Dining Out and About in the City
Are you tired of going to the same old places night after night? With busy work and personal lives, it is very easy to fall into a routine of hitting the same restaurants every time you go out. While its always great to have favorite spots, sometimes overdoing it on your favorites can become boring and tiresome. Luckily, the city of Cincinnati has an endless list of wonderful restaurants for you and your friends or significant other can enjoy. When looking for delicious new restaurants to visit, you might as well start with the most popular and highly rated restaurants of 2014.
The Eagle
You can never go wrong with good old fashioned comfort food. Fried chicken and potatoes are sure to please even the pickiest of eaters in your party. The Eagle OTR is a new restaurant located at 1342 Vine St. that celebrates the wonderful combination of melt in your mouth savory fried chicken and craft beer. In addition to their quarter, half, or whole bird chicken portions, they also serve scrumptious side dishes such as corn, green beans, and macaroni and cheese. Their family style dinners are the perfect way for you to get a large group of friends or family together and chow down on your favorite delicious classics.
Metropole
The Cincinnati restaurant scene is also full of new and interesting restaurants that are adding an experimental and freshly modern flavor to their foods. Metropole is a hot new restaurant that uses high quality ingredients combined with expert skill to season and spice food in a way that you may have never before experienced. A favorite among customers and critics are Metropole’s scrumptious pork chops. You can even be a bit adventurous and try a bite of their seared octopus to start off your meal. Seating at Metropole is limited; however, you and your party can always pull up a comfortable chair at the bar.
Kaze
As the world becomes more and more globalized, international cuisine is now more popular than ever before. If you want to branch out and try some amazing new and foreign foods, the Cincinnati restaurant scene is brimming with exciting new places. Kaze, located on Vine Street, is a wonderful new restaurant run by Japanese chef Hideki Harada. His Asian inspired cuisine is some of the best found in the city. The sashimi is a must try for any fan of fish, and for turf fans the delicious pork belly will have you begging for more.
Primavista
Choosing a restaurant for a romantic evening with your significant other is not something to be taken lightly. Whether you are trying to impress on a first or second date, or if you want to get away for a quiet evening with your spouse or partner of many years, choosing the perfect place will make for the perfect evening. Primavista has long been one of Cincinnati’s best dining locations. The classic Italian menu pleases practically everyone. However Primavista’s real star is the gorgeous view. You will see the spectacular Cincinnati skyline like you’ve never seen it before through the windows of Primavista. The glimmering city lights on a dark evening will provide the perfect romantic atmosphere for your special night.
Now that you know more about the excellent dining options all over Cincinnati, you can get out and try new and interesting things. Break out of your routine and mix things up a bit. You might even find some new favorite locations and expand your tastes to enjoy foods from cultures that you may have never tasted before. Sharing a wonderful meal with the people in your life is absolutely one of the best ways to spend an evening.
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