Looking to try the best tapas bars in town?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top such spots in Cincinnati, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when you're seeking some small bites.
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1. Abigail Street
First on the list is Abigail Street, a wine bar, tapas bar and Mediterranean spot. Located at 1214 Vine St. in Over-the-Rhine, it's the highest-rated tapas bar in Cincinnati, boasting 4.5 stars out of 339 reviews on Yelp.
2. Louvino OTR
Next up is another Over-the-Rhine favorite, LouVino OTR, at 1142 Main St. With 4.5 stars out of 268 reviews on Yelp, the wine bar, tapas bar and specialty food spot has proven to be a local favorite.
3. Zula
Also in Over-the-Rhine is Zula, at 1400 Race St. It's another top choice, with Yelpers giving the wine bar, tapas bar and New American spot four stars out of 374 reviews.
4. The Phelps Bar
The Phelps Bar, a tapas bar and New American spot in the Central Business District, is another go-to, with four stars out of 41 Yelp reviews. Head over to 506 E. Fourth St., in the Residence Inn, to see for yourself.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at restaurants across the Cincinnati area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of online reputation management and direct response marketing for small businesses. Last year, average daily transactions at restaurants surged to 49 per business on Saturdays, compared to 30 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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