Lou Lou's + Foster's Bistro & Bar

Come.

French inspired,
rooted in Southern hospitality.

A chef-driven neighbourhood bistro downstairs, a slow bar upstairs, and two dogs who gave the place its name. 1350 13th Street, Midtown Columbus.

A table in Lou Lou's dining room: sage block-print cloth, rattan chargers, madras napkins and red chairs
Lou Lou, the French Bulldog the bistro is named for, sitting

Checking what's open

Sit.

Downstairs is Lou Lou's.

Chef Scott cooks the food he grew up with and the food he went looking for. Virginia oysters and Chesapeake crab beside collards, cheese grits and a proper French onion. He learned it beside his mother in Richmond, then in the kitchens of Jackson Hole.

Wesley made the room. She came from interior design, and she will tell you the way a room feels matters as much as what is on the table. The block-print cloth, the rattan, the red chairs and the sporting dogs on the wall are all hers.

Read their story
Chef Scott Ailsworth at the pass
Grilled Georgia peach pork chop
French onion soup under the broiler
Chesapeake crab cakes with sweet potato fries
Heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella and basil

Lou Lou

French Bulldog, the bistro is hers

  • A little bossy
  • Very charming
  • Undeniably cute
  • Loves to lay in the sun
  • Slightly mischievous
  • Definitely thinks she's in charge

“The owners, Scott and Wesley, are incredible people. They made everything exceptionally memorable. Not to mention, the food is top notch.”

Gabriel McDonald, whose wedding they catered

Stay.

Upstairs is Foster's.

Up the stairs the room slows down. Classic cocktails, good wine, and the kind of evening that talks you into staying for one more. Foster is an Australian Shepherd mix and the easiest company in the building. The bar took after him.

Monday to Friday from 4 · Saturday from 11:30 · closed Sunday

Foster, the Australian Shepherd mix the upstairs bar is named for, running

What's on

  • Industry MondaysEvery Monday, from 4pmUpstairs at Foster's

    $1 off all beers and a $10 smash burger with fries. For the people who feed everybody else.

  • Weekend BrunchSaturday & Sunday, 11:30 to 3Downstairs at Lou Lou's

    Chicken-n-waffles, eggs benedict, croque madame, and a proper french toast. Reservations recommended.

Foster

Australian Shepherd mix, the bar is his

  • Sweet as can be
  • Always welcoming
  • Endlessly loyal
  • Loves to fetch
  • Easy going
  • The goodest kind of energy