Historic brick blocks south of the Cuyahoga, dense restaurant strip with Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather, Forest City Brewery on Columbus, Prosperity Social Club since 1938 and Civilization Coffee on West 11th.
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives brunch room often voted Cleveland's best, runs farm-driven breakfast and lunch daily 09:00 to 15:00.
Signature: Shrimp and grits, House biscuits
Order: Shrimp and grits and an order of the house biscuits with house jam.
Tip: Reservations only for parties of six or more; smaller groups walk in. Arrive by 09:15 on weekends.
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, an Eastern European tavern in continuous operation since 1938, runs pierogi, stuffed cabbage and craft beer with karaoke nights.
Signature: Pierogi plate, Stuffed cabbage
Order: The pierogi plate and a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar before sitting.
Tip: First Monday of the month is Prosperaoke; the original wood-paneled barroom has stayed unchanged since 1938.
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives brunch room often voted Cleveland's best, runs farm-driven breakfast and lunch daily 09:00 to 15:00.
Signature: Shrimp and grits, House biscuits
Order: Shrimp and grits and an order of the house biscuits with house jam.
Tip: Reservations only for parties of six or more; arrive by 09:15 on weekends to skip the queue.
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, an Eastern European tavern in continuous operation since 1938, runs pierogi, stuffed cabbage and craft beer.
Signature: Pierogi plate, Stuffed cabbage
Order: The pierogi plate and a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar before sitting.
Tip: First Monday of the month is Prosperaoke karaoke night. Original wood-panel barroom unchanged since 1938.
Civilization Coffee Bar on West 11th in Tremont, set in the restored 1881 Flandermyer Drug Building, runs filter and espresso with a small pastry counter.
Signature drink: Pour-over filter coffee
Civilization Coffee on West 11th Street in Tremont, a long-running independent coffee bar on the Lincoln Park corner, runs single-origin espresso and pour overs alongside loose-leaf tea.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
La Cave Du Vin on Jefferson Avenue in Tremont, the reopened wine bar from former Coventry manager Erich Lasher and Will Hollingsworth since December 2023, runs a constantly changing wine list and a snack menu.
Signature pour: A French natural by the glass, plus a champagne split
Wine focus: Constantly rotating glass and bottle list, French and natural-leaning
Food: Crudites, charcuterie boards, mini sandwiches, chicken liver mousse
Velvet Tango Room on Columbus Road in Tremont, Paulius Nasvytis's craft cocktail lounge since 1996, runs scratch-built pre-Prohibition drinks on a vintage-jazz soundtrack.
Signature drink: Sazerac, Last Word and other pre-Prohibition classics, every drink built fresh from scratch
Food: Small plates and bar snacks
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, a 1938 tavern with original wood-paneled walls and Wednesday-night polka, runs pierogi-and-kielbasa Eastern European pub fare alongside contemporary plates.
Signature drink: Boilermakers, beer and Eastern European pub menu
Food: Pierogi, kielbasa and tavern fare
Forest City Brewery on Columbus Road in Tremont, a brewery in a former mason's hall with a large outdoor courtyard, runs house lagers and a rotating tap list with the entrance on Freeman Avenue.
Tremont Farmers Market at Lincoln Park in Tremont, the Tuesday evening 40-vendor market with food trucks and live music, runs every Tuesday from May through September.
Taste of Tremont on Professor Avenue in Tremont each July, the one-day neighborhood street festival showcasing every restaurant from a single block, runs free admission and pay-per-bite vendors.
Tremont Greek Festival at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on West 14th in Tremont, the four-day Memorial Day weekend festival since 1973, runs gyros, baklava and live Greek dance.
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, chef Heather Haviland's farmhouse-style brunch room and Cleveland Scene Silver Spoon brunch winner, runs a daily till-14:00 brunch.
Order: Shrimp and grits with brown gravy, plus a buttermilk biscuit
Velvet Tango Room on Columbus Road in Tremont, Paulius Nasvytis's craft cocktail room since 1996, runs scratch-built drinks and small plates on Friday and Saturday nights through 01:00.
Try: Pre-Prohibition cocktails and small plates
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, a 1938 tavern with original wood-paneled walls and Wednesday polka, runs late-night pierogi and tavern fare through 01:00 on weekends.
Try: Pierogi, kielbasa and tavern fare