These are Cincinnati's Best Restaurants, According to CityBeat Readers

By CityBeat Staff on Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 1:44 pm

Every year, CityBeat publishes the Best Of Cincinnati®, wherein readers and staffers alike decide which bars are the booziest, which people are the coolest and which shops are your best bet for dropping a pretty penny. Choosing where to get dinner (or a drink or brunch or to just grab a donut) is hard enough, but your neighbors across the city have helped narrow it down.

To hopefully help settle the debate about where to eat, here are Cincinnati's and Northern Kentucky's Best Restaurants, as voted by our readers in this year's 2022 Best Of Cincinnati® issue.

See the full issue at citybeat.com/best-of.

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No. 1 Overall Restaurant: Sotto
118 E. Sixth St., Downtown

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 1 Overall Restaurant: Sotto

118 E. Sixth St., Downtown

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No. 2 Overall Restaurant: Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct
311 Delta Ave., Columbia Tusculum

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 2 Overall Restaurant: Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct

311 Delta Ave., Columbia Tusculum

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No. 3 Overall Restaurant: Pepp & Dolores
1501 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 3 Overall Restaurant: Pepp & Dolores

1501 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine

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No. 4 Overall Restaurant: Ivory House
2998 Harrison Ave., Westwood

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 4 Overall Restaurant: Ivory House

2998 Harrison Ave., Westwood

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No. 5 Overall Restaurant: Boca
114 E. Sixth St., Downtown

Photo: Paige Deglow

No. 5 Overall Restaurant: Boca

114 E. Sixth St., Downtown

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No. 6 Overall Restaurant: Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
505 Vine St., Downtown

Photo: Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment

No. 6 Overall Restaurant: Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse

505 Vine St., Downtown

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No. 7 Overall Restaurant: The Eagle
1342 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine

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No. 7 Overall Restaurant: The Eagle

1342 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine

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No. 8 Overall Restaurant: Incline Public House
2601 W. Eighth St., Price Hill

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 8 Overall Restaurant: Incline Public House

2601 W. Eighth St., Price Hill

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No. 9 Overall Restaurant: Taste of Belgium
Multiple locations including 16 West Freedom Way, Downtown; 1135 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 9 Overall Restaurant: Taste of Belgium

Multiple locations including 16 West Freedom Way, Downtown; 1135 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine

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No. 10 Overall Restaurant: Agave & Rye
3825 Edwards Road, Hyde Park

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 10 Overall Restaurant: Agave & Rye

3825 Edwards Road, Hyde Park

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No. 1 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Pompilios
600 Washington Ave., Newport

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 1 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Pompilios

600 Washington Ave., Newport

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No. 2 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: KungFood Chu’s AmerAsia
521 Madison Ave., Covington

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No. 2 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: KungFood Chu’s AmerAsia

521 Madison Ave., Covington

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No. 3 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Bouquet Restaurant
519 Main St., Covington

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No. 3 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Bouquet Restaurant

519 Main St., Covington

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No. 4 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Agave & Rye
635 Madison Ave., Covington

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 4 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Agave & Rye

635 Madison Ave., Covington

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No. 5 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Walt’s Hitching Post
3300 Madison Pike, Fort Wright

Photo: Paige Deglow

No. 5 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Walt’s Hitching Post

3300 Madison Pike, Fort Wright

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No. 6 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Otto’s
521 Main St., Covington

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No. 6 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Otto’s

521 Main St., Covington

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No. 7 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: The Baker’s Table
1004 Monmouth St., Newport

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 7 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: The Baker’s Table

1004 Monmouth St., Newport

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No. 8 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Greyhound Tavern
2500 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell

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No. 8 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Greyhound Tavern

2500 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell

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No. 9 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Libby’s Southern Comfort
35 W. Eighth St., Covington

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 9 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Libby’s Southern Comfort

35 W. Eighth St., Covington

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No. 10 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Coppin’s Restaurant & Bar
368 Madison Ave., Covington

Photo: Hailey Bolliger

No. 10 Northern Kentucky Restaurant: Coppin’s Restaurant & Bar

368 Madison Ave., Covington

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