Chris & Chris' Amazing OTR Guidebook

Chris And Chris
Chris And Chris
Chris & Chris' Amazing OTR Guidebook

Food Scene

Amazing artisan coffee a few blocks from the condo.
26 locals recommend
Urbana Cafe
1130 Broadway St
26 locals recommend
Amazing artisan coffee a few blocks from the condo.
Really good donuts.
52 locals recommend
Holtman's Donut Shop
Vine Street
52 locals recommend
Really good donuts.
A coffee, latte, cappucino or a light breakfast/lunch. Perfect for an intermission or business meeting.
105 locals recommend
Coffee Emporium
110 E Central Pkwy
105 locals recommend
A coffee, latte, cappucino or a light breakfast/lunch. Perfect for an intermission or business meeting.
Boba Tea and other asian drinks... a refreshing little place.
6 locals recommend
Boba Cha
1606 Main St
6 locals recommend
Boba Tea and other asian drinks... a refreshing little place.
Chill coffeehouse with smoothies, books, and light food. Good for meetings on back patio.
20 locals recommend
Iris Book Cafe
1331 Main St
20 locals recommend
Chill coffeehouse with smoothies, books, and light food. Good for meetings on back patio.
This is a fantastic and historic open food market. A really neat destination, especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the farmer's market. Be aware of your route to the market... we suggest Liberty to Elm Street and take a right until you see the market.
292 locals recommend
Findlay Market
1801 Race St
292 locals recommend
This is a fantastic and historic open food market. A really neat destination, especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the farmer's market. Be aware of your route to the market... we suggest Liberty to Elm Street and take a right until you see the market.
Hole in the wall taco window... great for late, but be prepared for a line. Order the Turtle... amazing.
40 locals recommend
Gomez
107 E 12th St
40 locals recommend
Hole in the wall taco window... great for late, but be prepared for a line. Order the Turtle... amazing.
Amazing fried chicken and homestyle sides. Super tasty!
157 locals recommend
The Eagle OTR
1342 Vine St
157 locals recommend
Amazing fried chicken and homestyle sides. Super tasty!
Great place for a simple, good and home cooked lunch or dinner. Nothing fancy but they do have table service. Or order from the house and pick it up for takeout.
16 locals recommend
Ché
1342 Walnut St
16 locals recommend
Great place for a simple, good and home cooked lunch or dinner. Nothing fancy but they do have table service. Or order from the house and pick it up for takeout.
Really good pizza and wonderful cocktail menu.
38 locals recommend
A Tavola Bar + Trattoria
1220 Vine St
38 locals recommend
Really good pizza and wonderful cocktail menu.
Farm to table restaurant. Perfect for couple. A little higher end experience.
47 locals recommend
Salazar Cincinnati | OTR Restaurant & Bar | Chef Jose Salazar
1401 Republic St
47 locals recommend
Farm to table restaurant. Perfect for couple. A little higher end experience.
The best ice cream in Cincinnati. A personal favorite.
140 locals recommend
Graeter's Ice Cream
1401 Vine St
140 locals recommend
The best ice cream in Cincinnati. A personal favorite.
Great pizza and fantastic bar up above.
48 locals recommend
Goodfellas Over-The-Rhine
1211 Main St
48 locals recommend
Great pizza and fantastic bar up above.
Amazing restaurant with 3-course menu. Recommend you get reservations, though they may be able to seat you without one.
12 locals recommend
Please
1405 Clay St
12 locals recommend
Amazing restaurant with 3-course menu. Recommend you get reservations, though they may be able to seat you without one.
Good, affordable Mexican restaurant.
8 locals recommend
Lalo Restaurant
26 W Court St
8 locals recommend
Good, affordable Mexican restaurant.
Great for Sunday brunch, lunch, or dinner. Barbecue Cincinnati style.
15 locals recommend
Pontiac BBQ
1403 Vine St
15 locals recommend
Great for Sunday brunch, lunch, or dinner. Barbecue Cincinnati style.
Fantastic Italian a couple blocks from the condo. Reservation recommended.
27 locals recommend
Nicola's
1420 Sycamore Street
27 locals recommend
Fantastic Italian a couple blocks from the condo. Reservation recommended.
Higher end restaurant inside a museum/hotel. Fantastic roof deck (drinks only).
7 locals recommend
Metropole
609 Walnut St
7 locals recommend
Higher end restaurant inside a museum/hotel. Fantastic roof deck (drinks only).
Fantastic, higher-end restaurant. Great for shows before the opera or ballet.
35 locals recommend
Boca
114 E 6th St
35 locals recommend
Fantastic, higher-end restaurant. Great for shows before the opera or ballet.
French restaurant and bar. Great hospitality, fantastic food.
22 locals recommend
Jean-Robert's Table
713 Vine St
22 locals recommend
French restaurant and bar. Great hospitality, fantastic food.
Thai food.
8 locals recommend
Lalo Restaurant
26 W Court St
8 locals recommend
Thai food.
AMAZING brunch place. A little on the more expensive end of brunch (a drink and an entree will run you $25) but fantastic, unique food.
33 locals recommend
Maplewood Kitchen and Bar
525 Race St
33 locals recommend
AMAZING brunch place. A little on the more expensive end of brunch (a drink and an entree will run you $25) but fantastic, unique food.
Mexican! A little less small-business-y but good food nonetheless at a reasonable price.
7 locals recommend
Taqueria Mercado Cincinnati
100 E 8th St
7 locals recommend
Mexican! A little less small-business-y but good food nonetheless at a reasonable price.
Little coffee shop with light food items.
15 locals recommend
Cheapside
326 E 8th St
15 locals recommend
Little coffee shop with light food items.
Japanese restaurant with karaoke on Wednesday nights.
30 locals recommend
Kaze
30 locals recommend
Japanese restaurant with karaoke on Wednesday nights.
Sea food done well.
12 locals recommend
Anchor OTR
1401 Race St
12 locals recommend
Sea food done well.
Hole in the wall lunch place for "craft sodas" and good sandwiches.
11 locals recommend
B&A Street Kitchen
1500 Race St
11 locals recommend
Hole in the wall lunch place for "craft sodas" and good sandwiches.
Fantastic little restaurant. Good for brunch or dinner. Reservations recommended.
6 locals recommend
Symphony Hotel & Restaurant
210 W 14th St
6 locals recommend
Fantastic little restaurant. Good for brunch or dinner. Reservations recommended.
Good food, reasonably priced, and if you can't get in somewhere else there's usually no line.
30 locals recommend
Krueger's Tavern
1313 Vine St
30 locals recommend
Good food, reasonably priced, and if you can't get in somewhere else there's usually no line.
A MUST-TRY gourmet hotdog experience.
52 locals recommend
Senate
1100 Vine St
52 locals recommend
A MUST-TRY gourmet hotdog experience.
Great high-end mexican. A little more expensive but fantastic.
55 locals recommend
Nada
600 Walnut St
55 locals recommend
Great high-end mexican. A little more expensive but fantastic.

Essentials

Supermarket grocery and liquor store. Large, local flagship store. It's best to get there by car, but only about 6 minutes from door to door.
82 locals recommend
Kroger Marketplace
4613 Marburg Ave
82 locals recommend
Supermarket grocery and liquor store. Large, local flagship store. It's best to get there by car, but only about 6 minutes from door to door.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar, and you can buy reasonably priced bottles of wine to take back with you.
34 locals recommend
Liberty's Bar & Bottle Shop
1427 Main St
34 locals recommend
Great bar, and you can buy reasonably priced bottles of wine to take back with you.
Fantastic local brewery and restaurant. Amazing architecture, space, fantastic beer, and affordable.
78 locals recommend
Taft's Ale House
1429 Race St
78 locals recommend
Fantastic local brewery and restaurant. Amazing architecture, space, fantastic beer, and affordable.
Fantastic cocktails. Located above Goodfellas pizzas. You have to enter through Goodfellas.
11 locals recommend
Wiseguy Lounge - Cov
603 Main St
11 locals recommend
Fantastic cocktails. Located above Goodfellas pizzas. You have to enter through Goodfellas.
Amazing little cocktail bar with great service. A little higher priced, but fantastic drinks and great scenery.
46 locals recommend
Sundry and Vice
18 W 13th St
46 locals recommend
Amazing little cocktail bar with great service. A little higher priced, but fantastic drinks and great scenery.
A local dive just a couple blocks from the condo. Cheap, friendly, fun.
18 locals recommend
Miltons The Prospect Hill Tavern
301 Milton St
18 locals recommend
A local dive just a couple blocks from the condo. Cheap, friendly, fun.
Great outdoor bar a block west of Washington Park. Love this place.
33 locals recommend
Queen City Radio
222 W 12th St
33 locals recommend
Great outdoor bar a block west of Washington Park. Love this place.
A must-see. Fantastic roof deck, super cool place and great beer.
186 locals recommend
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St
186 locals recommend
A must-see. Fantastic roof deck, super cool place and great beer.
Bar and evening music venue. Rock and punk. Very cool space.
44 locals recommend
MOTR Pub
1345 Main St
44 locals recommend
Bar and evening music venue. Rock and punk. Very cool space.
Small bar with good lighting and a large fish tank behind the bar. It's a good scene for a drink or two... a "Boogie Nights" sort of vibe.
12 locals recommend
Low Spark
15 W 14th St
12 locals recommend
Small bar with good lighting and a large fish tank behind the bar. It's a good scene for a drink or two... a "Boogie Nights" sort of vibe.
Popular gay bar with a drag cabaret and dance parties on the weekends.
17 locals recommend
Below Zero Lounge
1120 Walnut St
17 locals recommend
Popular gay bar with a drag cabaret and dance parties on the weekends.
You can play tons of arcade games for free while you drink. What else could you want? No food, but you can bring your own.
46 locals recommend
16-Bit Bar+Arcade
1124 Main St
46 locals recommend
You can play tons of arcade games for free while you drink. What else could you want? No food, but you can bring your own.
This is a lovely intimate bar in a beautiful old storefront. Directly across the street from Gia and the BLooms, our local flower/plant shop.
19 locals recommend
Longfellow
1233 Clay St
19 locals recommend
This is a lovely intimate bar in a beautiful old storefront. Directly across the street from Gia and the BLooms, our local flower/plant shop.
Tacos and margaritas, what else could you need in life?
108 locals recommend
Bakersfield OTR
1213 Vine St
108 locals recommend
Tacos and margaritas, what else could you need in life?
Fun bar.
Queen City Exchange
32 W Court St
Fun bar.
Dance club. Open Friday and Saturday only.
Closed Permanently
Dance club. Open Friday and Saturday only.
Great wine, great coffee.
36 locals recommend
1215 Wine Bar & Coffee Lab
1215 Vine St
36 locals recommend
Great wine, great coffee.
Cincinnati's very own winery. Did you know that Cincinnati used to make most of the wine in the country?
9 locals recommend
The Skeleton Root
38 W McMicken Ave
9 locals recommend
Cincinnati's very own winery. Did you know that Cincinnati used to make most of the wine in the country?
Kitchen and bar. Casual food and drinks blocks from the condo.
28 locals recommend
Nation Kitchen and Bar
1200 Broadway St
28 locals recommend
Kitchen and bar. Casual food and drinks blocks from the condo.
A speak easy bar!
14 locals recommend
The Video Archive
965 E McMillan St
14 locals recommend
A speak easy bar!
Bring your friends and grab a bowl of spiked punch!
20 locals recommend
Myrtle's Punch House
2733 Woodburn Ave
20 locals recommend
Bring your friends and grab a bowl of spiked punch!
Casino. Shows, food, gambling.
119 locals recommend
JACK Cincinnati Casino
1000 Broadway St
119 locals recommend
Casino. Shows, food, gambling.
Fantastic bar
16 locals recommend
Igby's
122 E 6th St
16 locals recommend
Fantastic bar
Small gay bar with late-night (after 2:30am) drag shows. Would recommend if it's after 2:30 and you aren't ready to call it quits yet.
Main Event
835 Main St
Small gay bar with late-night (after 2:30am) drag shows. Would recommend if it's after 2:30 and you aren't ready to call it quits yet.
Large bar and dance place on the frattier/sportier end (young/mid-twenties and college students). Can be fun if you go as a large group.
11 locals recommend
Jefferson Social
101 E Freedom Way
11 locals recommend
Large bar and dance place on the frattier/sportier end (young/mid-twenties and college students). Can be fun if you go as a large group.
Fratty and sporty dance place/bar. Good if you go as a large group.
8 locals recommend
Cinci Tin Roof
160 E Freedom Way
8 locals recommend
Fratty and sporty dance place/bar. Good if you go as a large group.
Very cool building. Alternative style night club in an old warehouse. Lots of people in their early/mid-twenties. Very punk/alt crowd.
The Mockbee
2260 Central Pkwy
Very cool building. Alternative style night club in an old warehouse. Lots of people in their early/mid-twenties. Very punk/alt crowd.
Alternative bar off the beaten path. Area a little undeveloped but if alt/punk is your scene it's a great little place.
Rake's End
2141 Central Avenue
Alternative bar off the beaten path. Area a little undeveloped but if alt/punk is your scene it's a great little place.
Very cool outdoor/indoor bar with parties. Very, very cool place.
28 locals recommend
MECCA OTR
1429 Walnut St
28 locals recommend
Very cool outdoor/indoor bar with parties. Very, very cool place.

Parks & Nature

Family friendly swimming fun for $4 per person.
7 locals recommend
Ziegler Pool
216 Woodward St
7 locals recommend
Family friendly swimming fun for $4 per person.
Cincinnati is known for its fabulous parks and civic spaces. This is a medium-small park near lots of bars and restaurants.
221 locals recommend
Washington Park
1230 Elm St
221 locals recommend
Cincinnati is known for its fabulous parks and civic spaces. This is a medium-small park near lots of bars and restaurants.
Lovely park.
157 locals recommend
Eden Park
950 Eden Park Dr
157 locals recommend
Lovely park.
Lovely, large park with lots of woods.
98 locals recommend
Ault Park
5090 Observatory Ave
98 locals recommend
Lovely, large park with lots of woods.
Large park on the west side. Great for barbecues or hanging out.
16 locals recommend
Mt. Echo Park
251 Mt Echo Park Dr
16 locals recommend
Large park on the west side. Great for barbecues or hanging out.

Sightseeing

INCREDIBLE views of the city. You get a sense of scale and topography.
56 locals recommend
Carew Tower Observation Deck
41 W 5th St
56 locals recommend
INCREDIBLE views of the city. You get a sense of scale and topography.
Right off of Smale Park, walk or bike from Cincinnati to Newport Kentucky on a pedestrian-only bridge. We love walking over to Newport on the Levee. So beautiful.
63 locals recommend
Purple People Bridge
63 locals recommend
Right off of Smale Park, walk or bike from Cincinnati to Newport Kentucky on a pedestrian-only bridge. We love walking over to Newport on the Levee. So beautiful.
Lots of bars and restaurants around here. Music on weekends. Family fun.
144 locals recommend
Fountain Square
520 Vine St
144 locals recommend
Lots of bars and restaurants around here. Music on weekends. Family fun.

Entertainment & Activities

The whole family can make their own uniquely scented candles at Candle Lab OTR. Indulge in a glass of wine next door while the kids make their own, or make a beautiful candle yourself. It's surprisingly relaxing and fun.
6 locals recommend
The Candle Lab OTR
1325 Vine St
6 locals recommend
The whole family can make their own uniquely scented candles at Candle Lab OTR. Indulge in a glass of wine next door while the kids make their own, or make a beautiful candle yourself. It's surprisingly relaxing and fun.
Fantastic, large, riverfront park. Hang out in the park and then walk from the Purple People Bridge to Newport.
211 locals recommend
Smale Riverfront Park
West Mehring Way
211 locals recommend
Fantastic, large, riverfront park. Hang out in the park and then walk from the Purple People Bridge to Newport.
Fantastic zoo.
374 locals recommend
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
3400 Vine St
374 locals recommend
Fantastic zoo.
Fantastic aquarium with 70 exhibits and 14 galleries.
290 locals recommend
Newport Aquarium
1 Levee Way
290 locals recommend
Fantastic aquarium with 70 exhibits and 14 galleries.

Arts & Culture

Fantastic museum.
263 locals recommend
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Dr
263 locals recommend
Fantastic museum.
An art deco era passenger railroad station in Queensgate neighborhood. After the decline of railroad travel, most of the building was converted to other uses and now houses the Cincinnati History Museum, the Natural History Museum, IMAX theater, and the Cincinnati history library and archive.
247 locals recommend
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave
247 locals recommend
An art deco era passenger railroad station in Queensgate neighborhood. After the decline of railroad travel, most of the building was converted to other uses and now houses the Cincinnati History Museum, the Natural History Museum, IMAX theater, and the Cincinnati history library and archive.
A free, modern art museum with regularly rotating national exhibits.
118 locals recommend
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E 6th St
118 locals recommend
A free, modern art museum with regularly rotating national exhibits.
Small art museum.
86 locals recommend
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St
86 locals recommend
Small art museum.
If you're lucky enough to be here on the FINAL FRIDAY of the month, the artists all open their galleries for viewing and buying. Could spend an entire evening here.
9 locals recommend
Pendleton Art Center
1310 Pendleton St
9 locals recommend
If you're lucky enough to be here on the FINAL FRIDAY of the month, the artists all open their galleries for viewing and buying. Could spend an entire evening here.
Cool free museum inside of a hotel.
41 locals recommend
21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati
609 Walnut St
41 locals recommend
Cool free museum inside of a hotel.