms at 315, as long as I remember. Though I can't remember how many times I have been here or, well, whatever happened on those nights. (I'm grateful, if there was social media in my youth, I would have earned multiple entrees in the viral video hall of fame.) Originally, when law dictated it, it was an Ohio liquor store but I think they change the law. Today it is privately owned but still stacked to the rafters with spirits, wines, and beers of all types, flavors, and qualities. Gift sets (of which was the reason for my latest visit) was aplenty in variety and sizes. The place is a drink enthusiast wonderland.Clean, organized, spacey, the store sparkles with bottles. The variety of labels and graphics vying for attention gives the plain jane, flat area a slight pleasing combo of aesthetics. A wing for wine holding vino from all the favorite place as well as locally concocted sits perpendicular from the stronger juices in front of coolers squaring the boundary. Wines you'll find all the flavors types and vintages. It is an Ok place to grab a bottle but I use it mainly for the hard stuff. And these are spirits at the ABV which defines them (not water down. ) They are cognacs, tequilas, liqueurs, rums, vodkas, whiskeys, and gins. Some brand names found: Hennessy, Jose, Jager, Bacardi, Johnnie, the Captian, and Jack are here. Jim Beam? Hell yeah baby! Baileys? How could it not be? Goose? Whatcha talkin about Willis! Of course. All the popular brands are here. I came for a nice gift set of Crown Royal and found it at the right price. Prices here are about right. All the mixes, chasers, and sweeteners are sold here to make your nightly cocktails. It is a convenient place to supply the fun for a night of destressing and good times. And remember, always drink responsibly--so you can watch and drive around the rest of us while we have an obnoxious good time!"

Hausfrau Haven

★★★★★ 4.5 (36) • $$

"What more could you want in a wine shop! This is the perfect little cozy place. I want to live here, lol! They have such a wonderful selection of wines and everything is fairly priced. The employees are very helpful and knowledgeable. They actually have a decent amount of wines here that seem really unique and that I've never seen before in regular grocery stores, so I usually try to pick up something new every time I come. They also have a cute little bar in the shop as well so it'd be fun to come for a drink and then take a bottle home with you. If you live in the German Village or anywhere close by you should definitely check this place out and shop local!"

C J’s Drive-Thru

★★★★☆ 3.5 (4)

"The worker there are SUPER nice!! Especially Angie she is always really nice! My brother looks forward to going there and he always says "ANGIE" when he sees her! When I took a trip to Florida she gave us gifts for the trip there! I just got a pint of ice cream in one of the freezers If you want a drive thru with good customer service THATS the place to go!!!"

Superior Beverage Group

★★★☆☆ 3 (3) • $$

"So during Comfest each year I rent a keg. Central Beverage group is where I get it. Located close to my home, and having good selection to choose from makes CBS my keg rental place of choice.CBS offers everything from domestic to limited import.( Molson counts as an import right?) I am appreciative of the fact that I can rent an entire keg of Blue Moon here. They also carry Magic Hat Brand which is a close second in my preferred beers of Comfest. I like CBS because I am forgetful and they offer tap, trash can rental and even ice as well. The guys here are nice and will never hesitate to help me load the keg as I am not as strong as I look. If they would only offer a service of unloading the keg and carrying it up two flights of stairs, I would pay extra, but they don't. I have asked.Good selection, strong lifters and reasonable prices will keep me going back to CBS every year."

The Hills Market

★★★★☆ 3.8 (85) • $$

"I pop in here every time I'm in the area. I love the salad bar but always leave with a few bottles of wine and several bags of ground coffee. It's never been crowded on my handful of visits and the staff are genuinely kind and helpful. The one thing I wish for is a few more sales. I'm a sucker for sale prices."

Barley Hopsters

★★★★☆ 4.2 (50) • $$

"Patroned with some friends, who are regulars, for their Saturday night trivia. SUPER fun that you get to pick individual beers from the large selection in their coolers and drink them at the table! Trivia was fun. The night we visited it was all based on song titles. We all wished it would have been structured a tad differently, maybe instead of having to just guess the song title maybe switch it up with some guessing, some multiple choice and maybe other ways of playing. The downside to the song title trivia was that it seemed like most of the songs were older, which my group is not that familiar with. I would suggest switching up the song erras as well. Anywho, the establishment itself had great selection of beer, which was super fun to get to pick your own from the cooler, pay and then walk it right over to your table. FYI - 6 packs will be charged an extra $10 if you want to drink it at your table... bummer. Might as well just pick out of the cooler if that's the case. One of our friends found this out the hard way. Even though I would suggest some tweaks, this is a cool little spot!"

Giant Eagle Market District

★★★★☆ 3.6 (167) • $$

"Well dang! I usually go to the Ge on Sawmill or the one in Dublin near Perimeter. Lovely stores on their own, but I was advised to go to this one as it was supposedly the best on in Cbus. They weren't lying!!! I felt my inner bougie rising up while perusing the store. The mushroom station caught my eye immediately as I had not seen that in the other GE's. Clean store and really nice and helpful staff (shout out to Heidi at the door and Bonnie at the register). I think it is worth it yo check out this location for your shopping needs."

Beverage Warehouse Drive Thru

★★★★☆ 4.1 (8)

"This is actually a pretty neat little place, although it kind of looks dumpy, it really is quite a diamond in the rough, a rose in a patch of thorns. Although it advertises itself as a drive-thru (it's in the name of the business after all!) It does allow some customers who have no car to walk through a special entrance away from the coming-and-going cars. Although it's not far from another convenience store (a much trashier and best to be avoided one) this place is worth your time (if you don't mind a long wait from time to time because this place is quite popular and does tend to get a little crowded) the selection is quite extensive and not only do they sell beer and wine, but cigarettes, soda and various snack foods, at a price quite a bit lower than some of the other clip joints nearby (M&R wine shop I'm looking at you) sometimes you may have to remind them to double bag but that is really the only complaint that I have. Peace out brothers and sisters!!"

grain + grape

★★★★☆ 3.8 (28) • $$

"Good selection of wine and craft beers. Don't let the small size fool you... They have a great selection"

Alexander Drive Thru

★★★★☆ 4.2 (12) • $$

"This is a great place to zoom through if you're in a hurry (or just lazy). The prices here are just a bit higher so if I'm not in a hurry (or feeling lazy) I usually stay away. The clerks (owners?) are pretty friendly and have only gotten snarky with me once when I've asked what the cheapest cigs are. (I don't smoke often, but when I do, I get the cheapest possible so I don't like them enough to want to get another pack. Then another. And so on... And this my friend, is how you do not become a chain smoker.).They do have cider, my drink of choice, which is nice and the drive thru line is generally pretty short. It also helps that they have 2 windows to choose from. My only complaint is that they aren't open too late. There have been times when I was in a time bind and have driven there only to find it closed. So be aware of that when/ if you're in a hurry or - you guessed it- just feeling lazy."

MVP Food Mart

★★★★☆ 4.2 (6)

"This is the best beer store in Marysville. They have more craft beer than the new Kroger and have an excellent single bottle selection of Jackie O's, Ommegang and such. The singles are priced lower than anywhere I've seen in Columbus. A lot of inexpensive good wine as well. Very Impressed and I'll be stopping here regularly."

Ale Wine & Spirits

★★★★☆ 3.9 (16) • $$

"I stopped in here to pick up some local Ohio made whiskey. Place is nicely set up with a nice selection of wines, beers, and other types of drinks. When I first walked in, it did not remind me of a liquor store. It reminded me more of a high end jewelry store or something similiar. Staff is very friendly. Plenty of parking out front.Only complaint I had is more of a state regulation. In Ohio, alcohol above a certain percentage, I forget where the cutoff is, must be paid for in cash. If you do not carry to much cash on you, it may involve a stop at an ATM."

Annie's Wine Cottage

★★★★★ 4.6 (31)

"I love the location of Annie's!! I adore this place, so cute!! I will forever be back here!! My boyfriend enjoyed it just as much, I got him a dry red coffee wine to drink at home. But he got a beer at the bar & I had their spring seasonal flight, to die for, I must say!! I appreciate everything y'all girlies do for the place, you can tell how hard you work!! The wine selection is massive, bottled from all over, so this is the perfect place to stop & get a bottle!! Their porch & patio is so cute, perfect for live music."

Military Drive Thru

★★★★☆ 4 (1)

"I can't even count how many times I've driven through this place over the years. Back in the day it was for beer, cigarillos, and snacks and well... These days I go for water and wine. However, it's great no matter what you're there for. Just the concept of being able to drive-through somewhere is awesome. Ohio is one of the only places that allows these so I try to take advantage when I can.Lastly, the staff has certainly changed over the years and with that, the service has ebbed and flowed. On my last visit the young ladies running the place were fast and friendly. I'm surprised this is their first review."

Savor Growl

★★★★☆ 3.5 (50) • $$

"We decided to stop in here and check it out since we were in the neighborhood. Really glad we did because they had some West Coast stuff we haven't been able to find since moving from the PNW last year like Rev Nat's and Heretic. They also carry Deschutes and Old Rasputin and have a selection of CBD beverages. They didn't have my hubby's favorite Heretic beer in stock, but the staff was very helpful and let him know they do get it when it's available."

1837 Wine & Spirits Emporium

★★★★☆ 3.8 (32)

"Great selection of wine whiskey and beers (among other spirits) I was visiting from out of town and didn't want to come empty handed. I was impressed with the selection and price point. The employees were helpful and friendly. Wish I took pictures of the excellent selections. The front half of the store was wine, the back was spirits and the have coolers to the right filled with a great variety of beers."

Buck's Smoke Shop

★★★★★ 5 (4)

"Bucks is a great family owned business. Veronica is always so personable and helpful.The other employees are always great too."

Grandview Carry Out

★★★★☆ 3.6 (18) • $$

"A gentrified carry-out for a gentrified neighborhood means coolers of crafts and aises of wine in wooden shelving. Center of The area, 3rd and Grandview, across the over-slick condo tower, catty-corner from the gutted, forever-in-refurbishment Grandview Cafe, facing the reused gass station at it East, the former 7/11 has a faux wooden overhang in earth tone gray, a colorful brick facade, and potted plants. This is the paper bag, Mad Dog 20/20 carryout transformed by the demands of modern urbanism. It is still a carry-out rest assured. The unvarnish board which acts as a counter is logged with impulse junk. Here you can get ice, 12-packs, soda, 22s, 40s, and cigs. Upscaled or not a carryout is a den of sin, and this one sells your temptations as well as any others. And of course, the clerk has a TV, a 20" LCD in lieu of the carry-out cliched rabbit eared box. But its upscale trimming can impress. It has a nice selection of crafty suds and the usual C-Town suspects of indy brew-- its build-a-six is small--but it is not as impressing as other places like Kenny Market. What it doubles as is a wine shop. There are two rows running the length of its sales floor. And I don't mean the Sutter Home, Cavet, Beringer common supermarket case stacks but private winery labeled from Napa, Washington, everywhere. I've picked up great midline Rieslings and Moscato here, and a few impressive-for-the-level Chiantis. So if your wino style has moved from Mad Dogg to corked Merlot then come here. There is decent wine on sale."

Bratworks

★★★★★ 4.9 (7) • $$

"3 Dollars for brat on rye with mustard is a very good deal in my book.I will say dont let the drivethru scare you away because Bratworks LTD makes the best brats in the world."

Quenching Caverns

★★★★★ 4.5 (10)

"How does this place not have reviews!!???! It's a liquor store that you do not have to get out of your car to enter. Genius! They do sell other things- saw some snacks and cigarettes but honestly I came for the booze. They had a good selection of beer and here was some wine too. Didn't really look for hard liquor so not sure if they had it but I highly recommend checking it out. Love this place!"

Sambuca’s Country Market and Greenhouse

★★★★☆ 4.2 (5) • $$

"These guys have some of the best produce around I love their corn on the cob over the summer great Mead great beer selection great awesome place to shop I highly recommend this place he will not be disappointed"

Wine & Brew Emporium

★★★★☆ 4.4 (27) • $$

"If you love craft beer you have to come here! These guys know their stuff and literally any obscure beer you want they can get. They'll even take your name and number we and call you when it's in. Love it!"

Carnardo Wine & Cheese

★★★★☆ 3.6 (29) • $$

"What a great walk-in experience! I'm a casual wine enthusiast but the selection features domestic favorites that I'm used to and a large amount of imports, I really enjoyed picking out a half dozen bottles and the wine monger was incredibly helpful as well. An all around great experience and I will be back."

Hudson And Essex

★★★★★ 4.5 (90)

"The food and the service were both amazing! We sat at the bar in the restaurant upstairs which had a nice view! The bartender was super fun to talk to and we had really great service! The Armenian cheese bread is to die for! You MUST get it! My friend got the Caesar salad and she said it was good but nothing too special. We both had the filet with broccoli and truffle fries. The filet was amazing and cooked perfectly to my order. I wish the fries were thinner and crispier but that is personal preference. They still had really great flavor. The bartender recommended the whipped cheddar mash, but they were all out so we will be back to try them! They make their own wine and the few that we tried were very good! The manager even gave us a tour of the Prohibition at the Caverns, which is only open on the weekends. We will definitely be back again!"

Middle West Spirits

★★★★☆ 4.4 (61) • $$

"No tastier way to support our local businesses than buying their ABSOLUTELY Delicious Bourbon Cream! It has been my go-to coffee creamer on cold weekend mornings & is perfect straight up."

Drive-Thru 95

★★★★☆ 4 (10) • $$

"My son sent a message explaining the situation I had to the owner, she immediately took corrective action and remedied this situation. She took care of us and and made sure we were happy. After this response from her I will return and will recommend them to everyone."

Beverage Warehouse

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (3)

"The place has awesome selections of pretty much every alcohol. Both cheap and expensive. The staff is also super friendly, specially the lady that's always in the register in the corner. It sucks that's there is always so many homeless people outside asking for money every time somebody goes in or out. I would mind increasing security and I believe it will definitely help the business. I wouldn't feel safe taking my girl to that place so I always go by myself or with other guy friends, but increasing security could help attract more people, specially students."

Uptown-Downtown

★★☆☆☆ 2.4 (10) • $

"Mondays and Wednesdays are my favorite nights.Mondays are '80s nights, complete with videos on the big screen. The DJ takes requests but doesn't always play them. There's a tremendous nerd factor uniting the older crowd who come to remember and the younger crowd who come to goof off. Rum drinks for $1.50 help with the latter.Wednesdays are goth/industrial nights. There's hardly any crowd, but the DJs play a decent mix of goth, synth, EBM and industrial. Again, fantastic drink specials on rum help."

Aardvark Wine & Beer

★★★★☆ 4.4 (8)

"Went to Aardvark's and one tasting (Friday and Saturday nights - 4 pours for $10) with a group of 8 on Saturday night. They have a parking lot which made it easily accessible. They are definitely a wine and beer store but offer a few tables in the middle for you to sit and enjoy a drink at. The inside is still cute despite being a store and had other patrons at tables most of the time we were there. Their wine tasting was a decent deal - the pours being equal to 1.5-2 actual glasses of wine themselves at varying price points. They were very friendly and accommodating (got extra chairs for our large group), and could give a good overview of the wine itself and what to expect. The choices were a good balance of profiles and included two white wines and two reds and at affordable price points. Overall, would definitely recommend!"

Aficionado's

★★★★☆ 3.9 (26) • $$$

"Aficionados is a great place to find some amazing wine and craft beer. Their prices are reasonable and worth the assortment they offer. The staff is always very kind and normally very helpful. There is also a cigar area where you can buy some craft cigars (if that's the right terminology). This place is great!"

Campus Liquor

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (10) • $$

"Good selection of whatever booze your searching for usually. Can get a little packed inside if its busy as this place is wall to wall. Yes, they charge a dollar for credit card use....Got to pay to play!"

Market Bar

★★★★☆ 4 (12)

"What a great addition to bridge park! When it heats up and the weather is nicer and they open up the outdoor seating this place will definitely be poppin! Plenty of parking attached upstairs and can come straight from the parking garage down to the main floor.Today I got their pho from on viet which was good but a bit pricey for me at $14. Great variety though, from Mexican, viet, seafood, Italian, sushi, great place to meet up with friends and hang out.I just got back so on a Saturday afternoon so more family friendly. You got kids running around everywhere but not that packed due to covid I'm sure.Def check this place out post covid and if you just want to hangout and you and your group don't know what they want, they have something for everyone here!"

Red Bank Food & Beverage

★★★☆☆ 3 (7) • $$$

"Super convenient. Amazing beer selection for size of store and always willing to order what you want. Contrary to other reviews, as a female I'm always treated friendly and with respect. I go several times a week."