Columbus does not concentrate its nightlife in one downtown. The central district has offices, arenas and theaters; Easton Town Center to the northeast combines shopping and leisure; South High Street forms another bar corridor toward Merion Village. That distance shapes the choice: Fadó serves a full Irish menu at Easton, Dempsey’s combines food and sports downtown, and Cavan offers drinks and entertainment at an LGBTQ+-identified pub.
Fadó serves boxty, bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie and corned beef and cabbage, alongside brunch and beers. Easton lists nearby parking lots and reservations; allow time to walk through the complex. Dempsey’s publishes breakfast, brunch, pub dishes, online ordering and watch parties. Game nights can be livelier, a central part of its offer.
Cavan identifies as an Irish pub and LGBTQ+-welcoming venue; it schedules music, karaoke and trivia, advertises a patio and posts hours until 2:30 a.m. It does not publish a full menu, so treat it as a drinks and entertainment option and confirm food before planning dinner. Reviews consulted highlight its programming and social atmosphere.
Easton and Downtown are separate areas, and South High is farther south. COTA operates city routes, but check its planner and your return time. For Guinness with Irish dishes, compare Fadó and Dempsey’s; for music and karaoke, check Cavan’s calendar before travelling.
The profiles of Fadó, Dempsey’s and Cavan add details about menus, programming and location. Check each venue’s current information before travelling, especially if food or a specific event is central to your plans.
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Fadó occupies Townsfair Way inside Easton Town Center, a retail and entertainment complex northeast of Columbus. Its menu combines boxty, bangers and mash, shepherd’s pie and corned beef and cabbage with brunch and pub classics. Sports screens make it a meeting place for football and college games a
Easton pub restaurant with brunch, Irish dishes, beers, reservations and sports screens.
On South High Street, Dempsey’s describes itself as a neighborhood pub in Downtown. It lists breakfast, brunch, pub dishes, online ordering and watch parties for English football, Notre Dame and the Cleveland Browns. The combination makes it both a meal stop and a sports gathering place, with a cale
Downtown pub with breakfast, brunch, pub food, online ordering, a patio and sports watch parties.
Cavan combines two stated identities: an Irish pub and an LGBTQ+-welcoming venue. On South High Street, its weekly music, karaoke and trivia schedule shapes the visit; the official site also advertises a patio and late-night hours. It does not publish a full food menu, so consider it for drinks and
LGBTQ+-identified Irish pub with a patio, karaoke, trivia, music and late-night programming; focused on drinks and events.
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Official website of Fadó Irish Pub ↗
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Fadó Irish Pub, sitio oficial · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Official website of Fadó Irish Pub ↗
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Easton Town Center · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Official website of Dempsey’s Food & Spirits ↗
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Dempsey’s Food & Spirits, sitio oficial · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Official website of Cavan Irish Pub ↗
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Cavan Irish Pub, sitio oficial · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Fadó Irish Pub · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Official website ↗
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Easton Town Center · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Official website ↗
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COTA · Accessed October 21, 2026
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Ficha y reseñas de Google Maps: Fadó Irish Pub ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 21, 2026
Ficha exacta en 4022 Townsfair Way consultada el 21/10/2026: 4.5/5 en 1642 reseñas. Dato de captura sujeto a cambios.
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Step Out Columbus · Accessed October 21, 2026
Ficha de 4022 Townsfair Way con snapshot de Google y comentarios de ambiente, comida y bebidas.
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Ficha y reseñas de Google Maps: Dempsey’s Food & Spirits ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 21, 2026
Ficha exacta en 346 S High St consultada el 21/10/2026: 4.4/5 en 836 reseñas. Dato de captura sujeto a cambios.
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Reseñas de la sede ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 21, 2026
Se consultaron comentarios de la ficha de 346 S High St sobre menú, servicio y ambiente en días de partido.
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Ficha y reseñas de Google Maps: Cavan Irish Pub ↗
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Google Maps · Accessed October 21, 2026
Ficha exacta en 1409 S High St consultada el 21/10/2026: 4.4/5 en 100 reseñas. Dato de captura sujeto a cambios.
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Reseñas y datos de la sede ↗
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Restaurant Guru · Accessed October 21, 2026
Comentarios de la sede de South High Street: música, karaoke, bebidas y atención.