Awards

2025 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best Italian Restaurant | Marcella’s
Best Restaurant in New Albany | The Barn
Best Seafood Restaurant | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Diner | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Place for Comfort Food | Cap City Fine Diner

2025 Best New Restaurants – Columbus Monthly
Butcher & Rose
Del Mar

2024 Readers’ Choice – USA TODAY 10Best
#3 Best Food Hall | Budd Dairy Food Hall

2024 Best of the ‘Bus: Readers’ Poll – CityScene
Best New Restaurant | Valentina’s

2024 Building Columbus Awards – Columbus Business First
Best New Retail/Restaurant Project | Cento Italiano

2024 Best of Columbus: Reader’s Poll – Columbus Monthly
Best Kids Menu | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Seafood | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Happy Hour | The Pearl

2024 Top 100 Restaurants – Las Vegas Review Journal
Ocean Prime Las Vegas

Top 500 Chain Restaurants 2024 – Technomic
#176 | Ocean Prime

21 Restaurants with Best Views in Las Vegas – Eater
Ocean Prime Las Vegas

2024 Best 10 Steakhouses in Dallas – D Magazine
Ocean Prime Dallas

2024 Best Restaurants on Las Vegas Strip – Business Insider
Ocean Prime Las Vegas

2024 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best Rooftop Bar | Lincoln Social
Best Italian Restaurant | Marcella’s
Best Bloody Mary | The Pearl
Best Seafood Restaurant | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Diner | Cap City Fine Diner
Best New Restaurant | Valentina’s
Best Place for Comfort Food | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Restaurant in New Albany | The Barn
Best Restaurant in Gahanna/Easton | Mitchell’s Ocean Club

2024 Naples Illustrated Dining Award
Restaurant of The Year | Del Mar Naples

2024 Caretakers of a Legacy – German Village Society
Commissioners’ Award | Cento Italiano

2024 Best New Restaurants – Columbus Monthly
Cento Italiano

2023 America’s Top 25 Restaurant Groups – Nation’s Restaurant News
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

2023 Readers’ Choice – USA TODAY 10Best
#4 Best Food Hall | Budd Dairy Food Hall

2023 100 Most Popular Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in America – OpenTable
Del Mar Naples
Ocean Prime Tampa

2023 Entrepreneur of the Year: East Central Lifetime Achievement Award – Ernst & Young
Cameron Mitchell

2023 Best of Columbus Weddings
Best Dinner Caterer | Cameron Mitchell Premier Events
Best Bachelorette Party | Lincoln Social
Best Desserts | The Cheesecake Girl at Budd Dairy Food Hall

2023 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best Place for Comfort Food |Cap City Fine Diner
Best Diner |Cap City Fine Diner
Best Bloody Mary | The Pearl
Best Italian | Marcella’s
Best Neighborhood Restaurant Dublin/Powell | The Pearl
Best Neighborhood Restaurant New Albany | The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek
Best Seafood Restaurant | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Rooftop Bar | Lincoln Social
Best Bar Short North | Budd Dairy Food Hall

2023 World’s Best Places in Tampa – TIMES
The Pearl Tampa

2023 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in the U.S. – OpenTable
Ocean Prime Tampa

2022 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best Diner | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Seafood Restaurant | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Italian Restaurant | Marcella’s
Best Place for Comfort Food | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Restaurant New Albany | The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek
Best Restaurant Dublin/Powell | The Pearl
Best Rooftop Bar | Lincoln Social
Best Bloody Mary | The Pearl

2022 Columbus CEO
Best Happy Hour – Marcella’s
Best Power Lunch – Cap City Fine Diner and Bar
Best Restaurant – Cap City Fine Diner and Bar
Meeting Space (Conference Center) – The Exchange at Bridge Park

2022 Best of Columbus Weddings – Columbus Monthly
Best Catered Dinner – Cameron Mitchell Premier Events
Best Bachelorette Party Spot – Lincoln Social Rooftop

2022 Open Table Top 100 Most Beloved Restaurants in America
Ocean Prime – Tampa, Florida

2022 Best of Columbus: Reader’s Poll – Columbus Monthly
Best Rooftop Patio – Lincoln Social
Best Seafood – Mitchell’s Ocean Club

2022 C-Suite Awards Most Admired CEO: Private Companies With 500+ Employees
– Columbus Business First
Cameron Mitchell

2022 Lifetime Achievement Award – Columbus Business First
Cameron Mitchell

2022 USA Today 10Best – Best Seafood in Chicago
#1 – Ocean Prime Chicago, Illinois

2022 Trip Advisor’s Highest-Rated Seafood Restaurants in New York City
Ocean Prime – New York, New York – #1

2022 Open Table 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America
Mitchell’s Ocean Club – Columbus, Ohio
Ocean Prime – Denver, Colorado

2021 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best New Bar | Lincoln Social
Best Rooftop Bar | Lincoln Social
Best Bloody Mary | The Pearl
Best Place for Comfort Food | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Restaurant Upper Arlington/Grandview | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Restaurant New Albany | The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek
Best Restaurant Short North/Italian Village/Victorian Village | The Pearl
Best Diner | Cap City Fine Diner
Best Italian Restaurant | Marcella’s
Best Seafood Restaurant | Mitchell’s Ocean Club

2021 Best Steakhouses in Denver
Ocean Prime Denver – USA Today

2021 Best Restaurants in North Phoenix
Ocean Prime Phoenix – Phoenix Magazine

2021 Best Steakhouses in Denver
Ocean Prime Denver – Best Steak Restaurant

2021 Best Steakhouses in Dallas
Ocean Prime Dallas – Best Steak Restaurant

2021 Best Seafood Restaurant in Washington, D.C.
Ocean Prime Washington D.C. – Kev’s Best

2021 10 Best Steakhouses in Philadelphia
Ocean Prime Philadelphia – The Infatuation

2021 Best Seafood Restaurants in Chicago
Ocean Prime Chicago – Time Out Chicago

2021 Top 5 Espresso Martinis in Boston
Ocean Prime Boston – Boston.com

2021 18 Best Seafood Restaurants in LA
Ocean Prime Beverly Hills – Thrillist

2021 Best of The North Valley – North Valley Magazine
Best Seafood Restaurant – Ocean Prime Phoenix, Arizona

2021 Best Restaurant List – Tampa Magazine
Best Seafood Restaurant – Ocean Prime Tampa, Florida

2021 Best of Columbus – Columbus Monthly
Best Comfort Food – Cap City Fine Diner
Best Kids Menu – Cap City Fine Diner
Best Seafood – Mitchell’s Ocean Club

2020 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best Italian | Marcella’s
Best Seafood | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Diner | Cap City
Best New Bar | Lincoln Social
Best Place for Comfort Food | Cap City
Best Neighborhood Restaurant Short North/Victorian Village/Italian Village | Marcella’s
Best Neighborhood Restaurant New Albany | The Barn
Best Bloody Mary | The Pearl

2020 Best of Dallas – Dallas Observer
Best Bartender | April McEuen, Ocean Prime Dallas, Texas

2020 Best of the Gulfshore – Gulfshore Life
Best Private Room | Ocean Prime Naples, Florida

2020 CityScene Readers’ Poll
Best Catering – Cameron Mitchell Premier Events

2020 Columbus Parent
Favorite Fancy Family Dining – Cap City

2020 Columbus CEO
Best Power Lunch – Cap City
Best Restaurant – Cap City

2020 Best of Columbus – Columbus Monthly
Best Comfort Food – Cap City Fine Diner
Best Seafood – Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Rooftop Patio – Lincoln Social Rooftop

2019 & 2020 Columbus Monthly Restaurant Guide
Best Restaurants in Columbus – The Avenue Steak Tavern, The Barn at Rocky Fork Creek, Del Mar SoCal Kitchen, The Guild House, Lincoln Social Rooftop, M at Miranova and The Pearl

2019 ColumBest Awards – 614 Magazine
Best Bartender | Cris Dehlavi – M at Miranova
Best Place for Comfort Food | Cap City
Best Diner | Cap City
Best Neighborhood Restaurant | Cap City Fine Diner and Bar
Best Neighborhood Restaurant | The Pearl
Best Neighborhood Restaurant | Hudson 29 (New Albany)
Best Neighborhood Restaurant | Marcella’s (Polaris)
Best Seafood Restaurant | Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Italian Restaurant | Marcella’s
Best Neighborhood Restaurant | The Barn

2019 Best of Gulfshore Life – Ocean Prime Naples
• Best Business Lunch
• Best Cocktail Menu
• Best Date Night
• Best Dessert
• Best Restaurant – General Excellence
• Best Private Dining Room
• Best Seafood
• Best for Special Occasion

2019 Travel + Leisure
100 Best Restaurants Worth Splurging On – Ocean Prime

2019 People.com
Best Restaurants for Celebrity Sightings – Ocean Prime

2019 Columbus Parent
Favorite Asian Restaurant – Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro

2019 Power 100 – Columbus Business First
Cameron Mitchell, Founder & CEO

2019 Business Beacon Award – Short North Alliance
Cameron Mitchell, Founder & CEO

2019 Expy Award – Experience Columbus
Cameron Mitchell, Founder & CEO – Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

2019 Ohio Restaurant Association Industry Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award — Cameron Mitchell, Founder & CEO

2019 Columbus CEO
Best Power Lunch — Cap City
Best Restaurant — Cap City

2019 Columbus Top Picks – The Dispatch
#1 Top Pick for Best Diner – Cap City Fine Diner & Bar

2019 Hoodline
Top 5 Steakhouses in Tampa – Ocean Prime

2019 303 Magazine
15 Fanciest Restaurants in Denver – Ocean Prime

2019 Crains Chicago Business
Hottest Restaurant Openings of Spring and Summer – Ocean Prime

2019 Naples Illustrated
Top 5 Romantic Restaurants for Date Night – Ocean Prime

2019 USA Today
Best Group-Friendly Restaurants – Ocean Prime
Top Restaurants for Dining Al Fresco – Ocean Prime
Best Restaurants on the Magnificent Mile – Ocean Prime
Best Denver Steakhouses – Ocean Prime

2019 Do312
Best New Restaurants in Chicago

2019 Open Table
Top Restaurants in the Country for Al Fresco Dining – Ocean Prime
Best New Restaurant – Del Mar SoCal Kitchen

2019 Naples Daily Restaurant
Best Naples Restaurants – Ocean Prime

2019 Best of Columbus – Columbus Monthly
Best New Restaurants in Columbus – Del Mar SoCal Kitchen
Best Comfort Food Restaurant – Cap City Fine Diner & Bar
Best Seafood – Mitchell’s Ocean Club
Best Cocktails – M at Miranova

2019 FSR Magazine
America’s Top 50 Emerging Restaurant Chains – Ocean Prime

2019 Eater
25 Seafood Towers Worth the Splurge – Ocean Prime

2019 Haute Living
Boston’s Best Spots For Power Lunch – Ocean Prime

2019 Orlando Business Journal
Central Florida’s Most Upscale Restaurants – Ocean Prime

2019 Indianapolis Monthly
16 Hot Spots in Indy – Steakhouses – Ocean Prime

2018 Restaurant Hospitality — RH25
Top Multi-Concept Companies- Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Mitchell’s Ocean Club – 2008-2020
M – 2011-2020
The Barn – 2015-2020
Hudson 29 Upper Arlington – 2015-2020
Hudson 29 New Albany– 2017-2020
The Avenue – 2020
Ocean Prime – 2008-2019