Sports Bars
- Kitty's Sports Grill · Downtown
- Molly Malone's Irish Pub & Restaurant · Covington
- The Oak Tavern · Oakley
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Chicken Wings
- Knockback Nats · Downtown
- The Oak Tavern · Oakley
- Northside Yacht Club · Northside
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Pizza
- TAGLIO Columbia Tusculum · Columbia Tusculum
- Cork N Crust · Bellevue
- Adriatico's · Clifton
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Burgers
- Zip's Cafe · Mt. Lookout
- Quatman Cafe · Norwood
- The Turf Club · Linwood
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BBQ
- Eli's BBQ - Findlay · Riverside
- Just Q'in BBQ · Walnut Hills
- Bee's Barbecue OTR · Over-the-Rhine
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Hot Dogs
- Mr. Gene's Dog House · South Cumminsville
- Eli's BBQ - Findlay · Riverside
- Red Sesame Food Truck/ Korean BBQ · Madisonville
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Dive Bars
- Milton's Prospect Hill Tavern · Prospect Hill
- Fries Cafe · Clifton
- City View Tavern · Mount Adams
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Breweries
- Rhinegeist Brewery · Over-the-Rhine
- MadTree Brewing · Oakley
- Nine Giant · Pleasant Ridge
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