O'Bryonville, that quaint strip of Madison Road wedged between Walnut Hills and Hyde Park, is BuyCincy's kind of place: Independent, locally owned and operated businesses as far as the eye can see. Some of these businesses (The BonBonerie, Bob Roncker's Running Spot and others) have been there for decades, and we look forward to working our way down the strip. But it's one of O'Bryonville's newest businesses that caught our eye recently, The Coffee Shop on Madison.

Dee Felice Cafe is the closest Queen City can get to New Orleans. Located in Covington's MainStrasse district, Dee Felice has been serving up classic Cajun dishes against a soundtrack of live jazz since 1984.

For a foodie, Opening Day is April 19, when the region's first farmers markets open! (According to Cincinnati Locavore, both markets at Findlay Market and Burlington open that day!)
It doesn't get much more local than farmers markets, and our region has a bounty. Now, there's a comprehensive (but unofficial) Web site for local farmers markets: www.cincinnatifarmersmarkets.org.
Check it out, and don't forget your reusable totes for all that produce!

 

For fans of Riverside Korean Restaurant in Covington, BuyCincy has some fabulous news: Cafe Riverside, a Korean tea and pastry shop, opens Monday in the former Mad Cup at 514 Madison Ave. in Covington. The cafe will serve about a dozen varieties of tea, plus coffee and Korean baked goods -- think walnut buns, sweet rice cakes and red bean fillings*. At night, expect Korean wine and dessert wines, plus appetizers from the adjoining restaurant.

Cafe Riverside is owned by Mark Jang, who also owns Riverside. Cafe Riverside will serve two purposes: Accommodate overflow crowds on weekends and expose Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to a different side of Korean culture.