National Underground Railroad Museum – Dining Options in ‘The Banks’

If you are taking advantage of complimentary admission to the National Underground Railroad Museum on Thursday evening (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.), then you will be next door to The Banks. The Banks is a new mixed-use development on the Ohio River between the Great American Ball Park and Paul Brown Stadium. Phase One of The Banks is open for business with a number of new restaurants that you may wish to visit before or after touring the Museum:

Holy Grail at the Banks
161 Joe Nuxhall Way
513-621-2222
Mon-Sun 11 am – 2:30 pm
Appetizers, Burgers, Pizza, Sandwiches and a kids menu

Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill
145 Second Street E
513-721-8629
Appetizers, Burgers, Sandwiches and Full Entrees

Johnny Rockets
191 Freedom Way
513-834-6110

Moerlein Lager House
115 Joe Nuxhall Way
513-421-2337
Mon-Thurs 11 am – 12 midnight
Fri-Sat 11 am – 1 am
Full restaurant menu

(Take Fifth Street to Walnut Street and turn right. Follow Walnut for 3 blocks to Second Street. Turn left on Second Street and then right on Joe Nuxhall Way. This will get you in the general vicinity of these restaurants.)

Thanks to FamilySearch and the National Underground Museum for providing complimentary admission to the National Underground Railroad Museum. After your tour, take advantage of extended hours at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (6:30 – 11:30 p.m., Thursday). A Google map showing the locations of the Duke Energy Convention Center, the National Underground Railroad Museum and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County can be found at http://g.co/maps/ssnnb.

There are many other dining locations near or en route to the events. For more dining recommendations, visit the Cincinnati USA Convention and Visitors Bureau located in the Duke Energy Convention Center.

Contributed by Liz Stratton

National Underground Railroad Museum – Dining Options in ‘The Banks’