Mom 'n 'em Coffee and Wine is a cafe restaurant in Camp Washington, Cincinnati.
Editorially verified June 4, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Off the OTR crawl in an industrial corner of Camp Washington. Food and Wine named it best coffee shop in Ohio.
Tip: Walk to Camp Washington Chili after for the full neighborhood.
Address: 3128 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45225
Arnold's on East 8th Street downtown is Cincinnati's oldest continuously operating tavern since 1861, hidden behind a quiet courtyard with live music.
Why locals love it: Cincinnati's oldest continuously operating tavern, opened in 1861, with a courtyard tucked behind the building.
Tip: Live music in the courtyard most warm-weather nights. The Spaghetti Joe is the off-menu classic.
Eli's BBQ on Riverside Drive in Cincinnati's East End is the picnic-table smokehouse from a single backyard pit, hidden along the Ohio River road.
Why locals love it: Counter-only smokehouse along an industrial Riverside Drive stretch. Grew from one pit, picnic-table seating only.
Tip: Picnic tables under the trees. The jalapeno cheddar grits earn the trip.
Sundry and Vice on West 13th Street in OTR is Cincinnati's apothecary-themed cocktail bar with bitters and a hidden program from the OTR locals.
Why locals love it: Apothecary-themed cocktail bar on a side street that looks like a closed storefront.
Tip: Order off the cocktail menu, not the back-cover spirits list.
Chino's Street Food at Cincinnati's Findlay Market on West Elder Street is Nick Ho's weekend Chino-Latino outdoor stall, with fried rice, Vietnamese tacos.
Why locals love it: Weekends-only Chino-Latino outdoor stall across from Saigon Market at Findlay. Easy to miss unless you know the schedule.
Tip: Order the fried rice and a Vietnamese street taco. Eat at the Market's outdoor benches.
Ghost Baby on Republic Street in OTR is Cincinnati's subterranean cocktail-jazz lounge in an 1850s lagering cellar, hidden five stories below Vine Street.
Why locals love it: Buried five stories under Vine Street in a 170-year-old lagering tunnel. Easy to walk past unless you know the location.
Tip: Live jazz sets at 6:30, 8:30 and 10:30. Reservations make a difference.
Pho Lang Thang at Cincinnati's Findlay Market on Race Street is the Vietnamese pho counter from the Nguyen and Le partners, hidden inside the 1855 market.
Why locals love it: Hidden inside the Findlay Market structure, walk past unless you know it's there.
Tip: Lunch is fastest. The pho ga is the under-the-radar order for first-time visitors to the market.
