Taste of Cincinnati logo

2026 Best of Taste winners Coming Soon

In the meantime, visit our homepage to get the latest updates.

Best of Taste

After two intense days of tasting delicious dishes from Taste of Cincinnati vendors, we’ve finally determined the 2026 champions:

Categories

Appetizer and Side Dish

Pierre Entities Catering

Gold

Andouille Red Beans N’ Rice

Alfio’s Buon Chio

Silver

Korean BBQ Empanada

Kabobske Mediterranean

Bronze

Grippos BBQ-style inspired Hummus with Pita Chips

Hankering Southern Kitchen

CinGourmand

Shrimp & Grit Fritters

Paityn’s Place Soul Food Catering and Cuisine

CinGourmand

Paityn’s Place Famous Soul Roll  

Entree

Alfio’s Buon Chio

Gold

Braised Short Rib Pasta

Chino’s Street Food

Silver

Vietnamese Street Taco

Lobsta Bakes of Maine

Bronze

The LB Signature Shrimp Slider

Gee’s Caribbean Kitchen

CinGourmand

Smoked Jerk Chicken and Oxtail

Taste of Belgium

CinGourmand

Tropical Waffle Chicken Bites 

Dessert

POP Bakery

Gold

Berry Cloud Cake

Sawasdee Thai Cuisine & Sushi

Silver

Mango Sticky Rice

Hankering Southern Kitchen

Bronze

Bourbon Bread Pudding

Pompilio’s Restaurant

CinGourmand

Triple Berry Tiramisu with Lemon Curd Swirl

The Cheesecakery

CinGourmand

Biscoff Cheesecake Cupcake

Appetizer and Side Dish

Rocky’s Home Flavor

Gold

Puff Puff

Yee Mama

Silver

Wobble Wobble Cold Noodles

Jay’s Nyam & Jam

Bronze

Jerk Chicken Taco

Soleil Kitchen

CinGourmand

Creole Shrimp & Smoked Gouda Grits (Available Friday and Saturday)

The Passion Plate

CinGourmand

Greek Nachos (Available Friday and Saturday)

Entree

Yee Mama

Gold

Chicken & Basil and Pork & Bok Choy Wontons

Jay’s Nyam & Jam 

Silver

Jerk Chicken Bowl

Dat’s Ole School Cookin’

Bronze

Spicy Catfish Nuggets

Sabor Alaniz

CinGourmand

Chicken Taquitos

Lotus Street Food

CinGourmand

Chicken Drunken Noodles

Dessert

Walkerbar

Gold

Aley’s Monster Ice Cream

Olive Tree Catering

Silver

Mixed Baklava

Tilita

Bronze

Picarones

 Banasun

CinGourmand

Acai Bowl

Daveyboy’s Bourbon Pecans

CinGourmand

Bourbon Pecans

Appetizer and Side Dish

Fusako

Gold

Street Corn Gyoza

Alley Baby

Silver

Tater Bombs

Mama Bear’s Mac

Bronze

Bruschetta Grilled Cheese

S.E.A. Cuisine

CinGourmand

Asian Taco with an Egg Roll

Aphrodite

CinGourmand

Hankey Panky

Entree

Alley Baby

Gold

Coconut Chicken Taco

Lasang Pinoy

Silver

Siomai Rice

Mama Afrique Nigerian Cuisine

Bronze

Oxtails Over Smoky Jollof

Mis Sabores

CinGourmand

Fritada

Fifty West Brewing Company

CinGourmand

Single Classic

Dessert

SugarSnap! Sweet Treats

Gold

Salted Caramel Brownie Sundae

Maw Maw’s Creole Kitchen

Silver

Tropical Pineapple Rum Beignet

Little Trolley Donuts

BRONZE

Fiona & Fritz

Davis Cookie Collection

CinGourmand

Strawberry Dream Bowl

Eliza Jane’s Bakeshop

CinGourmand

Cheesecake Stuffed Banana Pudding Cookie

Best of Taste

2025 Winners

Categories

Appetizer and Side Dish

Hankering Southern Kitchen

Gold

Fried Green Tomatoes

Kabobske

Silver

Street Corn Hummus and Seasoned Pita Chips

Alfio’s Buon Chio

Bronze

Korean Pork BBQ Empanada

Entree

Alfio’s Buon Chio

Gold

Braised Short Rib over Gnocchi

Lobsta Bakes of Maine

Silver

The LB Crab Cake Slider

Hankering Southern Kitchen

Bronze

Smoked Carolina Street Tacos

Dessert

The Cheesecakery

Gold

Black Raspberry Chip Cheesecake

Pompilio’s Restaurant

Silver

Tiramisu Cookies and Cream Cannoli

Taste of Belgium

Bronze

Lemon Poppyseed Waffles

Appetizer and Side Dish

Honey Child Pops

Gold

Peach Thyme Soda

Jay’s Nyam & Jam

Silver

Jerk Chicken Wings with Pineapple Jerk Sauce

Magnificent Morsels Catering

Bronze

Shrimp & Grits

Entree

Jay’s Nyam & Jam

Gold

Jerk Chicken “Jamaican” Bowl

Yee Mama

Silver

Chicken & Basil Handmade Wonton

Sabor Alaniz

Bronze

Chicken Taquitos

Dessert

Walkerbar

Gold

Judgy Jenn Ice Cream (baked brie base, ginger pecan praline, fig jam and salted honey swirl)

Olive Tree Catering

Silver

Mixed Baklava

Dojo Gelato

Bronze

Gooey Butter Cake Gelato

Appetizer and Side Dish

Dine-In Hawaiian

Gold

Ono Hash

Maw Maw’s Creole Kitchen

Silver

MUTHA CLUCKA

Twisted Greek

Bronze

Deep Fried Feta

Entree

Twisted Greek

Gold

Hera’s Garden Gyro

Quite Frankly

Silver

Pumba

Fifty West Brewing Company

Bronze

Classic Burger

Dessert

SugarSnap! Sweet Treats

Gold

Salted Caramel Brownie Sundae

Eliza Jane’s Bakeshop

Silver

Peach Cobbler Blondie Sundae

Davis Cookie Collection

BRONZE

Strawberry Crunch Sundae

Winner

Ramblin’ Roast Coffee

Gold

Lemon Vanilla Latte