Columbus-born Dos Hermanos will open its first Cincinnati location in Findlay Market District Friday

A Columbus brand expands into Over-the-Rhine

Dos Hermanos, a Mexican restaurant brand that began in Columbus, is scheduled to open its first Cincinnati location in the Findlay Market District on Friday, January 30, 2026. A public grand opening event is set for 11 a.m. at 1819 Elm St., directly across from the Findlay Market house.

The new storefront represents a cross-market expansion for a business that has built its reputation in central Ohio and is now moving into one of Cincinnati’s highest-traffic food destinations.

What will be served at the Elm Street location

The business is promoting an “authentic Oaxacan” menu at the Cincinnati opening, highlighting Mexican street tacos and banana leaf tamales as signature items. The grand opening event is planned as a ribbon cutting with scheduled remarks and live mariachi music.

Organizers have also announced a limited opening-day offer tied to the company’s customer rewards signup.

Where the new shop is located and what it replaces

Dos Hermanos is taking over a storefront at 1819 Elm St. in the Findlay Market District. The space previously served as a temporary home for Eckerlin Meats during renovations at Eckerlin’s original West Elder Street location. The Elm Street address is positioned immediately across from the historic market building, placing the new operator within the district’s core pedestrian flow.

Findlay Market’s role as an incubator and landing spot for growing operators

Findlay Market is Ohio’s oldest continuously operated public market and a year-round destination anchored by dozens of full-time merchants and a weekend outdoor market. The surrounding district has increasingly functioned as an on-ramp for emerging food businesses, combining steady foot traffic with curated storefront opportunities.

Within that ecosystem, Findlay Kitchen operates as a nonprofit food business incubator offering licensed commercial kitchens and business support to food entrepreneurs. The district also runs a storefront accelerator program, designed to help early-stage food companies move from small-scale production into an operating retail footprint for an extended residency period.

Why this opening matters for Cincinnati’s market district

The arrival of an established Columbus operator adds another regional brand to a neighborhood that has increasingly mixed long-standing market merchants with newer concepts. For customers, the opening expands the district’s prepared-food options; for the operator, it provides a high-visibility launchpad in a destination already structured around food retail and frequent events.

• Grand opening date: Friday, January 30, 2026
• Time: 11 a.m.
• Location: 1819 Elm St., Findlay Market District
• Menu focus promoted for Cincinnati: Oaxacan-style Mexican food, including tacos and banana leaf tamales

Dos Hermanos’ Cincinnati debut adds a Columbus-grown concept to a district designed to concentrate new food storefronts around a historic public market.