Tastings · Cincinnati
Urban Stead Cheese
Urban Stead's shop and tasting room at 3036 Woodburn Avenue open Friday 3pm to 9pm and Saturday 2pm to 9pm. The rest of the week the team is collecting milk from the farm or making cheese, so the doors are shut Sunday to Thursday.
- Fri
- 3pm to 9pm
- Sat
- 2pm to 9pm
- Sun to Thu
- Closed
- Where
- East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati
What You Find
Urban Stead makes its cheese on site in East Walnut Hills, on the edge of Evanston, collecting the milk from the farm in its own truck. The shop sells the house cheeses, and the tasting room and bar serve them at the weekend. It has won awards as an Ohio cheesemaker.
Hours and Changes
Regular hours are Friday 3pm to 9pm and Saturday 2pm to 9pm. Special hours are posted on the website; on 23 and 24 October 2026, for example, the shop opened but the tasting room did not, and on 31 October it closed at 5pm.
Getting There
Woodburn Avenue runs through East Walnut Hills, about ten minutes by car north-east of downtown Cincinnati.
Nearby
Young's Jersey Dairy near Yellow Springs, an hour north, runs cheese tours at its production windows.
Where to Stay near Cincinnati
We may earn a commission when you book through this map, at no extra cost to you.
More in Ohio
All of OhioPearl Valley Cheese
Fresno, Ohio
Free Wednesday factory tours at a Swiss family cheese plant since 1928.
Young's Jersey Dairy Cheese and Ice Cream Tours
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Guided tours at the cheese and ice cream production windows, near Dayton.
Ohio Swiss Festival
Sugarcreek, Ohio
Sugarcreek's Swiss cheese festival, every autumn since 1953.
Next: 30 Sep 2027
Middlefield Swiss Cheese Festival
Middlefield, Ohio
A revived June Swiss cheese festival in Geauga County's Amish country.
Next: 11 Jun 2027Bunker Hill Cheese
Millersburg, Ohio
An Amish Country cheesemaker since 1948, home of Heini's cheese fudge.
Broad Run Cheesehouse
Dover, Ohio
A cheese counter, gift shop and winery tasting room outside Sugarcreek.
Questions People Ask
When is Urban Stead open?
Friday 3pm to 9pm and Saturday 2pm to 9pm. It is closed Sunday to Thursday while the team makes cheese.
Official site: urbansteadcheese.com/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tastings.