The restaurants worth a reservation in Cleveland, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Cleveland: bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
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Order A bone-in ribeye plus a half plateau from the raw bar to start.
Marble Room on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland sits inside a restored 19th-century National City Bank, the city's most-photographed downtown steakhouse since 2017.
Order Whatever the kitchen is firing on the wood grill that night, plus a hand-rolled pasta to share.
Fahrenheit at 55 Public Square in downtown Cleveland, chef Rocco Whalen's two-story wood-fired dining room since the 2023 move from Tremont.
Order Whatever fresh-fish preparation the kitchen is leading the dinner menu with, plus the Sunday brunch buffet.
Pier W on Lake Avenue in Lakewood, a 1965 cliff-edge seafood room cantilevered above Lake Erie, runs Cleveland's longest-standing white-tablecloth water view.
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Order Whatever pasta the kitchen is leading the menu with that week, plus a Midwest-Nice cocktail.
Cordelia on East 4th Street, chef Vinnie Cimino and Andrew Watts's Midwest-leaning dining room since 2022, runs comfort cooking and multiple James Beard.
Order The four-meat tray with smoked kielbasa, plus an order of the spicy pickled vegetables.
Mabel's BBQ on East 4th Street, Michael Symon's smokehouse since April 2016, builds Cleveland-style BBQ on locally sourced fruitwood and Bertman Ball Park.
Order Bone-in ribeye and the tableside Caesar prepared in front of you.
Red the Steakhouse on Prospect Avenue downtown, the second-floor dining room since 2007, runs USDA Prime steaks and the tableside Caesar service.
Order Steak frites and a glass of Burgundy from the wine cellar.
EDWINS, Brandon Chrostowski's French restaurant and culinary school for formerly incarcerated students since 2007, moved to the old Nighttown Cedar Road room.
Order Order four to five mezze for the table including the namesake zhug sauce.
Zhug on Cedar Road at Cedar-Fairmount, chef Doug Katz's Middle Eastern mezze room named one of Esquire's best new restaurants, runs a casual high-energy.
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.
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Order Eggplant parmesan and the chicken piccata, plus a slice of cassata cake to finish.
Trattoria on the Hill on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, an Italian-American dining room since 1988, runs hearty traditional pasta plates and veal mains.
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 pizzeria with imported Italian flour and Vesuvius tomatoes.
Order Cart-service har gow, siu mai and BBQ pork buns; 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-menu ordering.
Order A cured meat and cheese board plus three to four mezze plates for the table.
Astoria Cafe and Market on Detroit Avenue in the Gordon Square Arts District, a Mediterranean restaurant and import shop since December 2016, runs mezze.
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.
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.
Order The pierogi plate and a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar before sitting.
Prosperity Social Club on Starkweather Avenue in Tremont, an Eastern European tavern open since 1938, runs pierogi, cabbage and craft beer with karaoke.
Order Wiener schnitzel with potato salad and a half-liter of Hofbrau Original on tap.
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland on Chester Avenue downtown, the German beer hall licensee of the Munich brand, runs imported Bavarian beer with schnitzel and sausage.
Order The Sunnyside pizza with runny-yolk egg and pancetta, plus a basket of rosemary garlic frites.
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 Sunnyside egg pizza.
Order Order four to five small plates per pair from the rotating menu, plus one entree to share.
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard, Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison's small-plates room since March 2023 in a turn-of-century house, carries Salt Lakewood's legacy.
Order Pho tai with raw beef plus a banh mi with house pate and roast pork.
Superior Pho on Superior Avenue inside the Superior Square plaza in AsiaTown, an award-winning Vietnamese family restaurant, anchors Cleveland's pho and banh.
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 flavours all year plus a winter.
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