As seasons change and daylight hours shrink, it’s easy to want to go home after work and just pull on your flannel jammies and sit in front of the boob tube with a big bag of potato chips. Sure, everyone deserves to mope a bit as they say goodbye to summer, but to make sure you don’t hibernate until spring, we’ve got a list of 10 places that will help you transition to the cooler temps and darker skies. What’s even better is someone will win drinks on us.



10. Okay, so froyo might not seem like your first go-to when temperatures dip, but have you checked out the hot chocolate bar at 39 Below?

9. Who needs to go to Vermont to see fall foliage, when downtown has Topiary Park?

8. Warm, comfort food awaits at the Food Truck Food Court on Thursdays at Columbus Commons.

7. Lively libations will warm your gullet at Tip Top Kitchen and Cocktails, and the mac-and-cheese certainly won’t hurt.

6. And, just because you can never have enough mac-and-cheese, Latitude 41 takes this wonderful comfort food high brow when they add lobster to their creamy concoction. One word - delish.

5.Forget that cool temperatures are anywhere near Central Ohio when you step into the tropical paradise of Grass Skirt.

4. On one of these warm, sunshiny days, stroll down the Scioto Mile and watch the sun sparkle off our new and improved riverfront.

3. Find your Zen for the long winter months as you sip a Cinnamon Mint Chai at ZenCha Tea Salon.

2. Warm your insides and get fully caffeinated with the maple latte at Café Brioso.

And, if all else fails, forget your worries when you slam back a pint or two of GABF Bronze Medal Winner, Mogabi, from The Elevator.

Post a message on our Facebook page about your favorite downtown fall activity, and you’ll be entered to win drinks on us at The Elevator. Cheers to fall!