This upmarket addition to the Over-the-Rhine dining scene offers progressive takes on pan-European fare on a lively stretch of Vine Street.

Website: themercerotr.com
Number of seats: 70, plus an additional 40 at the bar
Average per-person check: $50
Popular dishes: Beef short ribs with parsnip, charred carrots and potato; steelhead trout with creamy salsify, frisée, smoked grapes and black garlic; scallop and pork belly with sweet potato, apple, carrot and ginger.
What people come for: Extensive wine list, educational wine tastings every Wednesday
Address: 1324 Vine St.
Phone number: 513-421-5111

Pictured: Scallop and pork belly

Short rib

Steelhead salmon

An aged image of early 20th-century President William Howard Taft in a modern Bengals football jersey takes pride of place on the website of this spirited, playful brewpub in a repurposed 1850s church.

Website: taftsalehouse.com
Number of seats: 325
Average per-person check: $20
Popular dishes: Big Billy sandwich: Thinly sliced tri-tip steak, caramelized onions and au jus; Hunter-style stew: Mashed potatoes topped with tri-tip steak bites and a mix of vegetables, bacon, au jus, and red wine; chicken and avocado salad: Romaine, crispy chicken, avocado, tomatoes, blue cheese crumbles and honey-lime dressing.
What people come for: Artisanal beers brewed on the premises
Address: 1429 Race St.
Phone number: 513-334-1393

Big Billy sandwich

An interior view

Chef Jose Salazar continues a culinary journey that began in New York at Per Se and moved to Cincinnati, where he opened this larger, grander companion to his namesake Latin American/Spanish destination Salazar.

Website: mitas.co
Number of seats: 130
Average per-person check: $50
Popular dishes: Ceviches of shrimp, scallops, porgy etc.; beef empanadas with pique hot sauce: Beef short rib patties with cilantro-chile pepper sauce; paella Valenciana: Calasparra rice, clams, chicken chorizo, gulf shrimp, mussels and octopus.
What people come for: Wine list exclusively from Latin America
Address: 501 Race St.
Phone number: 513-421-6482

Paella

An interior view

Taking off from a popular Over-the-Rhine location on hopping Vine Street, this second location of a celebrated pizza haven features a bigger menu and bigger space suited more to families and groups of a more suburban persuasion.

Website: atavolapizza.com
Number of seats: 60, plus an additional 50 outside
Average per-person check: $25
Popular dishes: Chicken meatballs with peperonata and Parmigiano; dates stuffed with house sausage and wrapped in bacon, served with house tomato sauce; fig & prosciutto pizza with fig jam, prosciutto, fontina cheese, balsamic arugula and Parmigiano.
What people come for: Housemade gelato in pints to-go, outdoor seating
Address: 7022 Miami Ave.
Phone number: 513-272-0192

Roman-style supreme pizza