Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Cleveland for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Cleveland for grown-ups.
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
Society Lounge on the East 4th Street pedestrian block, a speakeasy-style cocktail room in a Warehouse District basement, runs vintage decor, valet parking and a private-event capacity to 100.
Signature drink: Vintage classics and craft seasonal cocktails
Food: Lounge bites and shareable plates
ABC the Tavern on West 25th Street in Ohio City, a long-running neighborhood tavern reopened by current owners in 2009, runs late-night kitchen service to 01:00 and weekday happy-hour beers.
Signature drink: Extensive draft and bottle list, weekday happy hour
Food: Pub burgers and tavern kitchen
Jukebox on West 29th Street in Hingetown, a neighborhood bar with craft beer, simple pub grub and a heated outdoor patio, has anchored the firehouse corner since August 2014.
Signature drink: Craft beer, simple pub grub and jukebox music
Food: Pub-grub kitchen
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
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 District pre-game crowd before Cleveland Guardians games.
Signature drink: Over 100 domestic, micro and import beers, downtown craft-pizza pub
Food: Brick-oven pizza and bar menu
Great Lakes Brewing Company on Market Avenue in Ohio City, Ohio's original craft brewery since 1988, runs the in-house brewpub with Dortmunder Gold, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and seasonal releases alongside a sit-down kitchen.
Signature drink: Dortmunder Gold, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and seasonal Great Lakes releases
Food: Full brewpub kitchen
Market Garden Brewery on West 25th Street across from the West Side Market, the Sam McNulty and Andy Tveekrem brewpub, runs a full kitchen alongside Prosperity Wheat and Citramax IPA.
Signature drink: Prosperity Wheat, Citramax IPA and seasonal house releases
Food: Full brewpub menu, smoked meats and burgers
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland on Chester Avenue downtown, a licensed branch of the 1589 Munich Hofbrauhaus, runs Munich-brewed Hofbrau and live oompah bands in a 600-seat beer hall.
Signature drink: Hofbrauhaus Original, Dunkel, Hefe Weizen and seasonal Munich-imported brews
Food: Full Bavarian kitchen, pretzels and schnitzel
Boss Dog Brewing on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, a Cedar-Lee district brewpub, runs house lagers and IPAs alongside burgers and pizzas in the east-side craft cluster.
Signature drink: House lagers, IPAs and seasonal releases
Food: Brewpub kitchen, burgers and pizza
Saucy Brew Works on Detroit Avenue in Hingetown, the Pinney Dock taproom for the Brent Zimmerman brewery, runs Love Juice IPA and an in-house pizza kitchen across the Detroit Shoreway crossroads.
Signature drink: Love Juice IPA, Habituale Czech-style pilsner and seasonal house releases
Food: In-house pizza kitchen
Masthead Brewing on Superior Avenue downtown, a 300-seat brewery with a 100-foot bar and a 50-seat dog-friendly patio, runs Belgian-leaning house ales and wood-fired pizzas in the AsiaTown gateway.
Signature drink: House Belgian-inspired ales, IPAs and barrel-aged releases
Food: Wood-fired pizza and brewpub menu