VV The Italian Experience opens new restaurant at CVG airport

Updated: 12:50 PM EDT Apr 17, 2026

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Attention travelers!A local Italian restaurant is expanding, opening a new location inside Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG.) VV The Italian Experience is now open near Gate B17 in Concourse B, inside the former Regina’s Italian Kitchen space.The restaurant first opened in 2023 in Mount Lookout, delivering authentic Italian cuisine inspired by owner’s roots in Puglia, Italy. The eatery will be open all day, offering breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, handhelds, and entrées.“For my whole family, this is about so much more than opening a restaurant in an airport. It is about reintroducing our brand in a way that honors where we come from — from Cincinnati to Puglia, where our grandfather Erminio first began this journey in the 1940s. Seeing that story come to life in such a beautiful space, and sharing it with travelers from around the world, is something that means a great deal to us.” said Andrea Stefano, CEO and owner of VV The Italian Experience.

HEBRON, Ky. —

Attention travelers!

A local Italian restaurant is expanding, opening a new location inside Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG.)

VV The Italian Experience is now open near Gate B17 in Concourse B, inside the former Regina’s Italian Kitchen space.

The restaurant first opened in 2023 in Mount Lookout, delivering authentic Italian cuisine inspired by owner’s roots in Puglia, Italy.

The eatery will be open all day, offering breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, handhelds, and entrées.

“For my whole family, this is about so much more than opening a restaurant in an airport. It is about reintroducing our brand in a way that honors where we come from — from Cincinnati to Puglia, where our grandfather Erminio first began this journey in the 1940s. Seeing that story come to life in such a beautiful space, and sharing it with travelers from around the world, is something that means a great deal to us.” said Andrea Stefano, CEO and owner of VV The Italian Experience.