[3] In addition to its French pastries, the café also prepares brunch-style meals (primarily quiches and croque monsieurs accompanied by simple salads.

The business was owned by German immigrant Gottlieb "George" Reiner, who sold cakes and doughnuts for approximately 44 years.

[1] Pistacia Vera was founded in the same year by siblings Spencer Budros and Anne Fletcher, as a stall in North Market, a marketplace and food hall in Downtown Columbus.

[1] In 2013, Pistacia Vera reopened a stall in North Market, while continuing to operate the German Village café.

[8] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the café closed for several months due to a stay-at-home order; reopening in June 2020 with takeout and curbside delivery.