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'''Ringside Café''' is a restaurant and bar in [[Downtown Columbus, Ohio]]. The restaurant is considered the oldest bar or restaurant in Downtown Columbus, having opened in 1897 and operated continuously since then.<ref>https://www.columbusnavigator.com/oldest-columbus-restaurants/</ref><ref>https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/12/19/columbus-restaurant-history-names-1969/6498208001/</ref> The restaurant has always been an attraction of politicians and lobbyists, given its proximity to the Ohio Statehouse and other government buildings.<ref name="614now"/> |
'''Ringside Café''' is a restaurant and bar in [[Downtown Columbus, Ohio]]. The restaurant is considered the oldest bar or restaurant in Downtown Columbus, having opened in 1897 and operated continuously since then.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiley|first=Chelsea|date=2022-01-27|title=10 Columbus Restaurants Where You Can Step Back In Time... Way Back|url=https://www.columbusnavigator.com/oldest-columbus-restaurants/|access-date=2022-11-14|website=Columbus Navigator|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Deitch|first=Linda|title=Columbus restaurant history: Remembering where we ate Downtown in 1969|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/12/19/columbus-restaurant-history-names-1969/6498208001/|access-date=2022-11-14|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US}}</ref> The restaurant has always been an attraction of politicians and lobbyists, given its proximity to the Ohio Statehouse and other government buildings.<ref name="614now"/> |
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The bar was designed in the [[Arts and Crafts style]], popular at the time. It celebrated handmade works, and thus Ringside includes intricate tiled floors, storybook-style Belgian stained glass windows, and dark wood carvings and features.<ref name="614now"/> A pair of stained glass windows depict a donkey and an elephant, symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties. Reportedly, a lit candle behind one of the windows would indicate if Republicans or Democrats were meeting there that evening.<ref>https://columbusunderground.com/history-of-columbus-restaurant-spaces-10-facts-you-didnt-know-sm1/</ref> |
The bar was designed in the [[Arts and Crafts style]], popular at the time. It celebrated handmade works, and thus Ringside includes intricate tiled floors, storybook-style Belgian stained glass windows, and dark wood carvings and features.<ref name="614now"/> A pair of stained glass windows depict a donkey and an elephant, symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties. Reportedly, a lit candle behind one of the windows would indicate if Republicans or Democrats were meeting there that evening.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mann|first=Shelley|last2=Mann|first2=Shelley|date=2017-06-08|title=History of Columbus Restaurant Spaces: 10 facts you didn’t know|url=https://columbusunderground.com/history-of-columbus-restaurant-spaces-10-facts-you-didnt-know-sm1/|access-date=2022-11-14|website=Columbus Underground|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The building includes an upstairs bar and downstairs [[rathskeller]].<ref name="614now"/> |
The building includes an upstairs bar and downstairs [[rathskeller]].<ref name="614now"/> |
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Ringside Cafe was lauded in a 2019 article by ''614'': "the burgers are juicy, the beers are cold, the lights are low, and the nostalgia runs deep."<ref name="614now"/> Ringside's burgers have also been positively reviewed by ''Columbus Navigator'',<ref>https://www.columbusnavigator.com/best-burgers-columbus/</ref> and by celebrity chef [[Alton Brown]].<ref>https://614now.com/2022/food-drink/find-out-which-columbus-burger-spot-food-network-star-alton-brown-recently-raved-about</ref> |
Ringside Cafe was lauded in a 2019 article by ''614'': "the burgers are juicy, the beers are cold, the lights are low, and the nostalgia runs deep."<ref name="614now"/> Ringside's burgers have also been positively reviewed by ''Columbus Navigator'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiley|first=Chelsea|date=2022-07-26|title=The Best Burgers In Columbus|url=https://www.columbusnavigator.com/best-burgers-columbus/|access-date=2022-11-14|website=Columbus Navigator|language=en-US}}</ref> and by celebrity chef [[Alton Brown]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=McLaughlin|first=Jack|date=2022-03-29|title=Find out which Columbus burger spot Food Network star Alton Brown recently raved about|url=https://614now.com/2022/food-drink/find-out-which-columbus-burger-spot-food-network-star-alton-brown-recently-raved-about|access-date=2022-11-14|website=614NOW|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:20, 14 November 2022
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1897 |
| Owner(s) | Adrian Rosu |
| Previous owner(s) | Clem Ambrose |
| Street address | 19 North Pearl St., Columbus, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°57′46″N 83°00′00″W / 39.962890°N 82.999983°W |
| Website | ringsidecolumbus |
Ringside Café is a restaurant and bar in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The restaurant is considered the oldest bar or restaurant in Downtown Columbus, having opened in 1897 and operated continuously since then.[1][2] The restaurant has always been an attraction of politicians and lobbyists, given its proximity to the Ohio Statehouse and other government buildings.[3]
History
The bar first opened in 1897. The original building caught fire and was destroyed; the cause of the fire was unknown. In 1910, the owner rebuilt on the same site, hiring architects Carl Howell and J. William Thomas. The architectural design was unusual for the time, especially for noted architects to design a bar. The bar was known early in its history as the Board of Trade Saloon and the Chamber of Commerce Cafe, named for the nearby Columbus Board of Trade Building (no longer extant).[3]
As alcohol prohibition became popular in the United States, the Chamber of Commerce objected to its name associated with a pub. The bar was renamed the Jolly Gargoyle, serving as a tea house and antique shop while prohibition was a national law. Columbus reportedly did not take the alcohol ban too seriously, and beverages served there potentially had alcohol.[3]
The business was successful through prohibition, though it changed hands in the 1960s. Clem Ambrose found the bar's atmosphere reminded him of a busy New York deli. He purchased a reproduction of a George Bellows painting depicting a gritty boxing match in New York; Bellows himself was Columbus-born and a New York City enthusiast. Ambrose renamed the space Ringside Café; the painting still hangs inside above the main entrance. The bar is currently owned by Adrian Rosu.[3]
Attributes
The bar was designed in the Arts and Crafts style, popular at the time. It celebrated handmade works, and thus Ringside includes intricate tiled floors, storybook-style Belgian stained glass windows, and dark wood carvings and features.[3] A pair of stained glass windows depict a donkey and an elephant, symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties. Reportedly, a lit candle behind one of the windows would indicate if Republicans or Democrats were meeting there that evening.[4]
The building includes an upstairs bar and downstairs rathskeller.[3]
Ringside Cafe was lauded in a 2019 article by 614: "the burgers are juicy, the beers are cold, the lights are low, and the nostalgia runs deep."[3] Ringside's burgers have also been positively reviewed by Columbus Navigator,[5] and by celebrity chef Alton Brown.[6]
References
- ^ Wiley, Chelsea (2022-01-27). "10 Columbus Restaurants Where You Can Step Back In Time... Way Back". Columbus Navigator. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Deitch, Linda. "Columbus restaurant history: Remembering where we ate Downtown in 1969". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g Fox, Regina (2019-11-13). "Neighborhood Nostalgia: Ringside Cafe, one of Columbus' oldest bars". 614NOW. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Mann, Shelley; Mann, Shelley (2017-06-08). "History of Columbus Restaurant Spaces: 10 facts you didn't know". Columbus Underground. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Wiley, Chelsea (2022-07-26). "The Best Burgers In Columbus". Columbus Navigator. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ McLaughlin, Jack (2022-03-29). "Find out which Columbus burger spot Food Network star Alton Brown recently raved about". 614NOW. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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