Where to Eat Back Room Coffee Roasters
With offerings ranging from its original Breakfast Blend to the equine enthusiasts’ signature blend, “The Horse,” this micro-roaster has a wide range of caffeine for the early morning riser. Backroomcoffeeroasters.com
Café Brioso This artisan coffee shop provides highquality gourmet coffees and loose-leaf teas, as well as sandwiches, soups, salads, and baked goods. Cafebrioso.com PHOTOS: (FROM TOP) JENI’S SPLENDID ICE CREAMS; COURTESY OF ELEVATOR BREWERY & DRAUGHT HAUS
Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus
[ABOVE] Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus offers upscale cuisine sure to appeal to a variety of palates. [TOP] Columbus is home to the nationally renowned Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams.
American food; they also conveniently set up shop at The Congress, allowing exhibitors to replace typical fair food with a feast. Schmidthaus.com
This downtown brewery offers a number of handcrafted beers, including one aptly named “Dark Horse”; for those who aren’t a fan of beer, the restaurant’s menu offers a variety of upscale cuisine sure to appeal to just about anyone’s palate. Elevatorbrewing.com
Where to Stay
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Best Western Plus
Nationally renowned for their delicious gourmet ice cream, these scoop shops can be found throughout the city; signature flavors include brambleberry crisp, Riesling poached pear sorbet, and salty caramel, to name a few. Jenis.com
In close proximity to the horse show, this hotel offers adequate amenities at a decent rate. Bestwestern.com
Schmidt’s Restaurant and Sausage Haus Located in the heart of the German Village, this restaurant features German/
Ohio Expo Center Home to the Quarter Horse Congress, Ohio Expo Center allows first-come, first-served camping at the showgrounds, a great alternative to reserving a hotel room. 614-294-0150
Comfort Inn and Suites Offering affordable rooms that are known to be comfortable, this popular hotel remains to be a great place to stay that isn’t too far away from the showgrounds. Comfortinn.com November 2013
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