The best restaurants in Cincinnati, according to critics

10 Cincinnati, OH restaurants featured on published critics’ lists from 4 publications: Bon Appétit, Cincinnati Magazine, James Beard Foundation, The New York Times. Ordered by how many of those lists agree.

• Wildweed — Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati — on 3 critics’ lists
• Abigail Street — Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
• Boca — Downtown, Cincinnati
• Camp Washington Chili — Camp Washington, Cincinnati
• Colette OTR — Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
• Mita's — Downtown, Cincinnati
• Nolia Kitchen — Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati
• Salazar — Downtown, Cincinnati
• Sotto — Downtown, Cincinnati
• Sudova — Downtown, Cincinnati

The Cincinnati lists

• The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2025 — Bon Appétit
• Cincinnati's Best Restaurants 2026 — Cincinnati Magazine
• James Beard America's Classics Award Winners (1998–2026) — James Beard Foundation
• The Restaurant List 2025 — The New York Times

The Critic List — the critics’ “best restaurants” lists, in one place. We don’t write the lists; the critics do, and every one links back to the original.