Is Cincinnati a good city for foodies?

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by TonyBologna

I love it in a place I live already because it increases property value. I also like it because it pushes crime out of areas and adds a bunch of nice shops and restaurants. Gentrification is awesome.

But what isssed is where to the existing residents go when they are forced out of their affordable housing? They head to the nearest "affordable neighborhoods" which eventually destabilizes those neighborhoods. If you are wealthy and can buy a lot of these properties and hold them until the area becomes the new "hot" area, you make a fortune. However, if you are a poor resident, too bad. And if you have a nice house in a decent neighborhood close to the city core, get out while you have the opportunity.

[Peter1948]

Originally Posted by TonyBologna

I love it in a place I live already because it increases property value. I also like it because it pushes crime out of areas and adds a bunch of nice shops and restaurants. Gentrification is awesome.

I find this sad. Fortunately for you, gentrification in Louisville is rapid. I'd consider Old Louisville, Limerick, Shelby Park, and Phoenix Hill neighborhoods if this is your goal.

[TonyBologna]

Originally Posted by Peter1948

I find this sad. Fortunately for you, gentrification in Louisville is rapid. I'd consider Old Louisville, Limerick, Shelby Park, and Phoenix Hill neighborhoods if this is your goal.

Having a nicer city is sad? Should I want it to stay a dump so a bunch of people I don’t know aren’t upset?

[badguykc]

As an outsider from Pennsylvania/former Cincy transplant, I think Cincinnati has the best food scene of any city I've ever visited or lived in.

Not just the chili, either, although it's probably the food Cincy outsiders think of the most. There are a lot of local restaurants worth trying. One of the best breakfasts I ever ate was at a place in Norwood years ago, called the Blue Bird Cafe. Although I heard it's no longer there.

[badguykc]

Originally Posted by TonyBologna

My impression of Cincinnati from videos and forums is that it is a bigger version of Louisville.

Louisville is actually "officially" twice the population of Cincinnati, and has far more land area. Although to be fair, most of that population/land is from amalgamation with Jefferson County.

Culturally and aesthetically, they're fairly similar. Both are older Ohio River cities surrounded by hills, and both flawlessly blend Midwestern and Southern attitudes and ways of life.