BEST VIEWS Celestial Steakhouse, Mount Adams The Chart House,
Newport Primavista, Price Hill Sky Galley, Columbia-Tusculum
BEST OUTDOOR DINING Quarter Bistro, Mariemont Via Vite, Downtown
BEST RENOVATION OR REOPENING Blackfinn, Downtown Primavista, Price Hill
BEST DINNER ENTERTAINMENT Dave & Buster’s Murder Mystery Theatre, Springdale Funny
Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant, Newport
BEST TRENDY SPOT IN THE CITY Lavomatic, Over-the-Rhine Twist Lounge, Downtown Via
Vite, Downtown Seny, Walnut Hills
BEST TRENDY SPOT IN THE BURBS mesh, West Chester Quarter Bistro, Mariemont Brown Dog
Café, Blue Ash Before and After…
BEST “WOW” APPETIZER Boca (“Prosciutto San Daniele con Mozzarella de
Bufala”), Oakley Pleasant Ridge Chili (French Fries with Gravy and Cheese)
BEST SALAD Polo Grille (Citrus Salad), Mason Dewey’s Pizza (Candied Walnut and
Grape Salad), multiple locations
BEST DESSERT IN A FUN PLACE York Street Café (Butter Rum Pecan Pudding Cake),
Newport Getting Down to Business…
BEST PLACE TO IMPRESS A CLIENT The Celestial Steakhouse, Mount Adams Jeff Ruby’s
Steakhouse, Downtown
BEST PLACE TO CELEBRATE THE CLOSE OF A BIG DEAL The Palace, Downtown
BEST “WOW” CLASSY DECOR Orchids at Palm Court, Downtown
BEST JAPANESE FOR BUSINESS CLIENTS Jo An Japanese Restaurant, Erlanger
BEST DINING IN A PRIVATE ROOM Chalk Food+Wine, Covington Oceanaire Seafood
Room, Downtown Soho Japanese Bistro, West Chester Teller’s of Hyde Park, Hyde Park
BEST BUSINESS BREAKFAST Daybreak, Hyde Park The Echo, Hyde Park First Watch, multiple
locations Hathaway’s Coffee Shop, Downtown
BEST NETWORKING IN THE BURBS Jag’s Steak & Seafood, West Chester
BEST SUBURBAN LUNCH FOR SERIOUS BUSINESS Trio, Kenwood
BEST CASUAL WORKING LUNCH, CENTRAL Arnold’s, Downtown Arthur’s, Hyde
Park The Coffee Shop on Madison, O’Bryonville The Cricket Lounge, Downtown Nicholson’s, Downtown Pike Street Press, Covington
BEST CASUAL WORKING LUNCH, SUBURBS Panera, multiple locations Tazza Mia, West
Chester Dilly Deli, Mariemont BBQ Revue, Madisonville
BEST LUNCH DELIVERED C’est Bon, Downtown Fred and Gari’s, Downtown Leboxx
Café, Downtown Off the clock…
BEST BRUNCH FOR FAMILIES Chez Nora, Covington Parker’s Blue Ash Grill, Blue
Ash Polo Grille, Mason
BEST BRUNCH FOR SINGLES Teller’s of Hyde Park, Hyde Park
BEST “RAT PACK” 1960s ERA VIBE Steak and martinis at Maury’s Tiny Cove,
Cheviot
BEST DON CORLEONE VIBE Trattoria Roma, Downtown Scotti’s, Downtown
BEST OFFBEAT DELI Otto’s Deli, Covington Talking About Special
Dishes….
BEST ECLECTIC-FUSION CUISINE Cumin, Hyde Park Nada, Downtown
BEST BIG STEAK Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, Downtown Morton’s, Downtown The
Precinct, Columbia-Tusculum
BEST CREATIVE STEAK Eddie Merlot’s, Montgomery Carlo & Johnny, Montgomery Red,
Hyde Park
BEST BEEF OVERDOSE Boi Na Braza, Downtown
BEST CRAB CAKE Oceanaire Seafood Room, Downtown
BEST WILD ALASKA SALMON McCormick & Schmick’s, Downtown
BEST HALIBUT Mitchell’s Fish Market, Newport and West Chester
BEST BLUEFIN TUNA Mount Adams Fish House, Mount Adams
BEST FRESH OYSTERS Oceanaire Seafood Room, Downtown Washington Platform, Downtown
BEST OSSO BUCO Barresi’s, Deer Park
BEST POLENTA NuVo, Florence
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BEST MODERN TIRAMISU Nicola’s Ristorante,
Downtown Vincenzo’s, Sharonville
BEST ITALIAN COMFORT FOOD Scotti’s, Downtown
BEST WILD GAME Daveed’s at 934, Mount Adams
BEST ORGANIC, LOCALMARKET INGREDIENTS Nectar, Mount Lookout Slim’s,
Northside
BEST CREATIVE BURRITOS Javier’s, Downtown
BEST MEXICAN COMBO Abuelo’s (Bacon-wrapped
grilled beef tenderloin and shrimp), Crestview Hills
BEST LOCAL WINERY StoneBrook, Camp
Springs Vinoklet, Colerain
BEST CREATIVE SOUTHERN CUISINE Hugo, Oakley
BEST CREATIVE SUSHI Apsara, Blue Ash Beluga, Hyde Park Green Papaya, Hyde
Park
BEST BURGER Anderson Township Pub City View Tavern, Mount Adams Zip’s, Mount
Lookout Arthur’s, Hyde Park
BEST CAJUN Knotty Pine on the Bayou, Cold Spring
BEST PIZZA Adriatico’s, Clifton Dewey’s, multiple
locations Fratelli’s, West Chester The Works, Loveland Pomidori’s, Montgomery and Clifton
BEST VEGETARIAN Amma’s, Roselawn Brij
Mohan, Sharonville Indigo, Hyde Park Melt, Northside
BEST INDIAN CURRY Ambar, Clifton Amol, Clifton
BEST DIM SUM Uncle Yip’s, Sharonville
BEST CLASSY CHINESE Grand Oriental, Mason
BEST EASTERN EUROPEAN Iron Skillet, Newtown
BEST LAMB KABOBS Andy’s Mediterranean Grille, Walnut Hills
BEST KOREAN Riverside Korean, Covington
BEST INDONESIAN Gaja Wong, Northside
BEST FRESH THAI Wild Ginger, Hyde Park Lemon Grass, Hyde Park
BEST THAI FISH Teak Thai, Mount Adams
BEST SUBURBAN THAI Foreign Exchange, Anderson Township
BEST GYRO Mythos, Downtown Sebastian’s, Western Hills For Your
Comfort…
BEST CINCINNATI CHILI(independently owned) Dixie Chili, Newport Price Hill Chili, Price
Hill Blue Ash Chili, Blue Ash Camp Washington Chili, Camp Washington
BEST AUTHENTIC ROADSIDE MEXICAN Taqueria Mercado, Fairfield
BEST SMOOTHIE Dave & Buster’s, Springdale Silverglades, multiple locations
BEST SOFT-SERVE ICE CREAM Putz’s Creamy Whip, Mount Airy
BEST CAFETERIA IKEA, West Chester
BEST HEALTHFUL TREAT Yagoot, Norwood
BEST GATOR (AS IN ALLI-GATOR) Allyn’s Café,
Columbia-Tusculum Libations…
BEST HAPPY HOUR deSha’s, Montgomery Palomino, Downtown
BEST SIGNATURE COCKTAIL Palomino (“Lavender Cosmpopolitan”), Downtown Below
Zero Lounge (“The Metro”), Downtown
BEST BIG BOOK WINE LIST Morton’s, Downtown
BEST SUPRISING WINE SELECTION 20 Brix, Milford Dilly Deli, Mariemont Vineyard
Café, Hyde Park
BEST WINE BY THE GLASS Trio’s, Kenwood
BEST BEER SELECTION Nicholson’s, Downtown Molly Malone’s, Pleasant
Ridge Mulligan’s, Hyde Park The Pub, Norwood Service Counts…
BEST SOMMELIER Bryant Phillips, Chalk Food+Wine, Covington
BEST MAITRE D’ Richard Brown, Jean-Robert at Pigall’s, Downtown
BEST SINGING WAITERS Vito’s Cafe, Fort Thomas
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