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Best of Cleveland 2012: Readers Picks

food and nightlife

Burgers

B Spot

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

bspotburgers.com

Chocolatier

Lilly Handmade Chocolates

761 Starkweather Ave., Cleveland

lillytremont.com

Farmers Market

West Side Market

1979 W. 25th St., Cleveland

westsidemarket.org

Gourmet Cupcakes (tie)

Main Street Cupcakes

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

mainstreetcupcakes.com

LaBella Cupcakes

labellacupcakes.com

Gourmet Pizza

Angelo's Pizza

13715 Madison Ave., Lakewood

angelosonline.com

Happy Hour

Pier W

12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood

selectrestaurants.com/pier

Hot Dogs

Happy Dog

5801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland

happydogcleveland.com

Ice Cream

Mitchell's

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

mitchellshomemade.com

Independent Coffee Shop

Root CafE

15118 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

theroot-cafe.com

Live Music Club

Beachland Ballroom

15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland

beachlandballroom.com

Local Bakery

Blackbird Baking Co.

1391 Sloane Ave., Lakewood

blackbirdbaking.com

Local Brewery

Great Lakes Brewing Co.

2516 Market Ave., Cleveland

greatlakesbrewing.com

Sandwich Shop

Melt Bar & Grilled

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

meltbarandgrilled.com

Small Plates/Tapas

Deagan's Kitchen & 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

Deagan's Kitchen & Bar

14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

deagans.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

La Dolce Vita

12112 Mayfield Road, Cleveland

ladolcevitacleveland.com

Ohio City Hot Spot

Market Garden Brewery

1947 W. 25th St., Cleveland

marketgardenbrewery.com

Suburban Hot Spot (East)

Nighttown

12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights

nighttowncleveland.com

Suburban Hot Spot (South)

One Red Door

49 Village Way, Hudson

onereddoorhudson.com

Suburban Hot Spot (West)

Deagan's Kitchen & Bar

14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

deagans.com

Tremont Hot Spot

South side

2207 W. 11th St., Cleveland

southsidecleveland.com

personalities
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Blog

Did The Tribe Win Last Night?

didthetribewinlastnight.com

Bartender

Beau Hudson, Hodge's

Browns Player

Josh Cribbs

Cavaliers Player

Kyrie Irving

Comedian

Mike Polk

mikepolkjr.com

Indians Player

Jason Kipnis

Monsters Player

Patrick Bordeleau

Morning News Team

Fox 8

News Anchor (Female)

Stefani Schaefer, Fox 8

Anchor (Male)

Leon Bibb, NewsChannel 5

Politican

Ed FitzGerald

Sexiest Local
Celebrity (Female)

Allie LaForce, Fox 8

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

Bike Shop

Century Cycles

Locations throughout Northeast Ohio

centurycycles.com

Boutique East

Find Me

24 N. Main St., Chagrin Falls

findmechagrinfalls.com

Boutique West

Banyan Tree

2242 Professor Ave., Cleveland

shopbanyantree.com

Butcher Shop

K & K Portage Market

3364 Warren Road, Cleveland

kkportage.com

Cigar Shop

Cigar Cigars

2178 Lorain Ave., Cleveland;
21808 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River

restyourash.com

Club DJ

DJ E-V

djev.com

Florist

Urban Orchid

2704 Bridge Ave., Cleveland

theurbanorchid.com

Independent Record Store

Music Saves

15801 Waterloo Road, Cleveland

musicsaves.com

Local T-shirt Company

CLE Clothing Co.

342 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

cleclothingco.com

Natural Food Store

Nature's Bin

18120 Sloane Ave., Lakewood

naturesbin.com

Pet Day Care

Style Mutt

19512 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River

stylemutt.com

Shoe Store

Amy's Shoes

19134 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River; 28601 Chagrin Blvd., 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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