First Watch Hyde Park ★ 4.1
First Watch on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Hyde Park is the local outpost of the daytime brunch chain, with chickichanga and lemon ricotta pancakes.
Order: Chickichanga and lemon ricotta pancakes
Taste of Belgium OTR Brunch is a brunch spot in Over The Rhine, Cincinnati.
Taste of Belgium on Vine Street in OTR is Cincinnati's all-day Belgian brunch counter, with Liege waffles, chicken and waffles and frites with mussels.
Must order: Liege waffle, chicken and waffles, brunch frites
Address: 1135 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
First Watch on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Hyde Park is the local outpost of the daytime brunch chain, with chickichanga and lemon ricotta pancakes.
Order: Chickichanga and lemon ricotta pancakes
Metropole inside the 21c Museum Hotel on Walnut Street downtown runs Cincinnati's hearth-driven weekend brunch, with wood-fired Benedicts and grits.
Order: Wood-fired eggs Benedict, hash and grits
Maplewood Kitchen on Race Street downtown is Cincinnati's California-leaning Thunderdome brunch room, with all-day breakfast plates and avocado toast.
Order: Avocado toast, rotisserie chicken bowls
Sleepy Bee on Madison Road in Cincinnati's Oakley is the farm-to-table brunch flagship since 2013, with pancakes, omelettes and vegan and gluten-free options.
Order: Bee Cakes, sausage gravy biscuits, bee pollen smoothie
Sleepy Bee on East 4th Street downtown is Cincinnati's all-day brunch outpost of the Oakley flagship, with pancakes, omelettes and an open-kitchen counter.
Order: Bee Cakes and sausage gravy biscuits
Sugar n' Spice on Reading Road in Cincinnati's Paddock Hills is the diner-brunch institution since 1941, with the wispy thin pancakes and signature omelettes.
Order: Wispy Thin Pancakes, goetta and eggs, fluffy omelet