Best Of2024

Best Of Cincinnati
Best Of Cincinnati

Best Appetizers: Sotto

  1. Sotto
  2. Pepp & Dolores
  3. Agave & Rye

Best Bagels: Marx Bagels


  1. Marx Bagels
  2. The Bagelry
  3. Bruegger's Bagels
  4. OTR Bagel Bar
  5. Everything Bagels
  6. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli
  7. Skip's Bagel Deli
  8. Big Apple Bagels
  9. Livia Jo's Bagels
  10. Bagel & Deli Shop (Oxford)

Best Barbecue: Eli's BBQ

  1. Eli's BBQ
  2. Lucius Q
  3. City Barbeque
  4. Pig Candy BBQ
  5. Montgomery Inn
  6. Bee's Barbecue
  7. Just Q'in
  8. Sweets & Meats BBQ
  9. Smoke Justis
  10. Beards & Bellies Barbeque

Best Beer Selection (Restaurant): Yard House

  1. Yard House
  2. Northside Yacht Club
  3. The 859 Taproom and Grill

Best Bourbon Selection (Restaurant): Goodfellas Pizzeria/Wiseguy Lounge

  1. Goodfellas Pizzeria/Wiseguy Lounge
  2. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
  3. Smoke Justis

Best Breakfast: Sleepy Bee Cafe

  1. Sleepy Bee Cafe
  2. First Watch
  3. Sugar n' Spice
  4. The Echo
  5. Original Pancake House
  6. Taste of Belgium
  7. HangOverEasy
  8. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar
  9. Blue Jay Diner
  10. Yuca

Best Brewpub: Nine Giant Brewpub & Fermentorium

  1. Nine Giant Brewpub & Fermentorium
  2. Woodburn Brewery
  3. Wandering Monsters Brewing Company
  4. MadTree Brewing
  5. Fifty West Brewing Company
  6. Cartridge Brewing
  7. HighGrain Brewing Co.
  8. Dead Low Brewing
  9. Moerlein Lager House
  10. Third Eye Brewing

Best Brunch: Sleepy Bee Cafe

  1. Sleepy Bee Café
  2. First Watch
  3. Taste of Belgium
  4. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar
  5. HangOverEasy
  6. National Exemplar
  7. Greyhound Tavern
  8. Yuca
  9. Coppin’s at Hotel Covington
  10. Cedar

Best Chef (w/ Restaurant Affiliation): Jose Salazar (Salazar, Mita's, Goose & Elder, Daylily)

  1. Jose Salazar (Salazar, Mita's, Goose & Elder, Daylily)
  2. Jacob Wood (Sotto)
  3. Dylan Jones (Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse)
  4. Mary Paff (Ivory House)
  5. Hideki Herrera (KiKi College Hill, Sen by Kiki)
  6. Christian Gill
  7. Drew Rath (Tuba Baking Co.)
  8. Alfio (Alfio's Buon Cibo)
  9. Cristian Pietoso (Via Vite, Forno, Nicola's)
  10. TIE: Paul Barraca (The Governor) AND Jeffrey Harris (Nolia Kitchen)

Best Burritos: Gomez Salsa

  1. Gomez Salsa
  2. Mazunte
  3. Agave and Rye
  4. Chipotle
  5. The Comet
  6. Tortilleria Garcia
  7. Cancun Mexican Restaurants
  8. El Rancho Grande
  9. La Mexicana Restaurante
  10. Taqueria Mercado

Best Business Lunch: Skyline Chili

  1. Skyline Chili
  2. Coppin's at Hotel Covington
  3. Incline Public House

Best Butcher Shop: Avril-Bleh Meat Market & Deli

  1. Avril-Bleh Meat Market & Deli
  2. Eckerlin Meats
  3. Jungle Jim’s International Market

Best Cajun/Creole: Knotty Pine on the Bayou

  1. Knotty Pine on the Bayou
  2. Swampwater Grill
  3. Nolia

Best Cake Shop: The BonBonerie

  1. The BonBonerie
  2. Nothing Bundt Cakes
  3. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli

Best Cheap Eats: Skyline Chili

  1. Skyline Chili
  2. Zip's Cafe
  3. Goodfellas Pizzeria

Best Cheesesteak: Penn Station

  1. Penn Station
  2. Cincy Steak & Lemonade
  3. Jersey Mike's

Best Cheese Shop: Jungle Jim's International Market

  1. Jungle Jim's International Market
  2. The Rhined
  3. Urban Stead Cheese

Best Chicken: The Eagle

  1. The Eagle
  2. Galactic Fried Chicken
  3. Silver Spring House
  4. Ron's Roost Restaurant & Bar
  5. Revolution Rotisserie
  6. Libby's Southern Comfort
  7. The Hitching Post
  8. CityBird
  9. Greyhound Tavern
  10. Joella's Hot Chicken

Best Cupcakes: The BonBonerie

  1. The BonBonerie
  2. Abby Girl Sweets
  3. The Cheesecakery
  4. Gigi's Cupcakes
  5. 3 Sweet Girls Cakery
  6. North College Hill Bakery
  7. Wyoming Pastry Shop
  8. Happy Chicks Bakery
  9. Cakes & Pastries by George
  10. SugarSnap! Truck

Best Delicatessen: Izzy's

  1. Izzy's
  2. Carl's Deli
  3. The Pickled Pig