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Food and Nightlife

Burgers

B Spot burgers

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

bspotburgers.com

Chocolatier

Malley's Chocolates

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

malleys.com

Farmers Market

West Side Market

1979 W. 25th St., Cleveland

westsidemarket.org

Gourmet Cupcakes

Main Street Cupcakes

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

mainstreetcupcakes.com

Gourmet Pizza

Angelo's Pizza

13715 Madison Ave., Lakewood

angelosonline.com

Happy Hour

Pier W

12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood

selectrestaurants.com

Hot Dogs

Happy Dog

5801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

happydogcleveland.com

Ice Cream

Mitchell's Ice Cream

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

mitchellshomemade.com

Independent Coffee Shop

Phoenix Coffee

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

phoenixcoffee.com

Live Music Club

Beachland Ballroom
& Tavern

15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland

beachlandballroom.com

Pub

Stone Mad Pub,
Restaurant and Bocce

1306 W. 65th St., Cleveland

Sandwich Shop

Melt Bar and Grilled

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

meltbarandgrilled.com

Small Plates/Tapas

Deagan's Kitchen and Bar

14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

deagans.com

Specialty Cocktails

Velvet Tango Room

2095 Columbus Road, Cleveland

velvettangoroom.com

Sports Bar

Winking Lizard Tavern

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

winkinglizard.com

Steakhouse

Red the Steakhouse

3355 Richmond Road, Beachwood

redthesteakhouse.com

Sushi

Sushi Rock

1276 W. Sixth St., Cleveland;
2101 Richmond Road, Beachwood

sushirockohio.com

Tacos

Momocho

1835 Fulton Road, Cleveland

momocho.com

Wine Bar

Wine Bar Rocky River

1313 Linda St., Rocky River

rockyriverwinebar.com

Wings

Winking Lizard Tavern

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

winkinglizard.com

Hot Spots

Downtown Hot Spot

The Greenhouse Tavern

2038 E. Fourth St., Cleveland

thegreenhousetavern.com

Little Italy Hot Spot

Mama Santa's

12305 Mayfield Road, Cleveland

mamasantas.com

Ohio City Hot Spot

McNulty's Bier Markt

1948 W. 25th St., Cleveland

bier-markt.com

Suburban Hot Spot (East)

Melt Bar and Grilled

13463 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights

meltbarandgrilled.com

Suburban Hot Spot (South)

One Red Door

49 Village Way, Hudson

onereddoorhudson.com

Suburban Hot Spot (West)

Deagan's Kitchen and Bar

14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

deagans.com

Tremont Hot Spot

The South side

2207 W. 11th St., Cleveland

southsidecleveland.com

Personalities
and Entertainment

Author

Les Roberts

lesroberts.com

Blog

Cleveland's a Plum

clevelandsaplum.com

Bartender

Erika Lauren

On Twitter: @erikalauren

Browns Player

Peyton Hillis

Cavaliers Player

Daniel Gibson

Comedian

Mike Polk

mikepolkjr.com

Indians Player

Grady Sizemore

Monsters Player

Greg Mauldin

morning news team

fox 8

News Anchor (Female)

Romona Robinson, Channel 3

News Anchor (Male)

Mark Nolan, Channel 3

Politician

Dennis Kucinich

Sexiest Local
Celebrity (Female)

Danielle Serino, 19 Action News

Sexiest Local
Celebrity (Male)

Michael Symon, chef

Sports Anchor

Jim Donovan, Channel 3

Sports Announcer

tom hamilton,
Cleveland Indians

Team Mascot

Slider, Cleveland Indians

Weather Forecaster

Dick Goddard, Fox 8

Shopping and Services

Barber Shop

The Irish Barber

19500 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River

theirishbarber.com

Bike Shop

Century Cycles

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

centurycycles.com

Boutique East (Tie)

Native Cleveland

15813 Waterloo Road, Cleveland

nativecleveland.com

Sanity

8 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls

sanitystyle.com

Boutique West

Room Service

2078 W. 25th St., Cleveland

rscleveland.com

Butcher Shop

Pinzone's Market
Fresh Meats

6046 Broadview Road, Parma

pinzonemeats.com

Cigar Shop

Cousin's Cigar

1828 Euclid Ave., Cleveland;
28400 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere

Club DJ

DJ Kishka

djkishka.com

Florist

Plant Magic Florist

30432 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe

plantmagicflorist.com

Gym

Fitworks

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

fitworks.com

Independent Book Store

Visible Voice Books

1023 Kenilworth Ave., Cleveland

visiblevoicebooks.com

Pet Day Care

The Mutt Hutt

2603 Scranton Road, Cleveland

themutthutt.com

Pet Grooming

Style Mutt

19512 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River

stylemutt.com

Shoe Store

Amy's Shoes

19134 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River; 28601 Chagrin Boulevard, Woodmere

amysshoes.com

Thrift Store

Unique Thrift

3333 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

uniquethriftstore.com

Wine Shop

Rozi's Wine House

14900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood;
21860 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River

rozis.com

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