Cleveland's Reader-Voted Best Restaurants: Silver Spoon Awards 2024

New Restaurant 

1. Heritage Steak & Whiskey 
2. Poppy, a Salt+ Restaurant 
3. Boom’s Pizza 

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Downtown Restaurant 

1. Lago East Bank 
2. Cordelia 
3. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar 

East Side Restaurant 

1. Heritage Steak and Whiskey 
2. The Pompadour Bar & Tapas
3. JoJo’s Bar 

South Side Restaurant 

1. The South Side 
2. Fat Cats 
3. Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute 

West Side Restaurant 

1. Salt+ 
2. Sarita a Restaurant 
3. Wine Bar Rocky River 

Local Chef 

1. Fabio Salerno, Lago East Bank 
2. Douglas Katz, Amba/Zhug 
3. Kevin Wang, Sora 

Fine Dining 

1. Pier W 
2. Cru Uncorked 
3. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar 

Food Truck 

1. Fahrenheit 
2. Parilya 
3. Cocky’s Bagels 

Cheap Eats 

1. Cocky’s Bagels 
2. Mason’s Creamery 
3. Cilantro Taqueria 

Seafood 

1. Sora 
2. Blue Point Grille 
3. Pier W 

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French 

1. L’Albatros Brasserie and Bar 
2. Le Petit Triangle Cafe 
3. Tartine Bistro 

Italian 

1. Lago East Bank 
2. Luca Italian Cuisine 
3. Bruno’s Ristorante & Catering 

Indian 

1. Amba 
2. Indian Garden 
3. Cafe Tandoor 

Chinese 

1. Li Wah Restaurant 
2. New China King Chinese Restaurant 
3. LJ Shanghai

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Japanese 

1. Sora 
2. Ginko Restaurant 
3. Goma Restaurant 

Vietnamese/Cambodian 

1. Saigon Restaurant & Bar 
2. Phở Thắng Café 
3. Superior Phở 

Thai 

1. Thai Thai 
2.Banana Blossom Thai Cuisine 
3. Brown Sugar Thai Cuisine 

Mexican 

1. Momocho 
2. El Carnicero 
3. Avo Modern Mexican 

Greek 

1. Astoria Cafe & Market 
2. Taza - a Lebanese Grill 
3. Greek Village Grille 

Middle Eastern 

1. Aladdin's Eatery 
2. Taza - a Lebanese Grill 
3. Zhug 

German/Central European 

1. Das Schnitzel Haus 
2. Der Braumeister 
3. Hofbräuhaus Cleveland 

Spanish/Portuguese 

1. Mallorca 
2. Quisqueya La Bella 
3. Salt+ 

Latin American/Puerto Rican 

1. Empanadas Latin Street Food 
2. Barocco Arepa Bar 
3. Rincon Criollo 

Caribbean/Jamaican 

1. Irie Jamaican Kitchen 
2. Yum Village 
3. (tied) Gar and Mar 
3. (tied) UJerk Caribbean Eatery 

African 

1. Habesha Ethiopian and Eritrean Restaurant 
2. Zoma Ethiopian Restaurant 
3. Yum Village 

Soul Food 

1.Zanzibar Soul Fusion 
2. Angie’s Soul Cafe 
3. Momo’s Restaurant and Social Lounge 

Bagels 

1. The Cleveland Bagel Co. 
2. Cocky’s Bagels 
3. Bialy’s Bagels 

Ribs/Barbecue 

1. Mabel’s BBQ 
2. Real Smoq’ed BBQ 
3. Woodstock BBQ 

Steakhouse 

1. RED the Steakhouse 
2. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar 
3. Fahrenheit 

Pizza 

1. Boom’s Pizza 
2. Pizza 216 
3. Il Rione 

Burgers 

1. Wine Bar Rocky River 
2. Heck’s Cafe 
3. Doinks Burger Joint 

Appetizers/Small Plates 

1. Wine Bar Rocky River 
2. Blue Point Grille 
3. Cordelia 

Desserts 

1. Mitchell’s Ice Cream 
2. Rood Food and Pie 
3. Sophie La Gourmande 

Coffee 

1. Lekko Coffee 
2. Propaganda Coffee 
3. Rising Star Coffee Roasters 

Sandwiches 

1. Herb‘n Twine Sandwich Co. 
2. Larder Delicatessen & Bakery 
3. Slyman’s Restaurant 

Soups 

1. SouperMarket 
2. Zoup! Eatery 
3. Jack’s Deli and Restaurant 

Sushi 

1. Sora 
2. Ginko Restaurant 
3. Goma Restaurant 

Vegan/Vegetarian 

1. Cleveland Vegan 
2. Nature’s Oasis 
3. Tommy’s Restaurant 

Takeout 

1. Sora 
2. Aladdin’s Eatery 
3. Choolaah 

Brunch 

1. Lago East Bank 
2. Pier W 
3. Cordelia 

Wine List 

1. Lago East Bank 
2. Cru Uncorked 
3. Marble Room Steaks & Raw Bar 

Cocktails 

1. Sora 
2. Cloak & Dagger 
3. LBM 

Brewery 

1.Saucy Brew Works 
2. Market Garden Brewery 
3. Great Lakes Brewing Co. 

Beer Selection 

1. Buckeye Beer Engine 
2. Game On Lakewood 
3. Winking Lizard Tavern 

Happy Hour 

1. Market Garden Brewery 
2. Rood Food and Pie 
3. Luca Italian Cuisine 

Sports Bar 

1. Game On Lakewood 
2. Buckeye Beer Engine 
3. Winking Lizard Tavern 

Gastropub 

1. Market Garden Brewery 
2. Pub Frato Gastropub 
3. Stone Mad Pub 

Outdoor Dining 

1. Lago East Bank 
2. L’Albatros Brasserie and Bar 
3. Collision Bend Brewing Co. 

View 

1. Pier W 
2. Summer Place 
3. Luca Italian Cuisine 

Deli 

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

Pastry Shop 

1. Presti’s Bakery 
2. Sophie La Gourmande 
3. Corbo’s Bakery 

Bread 

1. Leavened 
2. On the Rise Artisan Breads 
3. Blackbird Baking Co. 

Cheese Selection 

1. Astoria Cafe & Market 
2. L’Albatros Brasserie and Bar 
3. Old Brooklyn Cheese Co. 

Wine Store 

1. Rozi’s Wine House 
2. Astoria Cafe & Market 
3. The Wine Spot