Food & Drink

2022's Reader-Voted Silver Spoon Winners

These are Cleveland Magazine readers' favorite restaurants of the year.

Apr. 28, 2022 | 12:00 PM

New Restaurant
1. The Last Page
2. Goma
3. Acqua di Luca

Downtown Restaurant
1. Blue Point Grille
2. Lago East Bank
3. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar

East Side Restaurant
1. The Last Page
2. Sapphire Creek Winery & Gardens
3. The Pompadour Bar & Tapas

South Side Restaurant
1. Crust Tremont
2. Delmonico’s Steakhouse
3. Square 22 Restaurant and Bar

West Side Restaurant
1. Rood Food and Pie
2. Salmon Dave’s Pacific Grille
3. Cabin Club

Local Chef
1. Logan Abbe, The Last Page
2. Rachelle Murphy, Rood Food and Pie
3. Chris Bruder, Square 22Restaurant and Bar

Fine Dining
1. Blue Point Grille
2. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar
3. Serenite Restaurant& Culinary Institute

Food Truck
1. Barrio Tacos
2. Thyme Table
3. Swenson’s Drive-In

Cheap Eats
1. Barrio Tacos
2. Swenson’s Drive-In
3. La Plaza Taqueria

Seafood
1. Blue Point Grille
2. Pier W
3. Salmon Dave’s Pacific Grille

French
1. L'Albatros Brasserie & Bar
2. Serenite Restaurant& Culinary Institute
3. Chez Francois

Italian
1. Corleone’s Ristorante & Bar
2. Luca Italian Cuisine
3. Lago East Bank

Indian
1. India Garden
2. Choolaah
3. Cafe Tandoor

Chinese
1. King Wah
2. Li Wah
3. LJ Shanghai

Japanese
1. Shinto Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar
2. Shuhei Restaurant
3. Sora Sushi

Vietnamese/Cambodian
1. Superior Pho
2. Phnom Penh
3. #1 Pho

Thai
1. Thai Thai
2. Peppermint Thai Cuisine
3. Ty Fun Thai Bistro

Mexican
1. Barrio Tacos
2. Blue Habanero Street Tacos & Tequila
3. Momocho

Greek
1. Astoria Marketplace & Cafe
2. Greek Village Grille
3. Taki’s Greek Kitchen

Middle Eastern
1. Aladdin's
2. Zhug
3. Taza — a Lebanese Grill

Central European
1. Das Schnitzel Haus
2. Der Braumeister
3. Hansa Brewery

Spanish/Portuguese
1. Mallorca Restaurant
2. Sangria Y Tapas
3. Twisted Taino Restaurant

Caribbean/Puerto Rican/Latin American
1. Johnny Mango Cafe & Bar
2. Barocco Arepa Bar
3. Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum

Ribs/Barbecue
1. Mabel’s BBQ
2. Proof Craft Bar-BQ and Cocktails
3. Woodstock BBQ

Steakhouse
1. Cabin Club
2. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar
3. Red, the Steakhouse

Pizza
1. Il Rione Pizzeria
2. Mama Roberto’s Italian Restaurant
3. Crust Tremont

Burgers
1. Buckeye Beer Engine
2. Heck’s Cafe
3. Pub Frato

Appetizers/Small Plates
1. The Pompadour
2. Salt
3. Rosewood Grill

Desserts
1. Rood Food and Pie
2. Serenite Restaurant & Culinary Institute
3. Thyme Table

Sandwiches
1. Slyman’s Restaurant
2. Larder Delicatessen & Bakery
3. Herb’n Twine

Soups
1. The SouperMarket
2. Serenite Restaurant & Culinary Institute
3. Joe’s Deli

Vegan/Vegetarian
1. Cleveland Vegan
2. Tommy’s Restaurant
3. Boss ChickNBeer

Wine List
1. Blue Point Grille
2. Cru Uncorked
3. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar

Cocktails
1. The Last Page
2. The Pompadour Bar & Tapas
3. Proof Craft Bar-BQ and Cocktails

Brewery
1. Great Lakes Brewing Co.
2. Fat Head’s Brewery
3. Masthead Brewing Co.

Beer Selection
1. Buckeye Beer Engine
2. Winking Lizard Tavern
3. Boss ChickNBeer

Happy Hour
1. M Italian
2. Burntwood Tavern
3. Pier W

Brunch
1. The Last Page
2. Pier W
3. Rosewood Grill

Sports Bar
1. Winking Lizard Tavern
2. Panini’s Bar & Grill
3. Hooley House Pub & Grille

Gastropub
1. Pub Frato
2. Tremont Taphouse
3. Buckeye Beer Engine

Outdoor Dining
1. Sapphire Creek
2. Proof Craft Bar-BQ and Cocktails
3. M Italian

View
1. Pier W
2. Sapphire Creek Winery & Gardens
3. Luca Italian Cuisine

Deli
1. Larder Delicatessen & Bakery
2. Slyman’s Restaurant
3. Joe’s Fine Deli

Pastry Shop
1. Luna Bakery & Cafe
2. Presti’s Bakery
3. Michaelangelo’s Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar

Bread
1. Blackbird Baking Co.
2. Breadsmith
3. On The Rise Artisan Breads

Cheese Selection
1. Old Brooklyn Cheese Co.
2. Astoria Marketplace & Cafe
3. The Cheese Shop

Wine Store
1. Minotti’s Wine & Spirits
2. Rozi’s Wine House
3. Flight Cleveland

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