A pile of Katalina's Original Pancake Balls on a vintage scale—one of Kathleen "Katalina" Day's flea market finds.

The Little Cafe(s) with Lots of Local Goodness™ and Home of The Original Pancake Balls™

Homemade food with attitude... Latin-leaning and Southern slanted... Filled with friends & flavor galore, Katalina's Cafe(s) are Home of The Original Pancake Balls™ and so much more!

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Loaded Latin-Leaning Okonomiyaki.
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BLT Tacos and Elote Mexican Street Corn with hot sauce bottles and a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice.
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Loaded Latin-Leaning Okonomiyaki with hot sauce and Jarritos.
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Pueblo BLT Sammy.
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Stoplight Salata with Southern Fried Gerber chicken breast.
Line drawing of Katalina's.

Our Locations

Katalina’s
Harrison West

INDOOR DINING & PATIO OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK

1105 Pennsylvania Ave.
Columbus, OH 43201

8am - 3pm

Line drawing of Katalina's, Too!

Katalina’s, Too!
Clintonville

INDOOR DINING & PATIO OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK

3481 N High St.
Columbus, OH 43214

8am - 3pm

Line drawing of Katalina's, Tres!

Katalina’s, Tres
Bexley

INDOOR DINING & PATIO OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK

2741 E Main St,
Bexley, OH 43209

8am - 3pm

As seen in…

Food Network

“Kathleen Day has transformed a century-old gas station into a cool and colorful spot…”

Wall Street Journal

"Proof that farm-to-table doesn’t always equal sanctimony, this tiny, eclectic eatery uses all-local ingredients to fuel truly badass cooking."

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

“…a brunch bonanza in Columbus, Ohio, is channeling Latin and Southern with their decadent dulce de leche pancake balls and a funkalicious fried chicken French toast sammy.”

Good Morning America

“The restaurant…is known for its breakfast and brunch that usually have diners lining up down the block.”

614 Magazine

“…these craveable spheres come filled with Nutella, apple butter, or Dulce de Leche. The cornbread texture and not-too-sweet fluffy interiors…will leave you counting down the days until your next fix.”

Columbus Monthly

“Flavor, creativity, thoughtfully sourced ingredients, a fun atmosphere—owner Kathleen Day’s popular café…delivers it all.”

Give, Love, Local
Merch & Gift Cards

Rep your Katalina’s love, snag yourself some local eats or treat your friends and fam to their next batch of Katalina’s Original Pancake Balls™.

Tray against a tile background with Katalina's gift cards and a small sign that reads "open"

Feed a Crowd with Katalina’s Large Orders

Boxed lunches, buckets of Katalina's Original Pancake Balls™ and everything else you need for one happenin’ par-tay! Not available during peak hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Requires a 48 hour minimum pre-order.

A Katalina's large order box stuffed with scrumption sammys and local Shagbark tortilla chips

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