Best Of 2023

Close your eyes and breathe in the salty air. Feel your body relax and listen to the sound of the waves. No, you’re not in the Bahamas — you’re in Westwood, but it genuinely feels like you’re near the ocean at By the Sea Salt Therapy. Salt therapy, or halotherapy, is a wellness remedy that helps some people breathe easier, alleviates stress and anxiety, and even provides better sleep. At By the Sea in Westwood, you’ll sit in a beach chair and kick back while a halogenerator pumps superfine, medical-grade sodium chloride through the air. You’ll walk away feeling refreshed, relaxed and invigorated. By the Sea also has a wellness boutique on site where you can buy bath and body goods, skin-care products, essential oils, diffusers and more. bytheseasalttherapy.com.

Shops & Services

Shops & Services
Here are the 2023 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for Shops & Services.
  1. Jungle Jim's International Market
  2. The Party Source
  3. Liquor Barn (Formerly DEP's Fine Wine & Spirits) TIE
    4. Marty's Hops and Vines TIE

Boys, keep out! Explorer Chick has women-only tours all over the world, but they call Cincinnati their home. With trips ranging from backpacking in the Grand Canyon to glamping in Belize, the tours focus on exploring new places and getting your heart and blood pumping for adventure. The website makes it easy to book  — sort tours by where you want to go and what kind of experience you want to have. Up for hiking? Rappelling? Surfing? All three? Click on those options and see where Explorer Chick can take you. And if none of your gal pals can go with you, don’t worry; it’s super-easy to bond with and befriend the other badass ladies on your trip. explorerchick.com.


  1. Beelistic Tattoo

  2. Skincraft Piercing & Tattoo

  3. Hybrid Image

  1. Cincinnati Museum Center
  2. Parky’s Farm
  3. Super Parties TIE
    4. Dave & Buster’s TIE

  1. Top Golf

  2. Toyko Kitty

  3. MadTree Brewing


  1. Richter & Phillips

  2. Schwartz Jewelers

  3. Monmouth Jewelers


  1. Fern

  2. Natorp's Nursery Outlet

  3. A.J. Rahn Greenhouses


  1. Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center

  2. McKenna Cosmetic Surgery Center

  3. The Plastic Surgery Group


  1. Apollo Home

  2. Jolly Plumbing

  3. Zins Plumbing


  1. Tiffany Brogden

  2. Jordan Nicely

  3. Nick Foltz


  1. Sibcy Cline

  2. Keller Williams Realty

  3. Pivot Realty Group


  1. Maple Knoll Village

  2. Twin Lakes

  3. Marjorie P. Lee


  1. Mt. Lookout Shoe Repair

  2. D & P Shoe Repair

  3. Clarence Howell Shoe Repair


  1. Jungle Jim's International Market

  2. Hemptations

  3. High on the Hill


  1. H&R Block

  2. The Tax Man

  3. Orcutt & Company CPA


  1. Churchill's Fine Teas

  2. Jungle Jim’s International Market

  3. Coffee Emporium


  1. Christ Hospital Urgent Care Red Bank Rd.

  2. Bluegrass Urgent Care

  3. CareFirst Urgent Care - Beechmont


  1. Cincy Vapors

  2. Lefty's Tobacco Plus

  3. Galaxy Vapors


  1. Noah's Ark Animal Clinics

  2. Animal Care Center

  3. Grady Veterinary Hospital