Café Mochiko is an East Walnut Hills gem that operates as an Asian-American bakery by day and a Yōshoku-inspired dinner cafe by night, earning a James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist nod in 2023. Standout dishes include crispy karaage fried chicken, Hokkaido smashburgers on steamed milk buns, vintage shoyu ramen, and inventive pastries like the ube halaya croissant.
went expecting good ramen, left wanting to come back the next day. the local chili broth is doing something unique
Chef Bentz trained in Japanese techniques and brought it back to Cincinnati. The tantanmen with housemade noodles and spicy sesame broth hits every time. Their kioke shoyu is pure comfort.
Mochiko's Cincinnati-style ramen puts local chili spices in Japanese broth and it somehow works perfectly. Waited 45 minutes and would do it again.
How Cafe Mochiko and peers rank in Cincinnati, OH.
1st in Cincinnati
1 Silver