16 splurge places in Cleveland, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Cleveland. All Cleveland food.
Marble Room Steaks and Raw Bar ★ 4.8
downtown · 623 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
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.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable two weeks ahead; the cathedral-vault tables turn slower than the lounge.
Pier W ★ 4.8
lakewood · 12700 Lake Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
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.
Tip: Reserve a window-side table on OpenTable for sunset; valet only, the cliff lot fills fast.
Marble Room Steaks and Raw Bar ★ 4.8
623 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
Marble Room on Euclid Avenue in a restored 19th-century National City Bank vault since 2017, anchors downtown Cleveland's prime steakhouse tier with USDA.
Pier W ★ 4.7
12700 Lake Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
Pier W on a Lake Erie cliff in Lakewood since 1965 is the Select Restaurants flagship cantilevered above the water with daily-flown seafood and Sunday brunch.
Cordelia ★ 4.7
2058 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
Cordelia on East 4th Street, chef Vinnie Cimino's Modern Grandma dining room since 2022, runs Midwest-leaning small plates and multiple James Beard Award.
Fahrenheit ★ 4.6
55 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113
Fahrenheit at 55 Public Square downtown is Rocco Whalen's two-story wood-fired room since the 2023 move from Tremont, with seasonal pastas and grilled mains.
Red the Steakhouse ★ 4.5
downtown · 417 Prospect Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44115
Red the Steakhouse on Prospect Avenue downtown, the second-floor dining room since 2007, runs USDA Prime steaks and the tableside Caesar service.
Tip: Reserve on OpenTable for 19:00 weeknights; weekends require two weeks notice. Pinecrest branch closed February 2026.
EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute ★ 4.5
12383 Cedar Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
EDWINS is Brandon Chrostowski's French restaurant and culinary school for formerly incarcerated students, in the old Nighttown space on Cedar Road since 2025.
Blue Point Grille ★ 4.5
700 W St Clair Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
Blue Point Grille on West St Clair in the Warehouse District since 1998 is the daily-flown seafood room shucking 75,000 oysters annually for Cleveland diners.
Poppy ★ 4.4
12502 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44120
Poppy on Larchmere Boulevard since March 2023, the chef Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison small-plates room carrying the legacy of their Lakewood Salt.
Red the Steakhouse ★ 4.3
417 Prospect Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44115
Red the Steakhouse on Prospect Avenue downtown is the second-floor dining room since 2007 with USDA Prime steaks, tableside Caesar and a deep Ohio wine list.
Zhug ★ 4.3
12413 Cedar Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
Zhug at Cedar-Fairmount in Cleveland Heights, chef Doug Katz's Middle Eastern mezze room named one of Esquire's best new restaurants, runs a high-energy.
Mallorca ★ 4.2
1390 W 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
Mallorca on West 9th Street in the Warehouse District, Cleveland's longest-running Spanish-Portuguese fine-dining room since 1997, was named a 2026 James.
L'Albatros Brasserie and Bar ★ 4.1
11401 Bellflower Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
L'Albatros on Bellflower Road in University Circle, Zack Bruell's French brasserie in a renovated 1800s carriage house since 2008, pours from a 300-bottle.
LockKeepers ★ 4.1
8001 Rockside Rd, Valley View, OH 44125
LockKeepers on Rockside Road in Valley View since 1992 is the Italian-American fine-dining room in an Arts and Crafts building beside the historic Erie Canal.
Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse ★ 4.0
123 W Prospect Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115
Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse on West Prospect downtown is the dry-aged USDA Prime room near Public Square and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for corporate dinners.