Exterior of Carfagna's market at Gemini Place with a red roofline, tall dark windows and script Carfagna's sign under a blue sky
2026 Finalist

Italian market and butcher Polaris $$

Carfagna's Market

Polaris Italian market and butcher since 1937, with holiday roast preorders and a state liquor agency.

1440 Gemini Place, Columbus, OH 43240

Market Mon to Sat 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The state liquor agency is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

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Awards

2026 Finalist Best Specialty and Local Grocery Stores in Columbus, Ohio

Why Carfagna's Market why was this picked

Carfagna's Market on Gemini Place near Polaris traces its start to 1937 and its founders, Saturnino Sam Carfagna and Nonna Maria Carfagna. The family now runs the market, a restaurant with Bar Saturnino and a state liquor agency open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The meat counter advertises itself as Columbus' best butcher, voted by locals 10 years running, and this season it takes fresh turkey, Thanksgiving dinner and holiday roast preorders alongside steak gift boxes and gift baskets. The market is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday.

  • Family business since 1937
  • Fresh turkey and roast preorders
  • State liquor agency open daily

Know before you go

Carfagna's Market is an Italian grocery and butcher at 1440 Gemini Place in Polaris and ranks fourth on our best specialty grocery stores list.

Saturnino "Sam" Carfagna and Nonna Maria Carfagna founded the business in 1937. The building also holds the family restaurant and a state liquor agency, and the market runs cooking classes.

For the holidays the shop takes fresh turkey preorders, Thanksgiving turkey dinners and holiday roast orders, and sells gift baskets and steak gift boxes.

Parking
Free lot at Gemini Place.
Reservations
Walk in for the market; preorder turkeys, holiday roasts and gift baskets through the shop.
Tip
Pick up a gift basket for a host while you collect the holiday roast.

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