asiatownMon-Fri 11:00-21:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-21:00
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 a full lunch menu.
Try: Weekend dim sum cart service and Cantonese lunch plates
ohio-cityMon-Sat 11:00-19:00; closed Sun
Phnom Penh Restaurant on West 25th Street across from the West Side Market, a family-run Cambodian BYOB room, runs cheap-eat noodle bowls, curries and the city's defining Cambodian food.
Try: Cambodian noodle and rice plates
ohio-cityMon-Thu 11:00-21:30; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:30; Sun 11:00-21:30
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.
Try: House-made ice cream cone or sundae
akronMon-Fri 08:00-20:00, Sat 11:00-19:00, closed Sun
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
st-clair-superiorMon-Fri 07:00-14:30; closed Sat-Sun
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
ohio-cityMon, Wed, Fri-Sat 08:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-16:00, closed Tue Thu
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