If traveling to Italy isn't part of your summer plans, you can stay right here in Cincinnati and enjoy an authentic experience at a new cafè on the East Side. VV The Italian Experience is a family business years in the making, and a new way to try authentic old-world fare.

Co-owner, Melissa De Giorgi, said their location in Mount Lookout on Delta Avenue is the place to be. "We were looking for probably one year for the best location. And I think this one is just so international. So charming," she said.