Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream on West 25th Street in Ohio City, the Mitchell brothers' production-and-scoop room inside a former movie theater, runs daily scoops from a Cleveland-produced base.
Address: 1867 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
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, gyros and tacos under one roof.
Try: Cheap-eat lunches from 60+ vendors: bratwurst, pierogi, gyros, tacos
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 sandwiches and from-scratch soups on weekdays.
Try: Hot fat sandwiches and house soups
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 through breakfast and lunch.
Try: Overstuffed corned beef sandwich
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, gyros and tacos under one roof.
Try: Cheap-eat lunches from 60+ vendors: bratwurst, pierogi, gyros, tacos
Tommy's Restaurant on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, a vegetarian-friendly institution since 1972, runs falafel sandwiches, spinach pies, hand-mixed milkshakes and a meat-eater menu.
Try: Falafel sandwich and spinach pie
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 on the Murray Hill block.
Try: Square Sicilian pizza slice and a side of meatballs
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 through lunch and dinner.
Try: Pho and bun bowls
