Calling all foodies! Here's the menu for Taste of Cincinnati 2024

Get your appetite ready: Taste of Cincinnati returns this weekend.

Taking place May 25-27, the event will feature a record-setting 85 vendors, including 28 restaurants, 33 food trucks, two caterers and more. Make sure not to skip a bite of this year's Best of Taste winners, which are standout eats from local restaurants, food trucks and Findlay Market vendors.

Start planning your mouth-watering weekend with the full menu and prices below.

Dishes in bold indicate a Best of Taste winner.

Editor's note: This list is pulled from the Taste of Cincinnati website and there will likely be some updates between now and the start of the event. We'll update the menu when anything changes.

Restaurants

Alfio’s Buon Cibo:

  • Chicken Elote Empanada: $5.

  • Spinach and Cheese Empanada: $5.

  • Mushroom Ravioli with Pink Vodka Sauce: $7.

  • Butternut Squash Agnolotti: $8.

Alley Baby:

  • Wings: $10.

  • Coconut Chicken Sandwich: $12.

  • Alley Baby Burger: $12.

  • Fresh-cut Fries: $8.

Afro-Caribbean Eats:

  • Jerk Chicken: $10.

  • Grilled Lamb: $10.

  • Wings: $10.

BobaCha:

  • Hokkaido Milk Tea: $5.

  • Peach-Ginger: $5.

  • Berry Tea: $5.

  • Mint-Apple: $5.

  • Mango-Pineapple: $5.

Catch-a-Fire Pizza:

  • Pizzanati Slice: $6.

  • One Love Slice: $5.

  • Cornerstone Slice: $6.

  • Buffalo Soldier Slice: $6.

Chicago Gyros and Dogs:

  • Gyro: $10.

  • Falafel Pita: $10.

  • Gyro Dog: $6.

  • Hot Dog: $4.

  • Baclava: $3.

Chino's Street Food:

  • Vietnamese Street Taco: $5.

  • Crab Rangoon: $7.

  • Chino's Street Fries: $10.

  • Marinated Chicken and Fried Rice: $11.

Deme Kitchen:

  • Five Spices Chicken Wings: $10.

  • Chinese Donut: $8.

  • Ja Ja Mein: $10.

  • Brown Sugar Black Tea with Orea: $8.

  • Mango Green Tea with Mango Popping: $8.

Eddie’s Southern Style BBQ:

  • Roasted Corn on the Cob: $4.

  • Pulled Pork Sandwich: $8.

  • Brisket Sandwich: $9.

  • Chicken & Fries: $8.

  • Ribs: $8.

El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant:

  • Street Taco (steak, chicken or pork): $4.

  • Quesadilla (beef, chicken or cheese): $6.

  • Nachos (chicken or beef): $8.

  • Cheese Dip with Chips: $4.

Fortune Noodle House:

  • Dan Dan Noodles: $8.

  • Potstickers: $8.

  • Sichuan Chicken: $10.

  • Bingsu (shaved Ice): $8.

  • Salt and Pepper Shrimp and Calamari: $12.

  • Pineapple Chicken: $10.

French Toast Heaven:

  • Jerk Chicken & Grits: $8.

  • Catfish & French Toast: $9.

  • French Toast: $4.

Gee's Caribbean Kitchen:

  • Jerk Chicken Alfredo Pasta: $5.

  • Oxtails with Red Beans and Rice: $10.

  • Jerk Chicken with Greens and Steamed Cabbage Mix: $10.

  • Veg Plate Red Beans and Rice and Greens Steamed Cabbage: $5.

  • Mini Pancakes: $5.

  • Cornbread: $2.

Gold Star Chili:

  • Gold Star Burger.

Izzy's:

  • Famous Reuben: $8.

  • Corned Beef-n-Swiss: $8.

  • Potato Pancake: $5.

  • Pickle-on-a-stick: $3.

  • Key Lime Pie: $5.

Kabobske:

  • Bourbon Chicken Kabob Rice Bowl: $10.

  • Walking Gyro: $9.

  • Lamb Wrap: $9.

  • Spicy Avocado Hummus with Pita: $8.

  • Giant Chocolate Baklava: $8.

LaRosa's Family Pizzeria:

  • Slice of Extra Cheese Pizza: $4.

  • Slice of Double Pepperoni: $4.

  • Slide of Buddy Deluxe: $5.

Lori's Roadhouse:

  • LRH Cheeseburger: $8.

  • LRH Walking Taco: $7.

  • LRH Grilled Cheese: $5.

People eat at Taste of Cincinnati 2023. The food festival takes place Memorial Day weekend.
People eat at Taste of Cincinnati 2023. The food festival takes place Memorial Day weekend.

Maya Indian Restaurant:

  • Chicken Tikka Masala: $8.

  • Saag Paneer: $8.

  • Chicken Curry: $8.

  • Gulab Jammun: $4.

Mazunte Mercado Catering:

  • Veggie, Pork, Chicken or Chorizo Taco: $5.

  • Veggie, Pork, Chicken or Chorizo Tostada: $7.

  • Pork or Chicken Tamale: $5.

  • Chips and Queso: $7.

  • Chips and Guacamole: $6.

Pata Roja Taqueria:

  • Birria Taco: $7.

  • Campechano Taco: $7.

Pompilio's Restaurant:

  • Cincinnati Chili Risotto Balls: $7.

  • Tomato and Mozzarella Caprese Salad: $5.

  • Fried Potato Gnocchi: $8.

  • Peanut Butter Fudge Cannoli: $7.

Stone Bowl Korean & Ramen Restaurant:

  • Wings (Korean, crispy or mild): $7.

  • Beef Crunchy Dumplings: $6.

  • Vegan Crunchy Dumplings: $6.

  • Korean Melon/Strawberry Popsicle: $4.

Taste of Belgium:

  • Mini Waffle and Chicken: $8.

  • Traditional Liege Belgian Waffle: $5.

  • Traditional Liege Belgian Waffle and Fresh Strawberries with Whip Cream: $8.

  • Frites with Chipotle Mayo: $6.

  • French Macarons (3): $5.

Thai Express:

  • Mango Salad: $8.

  • Khao Soi (chicken or tofu): $8.

  • Pad Thai (chicken or tofu): $8.

  • Chicken Wings: $6.

Cheesecake from The Cheesecakery at Taste of Cincinnati 2023.
Cheesecake from The Cheesecakery at Taste of Cincinnati 2023.

The Cheesecakery:

  • Oreo Cheesecake Cupcake: $5.

  • Caramel Fudge Ripple Cheesecake Cupcake: $5.

  • Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cupcake: $5.

  • Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Cupcake: $5.

The Establishment:

  • Cheeseburger Slider: $9.

  • Nashville Chicken Slider: $9.

  • Chicken Quesadilla: $9.

Tickle Pickle Restaurant:

  • Big Mac Miller (classic cheeseburger slider with secret sauce): $8.

  • Pearl Jam (jalapeño jam slider): $8.

  • Buns n' Roses (house-made vegan black bean burger slider): $8.

  • Goetta Van Fleet (house-made mac with crushed barbecue Grippos and goetta): $8.

  • Buffalo Soldiers (loaded bacon cheese fries with buffalo ranch): $8.

  • Britney Spears (fried spicy pickle spears with ranch): $8.

Food Trucks

A Lil Taste of Soul:

  • Shrimp and Grits: $10.

  • Salmon and Grits: $10.

  • Chicken Mac Bowl: $8.

  • Salmon Croquette Balls: $9.

  • Shrimp or Salmon Mac Bowl: $10.

  • Aunt Pearl's Poundcake: $5.

Adena's Beefstroll:

  • Italian Beef: $9.

  • Stroll: $5.

  • Ma's Meatball: $7.

  • Chicago Dog: $7.

  • Semper Fries: $6.

AJ's Cheesesteaks:

  • Cheesesteak with onions: $8.

  • Cheesesteak without onions: $8.

  • Fries: $5.

  • Cheesesteak Eggrolls with onions: $4.

  • Water Ice: $4.

Best Thing Smokin':

  • Bangin’ Shrimp Taco: $7.

  • Loaded Smoked Pulled Pork Fries: $11.

  • Bangin Shrimp Po'Boy: $9.

  • Honey Garlic Chicken: $7.

Roast Beef on Weck from Buffalo's Best during Taste of Cincinnati 2022.
Roast Beef on Weck from Buffalo's Best during Taste of Cincinnati 2022.

Buffalo's Best:

  • Chicken Wings: $8.

  • Roast Beef On Weck: $8.

Big Dog's Pizza Truck:

  • Slice of Our Original Italian Cheese Pizza: $4.

  • Slice of Pepperoni Pizza: $5.

  • Slice of Buffalo Chicken Ranch (ranch base with grilled chicken, feta provolone and motz cheese, topped with a swirl of Buffalo sauce on top): $6.

  • Slice of Cincinnati Style Cheese Coney Pizza (Cincinnati-style chili, diced onions, sliced hot dogs, swirl of mustard topped with cheddar cheese): $7.

  • Slice of Garlic Seafood Alfredo Pizza (garlic Alfredo base with surimi, motz and provolone cheese topped with splash of Old Bay seasoning, a swirl of cocktail sauce): $8.

CCS Empanadas:

  • Chicken Empanada: $6.

  • Beef Empanada: $6.

  • Cheese Empanada: $6.

  • Chorizo Empanada: $6.

  • Goetta Empanada: $6.

  • Lentils Empanada: $6.

Che's Globally Inspired Catering & Events:

  • Cameroon Coconut Jollof Rice with Meat: $5.

  • Cameroon Coconut Jollof Rice: $4.

  • Lulu's Chicken, Dodo (sweet fried plantains), & Beans Combo: $7.

  • Puff Puff (beignets): $2.

  • Beignets Haricots (achombo): $5.

  • Fish, Dodo, & Beans Combo: $7.

  • Mamaie Sophie Hot Sauce: $2.

  • Lulu's Chicken: $3.

Davis Cookie Collection:

  • Chocolate Chip Monster Cookie: $4.

  • Strawberry Shortcake Cookie: $4.

  • Ice Cream Cookie Parfait - Monster: $8.

  • Ice Cream Sundae Cup: $8.

  • Sugar Sprinkle Cookie: $4.

Dine-In Hawaiian:

  • Crab Bake: $10.

  • Furikake Crusted Mac: $10.

  • Fried Musubi: $4.

El Rey Mexican Food Truck:

  • Quesa-Birria Taco: $6.

  • Carne Asada Taco: $4.

  • Chicken Taco: $1.

Indigenous Chef:

  • 3 Sisters Fry Bread Taco: $10.

  • 3 Sisters Bowl: $8.

  • Empanada: $5.

  • Lobster Cake: $5.

  • Fry Bread with Wojapi: $5.

  • Navajo Taco: $10.

KJ's Fish House Food Truck:

  • Catfish and Fries: $15.

  • Whiting and Fries: $15.

The Taste dish from Little Trolley Donuts, which is donuts with vanilla drizzle, salted caramel drizzle, chocolate chips and crushed potato chips, at Taste of Cincinnati 2023.
The Taste dish from Little Trolley Donuts, which is donuts with vanilla drizzle, salted caramel drizzle, chocolate chips and crushed potato chips, at Taste of Cincinnati 2023.

Little Trolley Donuts:

  • The Taste (barbecue Grippos, mini milk chocolate chips and vanilla drizzle): $8.

  • Chili Time (Cincinnati chili spice and vanilla drizzle): $8.

  • Raspberry Chip (creamy raspberry glaze and dark chocolate with powdered sugar dust): $8.

  • Rosie Red (red and white sprinkles, chocolate and vanilla drizzle): $8.

Mama Afrique Nigerian Cuisine:

  • Puff-Puff: $5.

  • Meatpie: $5.

  • Bussin' Barbecued Lamb Suya: $10.

  • Jollof Rice with Sweet Fried Plantains: $10.

  • Grilled Jerk Chicken: $7.

  • Tender Stewed Oxtail: $10.

MamaBear's Mac:

  • Vermont Cheddar Mac: $6.

  • New England Lobster Bisque Mac and Cheese: $15.

  • Crabby New Englander: $10.

  • Birria Grilled Cheese: $8.

  • Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac: $8.

Maw Maw's Creole Kitchen:

  • Bourbon Peach Beignet: $5.

  • Bourbon Street Taco: $6.

  • Seafood Nolchos: $10.

  • Chicken Nolchos: $6.

  • Chips n' Queso: $5.

Mingles Soft Serve:

  • Reese's Cup Waffle Taco: $8.

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie: $7.

  • Truffle Sundae: $7.

  • Biscoff Cookie Butter Sundae: $7.

  • Waffle Cone with Rainbow Sprinkles: $5.

  • Soft Serve Cup with Rainbow Sprinkles: $5.

Nonstop Flavor:

  • Jerk Chicken Smackey: $8.

  • Yum Yum Smackey: $8.

  • Jerk Chicken Cheesy Fry: $8.

  • Jerk Chicken Fried Rice: $10.

  • Spicy BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese: $10.

  • Four flavors of chicken wings: $10.

Off The Hook:

  • Cod Nibbler: $9.

  • Perch Nibbler: $8.

  • Shrimp Fritter: $2.

  • Garlic Parmigiana Fries: $8.

  • Fries: $5.

Quite Frankly:

  • Pumba: $9.

  • Melted Pig: $5.

  • Granny Brie: $6.

  • The Kraut: $7.

Red Sesame Korean BBQ:

  • Dumpling Delight: $10.

  • K-Taco Combo: $1.

  • Yummy Bowl: $1.

  • OMG Quesadilla: $1.

Sea Cuisine Foodtruck:

  • Cha Cha Fries: $9.

  • Bánh Mì Sandwich (roast pork or steak): $8.

  • Asian Taco with Egg Roll (steak or chicken): $7.

  • Tempura Shrimp: $10.

  • Egg Rolls: $8.

Street Kitchen:

  • Street Kitchen Brisket: $8.

  • Chicken Satay: $7.

  • Fried Calamari: $8.

  • Brisket Slider: $5.

SugarSnap! Sweet Treats:

  • Variety of Cupcakes: $4.

  • Quarter Pound Cookies: $4.

  • Salted Caramel Brownies: $4.

  • Frozen Cheesecake on a Stick: $6.

  • Make it a Sundae: $6.

  • New Item: $8.

Sweet Jazz Treats Bakery:

  • Cupcakes: $7.

  • Dessert Jars: $8.

  • Brownies: $6.

  • Cake Pops: $4.

  • Cookies: $6.

Sweets & Meats BBQ:

  • Smoked Pork Rib Tips: $9.

  • Smoked Pulled Pork & Mac Bowl: $8.

  • Smoked Pulled Beef & Mac Bowl: $9.

  • Smoked Pulled Pork: $8.

  • Smoked Pulled Beef: $9.

  • Baked Macaroni & Cheese: $6.

Talbert House Cafe & Catering:

  • Bulgogi Hash: $10.

  • Catfish Benedict: $10.

  • Peach Chai French Toast Bread Pudding: $10.

  • Breakfast Mac: $10.

Texas Joe Tex Mex:

  • The Amigo (12-hour braised brisket): $7.

  • Dos Amigo Taco (chipotle chicken or picadillo beef): $6.

  • Nopales & Calabaza: $6.

  • 3 Amigo Tacos (One brisket, one chicken, one picadillo): $15.

  • Flammin' Takis Elote en Vaso (street corn in a cup): $6.

  • Katy's Keto Bowl: $12.

The Bangin' Grille:

  • Pulled Chicken Sliders (2): $8.

  • Pulled Salmon Sliders (2): $10.

  • Walking Bang with Chicken: $8.

  • Walking Bang Chicken Supreme: $9.

  • Bangin' Mac: $12.

Twisted Greek:

  • Zucchini Fritters: $7.

  • Deep Whipped Feta with Fig Hot Honey: $7.

  • Hera's Garden Gyro: $10.

  • Zeus's Slider: $7.

  • Midas Bar: $5.

Wicked Hickory:

  • Smoked Lamb Taco: $9.

  • Smoked Chicken Nachos: $9.

  • Brisket Taco: $7.

  • Hickory Smoked Pork Sandwich: $8.

  • Dirty South Shot: $5.

  • Smoked Summer Vegetable Taco: $8.

Caterers

Flava:

  • Jerk Chicken Taco: $5.

  • Jerk King Oyster Mushroom Taco: $6.

Paityn's Place Soul Food Catering and Cuisine:

  • Paityn's Place Famous Soul Rolls: $8.

  • Southern Fried White Fish: $10.

  • Loaded Macaroni and Cheese (choice of pulled chicken or pulled pork): $12.

  • Southern Style Savory Mixed Greens with Smoked Turkey Meat: $5.

Ryan Beard, left, and Jackson Kirk eat Gyros from Chicago Gyros at Taste of Cincinnati 2023.
Ryan Beard, left, and Jackson Kirk eat Gyros from Chicago Gyros at Taste of Cincinnati 2023.

Findlay Market vendors

Along with the vendors listed below, there will be a packaged goods tent where visitors can enjoy products from over a dozen Findlay Market merchants.

The Arepa Place:

  • Cheese Arepa: $7.

  • Empanadas (flavors: chicken, ground beef, cheese, potato and eggplant): $5.

BanaSun Smoothie Bar:

  • 4-ounce Acai Bowl with 3 toppings + 1 drizzle (additional toppings $1/each: almonds, blueberries, cacao nibs, goji berries, granola, pineapple and strawberries. Drizzle options: agave or honey): $10.

Chacabana's:

  • Cubano Slider: $6.

  • Ham Croquetas: $6 for two.

Chico's Cheesecakes:

  • Cheesecake Brownies: $5.

  • Cheese Cake Cup (flavors: banana pudding, Oreo, strawberry and strawberry shortcake): $8.

The Empanada's Box:

  • Buenos Aires Empanada (ground beef): $5.

  • Singapore Empanada (spinach and cheese): $5.

Flavors of the Isle:

  • Jerk Chicken Wings: $10.

  • Mac and Cheese: $7.

Honey Child Pops:

  • Popsicles (flavors: pineapple strawberry, raspberry lemonade, coconut lime, mango passionfruit, blueberries and cream): $5.

Jane's Bar:

  • Bloody Mary: $14.

  • Bee’s Knees: $12.

  • Strawberry Blonde: $12.

  • Tesoro: $12.

  • Sonder Beer: $9.

  • Wine: $9.

  • Soft Drinks & Water: $4 or 2 for $7.

Jay's Nyam & Jam:

  • Jerk Chicken Tacos: $9.

  • Jerk Chicken Bowl: $9.

  • Rice and Peas with Slaw: $7.

Lotus Street Food:

  • Pad Thai (beef or vegetarian): $10.

  • Sweet Soy Asian Fried Jerkey with Sticky Rice and Hot Jam: $9.

  • Coffee: $6.

Magnificent Morsels Catering:

  • Shrimp and Grits: $6.

  • Chicken and Sausage Gumbo: $5.

Makers Bakers Co.:

  • Traditional Banana Pudding: $5.

  • Bourbon Banana Pudding: $5.

  • Strawberry Banana Pudding: $6.

Miley Pooh Sweets:

  • Cake Baby Sundae: $8.

  • Cake Babies (pineapple blueberry lemon, peach cobbler): $3 for 1 or $8 for 3.

Olive Tree Catering:

  • Falafel with Hummus Half Wrap: $8.

  • Pistachio Fingers Baklava: $4.

One More Bite:

  • Buffalo Chicken Eggroll: $5.

  • Beer Mettwurst: $5.

  • Salmon Croquette Balls: $5.

Pankis Dutch Pancakes:

  • Mini Dutch Pancakes (Toppings: M&Ms, Reese’s, Andes Mints, marshmallows, sprinkles, strawberries and Nutella): $8 for 1 topping, $2 for additional, $2 for fruit.

Queen Tequenos:

  • Cheese Tequenos with Green Garlic Sauce: $5.

  • Pastelitos Venezolanos (bean and cheese or ground beef): $5.

Sabor Alaniz:

  • Mexican Street Corn: $6.

  • Corn in a Cup: $5.

Sen by Kiki:

  • Oysters on the Half Shell: $4 each.

  • Ceviche and Chips: $10.

Uai Brazil Sweets and Treats:

  • Brigaderio Brazilian Sweet Truffles (flavors: Oreo, churro, chocolate, guava): $1.25 each.

  • Brazilian Savory Snack Sampler (flavors: chicken and cheese, cheese, cheese and corn, yuca and beef): $6 small, $9 large.

  • Beef Empanada: $3.50.

Wendigo Tea Co.:

  • Iced Bigfoot Black Tea: $4.

  • Siren Ginger Hibiscus Tea: $4.

  • Mermaid Drink Jasmine Tea with Butterfly Pea Flower: $4.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Taste of Cincinnati 2024: See the full menu here

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