Three restaurants from popular chef/operators opening in downtown 84.51 Centre

The 84.51° Centre, located downtown along Race Street between Fifth and Sixth, has made a name for itself as 3CDC’s first foray into office building development, even as the building’s name changed.

When the parking garage opened in late 2014, it was the first in downtown Cincinnati to include charging stations for electric cars in its design. At that point the building was known as the Dunnhumby Centre, new headquarters for the expanding consumer research company.

Shortly before employees starting moving in in the spring, Kroger Co. acquired Dunnhumby USA and rechristened it 84.51° after the new building’s longitudinal coordinate. Reports of the creative, open office space design have been glowing.

Now come details about the development’s ground floor, which is being devoted to three new restaurants from some of Cincinnati’s most beloved chefs and restaurateurs, making it a go-to culinary destination as well. All three have relationships with 3CDC through their first restaurants.
 
“Restaurants create vibrant streets by driving a high volume of traffic all hours of the day and night; create safety through volume; and benefit the soft goods, retail and service businesses that surround them,” says Anastasia Mileham, vice president of communications at 3CDC. “Restaurants service people who live and work in the neighborhood as well as attract people from outside the neighborhood.”
 
Mita’s
Jose Salazar is opening Mita’s this week as a contemporary Spanish- and Latin American-inspired concept that gets its name from Salazar’s grandmother. The menu will feature tapas, ceviches, crudos, cured meats, paella and large plates as well as a wine list that will be curated to include one of Cincinnati’s largest Spanish wine collections.
 
The restaurant will occupy a 6,000-square-foot space at the corner of Fifth and Race streets and will be open for dinner 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; the bar will serve drinks until 1 a.m. on the weekends. Salazar plans to add lunch service later this fall.

Salazar’s first business, Salazar Restaurant & Bar, has been a hit in Over-the-Rhine since opening in a renovated 3CDC building at 14th and Republic streets.
 
Christian Piatoso
Over the next few months, Piatoso, who owns Via Vite on Fountain Square, is opening two new restaurants. The first is in Hyde Park and will feature an Italian-inspired menu; the other will be in the 84.51° Centre to focus on more American fare.
 
The downtown name is under wraps, but Piatoso says the menu will feature 7-ounce steakburgers, hand-cut fries, spikeable custard milkshakes and beer. He plans to be open for lunch and dinner and has a vision for the inside of the restaurant’s interior that will draw customers in from the street.

Thunderdome Restaurant Group
Owner/operators of three Over-the-Rhine restaurants — Bakersfield and The Eagle in 3CDC developments as well as Krueger’s Tavern — Thunderdome Group is planning a fast-casual spot at the 84.51° Centre that will open late this fall. The 9,470-square-foot space will focus on breakfast, brunch and lunch but will also serve dinner.
 
Although details are still being finalized, the restaurant will have a full bar and potentially be open seven days a week.