Food & Drink
Top Restaurants for Comfort Food
Posted on Oct 17
These cozy comfort food dishes are perfect for the upcoming fall and winter months!
Sometimes you just crave the taste of home. Comfort food is always best served when its homemade and enjoyed with family or friends. It also has a way of warming up even the coldest of days. Looking for some familiar flavors? Find delicious comfort food at these 7 local restaurants in Butler County, Ohio.
Aladdin's Eatery
9344 Union Centre Boulevard | West Chester, Ohio
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Aladdin's Eatery offers the perfect balance of traditional flavors with a flair. This Lebanese-American restaurant specializes in classic Lebanese cuisine, vegetarian dishes, and beer and wine. You can find favorites like hummus, pitas, falafels, and shish kabobs all homemade with fresh ingredients. For some comfort food, try the Vegetarian Chili made with red kidney beans, fresh vegetables, tomatoes, and mild spices, or the V-Nine soup with carrots, celery, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, potatoes, green peppers, onions, and sweet peas.
Cozy's Cafe & Pub
6440 Cincinnati Dayton Road | Liberty Township, Ohio
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It's all right in the name; Cozy's Cafe & Pub has a comfortable, relaxing atmosphere and serves gourmet food with a creative twist. Guests can choose to sit in one of the farmhouse dining rooms, the industrial-design style pub, or outdoors by the fire pits listening to live music. Cozy's is known for their craft cocktails and gourmet dishes, but nothing says comfort like the Avocado Toast!
Gaslight Brewhouse
325 S College Avenue Street | Oxford, Ohio
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Enjoy great food, delicious beer and a family-friendly environment at Gaslight Brewhouse, featuring some of the best comfort food like burgers, tacos, and mac and cheese. They also offer a huge selection of local beers on tap! For a true comfort food recommendation, try their Buffalo Chicken Dip; cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and bleu cheese is blended with chicken and buffalo sauce, then served in a cast iron skillet with fresh tortilla chips and celery.
Hyde's Restaurant
130 S Erie Boulevard | Hamilton, Ohio
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This staple of Hamilton is a local favorite. Hyde's Restaurant is a family-owned and operated business since 1946, and they are known for their homemade dishes... especially their famous pies that are baked fresh daily. For dinner, try their Chicken and Dumplings served with a side of fresh vegetables. It's the ultimate comfort food!
Lindenwald Station
5072 Pleasant Avenue | Fairfield, Ohio
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Locals rave about this cozy diner decorated with a train theme to pay tribute to the area's history. Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner, it's easy to find a favorite (or two) with their tasty meals. Try the Monte Cristo for either breakfast or lunch. It's a delicious sweet sandwich served on two warm slices of French toast, topped with grilled ham, provolone, American cheese, and served with a side of sweet fruit sauce.
Broken Barrel
2200 Central Avenue | Middletown, Ohio
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Broken Barrel is all about creating unique dishes with quality ingredients. Whether your go to comfort meal is pasta, soups, or a wood fire pizza, Broken Barrel is there to satisfy all of your cravings. Stop by on a Thursday for Italian night and be treated to house made meatballs and marinara sauce. Stop by for lunch and dive into a bowl of their loaded bacon potato soup (pictured). It’s the perfect comfort dish for your afternoon.
Country Barrel
6179 Cincinnati-Brookville Rd | Okeana, Ohio
With breakfast served all day, the Country Barrel specializes in home cooked meals and homemade desserts. Their menu has a little bit of everything. There is sweet and there is savory. There is hot and there is cold. But most importantly, there is comfort food. Try the biscuits and gravy (pictured) for the ultimate comfort meal to start your day. The biscuit is flakey, golden brown, and made for piling high, and cracked peppercorn adds a little savory spice to the gravy.