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Findlay Market
Cincinnati's impressive restaurant scene has received recognition from the culinary and entertainment outlet Food & Wine as one of the seven "Most Exciting Up-and-Coming Big Cities for Food Lovers."
Editors chose the seven best up-and-coming culinary destinations. This list was part of a larger selection of Food and Wine's "Next Great Food Cities 2022." Along with the seven up-and-coming cities, four "Small Cities with Impressive Food Scenes Worth Checking Out" were picked.
"Each met the criteria with their creativity, innovation, diversity, and deliciousness," Food & Wine editor-in-chief Hunter Lewis said in a press release. "It's an exciting time for food in our country, with places like Cincinnati, where a constellation of food entrepreneurs is spurring a renaissance."
Cincinnati boasts a diverse range of international flavors that were featured in Food & Wine editor David Landsel's write-up of the city's food scene. He mentioned restaurants like Looqma, a Lebanese pop-up kitchen, and Kiki College Hill, which offers authentic and delicious Japanese dishes.
On the drinks front, Landsel mentioned East Walnut Hills cocktail bar, Anjou, calling it lush place to find "cocktails in a salon-like environment."
Tradition in food is comparable to religious tradition for some locals. "There is something very special about a weekend morning in Cincinnati's Findlay Market," writes Landsel.
Landsel also wrote about Cincinnati chefs like James Beard-nominated Jose Salazar, praising him for being a committed culinary fixture in Cincinnati with his three local restaurants: Salazar, Mita's and Goose & Elder.
It seems that Cincinnati continues to be growing its culinary influence with a constantly-adapting restaurant scene that isn't slowing down anytime soon.
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