Cincinnati
The hillside neighbourhood east of downtown. Terrace bars with views of the Ohio River. Best at sunset. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Cincinnati.
Over-the-Rhine · $$$
Cincinnati's most awarded cocktail bar.
Over-the-Rhine · $$$
Apothecary-themed cocktail bar with bitters in glass droppers and herbs hung to dry.
Over-the-Rhine · $$
Heritage cocktail bar inside a 1879 wig shop.
Over-the-Rhine · $$
Vodka bar with one of the longest vodka lists in the country.
You'll find Cocktail Bars, Date Night, Live Music and Rooftop Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Mt. Adams like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.