Rooftop Powell $$$
Lani Rooftop Lounge
Stretch pick: Powell rooftop small plates with koji bavette skewers and a wagyu short rib.
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Why Lani Rooftop Lounge why was this picked
Stretch pick: Lani Rooftop Lounge is a third-floor bar and lounge at 50 East Olentangy Street in Powell, so the beef comes as small plates rather than a plated steak. Its menu lists koji beef skewers made with koji-marinated bavette, crispy garlic and a carrot onion vinaigrette, a chilled Thai beef salad of shaved bavette, and a wagyu short rib with Aleppo barbecue and Asian pear slaw. An open terrace with two gas fire pits seats 36, and the house Lani Lager is conditioned on pineapple and lime.
- Koji-marinated bavette skewers
- Wagyu short rib with Aleppo barbecue
- Terrace with two gas fire pits
Know before you go
We order the beef skewers at Lani Rooftop Lounge when Powell is home and downtown is a drive too far. The third-floor room is shareable plates and cocktails with a skyline view, not a white-tablecloth steakhouse dinner. Plan for $$$ pricing and a night-out pace rather than a quick family meal after 7:00 p.m.
Public hours run Wednesday through Thursday 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Friday through Saturday until 11:00 p.m.; Tuesday is closed and Sunday to Monday are events only. After 7:00 p.m. the rooftop is 21 and older. Use valet or the posted auxiliary lots while construction limits the main lot. Start with our Powell page for the surrounding blocks. Then compare beef options on our best steaks in Columbus list.
- Parking
- The 50 E. Olentangy lot is limited during construction; use Premier valet Wednesday to Saturday 5:00 to 10:00 p.m., COhatch lots at 80 E. Olentangy or 35 N. Liberty ($10), or the public lot at 44 N. Liberty; do not park in the Local Roots lot across Olentangy.
- Reservations
- Reserve online or call (614) 642-4234; after 7:00 p.m. guests must be 21 or older (16+ allowed earlier with a 21+ guest).
- Tip
- Order the beef skewers and arrive before 7:00 p.m. if anyone in your party is under 21.
