As the temperature outside drops into something that resembles winter, our frozen hearts yearn all the more for a hot bowl of noodle soup. From pho, ramen and udon to all the wonderful Eastern carb options drenched in steamy soup, it didn’t take much to convince us to compile a list of our favorite spots to sip broth and slurp noodles.
Pho Lang Thang 114 W Elder St., Over-the-Rhine Featured on: Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Located in the heart of Findlay Market, Pho Lang Thang offers dishes like beef-based broth pho soup, spring rolls and the ever-popular classic banh mi sandwiches, which come sprinkled with assorted pickled vegetables and your choice of meat or tofu. They also serve Vietnamese coffee sweetened with condensed milk and brewed right on the table into your glass. Photo: Khoi Nguyen
Pho Lang Thang 114 W Elder St., Over-the-Rhine Photo: Khoi Nguyen
Little Huit 29 E. Court St., Downtown Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Maki Ramen House 209 W McMillan St., Clifton Heights Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Fortune Noodle House hand-pulled Chinese noodles 349 Calhoun St., Clifton Heights Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Pho Kimmy 11974 Lebanon Road, Sharonville Photo via Pho-Kimmy.Business.Site
Tea n Bowl 211 W. McMillan St., Clifton Heights Tea n Bowl is a bearcat favorite, if you go to UC you either know or will know this place by graduation time. Students and Cliftonites alike go crazy over Tea n Bowl’s famous bubble tea. Bubble tea is tea and flavorings poured over tapioca balls or “bubbles,” to create a delicious and fun Taiwanese drink. The tea is not their only specialty as they are serving up authentic, as well as Americanized-Chinese food. Photo via Facebook.com/TeaNBowl
Le’s Pho and Sandwiches 3 E Court St., Cincinnati Photo: Provided
Zundo Ramen & Donburi 220 W 12th St., Over-the-Rhine Photo via Facebook.com/ZundoRamen
Cilantro Vietnamese Bistro 235 W McMillan St., Clifton Heights Photo via Facebook.com/CilantroVietnameseBistro
Jo An Japanese 3940 Olympic Blvd., Erlanger Ky. Photo: Maija Zummo
Pho 96 7844 Kingland Drive, West Chester Photo via Facebook.com/Pho96
Stone Bowl Korean and Japanese eats 3355 Madison Road, Oakley Photo via Facebook.com/StoneBowlOakley
Mei Japanese Restaurant 8608 Market Place Lane, Montgomery Photo via Facebook.com/MeiJapaneseRestaurant