I don't even live in Columbus and somehow Carfagna's has become a mandatory life event every time…read moreI'm in town. I literally bring a cooler with me because walking in "just to browse" turns into me spending the GDP of a small nation on pasta, meat, cheese, desserts, sauces, bread, and things I didn't even know I needed until an Italian grandmother-looking angel handed me a sample. Every single thing in this place is outrageously good. Not "good for a market." GOOD good. Like, "I'm questioning every grocery store decision I've made back home" good. At this point I'm not visiting Columbus. I'm making a pilgrimage to Carfagna's and Columbus just happens to be nearby. You should plan your family vacations around going to Columbus so you can visit this store! But rent a U-Haul for what you will want to bring home.

Local Italian grocery store with an alcohol room and restaurant attached…read more Always extremely busy around the holidays as they sell baked goods, pasta, sauce, meat, cheese, and even egg nog. Grab a shopping cart and meander your way around the store for all their homemade and imported goodies. Shelves are always well stocked. Sometimes they even offer samples. Listen to lovely calm music playing for your pleasure.

A buddy dragged me into BJ's Wholesale Club -- and as a loyal Costco guy, I went in skeptical. You…read moreknow, like switching from Pepsi to Coke just to "see what happens." Turns out... I kinda liked it. First thing I noticed? The brand war: Costco's a Duracell household, BJ's rolls with Energizer. Do I need to know that? Absolutely not. Did I immediately start judging my battery loyalty? 100%. BJ's feels more like a "wholesale meets grocery store" hybrid -- smaller quantities, but still solid deals. I appreciated being able to buy one normal-sized ketchup bottle instead of a gallon drum. Prices were surprisingly competitive, and in a few cases, even beat my local grocery and Amazon. Sure, the selection isn't as massive as Costco, and the store footprint feels tighter, but that's part of the charm. It's like wholesale shopping without needing a forklift or a second mortgage. Verdict: Still a Costco guy at heart, but BJ's earned my respect -- and maybe a spot on my errand rotation.

This is so much better than Sam's or Costco. Bigger variety and more manageable sizes.read more

Fresh Tender baby goat and fresh chickens and a lot of meat varieties is available here. Fresh…read morevegetables and various masalas

This place is my new favorite for buying meat. They have fresh chicken and meat available here…read more They butcher it the way we like, and it is comparatively cheaper from a lot of meat stores I have been to. They also carry tons of different mediterranean and India grocery items.

This family and friends place is nice! They have a good selection of coffee and other unique finds…read more A small flower shop where they arrange for you. A decent produce department. The absolute BEST item in the store is the ham salad! They make their ham in house and use it for the ham salad as well as sell it sliced. It's great on bread and crackers alike, you may even find yourself eating it with a spoon.. or finger ( no judgment here!) My only complaint is that it's very pricey. Yes, it's a small business and I get that. However, money only goes so far and choices need to be made. So, they are on a once every couple of weeks rotation for us. They have a punch card that gives you a punch when you spend $50 on one purchase. You do not get 2 punches if you spend $100 sadly. Once you get so many punches, you get so much off your next purchase.

I pop in here every time I'm in the area. I love the salad bar but always leave with a few bottles…read moreof 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.

A great excuse to get out and support our local vendors. There's a nice assortment of bakers,…read moreproduce and meat vendors. You can also get local honey, salsa, donuts, bracelets, handmade soaps, candy and lots of other great stuff. I especially like the young vendors who spend their Saturday mornings selling their goods.

Love this market! There's an assortment of great stuff, from bakers to farmers to craft vendors!…read more Now it is also open Saturdays (at the Liberty Square Plaza parking lot) AND Sundays (Shortys parking lot 9721 Sawmill Road)

Went to get coffee today at Espresso Air and learned the farmers market was today (Saturday) so we…read moredecided to walk a block and check it out. The ambiance is very family friendly, dog friendly and includive. Great vibe! It has gotten considerably larger since they moved it to the big public lot behind Jimmy V's. The market was celebrating its 10th anniversary and was giving out free reusable sacks to every person/family that entered, which was a nice bonus! Our small dog, Loki was given his pre market pep talk (by his humans) of no barking and no fighting with the big dogs or taking ice cream out of babes hands.... He promised to be on biscuits best behavior. There were plenty of dogs there.... Loki was happy about that. Kids werent off the rails here, that was nice. However, people need to realize not every dog wants a human, kid or big dog to surprise it to say hello without asking its owner first. there may or may not of been a bit of barking at that occasion. Lol. There was a nice selection of vendors. Many local farmers. Good selection of freshly butchered meats. We left with some lamb, Tulip Cafe desserts and a dozen pierogis from our most fav vendor "Sweet Cle-bus" I have to give the vendor, Tulip Cafe, big props. Seldom do I think a cookie is worth 3 dollars let alone four... but their nutella cookie is completely worth it. I would of been buying this often and by the dozens if my kids were still little. Its the perfect amount of sweetness and you just feel better about it being made with Nutella vs chocolate. Would of had a close up picture for you all but I ate it and did not and would not share. Thank you Westerville for hosting such a nice variety of vendors. We enjoyed our visit and hope to stop back!

Our first time since 2019 & it felt so good to be back. Although the markets are relatively small,…read morethere was a great assortment of products. We left with local honey & peanut butter, and our friends left with lemonade, strawberries, herbs and more. Was hoping for more fresh produce, but it was only the 1st week of opening so I'm sure more will come! Definitely worth a look!

Conveniently (or not so much) beside the KidX play area, we stopped into Phyllis Ann's for some ice…read morecream and lemonade after some solid play time. My 4yo hasn't expanded very far beyond vanilla with sprinkles and rainbow sherbet and today she chose rainbow sherbet. She tasted the sherbet a 9/10 because she forgot to order sprinkles (definitely customer error). You order at the front counter and they have a large menu of ice cream in cups, cones, shakes and Sundays as well as coney dogs, sodas and walking tacos among other items. I chose a pineapple lemonade but they had an array of flavors. The pineapple lemonade was lemonade with a pineapple puree topping that had to be mixed in. Even after mixing I didn't get much pineapple flavor but the puree did make it's way through the straw from time to time. After ordering you pick up your order at the back counter. The music was quite loud, although I do enjoy jazz. One scoop of sherbet in a cup and a 16oz flavored lemonade was just under $12 so not really a great deal but we had time to kill and I promised ice cream if she left the play area without a total meltdown.

Southern flavor, family warmth, and community pride -- all in one stop!…read more On one of the busiest days at Polaris, we found this gem of a locally owned Black business and were welcomed like family the moment we walked in. The owners personally showed us around, explained their packaged box deals, and treated us to samples of heavenly strawberry cake and bold, aromatic spice blends. It's rare to get this kind of personal service, and knowing these recipes come straight from a family tradition makes it even more special. They've brought authentic southern flavors to the community in such an approachable way. Proud to support them, and I can't wait to enjoy everything we took home!

I haven't been into this location since pre-pandemic, but my past experiences have always been…read morepositive. Not sure what was going on when I stopped in just before Snowmaggedon 12/22. Most of the shelves needed re-stocking and every single line was a minimum of 10 people deep, even the self-check out area. I waited 45 minutes to be checked out. The cashier had trouble hearing her scanner so scanned several of my items multiple times (coffee was scanned 4 times!). Good thing I was paying attention and was able to have it corrected. Sadly, the staffing and stocking issue isn't isolated to this location. I've seen it in Powell too and have since moved my business to Giant Eagle.

I could find almost everything thing I needed but it still is good. Some stuff I needed was out of…read morestock and I couldn't find pickled onions for a recipe I was making.