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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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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Breweries and Distilleries

Dayton Barrel Works

318 E. Second St.

Features signature cocktails made with Dayton Barrel Works' distillery products, along with other classic drinks and wine.

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Bars & Pubs

Deaf Montys Wine & Cicchetti

22 Brown St.

Deaf Montys offers a rotating selection of eight to 10 wines by the glass, along with more than 40 bottles of wine that can be enjoyed in-house or purchased for carry out. Cicchetti offers bread, cheese, olives and other light snacks to pair with wine.

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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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Fine & Upscale Dining

Jays Seafood Restaurant

225 E. Sixth St.

Fine dining specializing in fresh seafood flown in daily and an award-winning wine list - plus, a Kitchen Door service offering prepared foods, fresh fish and more for carry out.

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Casual Dining

Joui

117 E. Third St.

An elegant but comfortable wine bar with tastings, curated retail wine selection, chef-driven small plates, wine clubs, parties, events, and more.

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Bakeries, Breads, & Desserts

Maria’s at the Market

45 W. Fourth St.

Maria’s Unique Foods offers local Amish-made and other gourmet food products such as jams, fruit butters, natural syrups, cobbler and pie fillings, a variety of salsas, popcorn, a variety of pickled foods, relishes, mustards, and more.

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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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Coffee & Tea Shops

Val’s Bakery

25 S. St. Clair St.

Val's features a variety of fresh, reimagined pastries, coffee, matcha, and more, from a 72-hour butter croissant to a specialty cruffin, pain au chocolat, tasty cookies, and more.

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Coffee & Tea Shops

Winans Coffee & Chocolate

221 N. Patterson Blvd.

This area-favorite coffee and premium handmade chocolate shop also features retail wine and outdoor patio seating.

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