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Cleveland's cocktail scene splits between serious craft rooms and a deep bench of breweries. The Velvet Tango Room in Tremont, on Columbus Road, is the city's classic cocktail temple, while downtown's Society Lounge on East 4th Street works the speakeasy register. Ohio City's brewery row, with Great Lakes Brewing Company and Market Garden Brewery on opposite sides of West 25th Street, gives the drinking map its beer-first counterweight.
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Drink Sazerac, Last Word and other pre-Prohibition classics, every drink built fresh from scratch
Velvet Tango Room on Columbus Road in Tremont, Paulius Nasvytis's craft cocktail lounge since 1996, runs scratch pre-Prohibition drinks nightly.
Drink Vintage classics and craft seasonal cocktails
Society Lounge on the East 4th Street pedestrian block, a speakeasy-style cocktail room in a Warehouse District basement, runs vintage decor.
Drink Extensive draft and bottle list, weekday happy hour
ABC the Tavern on West 25th Street in Ohio City, a long-running neighborhood tavern reopened by the current owners in 2009, runs late kitchen to 01:00.
Drink Craft beer, simple pub grub and jukebox music
Jukebox on West 29th Street in Hingetown, a neighborhood bar with craft beer, simple pub grub and a heated outdoor patio, has anchored the firehouse corner.
Drink Boilermakers, beer and Eastern European pub menu
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, a 1938 tavern with original wood-paneled walls and Wednesday-night polka, runs pierogi-and-kielbasa.
Drink Over 100 domestic, micro and import beers, downtown craft-pizza pub
Gillespie's Map Room on West 9th Street in the Warehouse District, a pub with more than 100 beers and brick-oven pizza since 2005, anchors the Warehouse.
Drink Dortmunder Gold, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and seasonal Great Lakes releases
Great Lakes Brewing Company on Market Avenue in Ohio City, Ohio's original craft brewery since 1988, runs the in-house brewpub with Dortmunder Gold.
Drink Prosperity Wheat, Citramax IPA and seasonal house releases
Market Garden Brewery on West 25th Street across from the West Side Market, the Sam McNulty and Andy Tveekrem brewpub, runs a full kitchen alongside.
Drink Hofbrauhaus Original, Dunkel, Hefe Weizen and seasonal Munich-imported brews
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland on Chester Avenue downtown, a licensed branch of Munich's 1589 Hofbrauhaus, runs Bavarian beer and oompah in a 600-seat hall.
Drink House lagers, IPAs and seasonal releases
Boss Dog Brewing on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, a Cedar-Lee district brewpub, runs house lagers and IPAs alongside burgers and pizzas in the east-side.
Drink Love Juice IPA, Habituale Czech-style pilsner and seasonal house releases
Saucy Brew Works on Detroit Avenue in Hingetown, the Pinney Dock taproom for the Brent Zimmerman brewery, runs Love Juice IPA and an in-house pizza kitchen.
Drink House Belgian-inspired ales, IPAs and barrel-aged releases
Masthead Brewing on Superior Avenue downtown, a 300-seat brewery with a 100-foot bar, runs Belgian-leaning house ales and wood-fired pizzas daily.
Try Pre-Prohibition cocktails and small plates
Velvet Tango Room on Columbus Road in Tremont, Paulius Nasvytis's craft cocktail room since 1996, runs scratch drinks and small plates on weekends to 01:00.
Try Lounge bites and craft cocktails
Society Lounge on the East 4th Street pedestrian block, the speakeasy basement cocktail lounge with valet parking, runs vintage cocktails and shareable bites.
Velvet Tango Room on Columbus Road in Tremont is Paulius Nasvytis's unmarked cocktail room since 1996, with pre-Prohibition drinks and a vintage soundtrack.
