40 mid-range places in Cleveland, editor-picked. The comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Cleveland, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Cleveland food.
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Order Pastrami on rye with a side of matzoh ball soup, plus a knish to go.
Larder Delicatessen and Bakery on West 29th Street in Hingetown, Jeremy Umansky's koji-and-curing project a 2025 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Great.
Order Shrimp and grits and an order of the house biscuits with house jam.
Lucky's Cafe on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, the Diners Drive-Ins and Dives brunch room often voted Cleveland's best, runs farm-driven breakfast and lunch.
Rising Star Coffee Roasters in the Hildebrant Building on Walton Avenue, the seven-cafe Kim Jenkins roastery, anchors the Cleveland third-wave coffee scene.
Slyman's Restaurant on St Clair Avenue is the Slyman family corned beef counter since 1964 with a busy weekday breakfast and lunch trade for downtown workers.
Order Two scoops of small-batch ice cream in summer, a pork tonkotsu ramen in winter.
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.
Great Lakes Brewing Company in Ohio City, Ohio's original craft brewery founded by brothers Patrick and Daniel Conway in 1988, anchors the West Side Market.
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.
Order Eggs Benedict and a coupe of sparkling rosé
EDWINS in the former Nighttown building on Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, Brandon Chrostowski's culinary training restaurant for formerly incarcerated.
Order Sicilian sausage pizza and a plate of the manicotti to share.
Mama Santa's on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, the family-owned Sicilian pizzeria since 1961, runs hand-tossed pies and homemade pasta on the Italian block.
Phoenix Coffee Roasters in Cleveland, the multi-cafe roastery group founded by Carl Jones in 1989, anchors the city's specialty-coffee scene with five.
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Order Shakshuka with feta and warm pita, plus a Greek coffee
Astoria Cafe and Market on Detroit Avenue in the Detroit Shoreway, a Mediterranean cafe and market room, runs a weekend brunch of shakshuka.
Order A Margherita from the wood-fired oven plus two scoops of locally made gelato.
Vero Pizza Napoletana on Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights, a 900-degree wood-fired Neapolitan room with imported Italian flour and Vesuvius tomatoes.
Order Croque monsieur with bechamel and the classic escargot to start.
Le Petit Triangle Cafe on Fulton Road in Ohio City, a small Parisian-style cafe in a triangular corner building, runs French brunch and dinner with patio.
Duck Rabbit Coffee on Lorain Avenue in Ohio City, founded 2016 and relocated from Duck Island, runs a third-wave pour over cafe and Lakeside roastery.
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.
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.
Order Pecan pancakes and a side of corned beef hash
Big Al's Diner on Larchmere Boulevard in Cleveland's Larchmere antique district, an Ohio's Top Diner winner, runs pecan pancakes, omelets and corned beef.
Order Pho tai with raw beef plus a banh mi with house pate and roast pork.
Superior Pho on Superior Avenue inside Superior Square in AsiaTown, an award-winning Vietnamese family restaurant, anchors Cleveland's pho and banh mi scene.
Order The fried chicken sandwich and the Oreo milkshake.
Cleveland Vegan on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, a plant-based restaurant and bakery since 2012, runs breakfast through dinner and full-service vegan catering.
Market Garden Brewery on West 25th Street across from the West Side Market, Sam McNulty and Andy Tveekrem's 2011 brewpub, runs Prosperity Wheat year-round.
Fat Head's Brewery and Saloon on Lorain Road in North Olmsted, the flagship brewpub for the Glenn Benigni operation, runs Head Hunter IPA, Bumble Berry honey.
Try Pub grub, jukebox music and craft beer
Jukebox on West 29th Street in Hingetown, a neighborhood bar with simple pub grub and a heated patio, runs late beers and a Thu-Sat kitchen to small hours.
Try Pierogi, kielbasa and tavern fare
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, a 1938 tavern with wood-paneled walls, runs late pierogi and tavern fare on weekends to 01:00.
Order An artisan baguette deli sandwich and a fresh-baked scone
The HoneyBirch Bakehouse on Larchmere Boulevard, a European-inspired bakehouse that opened in 2025, runs daily scones, baguette sandwiches and a small brunch.
Six Shooter Coffee on Waterloo Road in the Collinwood Waterloo Arts District, the roaster-cafe with a second Old Brooklyn location, runs whole-bean retail.
Saucy Brew Works at the Pinney Dock on Detroit Avenue in Hingetown, the Brent Zimmerman brewery, runs Love Juice IPA and Habituale Czech-style pilsner.
Masthead Brewing on Superior Avenue downtown, a 300-seat brewery with a 100-foot bar and a 50-seat dog-friendly patio, runs Belgian-leaning house ales.
Forest City Brewery on Columbus Road in Tremont, a brewery in a former mason's hall with a large outdoor courtyard, runs house lagers and a rotating tap list.
Noble Beast Brewing on Lakeside Avenue downtown, a brewery with a full-service kitchen near Cleveland City Hall and the Justice Center, runs IPAs.
Boss Dog Brewing on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights, a Cedar-Lee district brewpub since 2017, runs house lagers and IPAs with burgers and pizzas daily.
Try Tavern burger and house wings
ABC the Tavern on West 25th Street in Ohio City runs the West Side late-night kitchen, tavern burgers and house wings through 01:00 alongside an extensive.
Phnom Penh Restaurant across from the West Side Market on West 25th Street, a family-run BYOB Cambodian room, runs the city's defining Southeast Asian noodle.
Order A sweet Nutella-and-strawberry crepe, plus a savory ham-and-Gruyere
Crepes de Luxe inside the West Side Market on West 25th Street in Ohio City, a Parisian-style street-crepe counter at the market since 2007.
Erie Island Coffee Roasting on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, the surviving Lakewood cafe for the long-running Erie Island roastery group, runs single-origin.
Hansa Brewery on Lorain Avenue in Ohio City, a Cleveland-German project from the Hansa Haus complex, runs traditional German lagers Wednesday to Saturday.
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland on Chester Avenue downtown, a licensed branch of the 1589 Munich Hofbrauhaus, runs Munich-brewed Hofbrau Original, Dunkel and Hefe.
Goldhorn Brewery on East 55th Street in St Clair-Superior, the Hub 55 anchor named for the Slovenian goat, runs Slovenian-inspired ales since July 2016.
Sibling Revelry Brewing on Clemens Road in Westlake, a Cleveland west-side production brewery in the Crocker-Bassett industrial corridor, runs IPAs.
Tommy's Restaurant on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights since 1972, a vegetarian-leaning diner that hides a meat-eater menu, anchors the Cedar-Lee east-side.
Order Cart-service har gow, siu mai and BBQ pork buns; pre-order Peking duck a day ahead.
Li Wah inside Asia Plaza on Payne Avenue in AsiaTown, Cleveland's longest-running Cantonese dim sum room, runs weekend cart service and full week menu.
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