Restaurants in Cincinnati

La Petite France's proprietor, Daniele Crandall, grew up in France, where she spent her youth working in family restaurants before emigrating to the United States in 1964. She stayed in touch with her roots by teaching French to students before eventually deciding that it was time to return to the kitchen with her family members.

Today, they bustle among pots of steaming port with sun-dried tomatoes—which will become a demi-glace for duck—and crackling skillets of salmon, endives, shallots, and white wine. They plate filet mignon and pâté that the Cincinnati Enquirer said “has a nice rustic texture, more like a fine meatloaf than a liver pâaté, with a hint of clove or allspice. Little sour cornichon pickles accompany it, just as they do in thousands of bistros and restaurants all over France.” Beneath glittering chandeliers, the glow of fireplaces dances across tables clad in white tablecloths, like a maitre d’ who forgot his uniform. A stained-glass mural depicts the idyllic charm of Peillon in Provence, France, as diners sup on three-course dinners, enjoy tastings of California wines, or sip cocktails and listen to live music during catered banquets.

Today's Groupon gets you $15 worth of hamburgers, shakes, fries, flavored soda pop, and everything else on the menu at Johnny Rockets' in New York for $7. It's the perfect place to grab a tasty, all-natural beef patty or delight your children or someone else's children with a birthday party.

Tucked away inside the Garfield Suites Hotel, Cafe Martin can be difficult to find, but according to The Food Hussy—a blogger who reviews restaurants around the country—it’s worth the search. The café is an especially popular lunch destination that specializes in homemade pizzas, Black Angus burgers, and New York–style sandwiches that sport hearty cuts of meat and can hail a cab from two blocks away. Diners can enjoy their meals at the collection of small, outdoor patio tables or inside the red-and-yellow dining room, which features floor-to-ceiling front windows and a long, wooden bar where servers pour Douwe Egberts coffee, espressos, and lattes.

On multiple occasions, Riverside Korean Restaurant has appeared on _Cincinnati Magazine_’s My 10 Picks feature, a list of recommended restaurants selected by guest writers. The writers often recommend the eatery’s time-tested Korean dishes, which include bibimbap and pan-fried dumplings, but the kitchen also fills with aromas that hint at more adventurous fare. Pork belly crisps nicely on the outside while remaining tender beneath a layer of kimchi and shrimp sauce. Raw flank steak soaks up the flavors of egg yolks, pine nuts, and korean pear, a crisp fruit with the deep gold hue of an alchemist’s Camaro.

The inside of Three Meat Burger, formerly known as Sonny's Three Meat Burger, is standard enough, with ample seating, knickknack-lined walls, and free WiFi waves dancing through the atmosphere. But inside the actual burger—the one the restaurant claims is "like no other"—business is not as usual. That's because owners and burger masterminds Safet and Dee Sabanagic handcraft their patties from three different meats—beef, lamb, and chicken—and a secret blend of spices that helps boost flavors to another level. The burgers are manifested in the form of sliders, bacon burgers, and a make-your-own option that lets diners decorate their creations with 18 different toppings. Hand-cut fries act as the perfect accomplice to each patty, dipping in housemade sauces and taking the fall when plans to steal a molar's gold crown go awry.