27 upscale places in Cleveland, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Cleveland: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Cleveland food.

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Cordelia

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.

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Velvet Tango Room

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.

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Fahrenheit

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.

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Zhug

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.

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Society Lounge

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.

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Mallorca

Order Paella Mallorquina for two plus the tableside flaming Spanish coffee.

Mallorca on West 9th Street in the Warehouse District, the Spanish-Portuguese dining room a 2026 James Beard semifinalist, has poured the flaming Spanish.

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Jukebox

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.

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Mabel's BBQ

Order The four-meat tray with smoked kielbasa, plus an order of the spicy pickled vegetables.

Mabel's BBQ on East 4th Street in downtown Cleveland, Michael Symon's smokehouse since April 2016, builds Cleveland-style BBQ on fruitwood smoke and Bertman.

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Trattoria on the Hill

Order Eggplant parmesan and 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.

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ABC the Tavern

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.

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Bright Side

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.

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Gillespie's Map Room

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.

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Hofbrauhaus Cleveland

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.

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