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Snapshot<br />
NEIGHBORHOOD Spotlight<br />
Bellevue<br />
Just across the Ohio River<br />
in Kentucky, Bellevue is home<br />
to a bustling main drag of<br />
delightful yet unpretentious<br />
shops where gifty goods and<br />
knickknacks abound, plus a<br />
casual selection of hometown<br />
cafés and bistros. SOUTH<br />
play<br />
MRS. TEAPOTS TEA ROOM<br />
Like having a cozy<br />
high tea at your English<br />
grandmother’s house.<br />
mrsteapots.com<br />
eat<br />
THE ELUSIVE COW CAFE<br />
Sophisticated pub food with locally<br />
sourced meats and produce.<br />
theelusivecow.com<br />
shop<br />
THE COZY COTTAGE<br />
A mecca of handcrafted gifts,<br />
including lots of doll clothing.<br />
barbscozycottage.com<br />
hidden<br />
gem<br />
WITT’S END<br />
CANDY EMPORIUM<br />
A whimsically old-fashioned<br />
candy shop with sweet treats<br />
by the handful. wittsendcandy.com<br />
Hyde Park<br />
Clean-shaven and manicured,<br />
this historic neighborhood oozes<br />
with prep and charm. The<br />
central square is brimming with<br />
artisanal coffee shops, upscale<br />
boutiques, families eating ice<br />
cream on park benches, and lots<br />
of young professionals jogging<br />
on weekend mornings. UPTOWN<br />
play<br />
AWAKENINGS<br />
Coffee and wine shop<br />
with live music every Friday<br />
and Saturday night.<br />
awakeningscoffeeandwine.com<br />
eat<br />
E+O KITCHEN<br />
Asian fusion with a south-of-theborder<br />
twist. eokitchen.com<br />
shop<br />
LEELI + LOU<br />
Trendy threads and accessories for<br />
women. leeliandlou.com<br />
hidden<br />
gem<br />
CORK & CAP<br />
An intimate, international wine<br />
bar with light bites and local beer.<br />
corkandcapofhydepark.com<br />
MainStrasse Village<br />
With colorful historic row<br />
houses, café patios, and a<br />
glockenspiel clock tower that<br />
touts a puppet show of the Pied<br />
Piper, this little Kentucky village<br />
feels as charmingly European<br />
as its name sounds. SOUTH<br />
play<br />
GOEBEL PARK<br />
A playground and live goats that<br />
provide “rotational grazing” to<br />
help curb the park’s overgrowth.<br />
covingtonky.gov<br />
eat<br />
COMMONWEALTH BISTRO<br />
Locally sourced and inspired<br />
by the region’s past (Kentucky<br />
fried rabbit, anyone?).<br />
commonwealthbistro.com<br />
shop<br />
VILLAGE GIFTS KY<br />
Kentucky-made gifts and<br />
goodies. villagegiftsky.com<br />
hidden<br />
gem<br />
OLD KENTUCKY<br />
BOURBON BAR<br />
More than 300 bottles of<br />
domestic bourbon and whiskey<br />
for your sipping pleasure.<br />
wellmannsbrands.com/okbb<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS (LEFT TO RIGHT) COURTESY SHOP BELLEVUE / COURTESY CINCINNATI<strong>USA</strong>.COM / BY JOHN LAIR, KENTUCKYTOURISM.COM /<br />
BY RYAN KURTZ / BY TIM JEFFRIES / BY AARON M. CONWAY<br />
14 /// OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2017
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