2014 Arts & Nightlife Reader Picks

1. Japp’s
2. Arnold’s Bar & Grill
3. Neons Unplugged 
4. The Blind Lemon
5. Northside Tavern
6. Igby’s
7. Holy Grail (The Banks)
8. MadTree Brewing Company Tap Room
9. Bakersfield OTR
10. MOTR Pub

Overall Nightclub

1. MOTR Pub
2. Blue Wisp Jazz Club
3. Below Zero Lounge
4. Southgate House Revival
5. Japp’s
6. Boogie Nights (Hollywood Casino)
7. Mynt Martini
8. Northside Tavern
9. Mount Adams Pavilion
10. Igby’s

New Bar (Since

3/2013)

1. Rhinegeist
2. MadTree Brewing Company Tap Room
3. Jefferson Social
4. Rhinehaus
5. The Eagle OTR
6. 50 West Brewing Co.
7. Obscura
8. The Brass Tap
9. The Venue
10. River Rock Bar & Grill

New Nightclub

(Since 3/2013)

1. Rock Bar and Lounge (Horseshoe Casino)
2. The Venue
3. 601 Main
4. The Little Nashville of Newport
5. St. Clair
6. Forum
7. Vyrsd Social Club
8. Flashbacks Dance Club
9. Tinderbox
10. Hops House 99 (Hollywood Casino)

Art Gallery

1. Cincinnati Art Museum
2. 21c Museum Hotel
3. Contemporary Arts Center

Bar/Nightclub Staff

1. Japp’s
2. Arnold’s Bar & Grill
3. MadTree Brewing Company Tap Room

Bar to People Watch

1. Neons Unplugged
2. Japp’s
3. Holy Grail (The Banks)

Bartender

1. Molly Wellmann (Japp’s)
2. Aaron Strasser (A Tavola)
3. Hallie Chartrau (Mynt Martini)

Beer Selection on Tap

1. Yard House
2. Moerlein Lager House
3. Cock & Bull Public House

Bloody Mary

1. Keystone Bar & Grill
2. Teller’s of Hyde Park
3. Neons Unplugged

Bowling Alley

1. Madison Bowl
2. Western Bowl
3. Star Lanes on the Levee

Casino

1. Horseshoe Casino
2. Hollywood Casino
3. Belterra Casino

Celtic/British Pub

1. Cock & Bull Public House
2. Molly Malone’s (Covington)
3. Claddagh Irish Pub

Club/Party DJ

1. DJ Mowgli
2. DJ Davey C
3. Penny Tration

Cocktail Bar/Lounge

1. Japp’s
2. The Blind Lemon
3. Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar

College Bar

1. Murphy’s Pub
2. Longworth’s
3. Uncle Woody’s

Comedy Club

1. Funny Bone on the Levee
2. Go Bananas Comedy Club
3. Taft Theatre

Concert in 2013

1. Dave Matthews Band @ Riverbend Music Center
2. The Killers @ Horseshoe Casino
3. Blake Shelton @ Riverbend Music Center

Concert Venue

 

1. Riverbend Music Center
2. Bogart’s
3. Southgate House Revival

Charity Event

1. The Rusty Ball
2. Zoofari
3. Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure

Dance Club

1. Japp’s Annex
2. Boogie Nights (Hollywood Casino)
3. Below Zero Lounge

Drink Specials

1. Righteous Room
2. Neons Unplugged
3. Japp’s

Gallery for Local Artists

1. Pendleton Art Center
2. Art on the Levee
3. Essex Studios

LGBT Bar

1. Below Zero Lounge
2. Crazy Fox Saloon
3. Rosie’s Tavern

Happy Hour

1. Palomino
2. Arnold’s Bar & Grill
3. The Righteous Room

Hotel Bar

1. Metropole (21c Museum Hotel)
2. The Bar at Palm Court (Hilton)
3. Cricket Lounge (Cincinnatian)

Jukebox

1. The Comet
2. Neons Unplugged
3. Anchor Grill

Karaoke

1. Northside Tavern
2. Tostado’s Grill
3. Lebo’s Bar and Grill

Local Theater Company

1. Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
2. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
3. Know Theatre

Local Actor/Actress

1. Annie Fitzpatrick
2. Miranda McGee
3. Russell Hurley

Local Artist

1. Jim Borgman
2. David Rosentha
3. Jesse Fox

Local Author

1. Micah Freeman
2. Laura Pulfer
3. Brian Thorne

Local Band (Covers)

1. The Rusty Griswolds
2. Naked Karate Girls
3. The Cincy Brass

Local Band (Originals)

1. Walk the Moon
2. Over The Rhine
3. Foxy Shazam

Local Brewery

1. Rhinegeist
2. MadTree Brewing Company
3. Christian Moerlein

Local Comedian

1. Drew Hastings
2. Josh Sneed 
3. Steve Caminiti

Local Musician

1. Ricky Nye
2. Tracy Walker
3. Dallas Moore

Local Winery

1. Elk Creek Vineyards
2. Vinoklet Winery
3. Valley Vineyards

Margarita

1. Bakersfield OTR
2. Nada 
3. Cancun

Martini

1. Mynt Martini
2. Japp’s
3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse

Movie Theater

1. Esquire Theatre
2. AMC Newport
3. Cinemark Oakley

Museum

1. Cincinnati Museum Center
2. Cincinnati Art Museum
3. Contemporary Arts Center

No-Frills Watering Hole

1. Arnold’s Bar & Grill
2. Knockback Nat’s
3. City View Tavern

Open Mic Night

1. MOTR Pub
2. Go Bananas Comedy Club
3. Southgate House Revival

Performing Arts Group

1. Cincinnati Ballet
2. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
3. Cin City Burlesque

Place to Throw Darts

1. Murphy’s Pub
2. Hap’s Irish Pub
3. The Crazy Fox Saloon

Place to Shoot Pool

1. Animations
2. Northside Tavern
3. The Crazy Fox Saloon

Singles Bar

1. Mt. Adams Pavilion
2. Neons Unplugged
3. Mynt Martini

Trivia Night

1. Oakley Pub & Grill
2. Mayday
3. Neons Unplugged

Wine Bar

1. 1215 Wine Bar & Coffee Lab
2. Unwind Wine Bar
3. W.G. Kitchen & Bar