Hofbrauhaus Cleveland is a german restaurant in Downtown, Cleveland.
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland on Chester Avenue downtown, the German beer hall licensee of the Munich Hofbrauhaus brand, pours imported Bavarian beer and runs the schnitzel and sausage menu.
Signature dishes: Wiener schnitzel, Bavarian sausage plate
Must order: Wiener schnitzel with potato salad and a half-liter of Hofbrau Original.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable for Oktoberfest weekends; the communal tables turn faster than the booths.
Address: 1550 Chester Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
Bright Side on West 25th Street in Ohio City, Sam McNulty and Mark Priemer's reimagining of the old Bar Cento space since June 2022, runs house pasta and the Sunnyside egg pizza.
Signature: Sunnyside pizza, Rosemary garlic frites
Order: The Sunnyside pizza with runny-yolk egg and pancetta, plus a basket of rosemary garlic frites.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable. Bird of Paradise basement bar opens after dinner service.
Superior Pho on Superior Avenue inside Superior Square in AsiaTown, an award-winning Vietnamese family restaurant, anchors Cleveland's pho and banh mi scene.
Signature: Pho tai, Banh mi
Order: Pho tai with raw beef plus a banh mi with house pate and roast pork.
Tip: Cash and card; the small dining room turns fast at lunch.
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream flagship on West 25th Street, the Ohio City kitchen and shop in a restored old movie theater, hand-crafts every batch and runs vegan options daily.
Signature: Homemade ice cream, Seasonal vegan scoops
Order: Two scoops of the seasonal flavour the kitchen is leading with, plus the kitchen tour on weekends.
Tip: Tours run by appointment on weekends; weekday afternoons stay quietest. Free Bridge Avenue parking lot behind the building.
Mason's Creamery on Bridge Avenue in Ohio City, the Jesse Mason and Helen Qin ice cream shop since 2013, runs small-batch scoops year-round plus a winter ramen pop-up.
Signature: Small-batch ice cream, Winter pork tonkotsu ramen
Order: Two scoops of small-batch ice cream in summer, a pork tonkotsu ramen in winter.
Tip: Ramen runs winter into spring; ice cream year-round. Cash and card accepted.
Inn on Coventry on Euclid Heights Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, a Coventry-adjacent breakfast and brunch diner for over 40 years, runs the bottomless mimosa brunch and pancake stacks.
Signature: Chocolate chip pancakes, Lemon ricotta pancakes
Order: Lemon ricotta pancakes plus a bottomless mimosa, or the breakfast burrito on a slower day.
Tip: Arrive by 09:00 for Sunday brunch to skip the line; the diner closes 13:30 daily.
Cleveland Vegan on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, a plant-based restaurant and bakery since 2012, runs breakfast through dinner and full-service vegan catering.
Signature: Vegan fried chicken sandwich, Oreo milkshake
Order: The fried chicken sandwich and the Oreo milkshake.
Tip: Closed Mondays; brunch on weekends runs through 15:00.
