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2010 Best of Cleveland

There are plenty of reasons to cheer for our city. (Great tailgating is just one of them.) Read on for the best in food, shopping, entertainment and more. Plus, 61 of your fan favorites.
 


Entertainment & Attractions
Check out rock reinventions of pop masterpieces, fan-friendly midnight films and one of the best Buckeye celebrations we've ever encountered.


Food
Dig into Dante's taste of fall, the perfect junk food hybrid and a side of gravy fries you won't soon forget.


Drink
Sip on a snow cone martini, chug a special brew, and sample one of more than 80 varieties of tea.


Tailgating
 Enhance your pre-game festivities with custom cornhole boards, great burgers and a dawgie bag to carry all your supplies.



Shopping & Services
Find designer dog treats, custom sneakers and one of the deepest selections of electronic music anywhere.


Oddities
Check out strange stuffed creatures, a floor made of more than 1,000 album covers and a 22-foot giant.  

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