Every year, CityBeat publishes the Best Of Cincinnati®, wherein readers and staffers alike pick which bars are the booziest, which people are the coolest and which shops are your best bet for dropping a pretty penny. Cincinnati’s food scene is ever-evolving, introducing us to new and amazing eats every year. From Italian dishes just like Nonna used to make to New Orleans-inspired cuisine, these are the best restaurants to recently grace the Queen City, according to our readers. 

No. 10 Best New Restaurant: In Between Tavern 307 Sycamore St., Downtown Photo: Ignite Entertainment
No. 9 Best New Restaurant: Rosie’s Italian 300 E. Seventh St., Downtown Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Son of a Butcher Steakhouse 7630 Gibson St., Suite 110, Liberty Township The team behind Agave & Rye conquered the eccentric taco world and this year set their sights on steakhouses. Son of a Butcher – also referred to as S.O.B. – opened its doors in Liberty Center in March with the aim to “[evolve] the stuffy steakhouse into something magical.” Owner Yavonne Sarber told CityBeat S.O.B. plays off the same ethos of Agave & Rye’s Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Baroque designs, making it highly photogenic. The food, with menu items like USDA Prime cuts, wagyu, caviar and shaved truffles, also photographs like a delicious dream. Photo: facebook.com/SOB Steakhouse
No. 8 Best New Restaurant (TIE): Rodi Italian 115 S. Karl Brown Way, Loveland Photo: facebook.com/rodiloveland
No. 9 Best Hidden Gem Restaurant: Tuba Baking Co. 517 Sixth Ave., Dayton, Ky. Photo: Drew Rath
No. 6 Best New Restaurant: Onolicious Hawaii 1005 Walnut St., Downtown (Coming Soon) NOTE: Onolicious Hawaii is no longer at Oakley Kitchen Food Hall, but will be opening a location downtown. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Photo: Hailey Bollinger
No. 3 Best New Restaurant: Milkman 1106 Race St., Over-the-Rhine Photo: Courtesy of Milkman
No. 2 Best New Restaurant: W Bar + Bistro 3447 Epworth Ave., Westwood Photo: facebook.com/wbarbistro
Mama’s 621 Main St., Covington Covington’s Main Street — the heart of historically designated MainStrasse Village — boasts one of the best assortments of restaurants in Greater Cincinnati. A lion’s share of credit for that abundance goes to a restaurant group informally known as Otto’s Restaurant Family. MainStrasse residents Emily Wolff and Paul Weckman opened Otto’s in 2003. That was their only restaurant for more than 10 years, but since 2015 Wolff and Weckman have added popular Mexican eatery Frida and two casual spots at opposite ends of the commercial strip of Main Street: The Standard and Larry’s. And now the duo has Mama’s on Main, which opened in March, bringing traditional, pasta-oriented Italian fare to the neighborhood. If the difficulty getting a weekend reservation is any indicator, Mama’s has been a gold-plated hit right off the bat. Photo: Catie Viox for Zest Cincy