Marble Room in a 19th-century bank on Euclid Avenue, East 4th Street's pedestrian block with Mabel's BBQ, Hofbrauhaus on Chester and Red the Steakhouse on Prospect.
Order A bone-in ribeye plus a half plateau from the raw bar to start.
Marble Room on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland sits inside a restored 19th-century National City Bank, the city's most-photographed downtown steakhouse since 2017.
Order Whatever the kitchen is firing on the wood grill that night, plus a hand-rolled pasta to share.
Fahrenheit at 55 Public Square in downtown Cleveland, chef Rocco Whalen's two-story wood-fired dining room since the 2023 move from Tremont.
Order Whatever pasta the kitchen is leading the menu with that week, plus a Midwest-Nice cocktail.
Cordelia on East 4th Street, chef Vinnie Cimino and Andrew Watts's Midwest-leaning dining room since 2022, runs comfort cooking and multiple James Beard.
Order The four-meat tray with smoked kielbasa, plus an order of the spicy pickled vegetables.
Mabel's BBQ on East 4th Street, Michael Symon's smokehouse since April 2016, builds Cleveland-style BBQ on locally sourced fruitwood and Bertman Ball Park.
Order Bone-in ribeye and the tableside Caesar prepared in front of you.
Red the Steakhouse on Prospect Avenue downtown, the second-floor dining room since 2007, runs USDA Prime steaks and the tableside Caesar service.
Order Paella Mallorquina for two plus the tableside flaming Spanish coffee.
Mallorca on West 9th Street in the Warehouse District, the Spanish-Portuguese dining room a 2026 James Beard semifinalist, has poured the flaming Spanish.
Order Wiener schnitzel with potato salad and a half-liter of Hofbrau Original on tap.
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland on Chester Avenue downtown, the German beer hall licensee of the Munich brand, runs imported Bavarian beer with schnitzel and sausage.
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Order Drip filter coffee
Rising Star Coffee inside the 1890 Cleveland Arcade on Superior Avenue, anchoring the downtown daytime cafe scene under the Arcade's glass roof.
Order Cleveland-roasted espresso
Phoenix Coffee on Euclid Avenue downtown, the specialty roaster's office-district cafe, runs espresso and pour-overs from the Cleveland-since-1990 roastery.
Drink Vintage classics and craft seasonal cocktails
Society Lounge on the East 4th Street pedestrian block, a speakeasy-style cocktail room in a Warehouse District basement, runs vintage decor.
Drink Over 100 domestic, micro and import beers, downtown craft-pizza pub
Gillespie's Map Room on West 9th Street in the Warehouse District, a pub with more than 100 beers and brick-oven pizza since 2005, anchors the Warehouse.
Drink House Belgian-inspired ales, IPAs and barrel-aged releases
Masthead Brewing on Superior Avenue downtown, a 300-seat brewery with a 100-foot bar, runs Belgian-leaning house ales and wood-fired pizzas daily.
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Noble Beast Brewing on Lakeside Avenue downtown, a brewery with a full-service kitchen near Cleveland City Hall and the Justice Center, runs IPAs.
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Tri-C Chefs' Table Culinary Classes at the Cuyahoga Community College Hospitality Center downtown, a community-education series where students cook themed.
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