Everything You Can Try at the 2023 Taste Of Cincinnati Food Festival

This giant food festival will take over Fifth Street in Downtown from May 27-29.

May 3, 2023 at 10:26 am
click to enlarge This year, there will be 36 restaurants and 23 food trucks participating in the 2023 Taste of Cincinnati food festival, adding up to over 300 different menu items to try. - Photo: Facebook.com/TasteofCincinnati
This year, there will be 36 restaurants and 23 food trucks participating in the 2023 Taste of Cincinnati food festival, adding up to over 300 different menu items to try.

Get your elastic waistbands ready: Taste of Cincinnati is returning in 2023 with the largest selection of food ever.

Launched in 1979, this giant food festival will take over Fifth Street in Downtown from May 27-29. This year, there will be 36 restaurants and 23 food trucks participating in the festival, adding up to over 300 different menu items to try.

“It’s amazing that such a longstanding event continues to grow,” said Rob Weidle, senior event producer for Taste of Cincinnati, in a press release. “This year, we had the highest number of applications in the event's history – 20% more than the previous year, which at the time was also a record for the event.”

Along with the 36 restaurants and 23 food trucks participating, 18 Findlay Market vendors will be returning for the fifth year of the "Taste of Findlay Market" at Taste of Cincinnati.

Check out the full list of participating restaurants, food trucks and Findlay Market vendors below.

Participating restaurants:

  • Alfio's Buon Cibo
  • Better Blend
  • CHÉ
  • Chicago Gyros
  • Chino’s Street Food
  • Deme Kitchen
  • Desi Plaza/Desi Bites
  • Eddie's Southern Style BBQ
  • El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant
  • Gee's Caribbean Style
  • Izzy's
  • Just Q'in BBQ
  • Kabobske
  • LaRosa's
  • Latin House
  • Lori's Roadhouse
  • Maya India
  • Mazunte
  • McK's BBQ
  • Mecklenburg Gardens
  • Oakbrook Bakery
  • Oliver's Desserts
  • Pompilio's Restaurant
  • Sago
  • Sawasdee Thai Cuisine
  • Shanghai On Elm
  • Soul Secrets
  • Stone Bowl
  • Sweets & Meats BBQ Catering
  • Thai Express
  • The Cheesecakery
  • The Melting Pot
  • The Sloppy Stand
  • The Surfin Salmon
  • Tickle Pickle
  • Tweedles Mini Donuts

Participating food trucks:

  • A Lil Taste of Soul
  • Adena's Beefstroll
  • Buffalo's Best
  • Dine-In Hawaiian
  • El Chevito
  • Hometown Swirls
  • House Cafe & Catering
  • Indigenous Chef
  • Just Jerks Ena's Jamaican Grill
  • Little Trolley Donuts LLC
  • Mama Afrique Nigerian Cuisine
  • MamaBear's Mac
  • Maw Maw's Creole Kitchen
  • Off The Hook
  • Quite Frankly
  • S.E.A. Cuisine
  • Streetpops
  • Sugar
  • SugarSnap! Sweet Treats
  • Sweet Jazz Treats Bakery
  • The Mexican Village
  • Twisted Greek
  • Wicked Hickory

Participating Findlay Market vendors:

  • As The World Churns
  • BanaSun
  • Chacabanas
  • Chico's Cheese Cakes
  • Dats Ole School Cookin'
  • Flavors of the Isle
  • Honey Child Artisan Pops
  • Lotus Street Food
  • Magnificent Morsels
  • Makers Bakers
  • MashRoots
  • Miley Pooh Sweets
  • Olive Tree Catering
  • One More Bite
  • Rangitoto
  • Southern Grace
  • The Arepa Place
  • Wendigo Tea

For more information about Taste of Cincinnati, visit tasteofcincinnati.com.

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