We’ll Miss These 19 Cincinnati Restaurants That Closed in 2019

Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club

860 Elm St., Ludlow
Northern Kentucky’s Ludlow Bromley Yacht Club was considered a “total loss” after a barge struck the floating restaurant in the early morning hours of Oct. 2, dragging some of it down the river and sinking the rest. That effectively ended the marina's season, as you might expect — and led to questions about whether the attraction would reopen at all. According to owners Steve and Andrea Gott, “while the future for LBYC remains unclear and there are a lot of challenges to face, all I can say is thanks from the bottom of our hearts & I WILL BE BACK.”
Photo: Phil Heidenreich

The Anchor OTR

1401 Race St., Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine mainstay and seafood-centric eatery The Anchor OTR closed its doors after seven years last winter. The Anchor was an impressive addition to the local dining scene since it opened, wooing CityBeat critics and dining writers with its fresh fish and insane bloody mary. It was also a frequent winner (or top contender) for the CityBeat Best Of Cincinnati reader pick for best seafood.
Photo via Facebook/TheAnchorOTR

Injoy Street Food

1400 Republic St., Over-the-Rhine Over-the-Rhine's fast-casual Indian-inspired eatery Injoy Street Food closed over the summer. The restaurant began as a street cart, popping up at locations and events throughout the city, and opened a storefront at 1400 Republic St. in OTR in 2018. With vibrant, fresh ingredients and made-from-scratch options, the restaurant offered Indian-inspired cuisine that catered to health-conscious and vegan crowds on the go.
Photo: Kellie Coleman

Brezel

6 W. 14th St., Over-the-Rhine Columbus, Ohio-based, hand-rolled Bavarian pretzel shop Brezel (brayt-zuhl) closed its Cincinnati location over the summer. The eatery opened in fall of 2014 and offered a variety of flavored pretzels including options like jalapeño-cheddar; asiago, herb and cracked pepper; dark chocolate and sea salt; seasonal offerings like pumpkin spice and more. Along with hand-rolled pretzels, Brezel offered pretzel twists and bites, plus made-from-scratch dips, buns, pizza crusts and more.
Photo via Facebook/BrezelOTR

Myrtle’s Punch House

2733 Woodburn Ave., East Walnut Hills
East Walnut Hills’ Myrtle’s Punch House, owned by mixologist Molly Wellman, closed its doors last winter. The bar offered various cocktails, wines, beers and punches as well as light bites. Wellmann announced that after parting ways with her business partners, she had issues with the Myrtle’s landlord while attempting to transfer the lease to her name.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Campanello’s Italian Restaurant

414 Central Ave., Downtown
Open since 1902, this family owned restaurant offered a taste of Italy. The cozy eatery offered a menu of simple — yet savory — Italian gems such as spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, and eggplant parmigiana. The restaurant quietly closed after serving the Queen City for over a century last winter.
Photo via Facebook/Campanellos

Bar Louie

1 Levee Way Suite 3118, Newport
The Chicago-based gastrobar closed its Newport location in the spring after 17 years as a staple on the Levee. The restaurant was well-known for their $1 build-your-own burger nights and their extensive beer and wine menus along with their nightlife.
Photo via Facebook/BarLouieNewportontheLevee

Teller’s of Hyde Park

2710 Erie Ave., Hyde Park
Longtime Hyde Park Square eatery Teller's of Hyde Park closed at the end of the summer after 25 years. Located in the historic Hyde Park Savings and Loan building, Teller’s offered a unique ambiance, 30 beers on tap, a plethora of wine and a comprehensive menu with pastas, pizzas, salads, steak and more. They also featured a back patio and the option to eat inside of a bank vault.
Photo via Facebook.com/TellersofHydePark

8th & English

2038 Madison Road, O’Bryonville
O’Bryonville hot spot 8th & English closed in the fall. The seafood-centric, Italian-flavored eatery — which went by the nickname 8&E — was well known for their top-notch dishes featuring fresh seafood and their $1 oyster night.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Habits Café

3036 Madison Road, Oakley
Located in Oakley Square, Habits Cafe closed its doors in the spring, with plans to reopen in the future. The eatery was famous for a couple of reasons: its potato rags — hash browns covered in bacon, onions, tomatoes, cheese and ranch dressing — and the fact that it might have been haunted. The eatery opened in 1980.
Photo via Facebook/HabitsCafe

The Rook

1115 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine board game parlor The Rook closed its doors in the spring. The bar, which opened in 2016, offered hundreds of games for guests to play, two floors of gaming space and a creative food and drink menu which included themed cocktails like the Pretty Pretty Princess and Clue-esque Mrs. Peacock Mojito. The restaurant has since merged with a virtual reality arcade and board game store called Divrsion in Harrison, but they do not yet have a restaurant or bar within the establishment.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Mitchell’s Fish Market

1 Levee Way, Newport
Columbus-based seafood chain Mitchell’s Fish Market closed down its location on Newport on the Levee last winter, after nearly two decades. The restaurant temporarily shut down in 2017 due to health code violations.
Photo via Facebook/MitchellsFM

MidiCi

595 Race St., Downtown
The national chain MidiCi opened in Cincinnati in late 2018 and joined Race Street’s eclectic lineup of Tokyo Kitty, Americano Burger Bar, Mita’s and the ever-popular Maplewood Kitchen before closing in the summer of 2019. MidiCi’s sprawling space contained an elongated bar where guests could sit and watch the Neapolitan pizza carbonize in the wood-fired oven. They offered more than pizzas — they were a full-fledged Italian restaurant, serving kale salads, gelato, espresso, cocktails, Italian beer, Italian sodas and housemade meatballs. They even offered their own salad dressings and spicy chili oil, which you could dab on your pizza.
Photo via Facebook.com/Midici

Mahope

3935 Spring Grove Ave., Northside
Northside Cambodian eatery Mahope closed its brick and mortar location in the fall and plans to focus on mobile vending with their food cart and newly purchased food trailer, as well as catering and private events. The eatery offered a variety of dishes including ban chao rolls (pork and vegetables, wrapped in a rice flour crepe and paired with a roasted peanut sweet and sour vinaigrette) and vegetable kathiew (a vegan dish similar to pho, with a variety of vegetables and mushrooms immersed in noodles and broth).
Photo: Facebook.com/Mahope

Main Street Tavern

701 Main St., Covington
Southern-style pub grub hub Main Street Tavern closed its doors over the summer. The eatery offered scratch-made dishes ranging from brunch to dinner, with unique menu items like biscuit and baloney sliders and the Elvis French toast.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

ALTO Pizza Kitchen + Bar

43 W. 7th St., Covington
Covington's ALTO Pizza Kitchen + Bar closed its doors in the spring. The pizzeria opened in June of 2018 and was the first tenant in Covington's $19 million Duveneck Square development. The eatery was located next to the burgeoning Braxton Brewing Company, where guests could order from ALTO via a kiosk in addition to ordering sit-down and take out meals at the restaurant itself.
Photo via Facebook/AltoPizzaKitchen

CHX

1211 Broadway St., Pendleton
CHX opened last winter and is owned and operated by Hickory Wald — the team behind 3 Points Urban Brewery, Nation Kitchen and Bar and Rhinehaus. The fast-casual eatery no longer offers walk-in service, but has adapted their business model to offer a special events kitchen. Their signature menu item is Bantys, which are "lump-sized" chicken pieces named after a wild and soulful breed of Indonesian chickens called "Bantam," in two different brined and golden-fried finishing options: original or hot. In addition to Bantys, the chicken joint also offers sandwiches and shareable sides like fries, hushpuppies and more.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Queen City Brewing

11253 Williamson Road, Blue Ash
Queen City Brewery of Cincinnati, located in Blue Ash, closed its doors earlier this year. According to the brewery, since opening in 2016, they spent a lot of its efforts on giving back to the community by raising funds for various organizations. And while they spent time trying to build a bond with their neighbors and the Greater Cincinnati area, they weren't able to reach the relationship they strived for.
Photo: Paige Deglow