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Your guide to the 4 most popular spots in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhood

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Published on August 02, 2019
Your guide to the 4 most popular spots in Cincinnati's Clifton neighborhoodBaladi Restaurant & Bakery | Photo: Noura B./Yelp

Spending time in Clifton? Get to know this Cincinnati neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a pizzeria to a Mediterranean restaurant and bakery.

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Clifton, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.

1. Dewey's Pizza

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Topping the list is Dewey's Pizza, which offers pizza, salads and gluten-free menu items. Located at 265 Hosea Ave., it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 125 reviews on Yelp.

Expect a variety of specialty pizzas, such as the porky fig pizza with fig jam, mozzarella, fontina, prosciutto, caramelized red onions and gorgonzola and the Southwest barbecue chicken pizza with olive oil, smoked cheddar, mozzarella, black bean-corn salsa, Miller Farms chicken, roasted red peppers and barbecue sauce. 

2. Graeter's Ice Cream

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Next up is ice cream shop and bakery Graeter's Ice Cream, which offers ice cream and frozen yogurt, desserts and more, situated at 332 Ludlow Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 98 reviews on Yelp, it's proven to be a local favorite.

As one of Graeter's Ice Cream's many locations across the country, expect several signature ice cream flavors, sorbet, shakes and smoothies. Look for desserts like the mocha chocolate chip ice cream, cotton candy ice cream and turtle sundae with vanilla ice cream topped with hot fudge and butterscotch toppings, pecans, fresh whipped cream and a cherry.

3. Skyline Chili

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Fast food spot Skyline Chili, which offers chili, hot dogs and more, is another top choice. Yelpers give the business, located at 290 Ludlow Ave., four stars out of 303 reviews.

Open since 1949 with several locations in the United States, Skyline Chili specializes in chili, serving it over spaghetti noodles, in sandwiches and on Coney dogs. There are also burritos, salads, wraps and more on the menu. Try the cheese Coney, which is a hot dog in a steamed bun, covered with Skyline's original secret-recipe chili, a mound of shredded cheddar cheese, diced onions and mustard.

4. Baladi Restaurant & Bakery

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Baladi Restaurant & Bakery, a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern spot and bakery, is another neighborhood go-to, with four stars out of 108 Yelp reviews. Head over to 3307 Clifton Ave., Suite 1 to see for yourself.

Baladi Restaurant & Bakery serves authentic Arabic food that ranges from appetizers and specialty dips to flatbreads and pitas. Sample the lamb kebab with grilled-to-order marinated lamb cubes in a soft pita pocket with tomatoes, parsley, cucumber pickles and tahini sauce. Or go with a combination plate featuring hummus, baba ghanouj, vegetarian grape leaves, falafel and pita bread.


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