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. As voted by our readers in this years’s 2019 Best Of Cincinnati issue, here are the city’s Best Restaurants for your viewing pleasure and to (hopefully) help settle some debates about where to eat. In the mood for chili? Head to Camp Washington. Pizza? Adriatico’s has the best, say our readers. A vegetarian feast? Consider Melt Revival. Whether you need the best dining room for a big group, a romantic spot to impress a first date or a fun place to take the kids, this is your official CityBeat-endorsed guide to eating your way through the city.
Best Restaurant (Since March 2018) 1. Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey, boomtownbiscuitsandwhiskey.com 2. Sacred Beast, agaveandrye.com 3. Joe’s Pizza Napoli, joespizzanapoli.com 4. Lucius Q, luciusq.com 5. LouVino Restaurant & Wine Bar, louvino.com 6. Maize (TIE), maizeotr.com 7. Revolution Rotisserie & Bar (TIE),
Overall Restaurant 1. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 2. Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct, jeffruby.com/precinct 3. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com 4. Taste of Belgium, authenticwaffle.com 5. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com/cincinnati 6. Boca, bocacincinnati.com 7. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 8. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com 9. Mazunte, taqueria.mazuntetacos.com 10. Dewey’s, deweyspizza.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Restaurant (Downtown/OTR) 1. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com 2. Bakersfield OTR, bakersfieldtacos.com 3. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com Photo: Paige Deglow
Neighborhood Restaurant (Northern Kentucky) 1. Pompilios, pompilios.com 2. Hofbräuhaus, hofbrauhausnewport.com 3. Dewey’s Pizza (TIE), deweyspizza.com 3. Goodfellas Pizzeria (TIE), goodfellaspizzeria.com Photo: Paige Deglow
Neighborhood Restaurant (Central) 1. Adriatico’s, adriaticosuc.com 2. Skyline Chili, skylinechili.com 3. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com/norwood Photo via Facebook.com/Adriaticos
Neighborhood Restaurant (East Side) 1. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbeque.com 2. Mazunte, taqueria.mazuntetacos.com 3. Zip’s Café, zipscafe.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Restaurant (West Side) 1. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 2. Price Hill Chili, pricehillchili.com 3. Primavista, pvista.com Photo via Facebook.com/InclinePublicHouse
Appetizers 1. Bakersfield OTR, bakersfieldtacos.com 2. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 3. Nada, eatdrinknada.com Photo: Paige Deglow
Bagels 1. Marx Hot Bagels, marxhotbagels.com 2. Bruegger’s Bagels, brueggers.com 3. The Bagelry, otrbagelry.com 4. Lil’s Bagels, lilsbagels.com 5. Panera Bread, panerabread.com 6. Einstein Bros. Bagels, einsteinbros.com 7. Big Apple Bagels, bigapplebagels.com 8. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli, servatiipastryshop.com 9. Everything Bagels, Facebook.com/EverythingBagelsEastgate 10. Skip’s BagelDeli, eatatskips.com Photo via Facebook.com/MarxHotBagels
Barbecue 1. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbequel.com 2. City Barbeque, citybbq.com 3. Montgomery Inn, montgomeryinn.com 4. Lucius Q, luciusq.com 5. Pickles and Bones Barbecue, picklesandbones.com 6. Pontiac Bourbon & BBQ, pontiacbbq.com 7. Sweets & Meats BBQ, sweetsandmeatsbbq.com 8. Just Q’in, justqin.com 9. Midwest Best BBQ and Creamery, midwestbestbbq.com 10. Big Art’s BBQ Grille, Facebook.com/BigArtsBBQ Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Beer Selection (Restaurant) 1. Yard House, yardhouse.com 2. Pies & Pints, piesandpints.net 3. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com Photo via Facebook.com/YardHouse
Wine Selection (Restaurant) 1. Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, chwinery.com 2. Unwind Wine Bar & Light Fare, unwindhydepark.com 3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com/cincinnati Photo via Facebook.com/CoopersHawk
Breakfast 1. Sleepy Bee Café, sleepybeecafe.com 2. First Watch, firstwatch.com 3. Taste of Belgium, authenticwaffle.com 4. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar, maplewoodkitchenandbar.com 5. Sugar n’ Spice Restaurant, sugar-n-spice-restaurant.com 6. Hang Over Easy, hangovereasycincinnati.com 7. The Echo Restaurant, echo-hydepark.com 8. The Main Cup, maincupmilford.com 9. The Original Pancake House, originalpancakehouse.com 10. Wild Eggs, wildeggs.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Overall Burgers (Chain) 1. Five Guys Burgers & Fries, fiveguys.com 2. Red Robin, redrobin.com 3. Smashburger, smashburger.com Photo via Facebook.com/FiveGuys
Overall Burgers (Non-Chain) 1. Zip’s Café, zipscafe.com 2. Arthur’s, arthurscincinnati.com 3. Krueger’s Tavern, kruegerstavern.com 4. Nation Kitchen and Bar, nationkitchenandbar.com 5. Tickle Pickle, ordertickle.com 6. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com 7. Roney’s, Facebook.com/RoneysRestaurant 8. Bard’s Burgers & Chili, bardsburgersandchili.com 9. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com/norwood 10. Gas Light Café, gaslightcincy.com Photo via Facebook.com/Zips.Lookout
Neighborhood Burger Spot (Downtown/OTR) 1. Krueger’s Tavern, kruegerstavern.com 2. Nation Kitchen and Bar, nationkitchenandbar.com 3. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, arnoldsbarandgrill.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Burger Spot (Northern Kentucky) 1. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com 2. Bard’s Burgers & Chili, bardsburgersandchili.com 3. Mad Mike’s Burgers and Fries, madmikesburger.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Burger Spot (Central) 1. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com/norwood 2. Tickle Pickle, ordertickle.com 3. Gordo’s Pub & Grill, gordospub.com Photo: Paige Deglow
Neighborhood Burger Spot (West Side) 1. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 2. Chandler’s Burger Bistro, pizzabrunofl.com 3. The Public House, thepublichousecheviot.com Photo via Facebook.com/InclinePublicHouse
Neighborhood Burger Spot (Northern Burbs) 1. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com 2. Sammy’s Craft Burgers & Beers, sammyscbb.com 3. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com Photo via Instagram/quatmancafe
Burritos 1. Gomez Salsa, gomezsalsa.com 2. Chipotle Mexican Grill, chipotle.com 3. Mazunte, taqueria.mazuntetacos.com Photo: Lindsay McCarty
Cajun/Soul Food 1. Knotty Pine on the Bayou, theknottypineonthebayou.com 2. J. Gumbo’s, jgumbos.com 3. Allyn’s Café, allynscafe.com 4. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, pappadeaux.com 5. Dee Felice Café, deefelice.com 6. Swampwater Grill, swampwatergrill.com 7. Alabama Fish Bar, Facebook.com/ALABAMAFISHBAR 8. BrewRiver Creole Kitchen, brewrivercreolekitchen.com 9. Mardi Gras on Madison, neworleanstogopoboys.com 10. Island Frydays, islandfrydays.com Photo via Facebook.com/KnottyPineontheBayou
Cheesesteak 1. Penn Station, penn-station.com 2. Cincy Steak & Lemonade, Facebook.com/Cincys 3. 13th Street Alley, Facebook.com/13thStreetAlleyATasteOfPhilly Photo via Facebook.com/PennStation
Chef 1. Jean-Robert de Cavel (Table, Restaurant L, French Crust Café & Bistro, Le Bar a Boeuf, Frenchie Fresh) 2. Jose Salazar (Salazar, Mita’s) 3. Danny Combs (Sotto) 4. Daniel Wright (Senate, Abigail Street, Pontiac Bourbon & BBQ) 5. David Falk (Boca) 6. Christian Gill (Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey) 7. Alfio Gulisano (Ché, Alfio’s Buon Cibo, The Butcher and Barrel) 8. Frances Kroner (Sleepy Bee Café, Aster) 9. Mark Bodenstein (S.W. Clyborne Co.) 10. Mitch Arens (Hotel Covington) Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Chicken 1. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com 2. Revolution Rotisserie & Bar, revolutionrotisserie.com 3. Silver Spring House, thesilverspringhouse.com Photo via Facebook.com?/TheEagleOTR Photo: facebook.com/TheEagleOTR
Chili (Chain) 1. Skyline Chili, skylinechili.com 2. Gold Star Chili, goldstarchili.com 3. Dixie Chili, dixiechili.com Photo: Paige Deglow
Chili (Non-Chain) 1. Camp Washington Chili, campwashingtonchili.com 2. Blue Ash Chili, blueashchili.com 3. Pleasant Ridge Chili, pleasantridgechili.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Coffeehouse (Local) 1. Coffee Emporium, coffee-emporium.com 2. Carabello Coffee, carabellocoffee.com 3. College Hill Coffee Co. and Casual Gourmet, collegehillcoffeeco.com Photo: Emerson Swoger
Neighborhood Coffee Shop (East Side) 1. Coffee Emporium, coffee-emporium.com 2. Deeper Roots Coffee – Oakley Coffee Bar, deeperrootscoffee.com 3. Lookout Joe: Mount Lookout Coffee Roasters, lookoutjoe.com Photo: Maija Zummo
Neighborhood Coffee Shop (Northern Kentucky) 1. Carabello Coffee, carabellocoffee.com 2. Roebling Point Books & Coffee, Facebook.com/RoeblingPointBooksandCoffee 3. Fort Thomas Coffee, fortthomascoffee.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Coffee Shop (East Side) 1. Coffee Emporium, coffee-emporium.com 2. Deeper Roots Coffee – Oakley Coffee Bar, deeperrootscoffee.com 3. Lookout Joe: Mount Lookout Coffee Roasters, lookoutjoe.com Photo: Maija Zummo
Neighborhood Coffee Shop (West Side) 1. BLOC Coffee Company, bloccoffeecompany.com 2. Muse Café, Facebook.com/MuseCafeCincinnati 3. The Coffee Peddlar, thecoffeepeddlar.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Creamy Whip/Soft Serve 1. Putz’s Creamy Whip, putzcreamywhip.com 2. Dairy Queen, dairyqueen.com 3. The Cone, thecone.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Delicatessen 1. Izzy’s, izzys.com 2. Silverglades, silvergladesdeli.com 3. McAlister’s Deli, mcalistersdeli.com Photo: Paige Deglow
Desserts (Restaurant) 1. The Cheesecake Factory (TIE), thecheesecakefactory.com 1. O Pie O (TIE), opieo.com 2. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 3. Grand Finale, grandfinale.info Photo: Jesse Fox
Desserts (Retail) 1. The BonBonerie, bonbonerie.com 2. Graeter’s Ice Cream, graeters.com 3. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli, servatiipastryshop.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Overall Bakery (Sweets) 1. The BonBonerie, bonbonerie.com 2. Holtman’s Donuts, holtmansdonutshop.com 3. Brown Bear Bakery, Facebook.com/BrownBearBakeryCincinnati Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Bakery (Downtown/OTR) 1. Holtman’s Donuts, holtmansdonutshop.com 2. Brown Bear Bakery, brownbearbakerycincinnati.com 3. Blue Oven Bakery, blueovenbakery.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Neighborhood Bakery (Central) 1. The BonBonerie, bonbonerie.com 2. North College Hill Bakery, nchbakery.com 3. Graeter’s Ice Cream (TIE), graters.com 3. O Pie O (TIE), opieo.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Bakery (West Side) 1. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli, servatii.com 2. Busken Bakery, busken.com 3. St. Lawrence Bakery, Facebook.com/SaintLawrenceBakery Photo via Facebook.com/Servatii Photo: Facebook.com/Servatii
Neighborhood Bakery (Northern Burbs) 1. Holtman’s Donuts, holtmansdonutshop.com 2. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli, servatiipastryshop.com 3. Bluebird Bakery & Café, bluebirdbakery.com Photo: Provided
Donuts 1. Holtman’s Donuts, holtmansdonutshop.com 2. Dunkin’ Donuts, dunkindonuts.com 3. Busken Bakery, busken.com Photo: Jeremy Kramer, provided by Holtman’s Donuts
Farmers Market Food Stall 1. Blue Oven Bakery, blueovenbakery.com 2. Pho Lang Thang, pholangthang.com 3. Colonel De Gourmet Herbs & Spices, colonelde.com Photo via Facebook.com/BlueOvenBakery
Food Festival or Event 1. Taste of Cincinnati, tasteofcincinnati.com 2. Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, oktoberfestzinzinnati.com 3. Cincinnati Food Truck Association Food Fest, cincinnatifoodtruckassociation.com Photo: Provided
Food Truck 1. Red Sesame Korean BBQ, redsesamebbq.com 2. Tacos Locos Food Truck, tacoslocosfoodtruck.com 3. Stellar Street Eats, steller-street-eats.business.site Photo via Facebook.com/RedSesameFoodTruck Photo: Facebook.com/RedSesameFoodTruck
Gelato/Sorbetto/Frozen Ice 1. Dojo Gelato, dojogelato.com 2. Madisono’s Gelato, madisongelato.com 3. Graeter’s Ice Cream, graeters.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
German 1. Hofbräuhaus, hofbrauhausnewport.com 2. Mecklenburg Gardens, mecklenburgs.com 3. Wunderbar!, Facebook.com/WunderbarCovington Photo: Khoi Nguyen
Goetta 1. Glier’s Goetta, goetta.com 2. Eckerlin Meats, eckerlinmeats.com 3. Avril-Bleh Meat Market & Deli, avril-blehmeats.com Photo via Facebook.com/GliersGoetta
Guacamole 1. Bakersfield OTR, goetta.com 2. Mazunte, mazuntetacos.com 3. Nada, eatdrinknada.com Photo via Facebook.com/Bakersfield
Ice Cream 1. Graeter’s Ice Cream, graeters.com 2. Aglamesis Brothers, aglamesis.com 3. United Dairy Farmers, udfinc.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Indian 1. Ambar India Restaurant, ambarindia.com 2. Amol India Carry Out Restaurant, amolindiacarryoutnewport.com 3. Baba India Restaurant, babarestaurant.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Italian 1. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 2. Pompilios, pompilios.com 3. Nicola’s Ristorante, nicolasotr.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Japanese 1. Kaze, kazeotr.com 2. Wild Ginger, wildgingeroh.com 3. Ichiban Japanese Cuisine, ichibancinci.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Late-Night Eatery 1. Goodfellas Pizzeria, goodfellaspizzeria.com 2. Gomez Salsa, gomezsalsa.com 3. Skyline Chili, skylinechili.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Live Music While You Eat 1. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, arnoldsbarandgrill.com 2. Dee Felice Café, deefelicecafe.com 3. MOTR Pub, motrpub.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Local Farm 1. Burger Farm & Garden Center, burgerfarms.com 2. Gorman Heritage Farm, gormanfarm.org 3. Blooms & Berries Farm Market and Garden Center (TIE), bloomsandberries.com 3. Shaw Farms (TIE), shawfarms.com Photo via Facebook.com/BurgerFarmandGardenCenter
Macaron 1. Macaron Bar, macaron-bar.com 2. Taste of Belgium, authenticwaffle.com 3. The BonBonerie, bonbonerie.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Macaroni & Cheese 1. Keystone Bar & Grill, keystonebar.com 2. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com 3. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbeque.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Mediterranean/Greek 1. Aladdin’s Eatery + Lounge, aladdinseatery.com 2. Phoenician Taverna, Facebook.com/PhoenicianTaverna 3. Sebastian’s Gyros, sebastiansgyros.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Menu (Most Innovative) 1. Please, pleasecincinnati.com 2. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 3. Boca, bocacincinnati.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Mexican 1. Mazunte, mazuntetacos.com 2. La Mexicana Restaurante Cantina & Tienda, Facebook.com/LaMexicanaRestauranteCantinaTienda 3. Bakersfield OTR, bakersfieldtacos.com Photo: Khoi Nguyen
Outdoor/Patio Dining 1. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 2. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbeque.com 3. Cabana on the River, cabanaontheriver.com Photo via Facebook.com/InclinePublicHouse
Overall Pizza (Chain) 1. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com 2. LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria, larosas.com 3. Goodfellas Pizzeria, goodfellaspizzeria.com Photo: Provided
Overall Pizza (Non-Chain) 1. Adriatico’s, adriaticosuc.com 2. Chester’s Pizza, Facebook.com/ChestersPizzeria 3. Joe’s Pizza Napoli, joespizzanapoli.com 4. A Tavola, atavolapizza.com 5. Trotta’s Pizza & Drive Thru, trottaspizza.net 6. Taft’s Brewpourium, taftsalehouse.com 7. Two Cities Pizza Co., twocitiespizza.com 8. Strong’s Brick Oven Pizzeria (TIE), strongsbrickovenpizza.com 8. Taglio (TIE), eattaglio.com 9. Catch-a-Fire Pizza, catchafirepizza.com 10. Fireside Pizza, firesidepizzawalnuthills.com Photo via Facebook.com/Adriaticos
Neighborhood Pizza Joint (Downtown/OTR) 1. Goodfellas Pizzeria, goodfellaspizzeria.com 2. A Tavola, atavolapizza.com 3. Harvest Pizzeria, harvestpizzeria.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Pizza Joint (Northern Kentucky) 1. Goodfellas Pizzeria, goodfellaspizzeria.com 2. Strong’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, strongsbrickovenpizza.com 3. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Pizza Joint (Central) 1. Adriatico’s, adriaticosuc.com 2. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com 3. Taft’s Brewpourium, taftsalehouse.com Photo via Facebook.com/Adriaticos
Neighborhood Pizza Joint (East Side) 1. Joe’s Pizza Napoli, joespizzanapoli.com 2. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com 3. Mio’s Pizzeria, miospizza.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Neighborhood Pizza Joint (West Side) 1. Trotta’s Pizza & Drive Thru, trottaspizza.net 2. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com 3. LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria, larosas.com Photo: Devin Luginbill
Pub Food 1. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com 2. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 3. Zip’s Café, zipscafe.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Raw Bar 1. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com 2. Kaze, kazeotr.com 3. Jeff Ruby’s Carlo & Johnny, jeffruby.com/carlo-johnny Photo: Paige Deglow
Restaurant Design 1. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com 2. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 3. Boca, bocacincinnati.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Restaurant for Fine Dining 1. Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct, jeffruby.com/precinct 2. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 3. Boca, bocacincinnati.com 4. Orchids at Palm Court, orchidsatpalmcourt.com 5. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com/cincinnati 6. S.W. Clyborne Co., clybornes.com 7. Nicola’s Ristorante, nicolasotr.com 8. Primavista, pvista.com 9. Jeff Ruby’s Carlo & Johnny (TIE), jeffruby.com/carlo-johnny 9. Restaurant L (TIE), lcincinnati.com 10. Jean-Robert’s Table, jrcincy.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Restaurant for Large Parties 1. Montgomery Inn, montgomeryinn.com 2. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com 3. Moerlein Lager House, moerleinlagerhouse.com Photo: Provided
Restaurant for the Best Bang For Your Buck 1. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbeque.com 2. Skyline Chili, skylinechili.com 3. Mazunte, mazuntetacos.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Restaurant to Take a Foodie 1. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 2. Boca, bocacincinnati.com 3. Salazar, salazarcincinnati.com 4. Please, pleasecincinnati.com 5. Jean-Robert’s Table, jrcincy.com 6. S.W. Clyborne Co., clybornes.com 7. Joe’s Pizza Napoli, joespizzanapoli.com 8. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com 9. Abigail Street, abigailstreet.com 10. Taste of Belgium, authenticwaffle.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Restaurant to Take the Kids 1. Chick-fil-A, chick-fil-a.com 2. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com 3. Skyline Chili, skylinechili.com Photo via Facebook.com/ChickfilA
Restaurant to Take Visitors 1. The Montgomery Inn Boathouse, montgomeryinn.com 2. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 3. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com Photo via Facebook.com/MontgomeryInn
Romantic Restaurant 1. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com 2. Primavista, pvista.com 3. Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct, jeffruby.com/precinct Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Salads 1. Dewey’s Pizza, deweyspizza.com 2. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar, maplewoodkitchenandbar.com 3. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant (TIE), olivegarden.com 3. Taft’s Ale House (TIE), taftsalehouse.com Photo via Facebook.com/DeweysPizza
Seafood 1. Court Street Lobster Bar, seafoodrestaurantcincinnati.com 2. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, pappadeaux.com/home 3. Bonefish Grill, bonefishgrill.com 4. McCormick & Schmick’s, mccormickandschmicks.com 5. Pelican’s Reef, thepelicansreef.com 6. S.W. Clyborne Co., clybornes.com 7. Mitchell’s Fish Market, mitchellsfishmarket.com 8. Eighth & English, 8thandenglish.com 9. Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant, washingtonplatform.com 10. Chart House, chart-house.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Smoothie/Juice Bar 1. Rooted Juicery + Kitchen, rootedjuicery.com 2. Smoothie King, smoothieking.com 3. Off The Vine, otvcincinnati.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Soup 1. Pho Lang Thang, pholangthang.com 2. Zoup!, www.zoup.com 3. La Soupe, lasoupecincinnati.com Photo: Khoi Nguyen
Steakhouse 1. Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct, jeffruby.com/precinct 2. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com/cincinnati 3. Jeff Ruby’s Carlo & Johnny, jeffruby.com/carlo-johnny Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Sushi 1. Green Papaya, Facebook.com/GreenPapaya 2. Cloud 9 Sushi, Facebook.com/Cloud9Sushi 3. Ichiban Japanese Cuisine, ichibancinci.com 4. Mr. Sushi, Facebook.com/MrSushiCincinnati 5. Wabi Sabi, wabisabicovington.comi 6. Kaze, kazeotr.com 7. Fusian, fusian.com 8. Wild Ginger, wildgingeroh.com 9. Izen’s Drunken Bento, Facebook.com/IzensDrunkenBento 10. E+O Kitchen, eokitchen.com Photo via Facebook.com/GreenPapaya
Tacos 1. Mazunte, mazuntetacos.com 2. Bakersfield OTR, bakersfieldtacos.com 3. Nada, eatdrinknada.com/cincinnati 4. TAHONA Kitchen + Bar, tahonakitchen.com 5. Agave & Rye, agaveandrye.com 6. Condado Tacos, condadotacos.com 7. Frida 602, elisbarbeque.com 8. Gomez Salsa, gomezsalsa.com 9. La Mexicana Restaurante Cantina & Tienda, Facebook.com/LaMexicanaRestauranteCantinaTienda 10. Django Western Taco, djangonorthside.com Photo: Patty Salas
Takeout 1. Gomez Salsa, gomezsalsa.com 2. Chipotle Mexican Grill, chipotle.com 3. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbeque.com Photo: Lindsay McCarty
Tapas 1. Mita’s, mitas.co 2. Abigail Street, abigailstreet.com 3. Ché, checincinnati.com Photo: Jesse Fox
Tea Selection 1. Churchill’s Fine Teas, churchillsteas.com 2. The BonBonerie, bonbonerie.com 3. Coffee Emporium, coffee-emporium.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Under the Radar Restaurant 1. Joe’s Pizza Napoli, joespizzanapoli.com 2. Mazunte, taqueria.mazuntetacos.com 3. TAHONA Kitchen + Bar, tahonakitchen.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Vegetarian/Vegan Selection 1. Melt Revival, meltrevival.com 2. Sleepy Bee Café, sleepybeecafe.com 3. Rooted Juicery + Kitchen, rootedjuicery.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Veggie Burger 1. Krueger’s Tavern, kruegerstavern.com 2. Tickle Pickle, ordertickle.com 3. S.W. Clyborne Co., clybornes.com 4. Arthur’s, arthurscincinnati.com 5. Sleepy Bee Café, sleepybeecafe.com 6. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com 7. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar, maplewoodkitchenandbar.com 8. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, arnoldsbarandgrill.com 9. Harvest Pizzeria, harvestpizzeria.com 10. Bones’ Burgers, bones-burgers.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Vietnamese 1. Pho Lang Thang, pholangthang.com 2. Cilantro Vietnamese Bistro, eatatcilantro.com 3. Pho Kimmy, pho-kimmy.business.site Photo: Khoi Nguyen
View From Your Table 1. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com 2. Primavista, pvista.com 3. Moerlein Lager House, moerleinlagerhouse.com Photo via Facebook.com/InclinePublicHouse
Waitstaff/Service 1. Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct, jeffruby.com/precinct 2. S.W. Clyborne Co., clybornes.com 3. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Waterfront Dining 1. The Montgomery Inn Boathouse, montgomeryinn.com 2. Moerlein Lager House, moerleinlagerhouse.com 3. Cabana on the River, cabanaontheriver.com Photo via Facebook.com/MontgomeryInn
Wings 1. Knockback Nat’s, Facebook.com/KnockbackNatsNeighborhoodBar 2. Buffalo Wild Wings, buffalowildwings.com 3. Northside Yacht Club, northsideyachtclub.com 4. Wild Mike’s, wildmikeswings.com 5. The Oak Tavern, oaktavernoakley.com 6. Bones Brothers Wings, bonesbrotherswings.com 7. Buffalo Wings & Rings, buffalowingsandrings.com 8. Putters Sports Grill, putterssportsgrill.com 9. SmoQ, smoqbbq.com 10. Quaker Steak & Lube, thelube.com Photo via Facebook.com/KnockbackNatsNeighborhoodBar
No. 1: Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey 1201 Broadway St., Pendleton, boomtownbiscuitsandwhiskey.com