Hands down the best skyline. Threw up on the outside of that building once due to substances. Memories.
from my extensive research, the Ludlow location does indeed seem to be the consensus best Skyline. I will for sure be hitting that one up.
How many of these things are silly tourist things? I'm gonna be in the city for less than 48 hours lol moerlein lager house fountain square ghost baby Uncle Leo’s krohn conservatory mt. adams findlay market taft's ale house maplewood - brunch? Nicholson’s Fine Food & Whiskey jungle jims cosmic gorilla woodburn games last two are because I'm a nerd
Fountain square just to stop by is kinda just a normal downtown square unless you’re going down for a specific event. Other than that, good list imo. I think there’s better brunch spots than Maplewood, but I moved away a few years ago and am not certain what’s still open or not. I’ll say Jungle Jim’s is fun in like a “what a goofy spot” way, but they do have a bunch of good produce and stuff. Go to the original one in Fairfield, not the one on the east side IMO. A photo of me with my little league basketball team is hung up on the wall there somewhere.
I hardly go to Maplewood for brunch but still think its good. Yuca, Sacred Beast and Hang Over Easy are probably my favorites. Bad news about Taft's Ale House. It closed down in November. They have the Brewporium in St Bernard open still though. Same beer, but the menu focuses on pizza. Have to check out The Pony and Longfellow if you have time as well. Both have great food, drinks and atmospheres. Rest looks good imo. If you're more into touristy things, I'd suggest Union Terminal and the Sign Museum.
So my time was brief but I had a lot of fun! We got in Tuesday and checked into the hotel. That night dinner was had at the Clifton/Ludlow Skyline. We then went to a boardgame store (Woodburn Games) and wandered into a sports bar called Rhinehaus where they were doing trivia. I grabbed the first of many Cincy Lights on the trip. I went to Nicholson's afterwards by myself and had some scotch then called it a night. Wednesday I spent like an hour in the Ohio Book Store being overwhelmed at how big it was. I then went to Burnet Woods for an hour or so to get some birdwatching in (don't laugh) then took an Uber to Lola's Coffee downtown. After that I walked around the waterfront and stadiums for awhile just taking in the sights. Dinner was had at E&O and then we chilled for a little bit in the hotel. After that, we went to Ghost Baby for live jazz (an extremely cool underground venue). My brother-in-law turned in after that, but I decided for my last night in the city (and last night without wife/kid) I'd stay out a bit. I went to a few dive bars downtown (Madonna's and Knockback Nat's) where more Cincy Lights were had and I conversed with the locals. Turned in around 1:30 AM, which was a silly idea. Friday I had my final Skyline meal and then we headed to the airport, where Skyline cans were purchased for the road. Overall, a really cool experience. I wasn't there for very long and didn't get outside of downtown much but I liked what I saw. Lots of cool murals downtown, and people seem friendly enough. Would return for more than 2 days for sure.
Sounds like a great trip! Rhinehaus is the soccer bar for LFC supporters so I'm there at least once a week, also drinking Cincy Lights. I love it and the bartenders and regulars are all pretty cool. I also like that it's surrounded by great food options like Gomez and Allez.
Hey yall. My band Terrain is releasing an ambitious prog/punk album I’ve been working on much of my adult life. It’s getting released sometime later this month and Thursday 5/7 at Burritofest in Cincy at Comet Bar will be the pinnacle show of the tour (we played Burritofest last year and I’m friends with Daisy from local band Lung who books there). would some of yall wanna come and hype it up like an out of town album release show? We love Cincy, have played there 4 times. Might be lining up a Dayton show the day before as well. singles - https://terrainofficial.bandcamp.com same tag terrainofficial on socials
good to hear comet is a cool spot, we are playing there in august. @Randall Mentzos u touring to the northeast at all? edit: found you on ig, i see now you're dmv-based. very cool
Comet is an excellent community spot. It’s more of a burrito tavern that hosts music than it is a dedicated music venue but it’s run by great people and is one of the more hoppin DIY spots in town in terms of the community
We are almost 2 weeks away from Flying Pig Weekend! It’s not too late to sign up for any of the races. Friday is the Fifty West Mile, Saturday is the 5K and 10K, then Sunday is the half and full marathons. There are a few other races that weekend as well. If you’re interested in joining any of the races, you can use code CHANDLER26 when you register for a 10% discount. Register here: 2026 — 2026 Flying Pig Marathon Weekend — Highly recommended watching any of the races if you’re not interested in joining. The city really shows out for Flying Pig Weekend.