Sit-DownAmerican$$
Crave Kitchen & Bar
Kern Place and other locations
Pancakes the size of a hubcap, burgers, and the Cincinnati-district patio that started it all.
Why it is on the list
- The default answer when a group cannot decide.
- The Kern Place location puts you steps from the Cincinnati bar strip afterward.
More sit-down
Café Central
Downtown’s long-running white-tablecloth room, with roots tracing back to a 1918 café across the river in Juárez.
Anson 11
Two restaurants in one restored 1911 office tower: a ground-floor bistro and a darker, pricier room upstairs.
Oak & Antler
An American tavern rooted in Southern cooking — comfort food, rustic technique, and a real cocktail list.