by Katie Tonarely

Reader Kat Minx describes herself as a downtown Springfield kind of gal, but after an extended trip around the United States that included spots along the West Coast, she found herself back in Springfield, living on the south side. Her new home meant finding new stomping grounds that didn't all include downtown Springfield.

"I've always loved Bambino's," she says. When Kat saw that there was one on the south side now, too, near her new home, she was ecstatic. Being next to the Greenways trail gives Kat the opportunity to ride her bike, stop for lunch and beer, and ride home. "It's nestled on the trail," she says. "It reminds me of being free."

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