1. Best Of Cincinnati 2023
  2. Eats
  1. Best Of Cincinnati 2023
  2. Eats
Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week Returns September 23-29!

Best Of 2023

Best of Cincinnati 2023 Issue Cover
Best of Cincinnati 2023 Issue Cover

Best Late-Night Eatery: Skyline Chili


  1. Skyline Chili

  2. Goodfellas Pizzeria

  3. Anchor Grill

  4. Gomez Salsa

  5. Pleasant Ridge Chili

  6. Camp Washington Chili

  7. Dixie Chili and Deli

  8. Shanghai on Elm

  9. Mikey's Late Night Slice

  10. Cloud 9 Sushi

Eats

Eats
Here are the 2023 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for Eats.

Best Sushi: Ichiban Japanese Restaurant


  1. Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

  2. Cloud 9 Sushi

  3. Kanji OTR

  4. E+O Kitchen

  5. Wabi Sabi

  6. Izen’s Drunken Bento

  7. Wild Ginger

  8. Teak OTR

  9. Green Papaya

  10. Kyoto Japanese Cuisine

Best Tacos: Mazunte


  1. Mazunte

  2. Agave & Rye

  3. Condado Tacos

  4. Tortilleria Garcia

  5. Bakersfield

  6. OLLA Taqueria Gutierrez

  7. Texas Joe Tex-Mex

  8. Gomez Salsa

  9. La Mexicana Restaurant

  10. Frida 602

Best Takeout: Dewey's Pizza


  1. Dewey's Pizza

  2. Eli's BBQ

  3. City Barbeque

  4. Gomez Salsa

  5. Mazunte

  6. Pig Candy BBQ

  7. Lucius Q

  8. Currito

  9. Good Plates Eatery

  10. Revolution Rotisserie

Best Tea Selection: Churchill's Fine Teas


  1. Churchill's Fine Teas

  2. Jungle Jim's International Market

  3. Mom 'n 'em Coffee & Wine

Best Thai: Teak OTR


  1. Teak OTR

  2. Thai Express

  3. Green Papaya

  4. Wild Ginger

  5. Thai Taste

  6. Bangkok Bistro

  7. Lemon Grass Thai Cuisine

  8. Thai Namtip

  9. Mai Thai Restaurant TIE

  10. Siam Orchid TIE

  11. Asiana Thai & Sushi

Best Vegetarian: Aladdin’s Eatery


  1. Aladdin’s Eatery

  2. Melt Revival

  3. Loving Hut

  4. Rooted Juicery + Kitchen

  5. Harmony Plant Fare

  6. W Bar + Bistro

  7. Tuba Baking Co.

  8. Condado Tacos

  9. Café Alma

  10. Good Plates Eatery

Best Veggie Burger: Tickle Pickle


  1. Tickle Pickle

  2. Krueger's Tavern

  3. Nine Giant

  4. Nation Kitchen & Bar

  5. Arthur's

  6. Dead Low Brewing

  7. Goose & Elder

  8. Taste of Belgium

  9. W Bar + Bistro

  10. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar

Best Vietnamese: Pho Lang Thang


  1. Pho Lang Thang

  2. Wild Ginger

  3. DOPE! Asian Street Fare

  4. Saigon Noodle Bar

  5. Pho Kimmy

  6. Saigon Subs and Rolls

  7. Pho96

  8. Pho Viet

  9. iPho Vietnamese Cuisine

  10. Pholicious

Best View From Your Table: Incline Public House


  1. Incline Public House

  2. Primavista

  3. Montgomery Inn Boathouse

  4. Moerlein Lager House

  5. City View Tavern

  6. The Chart House

  7. The View at Shires' Garden

  8. Eighteen at the Radisson

  9. Le Bar a Boeuf

  10. Via Vite

Best Waitstaff/Service: Jeff Ruby's The Precinct


  1. Jeff Ruby's The Precinct

  2. Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse

  3. Sotto

  4. Ivory House

  5. Pepp & Delores

  6. Dewey's Pizza

  7. Boca

  8. Abigail Street

  9. Losanti

  10. Tuba Baking Co.

Best Waterfront Dining: Montgomery Inn Boathouse


  1. Montgomery Inn Boathouse

  2. Cabana on the River

  3. Moerlein Lager House

  4. Buckhead Mountain Grill

  5. Chart House

  6. The Monkey Bar & Grille

  7. Pirates Cove Tropical Bar and Grill

  8. Sinners & Saints

  9. Skipper's on the River

  10. Eighteen at the Radisson

Best Wine Selection (Restaurant): Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant


  1. Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant

  2. Ripple Wine Bar

  3. Sotto

Best Overall Bakery (Breads): Sixteen Bricks


  1. Sixteen Bricks

  2. Blue Oven Bakery

  3. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli

  4. Allez Bakery

  5. North College Hill Bakery

  6. Wyoming Pastry Shop

  7. Baker's Table Bakery

  8. North South Baking Co.

  9. Breadsmith

  10. El Camino Baking Co.

Best Overall Bakery (Sweets): The BonBonerie


  1. The BonBonerie

  2. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli

  3. Brown Bear Bakery

  4. North College Hill Bakery

  5. Wyoming Pastry Shop

  6. The Cheesecakery

  7. Cafe Mochiko

  8. North South Baking Co.

  9. Happy Chicks Bakery

  10. Makers Bakers Co.

Best Overall Burgers (Chain): Five Guys Burgers & Fries


  1. Five Guys Burgers & Fries

  2. BRU Burger Bar

  3. Culver’s

  4. Red Robin

  5. Frisch's

  6. Smashburger

  7. Gold Star Chili

  8. Freddy's

  9. The Rusty Bucket

  10. Swensons Drive-In

Best Overall Burgers (Non-Chain): Zip's Café


  1. Zip's Café

  2. Tickle Pickle

  3. Nation Kitchen & Bar

  4. Turf Club

  5. Quatman Cafe

  6. Bard's Burgers & Chili

  7. Sammy's Craft Burgers & Beers TIE

  8. Arthur's TIE

  9. W Bar + Bistro

  10. Roney's

  11. Delwood

Best Overall Pizza (Chain): Dewey's Pizza


  1. Dewey's Pizza

  2. LaRosa's Family Pizzeria

  3. Goodfellas Pizzeria

Best Overall Pizza (Non-Chain): Taglio


  1. Taglio

  2. Adriatico's

  3. Strong's Brick Oven Pizzeria

  4. Trotta's Pizza & Drive Thru

  5. Two Cities Pizza Co.

  6. Krimmer's Italianette Pizzeria

  7. Saint Francis Apizza

  8. Catch-a-Fire Pizza

  9. Fireside Pizza

  10. Cork N Crust

Best Overall Restaurant: Sotto


  1. Sotto

  2. Jeff Ruby's The Precinct

  3. Ivory House

  4. Pepp & Dolores

  5. Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse

  6. Agave & Rye

  7. Incline Public House

  8. Boca

  9. The Eagle

  10. Taste of Belgium

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