9 splurge places in Cincinnati, editor-picked. Tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Cincinnati. All Cincinnati food.
The splurge list
9 places
Salazar
- ★ 4.7
- New American
- $$$$
Salazar on West 5th Street downtown is Jose Salazar's Cincinnati fine-dining room after the 2025 move from OTR, with daily-changing New American menus.
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Jeff Ruby's Precinct
- ★ 4.6
- Steakhouse
- $$$$
- Columbia Tusculum
Jeff Ruby's Precinct on Delta Avenue in Columbia Tusculum is the steakhouse flagship inside a 1901 Cincinnati police station, Ruby's first restaurant.
Mita's
- ★ 4.6
- Latin American
- $$$$
Mita's on Race Street downtown is Jose Salazar's Cincinnati Spanish-Latin fine-dining room with paella, jamon iberico, ceviches and a sherry list.
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse
- ★ 4.5
- Steakhouse
- $$$$
Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse on Vine Street downtown is Cincinnati's regional steak flagship, with a live piano lounge, dry-aged ribeyes and the signature menu.
Carlo and Johnny
- ★ 4.5
- Steakhouse
- $$$$
Carlo and Johnny on Montgomery Road in Cincinnati's Montgomery suburb is Jeff Ruby's clubby steakhouse with a live jazz bar and dry-aged beef program.
Nicola's Ristorante
- ★ 4.5
- Italian
- $$$$
Nicola's Ristorante in Over-the-Rhine is a longtime Cincinnati fine-dining institution, an elegant Italian room of handmade pastas and breads.
Metropole
- ★ 4.3
- New American
- $$$$
Metropole on Walnut Street inside the 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati is the hearth-driven New American room with wood-fired plates and weekend brunch.
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