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FOOD & NIGHTLIFE

Bloody Mary Bar

Market
1137 Linda St., Rocky River
marketbeer.com

Brunch

TownHall 
1909 W. 25th St., Cleveland
townhallohiocity.com

Burgers

B Spot 
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
bspotburgers.com

Chocolatier

Malley’s Chocolates
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
malleys.com

Craft Cocktails

Velvet Tango Room 
2095 Columbus Road, Cleveland
velvettangoroom.com

Doughnuts

Jack Frost Donuts 
4960 Pearl Road, Cleveland
216-351-3638

Gourmet Cupcakes

Colossal Cupcakes
528 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
colossalcupcakes.com

Gourmet Pizza

Angelo’s Pizza
13715 Madison Ave., Lakewood
angelosonline.com

Happy Hour

Pier W 
12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood
pierw.com

Hot Dogs

Happy Dog
5801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 
11625 Euclid Ave., Cleveland 
happydogcleveland.com

Ice Cream

Mitchell’s Homemade Ice Cream
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
mitchellshomemade.com

Independent Coffee Shop

Erie Island Coffee Co.
2057 E. Fourth St., Cleveland; 
19300 Detroit Road, Rocky River
erieislandcoffee.com

Independent Tea Shop

Cleveland Tea Revival 
1434 W. 29th St., Cleveland
clevelandtearevival.com

Juice Bar

Restore Cold Pressed
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
restorecoldpressed.com

Local Bakery

Presti’s Bakery
12101 Mayfield Road, Cleveland
prestisbakery.com

Local Brewery

Great Lakes Brewing Co.
2516 Market Ave., Cleveland
greatlakesbrewing.com

Live Music Club

Beachland Ballroom & Tavern 
15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland
beachlandballroom.com

Sandwich Shop

Dave’s Cosmic Subs
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
davescosmicsubs.com

Small Plates

Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar
28601 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere
paladarlatinkitchen.com

Steakhouse

Red, the Steakhouse
417 Prospect Ave., Cleveland; 
3355 Richmond Road, Beachwood
redthesteakhouse.com

Sushi

Pacific East
1763 Coventry Road,
Cleveland Heights
pacificeastcoventry.com

Tacos

Barrio
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
barrio-tacos.com

Vegan Selection

TownHall 
1909 W. 25th St., Cleveland
townhallohiocity.com

Wine Bar

Humble Wine Bar
15400 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
humblewinebar.com

Wings

Winking Lizard
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
winkinglizard.com

HOT SPOTS

Downtown Hot Spot

Barrio
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
barrio-tacos.com

Little Italy Hot Spot

Mama Santa’s
12301 Mayfield Road, Cleveland
mamasantas.com

Ohio City Hot Spot

Market Garden Brewery
1947 W. 25th St., Cleveland
marketgardenbrewery.com

Shaker Square Hot Spot

Fire Food and Drink
13220 Shaker Square, Cleveland
firefoodanddrink.com

Suburban Hot Spot (East)

Pacos Tacos
6140 SOM Center Road, Solon
pacostacossolon.com

Suburban Hot Spot (South)

Cork & Cleaver
Social Kitchen
8130 Broadview Road, 
Broadview Heights
ccsocialkitchen.com

Suburban Hot Spot (West)

Deagan’s Kitchen & Bar
14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
deagans.com

Tremont Hot Spot

The Treehouse 
820 College Ave., Cleveland
treehousecleveland.com

University Circle Hot Spot

L’Albatros Brasserie & Bar
11401 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
albatrosbrasserie.com

PERSONALITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT

Artist

Derek Hess
@derekhessart

Band

Marys Lane
maryslane.com

Browns Player

Joe Haden
@joehaden23

Cavs Player

LeBron James
@KingJames

Club DJ

Steph Floss
@djstephfloss

Comedian

Mike Polk Jr.
@mikepolkjr

Indians Player

Jason Kipnis
@TheJK_Kid

Instagram Account

CLEFoodies 
instagram.com/clefoodies

News Anchor (Female)

Kristi Capel
@Kristi_Capel

News Anchor (Male)

Russ Mitchell
@RussWKYC

Sports Anchor

Jim Donovan

Sports Announcer (TV or Radio)

Tom Hamilton

Team Mascot

Slider
@SliderTheMascot

TV News Morning Station

Fox 8
@fox8news

TV Weather Forecaster

Betsy Kling
@BetsyKling

Twitter Account

In The Cle
@InTheCle

RETAIL & SERVICES

Bike Shop

Eddy’s Bike Shop
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
eddys.com

Boutique (East)

Blush Boutique
1783 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights
blushcleveland.blogspot.com

Boutique (West)

Banyan Tree
2242 Professor Ave., Cleveland; 
11440 Uptown Alley, Cleveland
shopbanyantree.com

Butcher Shop

TJ’s Butcher Block & Deli
14415 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
tjsbutcherblock.com

Cigar Shop

Cigar Cigars
21808 Center Ridge Road, Rocky River;
2718 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
restyourash.com

Cleveland Handmade Market Vendor

Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve
29425 Aurora Road, Solon
chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com

Independent Gym (East)

Kings Gym
24775 Aurora Road, Bedford Heights
kingsgymohio.com

Independent Gym (West)

Tremont Athletic Club
2306 W. 17th St., Cleveland
tremontathletic.com

Local T-shirt Company

CLE Clothing Co. 
342 Euclid Ave., Cleveland; 
11435 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
cleclothingco.com

Shoe Shop

Amy’s Shoes 
19134 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River;
28601 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere
amysshoes.com

Wine Shop

Rozi’s Wine House 
14900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
rozis.com

Yoga Spot

Chagrin Yoga
524 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls
chagrinyoga.com

 

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