Columbus markets, food venues among the best nationwide in USA TODAY 10Best ranking

Chad Murphy, Columbus Dispatch
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If you're looking for a foodie hotspot, look no further than central Ohio.

Columbus shines in today's USA TODAY 10Best rankings for Best Farmers Market, Best Food Tour, Best Food Hall and Best Public Market, taking the top spot in two categories.

The USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards highlight the very best in travel, food + drink, and lifestyle. Every week, USA TODAY 10Best invites a panel of industry experts to nominate their favorite points of interest and attractions across a wide range of categories. 10Best editors then vet these nominations and select a final set of nominees to be presented to the voting public for a period of four weeks.

Emma Wrench, 8, of Granville adds a colorful creation to a growing pile of donations during a Cynthia's Flowers project at the Worthington Farmers Market.
Emma Wrench, 8, of Granville adds a colorful creation to a growing pile of donations during a Cynthia's Flowers project at the Worthington Farmers Market.

Worthington Farmers Market (Best Farmers Market)

  • Rank: No. 1

  • Address: 7227 N. High Street, Worthington

Nearly 100 vendors from the Columbus area converge for the year-round Worthington Farmers Market that adapts to the seasons.

In summer, May through October, farmers and producers of high-quality food and plants, sell al fresco in the Old Worthington Historic District. The rest of the year, the market goes indoors at The Shops at Worthington Place.

Here's the full top 10:

  1. Worthington Farmers Market (Worthington, Ohio)

  2. West Palm Beach GreenMarket (West Palm Beach, Florida)

  3. Kaka'ako Farmers Market (Honolulu, Hawaii)

  4. Maple Valley Farmers' Market (Maple Valley, Washington)

  5. Ann Arbor Farmers Market (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

  6. St. Johns Farmers Market (Portland, Oregon)

  7. Palisade Sunday Farmers Market (Palisade, Colorado)

  8. Pearl Farmers Market (San Antonio, Texas)

  9. Root's Country Market & Auction (Manheim, Pennsylvania)

  10. Little Italy Mercato Farmers' Market (San Diego, California)

Columbus Food Adventures (Best Food Tour)

From neighborhood walking tours to by-van excursions and private tours, Columbus Food Adventures offers a full menu of ways to meet the area's rich culinary scene. Whether you're a meat-lover, brew-hound, taco fiend, or gastronomic globe-trotter, there's a tour to fit your appetite.

Here's the full top 10:

  1. Columbus Food Adventures (Columbus, Ohio)

  2. Taste Buzz Food Tours (Las Vegas, Nevada)

  3. Six Taste (Los Angeles, California)

  4. Savor Seattle Food Tours (Seattle, Washington)

  5. Bienville Bites Food Tour (Mobile, Alabama)

  6. Doctor Gumbo Tours (New Orleans, Louisiana)

  7. Mangia DC Food Tours (Washington, D.C.)

  8. Greenville History & Culinary Tours (Greenville, South Carolina)

  9. Maine Day Ventures (Portland, Maine)

  10. Bobby's Bike Hike Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

Pokebap owner Seas Kim with his signature dish, pokebap. It includes cucumber, edamame, mango, carrot, sweet onions, kani, scallions, tuna, salmon, pickeled ginger, crispy garlic and kani. He is one of the ten initial restaurants in the Budd Dairy Food Hall, which is part of the Cameron Mitchell Restaurants portfolio.
Pokebap owner Seas Kim with his signature dish, pokebap. It includes cucumber, edamame, mango, carrot, sweet onions, kani, scallions, tuna, salmon, pickeled ginger, crispy garlic and kani. He is one of the ten initial restaurants in the Budd Dairy Food Hall, which is part of the Cameron Mitchell Restaurants portfolio.

Budd Dairy Food Hall (Best Food Hall)

  • Rank: No. 3

  • Address: 1086 N Fourth St., Columbus

Budd Dairy Food Hall is breathing new life into a former dairy that had stood vacant for more than 50 years.

The brick building in the heart of downtown Columbus hosts foods from 10 kitchens, has a few bars to choose from, and offers a rooftop deck for great views of the surrounding neighborhood. Locals love ''Hatch,'' the revolving pop-up that features up-and-coming Columbus area chefs.

Here's the full top 10:

  1. Mother Road Market (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

  2. The Garage Food Hall (Indianapolis, Indiana)

  3. Budd Dairy Food Hall (Columbus, Ohio)

  4. The Market at Malcolm Yards (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

  5. Gather GVL (Greenville, South Carolina)

  6. City Foundry STL (St. Louis, Missouri)

  7. Federal Galley (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

  8. Food Hall at Bottling Department (San Antonio, Texas)

  9. Time Out Market Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)

  10. Chelsea Market (New York City, New York)

Black Radish Creamery produces its own cheeses and sells others from around Ohio and the Midwest at Downtown's North Market
Black Radish Creamery produces its own cheeses and sells others from around Ohio and the Midwest at Downtown's North Market

North Market Downtown (Best Public Market)

  • Rank: No. 8

  • Address: 59 Spruce Street, Columbus

Open since 1876, this historic public market has everything to make a foodie smile.

Made up of local merchants and farmers, featuring such delectable treats as fresh pierogies and vegan soul food, North Market Downtown includes spaces for eating and has a satellite location 15 miles north in the town of Dublin.

Here's the full top 10:

  1. Milwaukee Public Market (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

  2. Eastern Market Detroit (Detroit, Michigan)

  3. Reading Terminal Market (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

  4. West Side Market (Cleveland, Ohio)

  5. Ferry Building Marketplace (San Francisco, California)

  6. Findlay Market (Cincinnati, Ohio)

  7. Boston Public Market (Boston, Massachusetts)

  8. North Market Downtown (Columbus, Ohio)

  9. Pike Place Market (Seattle, Washington)

  10. Oxbow Public Market (Napa, California)

This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Columbus Food Adventures, Worthington Farmers Market top USA TODAY 10Best