Favorite Restaurants

Skyline will be served late-night

Northern Kentucky

- Galactic Chicken

- Tuba (pretzels)

- Kealohas (Hawaiian)

- The Standard (outdoor bar eats)

- Junipers (gin bar)

- Olla (our favorite Mexican)

- Herb and Thelma's (best burger in the city)

- Libby's (upscale Southern)

- Braxton (best NKY brewery)

- Wunderbar! (German bar and food)

- Second Story (cocktail bar)

Northside and College Hill

- Northside Tavern (bar)

- The Hamilton (Kailey's favorite cocktail bar)

- Gulow Street (bar and burgers)

- Binkis (bar)

- Boswells (outdoor bar)

- Yacht Club (excellent bar and food)

- Kiki Ramen (ramen bar)

- Big Chill (ice cream and bar)

Walnut Hills and East End

- Comfort Station (bar with outdoor seating)

- Brew House (a favorite bar with lunch and cheesecake)

- Heyday (burgers)

- Mochiko (Japanese bakery and ramen)

- Eli's BBQ

- Fireside Pizza

- Gomez (Mexican)

- Hi Mark (one of our favorite date nights - bar eats)

- Pig Candy (BBQ)

- Covalt Station (bar)

- Bandito (Mexican)

- Hitching Post (favorite fried chicken)

- Carl's Deli

Downtown

- Dunlap Cafe (best French toast/burgers in the city)

- Mid City (upscale dinner)

- Wildweed (date night reservations)

- Pepp and Dolores (Italian date night)

- Filson (outdoor bar)

- Ghost Baby (music lounge reservations - worth a stop)

- Che Empanadas

- Uncle Leo's (best bar downtown)

- Somerset (garden bar - may be crowded)

- Longfellow's (our favorite cocktail bar)

- Pho Lang Thang (best. spring rolls.)

- Japp's (jazz lounge - best espresso martini)

- Kreuger's (burger bar)

- The Eagle (fried chicken)

- Washington Park Porch - outdoor bar

- Views at the Shire (fancy dinner with views - reservations)

Breweries

Rhinegiest - OTR (IPAs/rooftop)

Urban Artifact - Northside (sours and ciders)

Taft - Northside (pizza/beer)

Brink - College Hill (highly acclaimed beer)

West Side Brewing - Westwood (Bavarian) (where we made this list)

Madtree / Alcove - Oakley / Downtown (best beer)

Braxton - Covington (best views/good beer)

50 West - Monroe (volleyball/burgers/beer)

Listerman's - Norwood (experimental/mead)

Moerlein Lager House - Downtown (classic beer)

Weidemanns - St. Bernard (working man's beer)

Street Side Brewery - Mt. Lookout

9 Giant - Pleasant Ridge (gastrobrewery)