Welcome to Best of Columbus, the city’s original reader-voted contest crowning our favorite people and places. In this year’s package, you’ll find the stories behind some of the local businesses readers selected as winners in our online poll. Columbus Monthly readers picked over 100 of their favorite places to eat and drink, shop and spend their time.
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See readers’ choices for the best in Food and Drink.
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See readers’ choices for best in people and personalities.
This story appears in the July 2025 issue of Columbus Monthly as part of the Best of Columbus package. Subscribe to Columbus Monthly here.
This article originally appeared on Columbus Monthly: Best of Columbus 2025: Reader Picks for the Best in Shopping, People and Entertainment
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