Cincinnati is home to several of the best restaurants in the United States, according to OpenTable. The restaurant reservation site released its annual “Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S.” list in November, with four Cincinnati restaurants making the 2025 roundup.
Restaurants featured on the list included two Jeff Ruby restaurants, Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse and The Precinct, as well as one of Chef David Falk’s popular downtown restaurants, rustic Italian eatery Sotto. Over-the-Rhine Italian restaurant Pepp & Dolores, owned by Thunderdome Restaurant Group, also made the list. All four restaurants have been featured on the list in previous years.
These four restaurants were also the only ones from Ohio honored on the list. Two Indiana restaurants, Vida in Indianapolis and 9th Street Bistro in Noblesville, were also mentioned. No restaurants from Kentucky were featured on the list.
OpenTable says its annual list was culled from over 10 million verified diner reviews and dining metrics like diner ratings, percentage of reservations made in advance and five-star reviews.