Best Of2025

New2You thrift store
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New2You thrift store

Clothing shopping, especially in the Clifton Heights area, can be difficult. If you’re a University of Cincinnati student, your options are limited. The main stores that sell clothing are Target and Urban Outfitters — both of which are expensive — along with a smattering of shops offering discounted streetwear. Anything else, and you’ll need to take a 14-minute drive, or 44-minute bus ride, to the Kenwood Mall. Fortunately, unbeknownst to many, there is a business down the street from UC that provides high-end vintage clothes at cheap rates, and whose name encapsulates the perspective of their customers: New2You. Associated with a nearby church, New2You is a thrift store that specializes in vintage clothing from brand names. From ‘80s-era Ralph Lauren chinos to vineyard vines shorts, New2You offers a wide variety of clothes, always in excellent condition and so fresh that they could be mistaken for new. In an age of fast fashion, when so much of what we wear is meant to be worn once and then quickly disposed of, New2You offers an alternative: embracing clothes that speak to you, regardless of their provenance, and making “high-end” fashion more accessible for everyone. instagram.com/new2youcincinnati.

Shops & Services

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Here are the 2025 Best Of Cincinnati® Reader and Staff Pick winners for Shops & Services.
  1. Dr. Peter Sheng
  2. Guanhu Yang Acupuncture
  3. Alliance Integrative Medicine
  1. Hustler Hollywood
  2. High on the Hill
  3. Dusty's
  1. Ohio Valley Antique Mall
  2. Wooden Nickel Antiques
  3. Flamingo Haven Antique Mall
  4. Riverside Centre Antique Mall
  5. Grand Antique Mall
  6. Every Now & Then Antique Furniture Mall
  7. Astute Furnishings
  8. West Chester Antique Center
  9. Beardo's Curiosities
  10. Early Bird Resale
  1. Cincinnati Art Museum
  2. Color Me Mine
  3. Queen City Clay
  1. Hobby Lobby
  2. Michaels
  3. Indigo Hippo
  1. Everything But The House (EBTH)
  2. BidFTA
  3. Auctions by Maggie
  1. Jake Sweeney Automotive
  2. Jeff Wyler Automotive Family
  3. McCluskey Chevrolet
  1. Jake Sweeney Automotive
  2. Jeff Wyler Automotive
  3. Kelsey Chevrolet
  1. Donovan's Auto & Tire
  2. Tire Discounters
  3. University Motors
  1. Fifth Third Bank
  2. Huntington
  3. PNC
  1. Bellevue Barbershop
  2. Bishops
  3. Martin’s Barber Shop
  1. Weller Haus Bed, Breakfast & Event Center
  2. Gaslight Bed & Breakfast
  3. The Inn of Hyde Park
  1. Montgomery Cyclery
  2. Bishop's Bicycles
  3. Reser Bicycle Outfitters
  1. Good Samaritan Hospital
  2. The Christ Hospital
  3. Bethesda North
  1. Joseph-Beth Booksellers
  2. The Bookery
  3. Roebling Point Books & Coffee
  1. Dodd Camera
  2. Western Hills Photo & Hobby
  3. Best Buy
  1. Aglamesis Bro's
  2. Doscher's Candy Co.
  3. Schneider's Sweet Shop
  4. Esther Price
  5. Jungle Jim's International Market
  6. Supreme Nut and Candy
  7. Fawn Candy
  8. Minges Candy
  9. Winans Chocolates + Coffees
  10. Tickled Sweet
  1. Carriage House Car Wash
  2. Mr. Bubbles
  3. Sharonville Car Wash
  1. Mike's Carwash
  2. Carriage House Car Wash
  3. Sharonville Car Wash & Detailing