14 editor picks in Cleveland.
14 cafe places in Cleveland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Cleveland | Cafe across every city.
Cleveland's cafe culture grew up around two homegrown roasters and a few stubborn independents. Phoenix Coffee and Rising Star Coffee Roasters anchor the scene across multiple rooms, from Rising Star's Ohio City roastery on West 29th Street to its counter inside the Cleveland Arcade downtown, while Tremont's Civilization on West 11th Street keeps the small, owner-run model alive.
Stone Oven Bakery Cafe on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, an artisan bread, soup and sandwich shop for over 25 years, runs the Cedar-Lee block from morning.
OrderA house-baked sandwich on artisan bread plus the soup of the day.
TipCounter service; weekday lunch runs fastest. Additional outlets at Eton and the Galleria.
Phoenix Coffee on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights, the Coventry outlet of Cleveland's specialty roaster since 1990, anchors the daytime cafe scene.
Civilization Coffee Bar on West 11th in Tremont, set in the restored 1881 Flandermyer Drug Building, runs filter and espresso with a small pastry counter.
Rising Star Coffee on West 29th in the Hingetown Firehouse, the local specialty roaster's flagship cafe, runs the espresso bar alongside Larder Delicatessen.
Rising Star Coffee inside the 1890 Cleveland Arcade on Superior Avenue, anchoring the downtown daytime cafe scene under the Arcade's glass roof.
Phoenix Coffee on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, the specialty roaster's Cedar-Lee cafe outlet, runs espresso, drip and whole-bean retail through the day.
Phoenix Coffee on Bridge Avenue in Ohio City, a daytime cafe outlet of the Cleveland-since-1990 roaster, anchors the morning routine near the West Side.
Le Petit Triangle on Fulton Road in Ohio City, a small French cafe in a triangular corner building, runs an espresso bar alongside the brunch and dinner.
Stone Oven Bakery Cafe on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, an artisan bread cafe serving the Cedar-Lee block for over 25 years, pours coffee alongside the soup.
Inn on Coventry on Euclid Heights Boulevard, a Coventry-adjacent brunch diner running over 40 years, serves bottomless mimosa brunch through afternoon.
Phoenix Coffee on Euclid Avenue downtown, the specialty roaster's office-district cafe, runs espresso and pour-overs from the Cleveland-since-1990 roastery.
Phoenix Coffee on Madison Avenue in Lakewood's Birdtown, the west-side cafe outlet of Cleveland's specialty roaster, runs a daytime espresso and filter.
Rising Star Coffee on South Taylor Road in Cleveland Heights, the east-side cafe outlet of the local specialty roaster, runs espresso and bean retail daily.
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream on West 25th Street in Ohio City, the Mitchell brothers' scoop room and production kitchen inside the former 1919 Rialto.
TipLook for the cinema marquee on West 25th; the production room is glass-walled, watch the ice cream made fresh
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