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Grandview may have a bit of fancy pants to it, but thankfully karaoke, Irish drinking and $1 can night provide a change of pace.
To call Grandview a Columbus suburb is a bit misleading given the area’s proximity to downtown, but the neighborhood is very much its own ecosystem, anchored by Grandview Avenue and a string of restaurants, shops and the area’s best local coffee (Stauf’s).
The variation throughout the area is extreme, from million-dollar homes to rows upon rows of affordable townhomes. That diversity lends itself well to a handful of dive bar gems largely outside of the main commercial corridor. It could be argued that Grandview is home to the city’s best dive bar (JOHNNIE’S GLENN AVENUE GRILL , below), best karaoke bar ( MICKEY'S , below) and best deep-dish pizza ( MEISTER’S BAR , also below).
While some of our stops on this recommended itinerary are a handful of blocks apart, Grandview is an easy neighborhood to access, drive through, park or grab an Uber, very much a comfortable, residential vibe on foot or in vehicle. And when a neighborhood features a dive as good as Johnnie’s, that becomes a natural place to start.