Cincinnati's Best Restaurants, as Chosen by CityBeat Readers

Best Restaurant (Since March 2018)

1. Boomtown Biscuits & Whiskey, boomtownbiscuitsandwhiskey.com
2. Sacred Beast, agaveandrye.com
3. Joe’s Pizza Napoli, joespizzanapoli.com
4. Lucius Q, luciusq.com
5. LouVino Restaurant & Wine Bar, louvino.com
6. Maize (TIE), maizeotr.com
7. Revolution Rotisserie & Bar (TIE), revolutionrotisserie.com
8. Condado Tacos, condadotacos.com
9. Zundo Ramen & Donburi, zundootr.com
10. Crown Republic Gastropub, crgcincy.com

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Overall Restaurant

1. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com
2. Jeff Ruby’s The Precinct, jeffruby.com/precinct
3. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com
4. Taste of Belgium, authenticwaffle.com
5. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com/cincinnati
6. Boca, bocacincinnati.com
7. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com
8. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com
9. Mazunte, taqueria.mazuntetacos.com
10. Dewey’s, deweyspizza.com

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Neighborhood Restaurant (Downtown/OTR)

1. The Eagle OTR, eaglerestaurant.com
2. Bakersfield OTR, bakersfieldtacos.com
3. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com

Photo: Paige Deglow

Neighborhood Restaurant (Northern Kentucky)

1. Pompilios, pompilios.com
2. Hofbräuhaus, hofbrauhausnewport.com
3. Dewey’s Pizza (TIE), deweyspizza.com
3. Goodfellas Pizzeria (TIE), goodfellaspizzeria.com

Photo: Paige Deglow

Neighborhood Restaurant (Central)

1. Adriatico’s, adriaticosuc.com
2. Skyline Chili, skylinechili.com
3. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com/norwood

Photo via Facebook.com/Adriaticos

Neighborhood Restaurant (East Side)

1. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbeque.com
2. Mazunte, taqueria.mazuntetacos.com
3. Zip’s Café, zipscafe.com

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Neighborhood Restaurant (West Side)

1. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com
2. Price Hill Chili, pricehillchili.com
3. Primavista, pvista.com

Photo via Facebook.com/InclinePublicHouse

Appetizers

1. Bakersfield OTR, bakersfieldtacos.com
2. Sotto, sottocincinnati.com
3. Nada, eatdrinknada.com

Photo: Paige Deglow

Bagels

1. Marx Hot Bagels, marxhotbagels.com
2. Bruegger’s Bagels, brueggers.com
3. The Bagelry, otrbagelry.com
4. Lil’s Bagels, lilsbagels.com
5. Panera Bread, panerabread.com
6. Einstein Bros. Bagels, einsteinbros.com
7. Big Apple Bagels, bigapplebagels.com
8. Servatii Pastry Shop & Deli, servatiipastryshop.com
9. Everything Bagels, Facebook.com/EverythingBagelsEastgate
10. Skip’s BagelDeli, eatatskips.com

Photo via Facebook.com/MarxHotBagels

Barbecue

1. Eli’s BBQ, elisbarbequel.com
2. City Barbeque, citybbq.com
3. Montgomery Inn, montgomeryinn.com
4. Lucius Q, luciusq.com
5. Pickles and Bones Barbecue, picklesandbones.com
6. Pontiac Bourbon & BBQ, pontiacbbq.com
7. Sweets & Meats BBQ, sweetsandmeatsbbq.com
8. Just Q’in, justqin.com
9. Midwest Best BBQ and Creamery, midwestbestbbq.com
10. Big Art’s BBQ Grille, Facebook.com/BigArtsBBQ

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Beer Selection (Restaurant)

1. Yard House, yardhouse.com
2. Pies & Pints, piesandpints.net
3. Taft’s Ale House, taftsalehouse.com

Photo via Facebook.com/YardHouse

Wine Selection (Restaurant)

1. Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, chwinery.com
2. Unwind Wine Bar & Light Fare, unwindhydepark.com
3. Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, jeffruby.com/cincinnati

Photo via Facebook.com/CoopersHawk

Breakfast

1. Sleepy Bee Café, sleepybeecafe.com
2. First Watch, firstwatch.com
3. Taste of Belgium, authenticwaffle.com
4. Maplewood Kitchen and Bar, maplewoodkitchenandbar.com
5. Sugar n’ Spice Restaurant, sugar-n-spice-restaurant.com
6. Hang Over Easy, hangovereasycincinnati.com
7. The Echo Restaurant, echo-hydepark.com
8. The Main Cup, maincupmilford.com
9. The Original Pancake House, originalpancakehouse.com
10. Wild Eggs, wildeggs.com

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Overall Burgers (Chain)

1. Five Guys Burgers & Fries, fiveguys.com
2. Red Robin, redrobin.com
3. Smashburger, smashburger.com

Photo via Facebook.com/FiveGuys

Overall Burgers (Non-Chain)

1. Zip’s Café, zipscafe.com
2. Arthur’s, arthurscincinnati.com
3. Krueger’s Tavern, kruegerstavern.com
4. Nation Kitchen and Bar, nationkitchenandbar.com
5. Tickle Pickle, ordertickle.com
6. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com
7. Roney’s, Facebook.com/RoneysRestaurant
8. Bard’s Burgers & Chili, bardsburgersandchili.com
9. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com/norwood
10. Gas Light Café, gaslightcincy.com

Photo via Facebook.com/Zips.Lookout

Neighborhood Burger Spot (Downtown/OTR)

1. Krueger’s Tavern, kruegerstavern.com
2. Nation Kitchen and Bar, nationkitchenandbar.com
3. Arnold’s Bar & Grill, arnoldsbarandgrill.com

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Neighborhood Burger Spot (Northern Kentucky)

1. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com
2. Bard’s Burgers & Chili, bardsburgersandchili.com
3. Mad Mike’s Burgers and Fries, madmikesburger.com

Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Neighborhood Burger Spot (Central)

1. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com/norwood
2. Tickle Pickle, ordertickle.com
3. Gordo’s Pub & Grill, gordospub.com

Photo: Paige Deglow

Neighborhood Burger Spot (West Side)

1. Incline Public House, inclinepublichouse.com
2. Chandler’s Burger Bistro, pizzabrunofl.com
3. The Public House, thepublichousecheviot.com

Photo via Facebook.com/InclinePublicHouse

Neighborhood Burger Spot (Northern Burbs)

1. Quatman Café, quatmancafe.com
2. Sammy’s Craft Burgers & Beers, sammyscbb.com
3. Flipdaddy’s Burgers & Beers, flipdaddys.com

Photo via Instagram/quatmancafe