Lavomatic Wine Bar Takes Root
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER | BY STEPFANIE ROMINE
OVER-THE-RHINE - Before the advent of in-home washers and dryers, Laundromats were a place to socialize. Lavomatic Café, a wine bar and restaurant opening today at 1211 Vine St., will serve a similar purpose for the up-and-coming Gateway Quarter.
Lavomatic, touted as an urban French wine bar, draws on its history - the building is believed to have housed a Laundromat, and “Lavomatic” is a French word for Laundromat.
But the wine bar and bistro focuses on the future, too, said chef Joanne Drilling. The floors and tables are bamboo, and the bar is made of cork - a nod to sustainability and to vino. Read Full Article
Address: 1211 Vine St. in Over-the-Rhine
Phone: 513-621-1999
Hours: Opens at 11:30 a.m. for lunch Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. for brunch Saturday and Sunday; kitchen closes at 9:30 p.m. Sunday though Thursday, 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The kitchen will also serve a limited late-night menu.