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12 Best Spots to Get Chili Around Cincinnati

By on Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 4:15 pm

Cincinnati is obviously known for our chili so the question is, where do I get some? Well, the answer is basically anywhere, but to narrow it down we asked Cincinnatians which spot they think creates the best chili. Here are the 10 best non-chain and top three chain spots to grab chili, as voted by CityBeat readers in the 2022 Best Of Cincinnati issue.

*Note: the number 5 best non-chain chili restaurant OTR Chili has closed since the publication of 2022's Best of Cincinnati. 
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No. 1 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Camp Washington Chili 3005 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 1 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Camp Washington Chili

3005 Colerain Ave., Camp Washington
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No. 2 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Pleasant Ridge Chili & Restaurant 6032 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge
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No. 2 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Pleasant Ridge Chili & Restaurant

6032 Montgomery Road, Pleasant Ridge
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No. 3 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Price Hill Chili 4920 Glenway Ave., Price Hill
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No. 3 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Price Hill Chili

4920 Glenway Ave., Price Hill
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No. 4 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Zip’s Cafe 1036 Delta Ave., Cincinnati
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No. 4 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Zip’s Cafe

1036 Delta Ave., Cincinnati
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No. 6 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Empress Chili 7934 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria
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No. 6 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Empress Chili

7934 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria
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No. 7 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Pig Candy BBQ 5901 Kellogg Ave., California
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No. 7 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Pig Candy BBQ

5901 Kellogg Ave., California
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No. 8 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Bard's Burgers & Chili 3620 Decoursey Ave., Latonia
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No. 8 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Bard's Burgers & Chili

3620 Decoursey Ave., Latonia
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No. 9 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Melt Revival 4100 Hamilton Ave., Northside
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No. 9 Best Chili (Non-Chain): Melt Revival

4100 Hamilton Ave., Northside
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No. 10 Best Chili (Non-Chain): The Chili Hut 390 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland
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No. 10 Best Chili (Non-Chain): The Chili Hut

390 Loveland-Madeira Road, Loveland
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No. 1 Best Chili (Chain): Skyline Chili Multiple Locations
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No. 1 Best Chili (Chain): Skyline Chili

Multiple Locations
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No. 2 Best Chili (Chain): Gold Star Multiple locations
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No. 2 Best Chili (Chain): Gold Star

Multiple locations
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No. 3 Best Chili (Chain): Dixie Chili 733 Monmouth St., Newport; 3716 Dixie Highway, Erlanger; 2421 Madison Ave., Covington
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No. 3 Best Chili (Chain): Dixie Chili

733 Monmouth St., Newport; 3716 Dixie Highway, Erlanger; 2421 Madison Ave., Covington
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