1929 Tudor-style retail square on Shaker Boulevard at the Cleveland and Shaker Heights border. North Union Farmers Market every Saturday and the Larchmere Boulevard antique district one block north.
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard, chef Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison's small-plates room since March 2023 in a turn-of-century house, carries the legacy of their now-closed Salt in Lakewood.
Signature: Rotating small plates, Seasonal mains
Order: Order four to five small plates per pair from the rotating menu, plus one entree to share.
Tip: Reserve on Tock; the dining room sits small. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard, chef Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison's small-plates room since March 2023, runs a tight rotating menu in a converted turn-of-century house.
Signature: Rotating small plates, Seasonal mains
Order: Order four to five small plates per pair from the rotating menu, plus an entree to share.
Tip: Reserve on Tock; the dining room sits small. Closed Sunday and Monday.
UnBar Cafe on Larchmere Boulevard, a woman-owned coffee-and-wine bar that doubles as a Larchmere gathering room, runs evening wine alongside daytime coffee and homemade pies in a casual neighborhood format.
Signature pour: A natural-leaning wine club selection plus a slice of pie
Wine focus: Curated bottles for evening service, coffee bar by day
Food: Small plates, homemade pies, evening snack menu
North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square, the producer-only market run by North Union since 1995 every Saturday April through December, anchors the east-side Saturday-morning farm scene.
Cleveland Garlic Festival at Shaker Square, the largest annual fundraiser for the North Union Farmers Market, runs top-chef grill-offs, an Ohio Cheese Guild tent and live bands on a late-August weekend.
Big Al's Diner on Larchmere Boulevard in Cleveland's Larchmere antique district, an Ohio's Top Diner winner, runs pecan pancakes, omelets and corned beef hash through breakfast and lunch.
Order: Pecan pancakes and a side of corned beef hash
The HoneyBirch Bakehouse on Larchmere Boulevard, a European-inspired bakehouse that opened in 2025, runs daily scones, baguette sandwiches and a small brunch counter.
Order: An artisan baguette deli sandwich and a fresh-baked scone