Best Of 2021

Best Of Cincinnati 2021
Best Of Cincinnati 2021

Best Apartment Community: Aqua on Levee

1. Aqua on Levee

2. The Lofts at Shillito Place

3. One Lytle Place Apartments

Best Builder: Drees Homes

1. Drees Homes

2. Fischer Homes

3. Urban Sites

Best Building: Union Terminal

1. Union Terminal

2. Music Hall

3. Cincinnati Art Museum

Best Cincinnati Neighborhood: Northside

1. Northside

2. Over-the-Rhine

3. Hyde Park

Best Cincinnatian: Fiona the Hippo

1. Fiona the Hippo

2. Brian Garry

3. Anthony Muñoz

4. Bob Herzog

5. Pete Rose

6. Molly Wellmann

7. Rose Lavelle

8. Nick Lachey

9. Drew Lachey

10. Cam Hardy

Best College/University: University of Cincinnati

1. University of Cincinnati

2. Xavier University

3. Northern Kentucky University

Best Conservative: John Cranley

1. John Cranley

2. Joe Deters

3. Bill Cunningham

Best Developer: 3CDC

1. 3CDC

2. Over-the-Rhine Community Housing

3. Messer Construction

Best Do Gooder: Matthew 25: Ministries

1. Matthew 25: Ministries

2. Ohio Innocence Project

3. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Best Friend to the Environment: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

1. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

2. Great Parks of Hamilton County

3. Cincinnati Nature Center (TIE)

3. Krohn Conservatory (TIE)

Best Of Slideshows

St. Francis Apizza 3392 Erie Ave., East Hyde Park In true hidden gem fashion, St. Francis Apizza’s brick-and-mortar location in East Hyde Park doesn’t look like anything special. It’s a clean, well-lit little kitchen and counter designed only for customers to pick up their order; no dine-in at present. Once that pizza box is open, though, things start to get great. “Apizza” distinguishes itself from a pizza with its thin-yet-airy crisp and slightly charred crust, achieved by a coal-fired oven. Review the menu and you’ll find a point of origin for nearly all the ingredients on your pie, with a special emphasis on local, ethically grown produce and meats that are sourced only a short drive from the pizzeria. If you don’t eat the crust, you don’t deserve this apizza. Note: St. Francis changed its name from Parlor Pizza Project earlier this year. Best Bite: If you want to deeply offend a hyperbolous, opinionated pizza-purist prone to overreactions, order the signature Pineapple & Bee’s BBQ Pork Belly Burnt Ends and prove that pineapple absolutely belongs on pizza. — Sean M. Peters Photo: Hailey Bollinger

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Owned by husband and wife duo Amy and Tom Fessler, when designing the space and menu, they found a great deal of inspiration from a vacation to California's Venice Beach.

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No. 5 Best Takeout: Gomez Salsa 107 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine Gomez Salsa in Over-the-Rhine has a walk-up takeout window, so it's no wonder it made it on this list of best takeout. Between Gomez's signature turtles — a burrito-sized tortilla stuffed with meat, veggies, salsa and sauce and sealed with a crunchy cheesy kiss — tacos, burritos and fresh drinks, there is something for everyone. Gomez also has a restaurant in Walnut Hills for sit-down dining. Photo: Lindsay McCarty

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