Art Gallery: Cincinnati Art Museum
2 Contemporary Arts Center
3 21c Museum Hotel
Bar/Nightclub Staff: Japp’s
2 Below Zero Lounge
3 MOTR Pub
Bartender: Molly Wellmann (Japp’s/Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar)
2 Pam Diebold (Arnold’s Bar & Grill)
3 Nonta Perkins (MOTR Pub)
Beer Selection on Tap: Moerlein Lager House
2 Cock & Bull
3 Beer Sellar
Bloody Mary: Keystone Bar & Grill
2 Teller’s of Hyde Park
3 City View Tavern
Bowling Alley: Star Lanes on the Levee
2 Madison Bowl
3 Western Bowl
Casino: Hollywood Casino
2 Belterra Casino
3 Rising Star Casino
Celtic/British Pub: Molly Malone’s (Covington)
2 Claddagh Irish Pub
3 Cock & Bull
Charity Event: The Rusty Ball
2 Susan G. Komen for the Cure
3 Zoofari
Club/Party DJ: DJ Mowgli
2 DJ Nick Hurley
3 Penny Tration
Cocktail Bar/Lounge: Japp’s
2 The Blind Lemon
3 Below Zero Lounge
College Bar: Longworth’s
2 Murphy’s Pub
3 Uncle Woody’s
Comedy Club: Funny Bone on the Levee
2 Go Bananas Comedy Club
3 OTRimprov
Concert in 2012: Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw
2 Radiohead
3 The Black Keys
Concert Venue: Riverbend Music Center
2 The Southgate House Revival
3 Bogart’s
Dance Club: Japp’s Annex
2 Boogie Nights
3 Below Zero Lounge
Drink Specials: Neons Unplugged
2 Palomino
3 MOTR Pub
Gallery for Local Artists: Pendleton Art Center
2 The Carnegie
3 Art on the Levee
Happy Hour: Palomino
2 The Righteous Room
3 Below Zero Lounge
Hotel Bar: The Bar at Palm Court
(Hilton Netherland Plaza)
2 Metropole (21c Museum Hotel)
3 Cricket Lounge (The Cincinnatian Hotel)
Jukebox: The Comet
2 Anchor Grill
3 MOTR Pub
Karaoke: Northside Tavern
2 Tostado’s Grill
3 Lebo’s Bar & Grill
LGBT Bar: Below Zero Lounge
2 The Crazy Fox Saloon
3 Rosie’s Tavern
Local Actor/Actress: Beth Harris
2 Dale Hodges
3 Annie Fitzpatrick
Local Artist: Jim Borgman
2 Anthony Mansfield
3 TIE: Jesse Fox and Robin Ewers
Local Author: Laura Pulfer
2 Brian Tome
3 Lonna Kingsbury
Local Band (Covers): The Rusty Griswolds
2 Naked Karate Girls
3 The Menus
Local Band (Originals): Over The Rhine
2 Walk the Moon
3 Foxy Shazam
Local Brewery: Christian Moerlein
2 Mount Carmel Brewing
Company
3 Hofbräuhaus
Local Comedian: Drew Hastings
2 Steve Caminiti
3 Josh Sneed
Local Musician: Ricky Nye
2 Jake Speed
3 Tracy Walker
Local Theater Company: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
2 Know Theatre of Cincinnati
3 Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company
Local Winery: Elk Creek Vineyards
2 Vinoklet Winery
3 Valley Vineyards
Margarita: Bakersfield OTR
2 Nada
3 El Coyote
Martini: Japp’s
2 Mynt Martini
3 Below Zero Lounge
Movie Theater: Esquire Theatre
2 AMC Newport
3 Rave Motion Pictures
Museum: Cincinnati Museum Center
2 Cincinnati Art Museum
3 Contemporary Arts Center
New Nightclub (Since March 2012): The Diamond Palace
2 The Loft Night Club
3 Bentley’s Night Club
No-Frills Watering Hole: MOTR Pub
2 Northside Tavern
3 City View Tavern
Open Mic Night: MOTR Pub
2 The Southgate House Revival
3 Go Bananas Comedy Club
Performing Arts Group: Cincinnati Ballet
2 TIE: Cin City Burlesque and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
Place to People Watch: Fountain Square
2 Findlay Market
3 Kings Island
Place to Shoot Pool: Northside Tavern
2 Animations
3 The Crazy Fox Saloon
Place to Throw Darts: Murphy’s Pub
2 Hap’s Irish Pub
3 The Crazy Fox Saloon
Singles Bar: Neons Unplugged
2 Mount Adams Pavilion
3 Mynt Martini
Trivia Night: Keystone Bar & Grill (Hyde Park)
2 Neons Unplugged
3 The Pub at Rookwood Mews
Wine Bar: The Wine Guy (now WG Kitchen & Bar)
2 1215 Wine Bar & Coffee Lab
3 Unwind Wine Bar
New Bar (Since March 2012): Moerlein Lager House
2. Igby’s
3. The Southgate House Revival
4. Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar
5. Pike Street Lounge
6. Tin Roof
7. Fifty West Brewing Co.
8. Metropole
9. Kaze
10. Wiseguy Lounge
Overall Nightclub: Mount Adams Pavilion
2. Below Zero Lounge
3. Blue Wisp Jazz Club
4. Boogie Nights
5. Mynt Martini
6. Bobby Mackey’s
7. Jefferson Hall
8. PLAY
9. FB’s
10. Arnie’s on the Levee
Overall Bar: Japp’s
2. Neons Unplugged
3. Arnold’s Bar & Grill
4. The Righteous Room
5. Northside Tavern
6. MOTR Pub
7. The Blind Lemon
8. Moerlein Lager House
9. Igby’s
10. Hofbräuhaus
This article appears in Apr 3-9, 2013.
