Guidebook for Cincinnati

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Guidebook for Cincinnati

Food Scene

Most guests describe Jungle Jim's as a unique experience. The breadth and quality of food is just over the top...like 3500 varieties of hot sauce! Make sure you go to the Fairfield location. It's 45 minutes away but worth it. The Eastgate location is faux, Fairfield is the real thing. If you can go on Saturday that's the show.
39 locals recommend
Jungle Jim's International Market
5440 Dixie Hwy
39 locals recommend
Most guests describe Jungle Jim's as a unique experience. The breadth and quality of food is just over the top...like 3500 varieties of hot sauce! Make sure you go to the Fairfield location. It's 45 minutes away but worth it. The Eastgate location is faux, Fairfield is the real thing. If you can go on Saturday that's the show.
Must see. Findlay Market is the best venue for real food in town. It's in an area of OTR that is in the process of gentrification. Try to park close as it is still very uncivilized just a few blocks removed. Worth the risk for the scene. Good restaurants that are part of Findlay are Pho Lang and Eli's. Weekends are the best.
292 locals recommend
Findlay Market
1801 Race St
292 locals recommend
Must see. Findlay Market is the best venue for real food in town. It's in an area of OTR that is in the process of gentrification. Try to park close as it is still very uncivilized just a few blocks removed. Worth the risk for the scene. Good restaurants that are part of Findlay are Pho Lang and Eli's. Weekends are the best.
Worth the drive. About 20 minutes. But crazy good. Most sophisticated Chinese in Cincinnati
6 locals recommend
Sichuan Chili
10400 Reading Rd
6 locals recommend
Worth the drive. About 20 minutes. But crazy good. Most sophisticated Chinese in Cincinnati
Locally owned and chilled coffee house with some food. Walking distance.
12 locals recommend
Coffee Please
6930 Miami Ave
12 locals recommend
Locally owned and chilled coffee house with some food. Walking distance.
Cincinnati Is best know for CHILI. Forget the chains. This is the real deal. The sandwiches are killer.
6 locals recommend
Blue Ash Chili
11711 Princeton Pike
6 locals recommend
Cincinnati Is best know for CHILI. Forget the chains. This is the real deal. The sandwiches are killer.
You can't get a better steak!!!!!!!!!!! Good bar too. About a 15 minute drive. Expensive, but worth it. Expect to spend $100 bucks per person with a couple drinks and tip.
64 locals recommend
Jeff Ruby's Precinct
311 Delta Ave
64 locals recommend
You can't get a better steak!!!!!!!!!!! Good bar too. About a 15 minute drive. Expensive, but worth it. Expect to spend $100 bucks per person with a couple drinks and tip.
Best Italian in town. 15 to 20 minute drive to Downtown Cincinnati.
6 locals recommend
Scotti's Italian Restaurant
919 Vine St
6 locals recommend
Best Italian in town. 15 to 20 minute drive to Downtown Cincinnati.
You will have to go to a remote spot in Mexico to find food as good as Mazunte. Usually crowded but the line moves fast. About 10 minutes away. Tell Josh where you are coming from.
33 locals recommend
Mazunte Taqueria
5207 Madison Rd
33 locals recommend
You will have to go to a remote spot in Mexico to find food as good as Mazunte. Usually crowded but the line moves fast. About 10 minutes away. Tell Josh where you are coming from.
Bee prepared for long waits. Best to look on line on how to shorten your wait. Healthy breakfast and lunch. You won't be sorry you waited. Family friendly except for the wait.
31 locals recommend
Sleepy Bee Cafe - Oakley
3098 Madison Rd
31 locals recommend
Bee prepared for long waits. Best to look on line on how to shorten your wait. Healthy breakfast and lunch. You won't be sorry you waited. Family friendly except for the wait.
Ok, this may be the best restaurant in Cincinnati. Try it. Wait a minute, best to get your hair undercut before you try this place
17 locals recommend
Pho Lang Thang
1828 Race St
17 locals recommend
Ok, this may be the best restaurant in Cincinnati. Try it. Wait a minute, best to get your hair undercut before you try this place
Cincinnati has been known for a rib joint for years. This ain't it. This is so much better. Beware long lines but worth it. It's so hip I can barely go there. BYOB.
45 locals recommend
Eli's BBQ
3313 Riverside Drive
45 locals recommend
Cincinnati has been known for a rib joint for years. This ain't it. This is so much better. Beware long lines but worth it. It's so hip I can barely go there. BYOB.
Turner Farms is 200 acre organic farm that is 2.4 miles from the Airbnb. There is a sign out front and a 1/4 mile lane back to the "Farm Market shack". You can wander around the farm if you like or take a peak at the state of the art cooking school in the old barn.
Turner Farm
7400 Given Rd
Turner Farms is 200 acre organic farm that is 2.4 miles from the Airbnb. There is a sign out front and a 1/4 mile lane back to the "Farm Market shack". You can wander around the farm if you like or take a peak at the state of the art cooking school in the old barn.
Known for good bagels with good ingredients. Good for a snack or meal anytime. Lox with cream cheese is good. Egg salad is good. Catch Marx there for a good conversation if you don't get on his nerves, then he might blow up on you. Still fun. About 15 minutes from the house.
Marx Hot Bagels
9701 Kenwood Rd
Known for good bagels with good ingredients. Good for a snack or meal anytime. Lox with cream cheese is good. Egg salad is good. Catch Marx there for a good conversation if you don't get on his nerves, then he might blow up on you. Still fun. About 15 minutes from the house.
BEST VEGAN IN CINCINNATI. I haven't eaten here but both daughters say it's good. Yelp has 100's of reviews at 4.5 stars so from a 5 star Airbnb to a 5 star restaurant give it a shot.
10 locals recommend
Loving Hut
6227 Montgomery Rd
10 locals recommend
BEST VEGAN IN CINCINNATI. I haven't eaten here but both daughters say it's good. Yelp has 100's of reviews at 4.5 stars so from a 5 star Airbnb to a 5 star restaurant give it a shot.
Whole Foods Market About 15 minutes from the Airbnb
33 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
2693 Edmondson Rd
33 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market About 15 minutes from the Airbnb
Best views of Downtown Cincinnati skyline from a restaurant. Pretty good food and lots of brews. Calamari is good.
72 locals recommend
Incline Public House
2601 W 8th St
72 locals recommend
Best views of Downtown Cincinnati skyline from a restaurant. Pretty good food and lots of brews. Calamari is good.
Cool Italian. Walk from our Airbnb. Try the sausage and sage wood fired pizza. It will make you happy. Ask for Arhea to be your server.
38 locals recommend
A Tavola Bar + Trattoria
1220 Vine St
38 locals recommend
Cool Italian. Walk from our Airbnb. Try the sausage and sage wood fired pizza. It will make you happy. Ask for Arhea to be your server.
25 local Airbnb hosts recommend Must do. Damn good donuts. You got to be hip though.
52 locals recommend
Holtman's Donut Shop
Vine Street
52 locals recommend
25 local Airbnb hosts recommend Must do. Damn good donuts. You got to be hip though.
15 local Airbnb hosts recommend If you are ready for a good meal this it.
89 locals recommend
Sotto
118 E 6th St
89 locals recommend
15 local Airbnb hosts recommend If you are ready for a good meal this it.
12 local Airbnb hosts recommend Very good hamburger, onion rings. Cozy. Runs about 5 to 1 AE's people to Arie's people.
25 locals recommend
Zip's Cafe
1036 Delta Ave
25 locals recommend
12 local Airbnb hosts recommend Very good hamburger, onion rings. Cozy. Runs about 5 to 1 AE's people to Arie's people.
Orchids is perhaps the cities best restaurant. The setting in the Netherland Hilton is even better. The art deco architecture is about as good as it gets and warrants a visit even if you don't eat.
11 locals recommend
Orchids at Palm Court
35 W 5th St
11 locals recommend
Orchids is perhaps the cities best restaurant. The setting in the Netherland Hilton is even better. The art deco architecture is about as good as it gets and warrants a visit even if you don't eat.
44 local Airbnb hosts recommend. An artisan hip coffee house.
105 locals recommend
Coffee Emporium
110 E Central Pkwy
105 locals recommend
44 local Airbnb hosts recommend. An artisan hip coffee house.

Drinks & Nightlife

Rhinegeist is the reincarnation of an authentic 1900 brewery setting in a hot area of OTR. No props here, it's the real deal. Yeah it hip and cool and normally packed. Great scene.
186 locals recommend
Rhinegeist Brewery
1910 Elm St
186 locals recommend
Rhinegeist is the reincarnation of an authentic 1900 brewery setting in a hot area of OTR. No props here, it's the real deal. Yeah it hip and cool and normally packed. Great scene.
MadTree is an outrageously popular micro brew. It's less than 5 miles away from the house.
82 locals recommend
MadTree Brewing
3301 Madison Rd
82 locals recommend
MadTree is an outrageously popular micro brew. It's less than 5 miles away from the house.
Must do. This is a must stop for Cincinnati. So hip in an ancient Village kind of way. It's legendary for folks like David Crosby and Paul McCartney or Axel Rose to drop in with a guitar after a concert an jam.
37 locals recommend
The Blind Lemon
936 Hatch St
37 locals recommend
Must do. This is a must stop for Cincinnati. So hip in an ancient Village kind of way. It's legendary for folks like David Crosby and Paul McCartney or Axel Rose to drop in with a guitar after a concert an jam.
Airbnb hosts recommend If your mindset is between 25 and 35 years old go to Pearl's. Just look at the contrast between the exterior siding and the interior to see that this is the hippest gig in town. You've been warned.
35 locals recommend
Pearl's
3520 Eastern Ave
35 locals recommend
Airbnb hosts recommend If your mindset is between 25 and 35 years old go to Pearl's. Just look at the contrast between the exterior siding and the interior to see that this is the hippest gig in town. You've been warned.
Top of the Park is a rooftop bar atop the Residence Inn. The views are very cool, it generally crowded and the drinks are expensive but worth it because of the view. The ambiance is exceptional.f the Park Residence Inn
9 locals recommend
Top of the Park
506 E 4th St
9 locals recommend
Top of the Park is a rooftop bar atop the Residence Inn. The views are very cool, it generally crowded and the drinks are expensive but worth it because of the view. The ambiance is exceptional.f the Park Residence Inn
11 local Airbnb hosts recommend Very cool scene. Good drinks and food. Go downstairs
20 locals recommend
Myrtle's Punch House
2733 Woodburn Ave
20 locals recommend
11 local Airbnb hosts recommend Very cool scene. Good drinks and food. Go downstairs
Close by and pretty hip. Yeah, they brew their own. About 3 miles from the Airbnb
24 locals recommend
Fifty West Brewing Company
7605 Wooster Pike
24 locals recommend
Close by and pretty hip. Yeah, they brew their own. About 3 miles from the Airbnb

Parks & Nature

3.0 miles round trip on an 1800's excursion railroad bed. Covered by tree canopy with a few wet spots. It follows a gurgling stream most of the way. 450 feet of elevation gain on the leg out. Best nature experience in the region.
Red Bird Hollow trailhead
6168 Given Rd
3.0 miles round trip on an 1800's excursion railroad bed. Covered by tree canopy with a few wet spots. It follows a gurgling stream most of the way. 450 feet of elevation gain on the leg out. Best nature experience in the region.
Airbnb hosts recommend Must do. Overview and ambiance that Cincinnati is known for. About 10 minutes from Airbnb.
98 locals recommend
Ault Park
5090 Observatory Ave
98 locals recommend
Airbnb hosts recommend Must do. Overview and ambiance that Cincinnati is known for. About 10 minutes from Airbnb.
62 local Airbnb hosts recommend. All new with activities and river views.
211 locals recommend
Smale Riverfront Park
West Mehring Way
211 locals recommend
62 local Airbnb hosts recommend. All new with activities and river views.
50 local Airbnb hosts recommend Overlooks of The River, Downtown, and the Arboretum. Nice walk.
157 locals recommend
Eden Park
950 Eden Park Dr
157 locals recommend
50 local Airbnb hosts recommend Overlooks of The River, Downtown, and the Arboretum. Nice walk.
Whats left of a much larger arboretum. Very quiet and reflective. About 2 1/2 miles from the Airbnb.
Stanley Rowe Arboretum
4600 Muchmore Rd
Whats left of a much larger arboretum. Very quiet and reflective. About 2 1/2 miles from the Airbnb.
16 local Airbnb hosts recommend Nice river views with downtown in the background. Checkout the airport from 500 feet up.
36 locals recommend
Alms Park
710 Tusculum Ave
36 locals recommend
16 local Airbnb hosts recommend Nice river views with downtown in the background. Checkout the airport from 500 feet up.
Must do. 50 miles of paved bike and running trail following an old rail line. Rated top 10 bike trail in USA. Access at Milford trail head 3 miles away from Airbnb. State Route 126
Little Miami Scenic Trail
Must do. 50 miles of paved bike and running trail following an old rail line. Rated top 10 bike trail in USA. Access at Milford trail head 3 miles away from Airbnb. State Route 126

Arts & Culture

A top 5 national outdoor sculpture park. It's 50 minutes from the Airbnb. If you're artsy it's worth the drive. Highly recommended.
17 locals recommend
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
1763 Hamilton Cleves Rd
17 locals recommend
A top 5 national outdoor sculpture park. It's 50 minutes from the Airbnb. If you're artsy it's worth the drive. Highly recommended.
76 local Airbnb hosts recommend The Cincinnati Art Museum has a fairly extensive collection. It is comparable to other medium sized Midwest cities. It is the largest in Cincinnati. It's free.
263 locals recommend
Cincinnati Art Museum
953 Eden Park Dr
263 locals recommend
76 local Airbnb hosts recommend The Cincinnati Art Museum has a fairly extensive collection. It is comparable to other medium sized Midwest cities. It is the largest in Cincinnati. It's free.
40 local Airbnb hosts recommend The architecture of the building is the feature. It was done by the now late Zaha Hadid. It's free. The cafe on the first floor is worth a stop.
118 locals recommend
Contemporary Arts Center
44 E 6th St
118 locals recommend
40 local Airbnb hosts recommend The architecture of the building is the feature. It was done by the now late Zaha Hadid. It's free. The cafe on the first floor is worth a stop.
24 local Airbnb hosts recommend The number 2 museum in Cincinnati the Taft has has some extraordinary exhibits.
86 locals recommend
Taft Museum of Art
316 Pike St
86 locals recommend
24 local Airbnb hosts recommend The number 2 museum in Cincinnati the Taft has has some extraordinary exhibits.
35 local Airbnb hosts recommend Was New York museum quality when it opened 13 years ago. Still interesting and inspirational.
146 locals recommend
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E Freedom Way
146 locals recommend
35 local Airbnb hosts recommend Was New York museum quality when it opened 13 years ago. Still interesting and inspirational.
Pretty good shot of local art scene. Only on last Friday night of month (Final Friday). Now claimed to be largest collection or working artists under one roof in the country. Neighborhood has gotten very active with very good restaurants.
9 locals recommend
Pendleton Art Center
1310 Pendleton St
9 locals recommend
Pretty good shot of local art scene. Only on last Friday night of month (Final Friday). Now claimed to be largest collection or working artists under one roof in the country. Neighborhood has gotten very active with very good restaurants.
MuseumsMuseums 1301 Western Ave·Map·Hours·Website 35 local Airbnb hosts recommend You can just go to see the coolest building in town (OK, I give you the Orchid Court in the Netherland Hotel) and not even go to the Exhibits (It's free to walk around). Or show the kids what a train is and what a station forerly looked like. You will be glad you did.
247 locals recommend
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
1301 Western Ave
247 locals recommend
MuseumsMuseums 1301 Western Ave·Map·Hours·Website 35 local Airbnb hosts recommend You can just go to see the coolest building in town (OK, I give you the Orchid Court in the Netherland Hotel) and not even go to the Exhibits (It's free to walk around). Or show the kids what a train is and what a station forerly looked like. You will be glad you did.

Sightseeing

The Carew Tower observation deck is a highlight with views for miles from the 49th floor.
56 locals recommend
Carew Tower Observation Deck
41 W 5th St
56 locals recommend
The Carew Tower observation deck is a highlight with views for miles from the 49th floor.

Shopping

6 local Airbnb hosts recommend Because it's trader Joe's and you can trust them with what you put in your body. Less than 10 minutes from Airbnb.
12 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
7788 Montgomery Rd
12 locals recommend
6 local Airbnb hosts recommend Because it's trader Joe's and you can trust them with what you put in your body. Less than 10 minutes from Airbnb.

Entertainment & Activities

Locally owned artsy theater close by. 3 miles away. Some indy flicks.
Mariemont Theatre
6906 Wooster Pike
Locally owned artsy theater close by. 3 miles away. Some indy flicks.
Close and not a megaplex.
6 locals recommend
Kenwood Theatre
5901 Kenwood Rd
6 locals recommend
Close and not a megaplex.