Columbus restaurant appointed one of the best in the United States by USA Today

A popular Columbus restaurant that leads diners around the world has been appointed one of the best in the country. This is what you need to know before leaving.

This story has been updated to correct its headline. AGNI is in the district of La Cervecería.

A few blocks to the south of the city center, an unpretentious house of the 1940s is a portal that takes diners to a culinary trip from a night from Bangladesh to Peru to Pittsburgh.

AGNIwhose multiple courses tasting menu reflects the cultures, trips and experiences of the chef/owner Navigate Barua And his team has been constantly appointed among the best Columbus restaurants since he opened in March 2023. This week, he obtained a place on a national list.

USA Today has named the Columbus restaurant as one of its 2025 restaurants of the year, List among the 44 best places to eat in the United States.

“We are full of gratitude and humiliated to have the opportunity to represent Columbus as one of the restaurants of the USA Today,” said Barua. “We want to celebrate the hard work of our team, our guests and our incredible city as the duct that allows us to continue improving daily.”

What makes Agni stand out?

Barua is the closest colon reaches a celebrity chef. He made six rounds of competition in the 18th season of “Top Chef” of Bravo, which was broadcast in 2021. He competed in “Guy’s Grocery Games” in 2020 and was the winner of his episode in 2023 in “Beat Bobby Flay”.

In October, his other local restaurant, Joya’s in Worthington, was Presented in “Diners, Drive-In and Divs” of Food Network.

AGNI is the only restaurant in Columbus that offers a tasting menu as its main night dining room drawing. A tasting menu is a meal of multiple small and creative dishes designed to show a chef’s talents.

Artistic presentations and the price, the 14th AGNI dishes cost $ 145, more for wine pairing options, they can lead to believe that it is an eyebrow charger place. Far from that: AGNI is a comfortable place to eat. Barua does not like the pretext, and the smart and attentive staff of the restaurant is dressed casually.

Describe the restaurant as “very fun.” Both words fit it well.

What to ask in Agni

The 14 plates, along with some non -menu surprises that come with them, are served in the course of a couple of hours. However, they are ordered as one. (AGNI can accommodate different gastronomic restrictions, but asks people to make staff know 48 hours in advance).

These are some of the current highlights:

Phuchka or Panipuri: They could laugh through India that your street food is a high -hour opening course here. However, AGNI’s version remains a quick and fun bite. It is a crunchy shell full of chickpeas and other crispy pieces. It comes with two sauces; You pour a little and put everything in your mouth. If you try to be delicate and you only have one bite, you could end up using the rest.

Burned French freeans: This is Pittsburgh’s part of the global tour that Yinzers can find fun. French fries, you get one, prepare for a several days process that implies boiling, drying and frying. They are served with tasty pieces of meat belly.

Caesar Chaat-Froid: The Barua version of a César salad is like anyone else’s. Of course, there is Roman lettuce, crutons, a Parmesan cheese dust. But there is also an Ensen egg, apple chutney and an icy lemon and tamarind album.

Dessert: You will probably get a couple of them. However, The Showcase is an ice cream sandwich made with a crunchy Indian ice cream by Jalebi and Masala Chai.

In addition to the AGNI tasting menu, there is also a menu of small dishes bars that can be ordered individually if it is not humorous for a complete dinner. If you follow that route, try the fungi of the typhoon. They are some different types of mushrooms that are empanados and fried and served with a sauce from Rancho Masala.

AGNI also offers a creative cocktail menu. The Tom Khallins, named for the Tom Kha soup of Thailand, is a tasty cocktail that mimics the creamy flavors of sour soup with gin infused with herbs and bright coconut water. It is a good cocktail to drink as the courses arrive at your table.

See the complete menu in dineatagni.com/menu.

Details: AGNI, 716 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio; 614-674-6600; dineatagni.com.

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