Superior Pho is a vietnamese restaurant in Asiatown, Cleveland.
Superior Pho on Superior Avenue inside the Superior Square plaza in AsiaTown, an award-winning Vietnamese family restaurant, anchors Cleveland's pho and banh mi scene.
Signature dishes: Pho tai, Banh mi
Must 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.
Address: 3030 Superior Ave Ste 102, Cleveland, OH 44114
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 ramen pop-up.
Signature: Small-batch ice cream, Winter ramen pop-up
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.
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.
Signature: Prime steaks, Raw bar plateau
Order: A bone-in ribeye plus a half plateau from the raw bar to start.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable two weeks ahead; the cathedral-vault tables turn slower than the lounge.
Fahrenheit at 55 Public Square in downtown Cleveland, chef Rocco Whalen's two-story wood-fired dining room since the 2023 move from Tremont, anchors the city's fine-dining tier with seasonal pastas and grilled mains.
Signature: Wood-fired plates, Seasonal pastas
Order: Whatever the kitchen is firing on the wood grill that night, plus a hand-rolled pasta to share.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable for Friday or Saturday; Tuesday and Wednesday dinners stay quieter.
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.
Signature: Lake Erie perch, Sunday brunch buffet
Order: Whatever fresh-fish preparation the kitchen is leading the dinner menu with, plus the Sunday brunch buffet for a one-shot visit.
Tip: Reserve a window-side table on OpenTable for sunset; valet only, the cliff lot fills fast.
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 Award nominations.
Signature: Modern Grandma comfort plates, Heritage grain pastas
Order: Whatever pasta the kitchen is leading the menu with that week, plus a Midwest-Nice cocktail.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable three weeks ahead; the East 4th pedestrian block stays busy from 18:00 onward.
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 mustard.
Signature: Cleveland-style BBQ, Smoked kielbasa
Order: The four-meat tray with smoked kielbasa, plus an order of the spicy pickled vegetables.
Tip: Walk-ins seated at the bar; the dining room takes reservations on OpenTable two weeks out.
