[Cincinnati] Recommendations for a coming trip

Regional Dining Discussions Midwest, Mtn West
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“Over-the-Rhine is just north of downtown. The streetcar will take you from the Banks (on the Ohio River), to the north end of OTR. Take it all the way around, the first time, to see where you might want to jump on and off. It is $2 for the whole day. https://www.cincinnatibellconnector.com/how-to-ride/how-to-ride-2/route-and-station-stops

Stop at Hathaway’s https://www.facebook.com/hathawaysdinerin the Carew Tower for goetta, a breakfast staple, similar to scrapple. There are three Skyline Chili restaurants downtown for Cincy chili. https://www.skylinechili.com/

Findlay Market is our farmer’s market.http://www.findlaymarket.org/ Lots of great stuff to check out there. It is on the streetcar line. Just north of there is the brewery district, if food friend is into that.http://otrbrewerydistrict.org/ Rhinegeist Brewery has become regionally popular. Most breweries offer food.

High end/fine dining - Jeff Rubyhttps://www.jeffruby.com/restaurants and Jean Robert deCavel restaurants. https://www.jrcincy.com/about

Holtman’s Donuts. Awesome. https://www.holtmansdonutshop.com/otr-shop

The Eagle is one of my faves, next door to Holtman’s. https://www.eaglerestaurant.com/

And Scotti’s for Italian in a unique century old restaurant. http://scottiscincinnati.com/

Also on the streetcar line is The Bay Horse Café (625 Main Street). Historic Cincinnati bar with decent foods. https://www.facebook.com/bayhorsecafe I am there Tuesday-Friday 11am-4:30-5pm. I am a wealth of information about my city (if I do say so myself - ).”
Courtesy of Soozy cue 520

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For some reason I thought you lived in the NW! Great tips for a visitor.

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I do. In Ashland, Oregon.
That summation was courtesy of food maven Suzy in Cincinnati via Roadfood.
My c&p skills are minimal.

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Always nice to find I am not going crazy just yet!

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One good thing about being on RF for 15 years is that lots of rural/less glamorous towns and places have been covered and
loved (or hated) for their regional specialties.

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Is a paid membership still required to access parts of the site? I have found the site to be not the easiest to find things. The original books were my traveling bible when they first came out. They led me to some wonderful meals!

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I just look at the forums. The Sterns sold the site a few years ago. Michael relocated to South Carolina.
The forums are pretty dead these days but the threads live on. :slight_smile:

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Thank you…Jeff Ruby’s is on my list and only a few blocks from where I am staying.

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Perhaps I will see you Thursday or Friday the 24th or 25th?

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I’m in Oregon, Phreddy.
Those are Cincinnati food friends.
Soozy says stop by and say hi!
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You know I will!!!

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Sitting in the Cincinnati/Kentucky airport back to NYC after a great Indy 500 weekend (obviously in Indianapolis)… flew into Cincinnati to meet up with some friends…up thread someone suggested that I try a very common dish in Cincinnati ……, Spaghetti with chili… @ Skyline…I ordered a small 5 way, which was spaghetti topped with chili, onions, red beans and cheese…

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Very creative idea, but “not my cup of tea”.
The race and experience was absolutely wonderful!

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Oh that does not look good … hope the race made up for it

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