Slyman's Restaurant
Try Overstuffed corned beef sandwich
Slyman's Restaurant on St Clair Avenue, the Slyman family corned beef counter since 1964, runs the city's defining overstuffed corned beef sandwich on rye.
Eat well in Cleveland for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
Cheap eats worth seeking out
9 places
West Side Market food stalls
- ★ 4.8
- Modern Polish
- $
- Ohio City
Try Cheap-eat lunches from 60+ vendors: bratwurst, pierogi, gyros, tacos
The West Side Market on West 25th Street since 1912, the 60-vendor public market in the Hubbel and Benes Hall, runs cheap-eat lunches from bratwurst, pierogi.
Tommy's Restaurant
Try Falafel sandwich and spinach pie
Tommy's Restaurant on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, a vegetarian-friendly institution since 1972, runs falafel sandwiches, spinach pies.
Eat your way around Ohio City
3 of the budget eats on this list are in Ohio City. So are these tours and tastings.
Mama Santa's
- ★ 4.4
- Sicilian
- $
- Little Italy
Try Square Sicilian pizza slice and a side of meatballs
Mama Santa's on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, the Sicilian-style pizzeria run by the Santa family since 1961, anchors the cheap lunch slice scene.
Superior Pho
- ★ 4.6
- Vietnamese
- $
- AsiaTown
Try Pho and bun bowls
Superior Pho inside the Cleveland AsiaTown plaza on Superior Avenue, a Vietnamese family-run noodle counter, runs heaping bowls of pho, bun and rice plates.
Li Wah
Try Weekend dim sum cart service and Cantonese lunch plates
Li Wah inside Asia Plaza on Payne Avenue in AsiaTown since 1991, the longest-running Cantonese dim sum room in Cleveland, runs weekend cart service alongside.
Phnom Penh Restaurant
Try Cambodian noodle and rice plates
Phnom Penh on West 25th Street across from the West Side Market, a family-run Cambodian BYOB room, runs cheap noodle bowls, curries and the city's pho.
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream
Try House-made ice cream cone or sundae
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream on West 25th Street in Ohio City, the Mitchell brothers' production-and-scoop room inside a former movie theater.
Diamond Deli
- ★ 4.4
- Jewish deli
- $
- Akron
Try Hot fat sandwiches and house soups
Diamond Deli on South Main Street in downtown Akron, a long-running deli counter for the University of Akron and downtown lunch crowd, runs hot fat.
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