The 10 Best Places to Eat and Drink in Covington
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The best places to eat and drink in Covington, according to the experts: 50 Top Pizza and Cincinnati Magazine have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Zerocinquenove comes out on top.
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The Green Door and Carmelo’s Mozzarella hold the next two places. Cincinnati Magazine shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with 50 Top Pizza next.
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Rank 1. Zerocinquenove
Neapolitan Pizzeria
Terracotta details nod to Naples in an otherwise contemporary dining room, which sets the tone for a Neapolitan-leaning pizza shop that takes its craft seriously without taking itself too seriously. The dough is airy and well-cooked, the toppings paired with real intention, and the fried montanarine are quietly worth the detour on their own. Listed among 50 Top Pizza Italy's Excellent Pizzerias, this is Carpi's most convincing argument for staying local.
The awards
- 50 Top Pizza 50 Top Pizza: 50 Top Pizza Italy Excellent Pizzerias
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Rank 2. The Green Door
Cocktail Bar
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2025 · Dry Bar · Best of the City
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Rank 3. Carmelo’s Mozzarella
Italian
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2025 · Cheese Pull · Best of the City
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The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2025 · Vintage Books · Best of the City
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The taxidermied animals have names, and some of them are not for sale because the owners simply like them too much to let go. Hail is a record shop and curiosity store in Covington where vintage vinyl shares floor space with mounted creatures sourced from antique dealers. Berry the Bear and friends are permanent residents; the records turn over. A useful stop if your living room needs both a new album and a peacock.
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2025 · Taxidermy · Best of the City
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A matcha café that sources its tea directly from a family farm in Shizuoka, which means the starting point is better than most. Little Matcha landed in Covington after starting as a pop-up, and the menu rotates every two weeks so the seasonal lattes, strawberry one week, ube the next, stay worth revisiting. Hojicha and genmaicha lattes fill out the board, but the matcha is clearly the main event here.
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2025 · Matcha · Best of the City
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Rank 3. Rekas Butchery & Delicatessen
Steakhouse
The glass case runs long and cold, stocked with Ohio-raised Wagyu and whole-animal cuts that make you reconsider your dinner plans on the spot. Rekas is a butcher shop and deli in the old Cincinnati tradition, where you can take home a porterhouse or just let someone else do the work and order a Wagyu roast beef sandwich. The team behind Wyoming Meat Market built this one, and it shows in the quality of what's in the case.
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2025 · Butcher Shop · Best of the City
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Rank 8. Golden Gelato
Ice Cream Shop
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2024 · Pistachio Ice Cream · Best of the City
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The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2024 · Colorful Shop · Best of the City
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The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2024 · Fake Tree · Best of the City