Best Ethnic Cuisines in Fairfield, OH

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Living just north of Cincinnati, residents of Fairfield, OH have access to a diverse range of cuisines. Whether you want to stay within the city limits or venture a little farther, there are numerous international dining options available to you. Here, we’ve compiled a list of what we think are the best international restaurants in the Fairfield area.

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Om India

Om India has been serving up robust Indian flavors to Fairfield diners since 2018, when owner Navjit Singh opened the restaurant to cater to a rising Indian and Nepalese population in Fairfield. Since then, it has become one of the highest-regarded international restaurants in Fairfield.

The menu consists of many classic Indian favorites, plus some that diners may find unfamiliar. In addition to well-known bread such as plain and garlic naan, there is the Kashmiri naan with coconut raisins and the Hot n Spicy naan with green chilies and red peppers. Side dishes include raita, which is a cooling yogurt condiment, and mango chutney. Aside from the well-loved chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, and lamb vindaloo, you can find lesser-known delicacies like lamb dopiaza and tikka bharta.

Om India is located at 530 Wessel Drive. The restaurant is open seven days a week. Monday through Saturday, lunch service lasts from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. After a short break, the service resumes for dinner at 4:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m. Sunday hours are similar, except that the restaurant closes at 9 p.m. To contact the restaurant, call 513-858-4141.

Caruso’s Ristorante & Bar

The history of Caruso’s Ristorante & Bar dates back to 1967, when Rakan Shteiwi opened a restaurant of the same name in downtown Cincinnati. In the 1980s, he would open The Spinning Fork in Fairfield, which he bequeathed to his family upon his passing in 2016. Then, in 2019, Rakan’s son, Braheam Shteiwi, partnered with college friend Mike Sage to renovate the restaurant and rebranded it as Caruso’s as an homage to his father’s legacy.

Like The Spinning Fork before it, Caruso’s specializes in authentic Italian cuisine consisting of fresh ingredients, but with the addition of some modern reinterpretations. Like many great Italian eateries, Caruso’s makes its pasta and pizza doughs from scratch, by hand. The pizzas come speedily out of a blazing wood-fired oven. In addition to classics like Margherita, you have some imaginative combinations like the Fig & Pig, which includes fig jam, blue cheese, prosciutto, balsamic reduction, and caramelized onion. Aside from pasta and chicken dishes, you can elect to order a massive 32-ounce porterhouse steak or the sea bass with lemon cream sauce.

You can find Caruso’s Ristorante & Bar at 6765 Dixie Highway. The restaurant is open from Wednesday to Sunday, with varying hours. Wednesday and Thursday operations are from 5 to 9 p.m., while Fridays last from 5 to 10 p.m. On Saturdays, the service is from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday hours are 3 to 8 p.m. To make reservations, use the booking option on the restaurant’s website. If you’d like to learn about private events or catering, email [email protected]

Servatii Pastry Shop

With roots in Germany, Servatii Pastry Shop offers an array of European and European-inspired bread, pastries, cakes, and other delights. Founder Wilhelm Gottenbusch continues the family baking tradition started by his grandfather, who sold baked goods from a horse-drawn wagon, and his father, a master pastry chef who operated Cafe Servatii in Muenster. With his status as a master baker, Wilhelm traveled to Cincinnati and opened his first bakery in 1963, in Hyde Park. Since then, he has passed on the tradition to his sons, Gary and Greg, the latter of whom now run the day-to-day operations of Servatii.

Today, Servatii Pastry Shop is both a bakery and a cafe. The menu features several classic breakfast and lunch options, including quiche Lorraine and an Italian hoagie with salami, roast beef, ham, provolone, lettuce, tomato, Italian dressing. You also have the option of building your own sandwich with a variety of bread, meats, cheeses, and toppings. Whether you dine in or take it to go, you have a broad selection of sweet and baked treats to choose from — European tortes and cold pastries, Bavarian pretzels, doughnuts and specialty Danishes, petite fours, and cakes, to name a few.

Servatii has several locations in and around Cincinnati. Find the Fairfield location at 710 Nilles Road. The shop is open seven days a week. From Monday to Friday, it opens at 6:30 a.m. and closes at 6:30 p.m. Saturday hours are 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., while Sundays begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. If you have any questions, you can call Servatii at 513-939-2253.

Teranga Restaurant

Located a little over 12 miles from Fairfield, Teranga Restaurant is a fast-casual eatery serving an array of African dishes. Owner Mor Diallo, born in Senegal, offers a vast array of items featuring flavors deriving primarily from his native West Africa. A number of that region’s best-known dishes feature on the menu, including maffe, which is a stew of lamb, peanut butter, and tomato, thiebou yap, a stewed lamb served with brown rice and mixed vegetables, dibi, a grilled marinated lamb, and firire, a fried tilapia dish.

For the budget-conscious diner, Teranga dedicates a portion of its menu to $6 meals. Here, you can find fusion items such as a Senegalese burger, a grilled chicken sandwich, a chawarma, and a sandwich consisting of your choice of beef, chicken, or vegetables. There are also well-known Jamaican options, including curry goat, oxtails, and jerk chicken.

Teranga offers daily specials — plantains on Mondays, the Senburger on Tuesdays, poisson braise (grilled tilapia) on Wednesdays, red rice and fish on Thursdays, frire on Fridays, and maffe on the weekends. You can find the restaurant at 8438 Vine St., Hartwell, Ohio. Its hours are consistent throughout the week, opening for lunch service at 11 a.m. and closing after dinner service at 9 p.m.

There you have it, our choices for the best international restaurants in Fairfield, OH. What do you think of our picks? If you have any comments or suggestions for great international restaurants, feel free to reach out to us through our contact page. We’d love to hear from you.