About ZwanzigZ Pizza & Brewery
ZwanzigZ began in 2002 as a one-room pizza shop on Lafayette Avenue and grew into one of Columbus's best-known independent restaurants. Brewing came in 2011, and in 2016 the brewpub took the small brewpub of the year title at the Great American Beer Festival. The dough is made fresh every day, the sauce is built on California tomatoes and olive oil, and the cheese is never frozen.
More than 20 taps pour beer and soda made on site in Columbus. The rotation over the years has ranged from honey wheat, the long-running favorite, to IPAs, porters, fruit ales and barrel-aged stouts. The house sodas are a reason to bring the family: root beer, orange cream, black cherry and blue raspberry.
It is a family-focused dining room with a full bar and outdoor seating. On weekdays from 11 to 1:30 there is a lunch combo of a big slice, breadsticks and a fountain drink. Growlers, packaged beer and kegs are sold to go. A separate production brewery on 12th Street opened in spring 2022 for one-off beers that are not poured at the pizzeria; that space is 21 and over.
White Diamond Lavender Farms outside Hope is about 20 minutes north. A pizza lunch here and an afternoon among the lavender rows make an easy Bartholomew County day.
What to do
- Order a pizza with a pint of house beer
- Try the house root beer, orange cream, black cherry or blue raspberry soda
- Grab the weekday lunch combo, 11 to 1:30
- Fill a growler or pick up packaged beer to go
- Sit outside on the patio in warm weather
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open daily year-round
- Hours
- Posted on their website (2026): Sun–Tue 11–9, Wed–Sat 11–10
- Admission
- Free; weekday lunch combo $6.49 (as posted on their website, 2026)
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- Kids can order the house-made sodas while adults try the beer
- Delivery is limited to a nearby area with an order minimum; call to check
- The 12th Street production brewery is 21 and over, so bring kids to the Lafayette Avenue pizzeria instead
Pair it with a lavender farm
White Diamond Lavender Farms · about 20 minutes away
White Diamond Lavender Farms near Hope is about 20 minutes north, an easy pairing with a pizza lunch in Columbus.
Getting there
Questions
Is ZwanzigZ family friendly?
Yes. It describes itself as a family-focused pizza restaurant, and it makes four house sodas.
Is the beer brewed on site?
Yes. Beer and sodas are brewed in Columbus, with more than 20 on tap.
Can I take beer home?
Yes. Growlers, packaged beer and kegs are available to go.
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
