There’s no shortage of Italian-American restaurants and cafés in Geneva, where there is apparently a segment that just can’t get enough of a taste of the Old World. And now the city can boast another entry into its long list of Italian eateries: Luigi’s Old World Market & Café, which opened last week in a spot where hot dogs once ruled.

Luigi’s is part deli/part café, featuring a simple menu of sandwiches, subs and salads, as well as imported and regional Italian products that Genevans might have had to travel for in the past. The owners are Michael D’Angelo and his wife, Julie Bazan. They have forsaken successful careers — he in banking, she in an investment advisory firm — to pursue a passion to create a friendly, comfortable spot where people can dine or pick up homemade Italian comfort food. And lots of it.