Patron Saint’s Marie Artale Shares Her Favorite Eats and Drinks in Cleveland: Word of Mouth

Marie Artale sought to create a space where people could seamlessly transition from remote work to evening cocktails. The 32-year-old West Side native, inspired by European aperiti-vo culture and her own hybrid work experience, has created a vibrant community hub in Ohio City. Through channeling her deep Cleveland roots, Artale has enriched the city's food scene with Patron Saint's all-day cafe and bar structure.

Friendly Visits: If I have friends or family in town, I'm taking them to Cent's Pizza & Goods in Detroit-Shoreway. I love chef Vincent Morelli's pizzas. I love the whole vibe of that place, and the food is amazing. It's one of my go-to places. I would also take them to Noble Beast Brewing Co. Downtown. Obviously, there's a lot to choose from, but I think that they're the best brewery in the city. Their beers are interesting; I love the atmosphere there, and the food is fantastic.

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Trying Tremont: My favorite dinner place in Tremont is Fat Cats. It's classic. It's delicious. It's full of flavor. The pancit with swordfish is my go-to order, and the space is great. You get to have a nice view of the city. We usually walk there, and we'll do kind of a longer walk around the Towpath Trail. It's just one of those places that always is exactly what you want when you need it.

Celebrations: I love any of Douglas Katz's restaurants for (celebrating) something. We recently spent an evening at Kiln in Van Aken District, and that was delicious and awesome. His restaurants are special and always delicious. I'm usually bad about making reservations, so I like a place where I don't necessarily have to do that. At Zhug in Cleveland Heights, the feta is one of those dishes that I think about. It's so simple, yet so delicious. Usually I try to order a whole bunch of different things. Those are the restaurants that I actually don't have a go-to order because they have so many different options. I like to kind of switch it up every time.

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