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The Yacht Club Bloody Mary that put NSYC on the press map
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PRESS &
REVIEWS.

A decade of CityBeat wins, Cincinnati Magazine nods, and a Food Network feature. Plus a stack of love letters from the local press.

Food Network Presents

Diners, Drive-Ins
& Dives

Season 42 · Episode 04
Featured by Guy Fieri
Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES & RECOGNITION.

A decade of CityBeat Best of Cincinnati reader and staff picks, a Cincinnati Magazine "Best Of," and a Food Network feature. We've been busy.

★ CityBeat Best of Cincinnati ★

#1 Reader Picks.

Best Of Cincinnati
Best Bloody Mary
multi-year winner
Best Of Cincinnati
Best Happy Hour
drinks · reader pick
Best Of Cincinnati
Best Trivia Night
tuesdays at the Yacht Club
Best Of Cincinnati
Best Beer Selection
10 rotating taps
Best Of Cincinnati
Best Bar Staff
tattooed crew since 2015
Best Of Cincinnati
Best Bar
food · booze · rock 'n roll
Plus Repeated CityBeat Recognition In

Best Pub Food · Best Wings · Best French Fries · Best Karaoke · Best Outdoor/Patio Dining · Best Bar/Club for Live Music · Best Beer Selection (Restaurant)

CityBeat Staff Picks

Editor's Choice.

A decade of CityBeat editor shout-outs — the awards that aren't voted on, just earned.

Peanut Butter Tequila Shooter — CityBeat's Best Protein-Packed Power Shot
Staff Pick
Best Protein-Packed
Power Shot
Peanut Butter Tequila Shooter
Snugs Mackenzie — CityBeat Best Unofficial Canine Bar Spokesman
Staff Pick
Best Unofficial
Canine Bar Spokesman
Snugs the chihuahua
+
Plus Many More
across a decade of NSYC silliness
Cincinnati Magazine
"Best Of" Poutine
duck-fat gravy & Urban Stead curds
Levi 'Snugs' Mackenzie — official Canine Bar Spokesman certificate, awarded by CityBeat Best of Cincinnati
Documented for the Record

Levi "Snugs" Mackenzie.
Canine Bar Spokesman.

Awarded by CityBeat as Best Unofficial Canine Bar Spokesman. Snugs accepts this honor on behalf of every regular who's ever asked to pet him. Hat included.

Reviews + Features

IN THE PRESS.

CityBeat

Elevated Bar Bites — the famous duck-fat poutine

"NSYC is its own breed of bar: tattooed bartenders concoct craft cocktails with fresh ingredients and a nautical lean… the culinary delight that stands out at the NSYC is the poutine."— CityBeat
"I'm a Canadian citizen and an American one, and I love french fries, cheese and gravy."— Stuart MacKenzie, NSYC co-owner
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CityBeat

Northside Yacht Club Does Nautical Cocktails and Satisfying Bar Food with a Creative Twist

"The best thing about the new Northside Yacht Club has to be the quality of the drinks… You might find little reason to move from one of the bar stools as your evening progresses."— CityBeat Review
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Cincinnati Magazine

Brunch Report: The Bloody Mary Is Garnished with a Slider, Bacon & a Chicken Wing

"You don't have to be young, hip, or a slave to irony to appreciate the Northside Yacht Club… owners excel in their brunch game."— Cincinnati Magazine
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Cincinnati Refined

Dropping Anchor At The Northside Yacht Club

"Is it on the water? No. Once you've had their delicious cocktails and amazing food? You won't care. A labor of love launched by two local bar-industry and music-scene veterans."— Cincinnati Refined
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Cincinnati Business Courier

Get a First Look Inside Northside's New Yacht Club

"Veteran Cincinnati barmen and musicians Stuart MacKenzie and Jon Weiner set out in February to open their own nautical-themed bar in Northside, and as of Friday that bar is open to the public, complete with a lifeguard chair."— Cincinnati Business Courier
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Cincinnati Enquirer

First Look: New Bar Northside Yacht Club Opens

"With a nautical theme inspired by the 1937 flood… Three large photo murals show the 1937 flood, when the building that houses the bar had water up to its second level."— Cincinnati Enquirer
"It's a little nod to the Northside resilience and attitude."— Stuart MacKenzie, NSYC co-owner
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WCPO-TV

Northside Yacht Club, a New Bar and Music Venue, Opens in the Former Mayday

Photo gallery and feature from WCPO Cincinnati covering the opening of NSYC in the former Mayday space.— WCPO 9 News
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Cincinnati Magazine

Taste Test: Poutine

"NSYC's poutine uses duck fat gravy at night and switches to goetta gravy for Sunday mornings."— Cincinnati Magazine
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Tour de Cincinnati

Northside Yacht Club

"NSYC featured bar seating and booth seating; craft beer and cocktails; great service; and an intriguing menu… I got the Banana Daiquiri served in a tiki mug because Labor Day is approaching and I will keep a strangle hold on summer if I have to."— Tour de Cincinnati
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Cincinnati Enquirer · Oct 2017

Applebee's Comes to Northside (Sort Of)

NSYC's famous menu-stunt feature — Stuart's parody Applebee's takeover that made the Enquirer.— Cincinnati Enquirer
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