Downtown Dayton dining

Explore where downtown Dayton eats, drinks, and goes out.

Use the downtown directory for restaurants, bars, breweries, cafes, DORA spots, and Downtown Dollars businesses. The public site keeps the focus on useful visitor details, not hidden contact data.

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Bakeries, Breads, & Desserts

2nd Street Market

600 E. Second St.

Local growers, bakers, culinary specialists, and artisans fill this charming historical freight house. Reminiscent of European markets, it's alive with vendors, people and activity during market hours.

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Bakeries, Breads, & Desserts

6888 Kitchen Incubator

32 S. Ludlow St.

A nonprofit commercial kitchen incubator dedicated to economic development, workforce training, and food justice. Located in the historic Dayton Arcade, the 6888 Kitchen is where culinary dreams take root and grow.

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Coffee & Tea Shops

Beyond Grocery

31 S. Main St.

This cashless grocery and convenience store offers drinks, snacks, grab-and-go food items, personal care items, and more.

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Game Bars & Arcades

Canal Street Arcade & Deli

308 E. First St.

Classic arcade games and pinball machines, plus hearty, made-to-order deli sandwiches, all-day breakfast sandwiches, salads, pizzas, carryout staples, and a full bar with wine, cocktails, and craft beer taps.

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Casual Dining

Choice Juice Boxx

31 S. St. Clair St.

Choice Juice Boxx offers cold-pressed, all-natural, raw juices and other holistic wellness-focused products.

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Bakeries, Breads, & Desserts

Good Hands Bread Co.

527 Wayne Ave.

This artisan bakery specializes in fresh breads, soft pretzels, and other products available to go.

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Fine & Upscale Dining

Grist

46 W. Fifth St.

Grist features its pastas, sandwiches, and other food for lunch and dinner, along with fresh pasta, bread, sauces, pastries, and other provisions to purchase, plus frequent cooking classes and other events.

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Casual Dining

In & Out

27 S. Jefferson St.

Fast-casual restaurant serving breakfast and lunch, including gyros, burgers, chicken, fish, shrimp, and Philly cheesesteaks.

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Casual Dining

RFFG Marketplace

110 N. Main St., Suite 165

This cafeteria features a grill station, pizza station, salad bar, and homestyle station, plus grab-n-go items.

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Subway

125 N. Ludlow St.

Fresh subs, salads and more made to order and served up quickly.

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Casual Dining

Tartan Marketplace at Sinclair Community College

444 West Third St., Building 7

A food court with many options for students and the public alike, open during the school year.

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Coffee & Tea Shops

The Book Worm Cafe

215 E. Third St.

The Book Worm Cafe offers drip coffee, smoothies, snacks, sandwiches, and more inside the Dayton Metro Library's Main Library location.

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Casual Dining

Tony & Petes

129 E. Third St.

Tony & Pete’s is a nod towards the old school neighborhood sandwich shops of the past, offering fresh produce, curated grocery staples, adult and other beverages, and old-school cold-cut sandwiches.

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