Best Restaurants Companies in Ohio, United States
The 42 best Restaurants companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Donatos Pizza.
Ranked: Best Restaurants companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donatos Pizza Restaurant serving dishes & drinks | $2M | 193 mo ago | Early Stage | Jim Grote Founder | 1963 | NoibuApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — |
| 2 | Crown Republic Gastopub Crown Republic Gastopub – Rustic small plates, inventive entrees and signature cocktails are inspired from… | $1M | 22 mo ago | Seed | — | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+27 | — |
| 3 | Fretboard Brewing Operating bar serving alcoholic beverages | $550K | 113 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+19 | — |
| 4 | Sweet Carrot Restaurant serving multi-cuisine dishes and drinks | $200K | 133 mo ago | Seed | Angela Petro CEO | 2007 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 5 | MAZUNTE Distributors of alcoholic beverages products | $120K | 127 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | Master SliderSlider RevolutionWordPress+24 | — |
| 6 | 24 Main Restaurant providing ocktail and small plate experience | $75K | 33 mo ago | Seed | Bill Ebbing CEO | 2021 | — | — |
| 7 | KITCHEN SOCIAL Operator of restaurants | — | 43 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressPlesk+16 | — |
| 8 | Kabob It Restaurant offers delicious food | — | 48 mo ago | Funding Raised | Zach Baroudi Co-Owner | 2018 | Square OnlineCart FunctionalityWeebly+15 | — |
Top 9 Restaurants companies in Ohio
#1
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio$1.2Mraised▾
Crown Republic Gastopub – Rustic small plates, inventive entrees and signature cocktails are inspired from tastes and traditions all over the world, and we pride ourselves on making everything from scratch.
#2
Seed · New Albany, Ohio · founded 2021$75Kraised▾
Restaurant providing ocktail and small plate experience. It is a cocktail and small plate experience and offers team-centered approach to create the dining experience. It posts news and updates on website and social media platforms.
- Nov 2023Seed$75K
#3
Early Stage · Gahanna, Ohio · founded 1963 · 1021 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Restaurant serving dishes & drinks
#4
Seed · Blue Ash, Ohio · founded 2016$550Kraised▾
Operating bar serving alcoholic beverages
- Mar 2017Seed$550K
#5
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2007 · 15 employees$200Kraised▾
Operator of a family-oriented restaurant, caterer, and marketplace intended to serve fresh casual comfort food. The company offers mains, individual boxes, snacks, sides, desserts as well as drinks, enabling customers to enjoy flavorful made-from-scratch food in inventive ways.
- Jul 2015Seed$200K
#6
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2013$120Kraised▾
Provider of food catering services intended to offer Mexican cuisine. The company operates a street food restaurant chain offering Mexican cuisine with dishes like tacos for dine-in as well as takeaway along with catering services, enabling individuals to procure and enjoy authentic Mexican food.
#7
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2019 · 78 employees—raised▾
Operator of restaurants
- Jan 2023Seed—
#8
Funding Raised · Bowling Green, Ohio · founded 2018—raised▾
Restaurant offers delicious food
#9
Seed · Akron, Ohio · founded 2015 · 9 employees—raised▾
Operator of a craft brewery company intended to produce and sell craft beers to customers. The company's brewery and taproom specialize in producing craft beer that is made from quality ingredients with subtlety and a balance of flavors, enabling consumers to enjoy locally produced delicious beers at reasonable rates.
- Jul 2018Seed—
- Jul 2018Conventional Debt—
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