BOC Reader's Picks

Best of Cleveland 2017: Reader Picks

Cleveland Magazine readers pick their favorite dishes, restaurants, hang outs, items and more.

Food & Nightlife 

BAKERY
Luna Bakery & cafe
2482 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights
lunabakerycafe.com BLOODY MARY BAR
Market
1137 Linda St., Rocky River
marketbeer.com BREWERY
Great Lakes Brewing Co.
2516 Market Ave., Cleveland
greatlakesbrewing.com BRUNCH
Pier W
12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood
pierw.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 CUPCAKES
Colossal Cupcakes
528 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
colossalcupcakes.com DOUGHNUTS
Jack Frost Donuts
4960 Pearl Road, Cleveland
jackfrostdonutsusa.com HAPPY HOUR
Burntwood Tavern
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
burntwoodtavern.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
Rising Star Coffee Roasters
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
risingstarcoffee.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 LIVE MUSIC
Music Box Supper Club
1148 Main Ave., Cleveland
musicboxcle.com PIZZA
Angelo’s Pizza
13715 Madison Ave., Lakewood
angeloslakewood.com SANDWICH SHOP
Dave’s Cosmic Subs
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
davescosmicsubs.com SMALL PLATES
Salt
17625 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
saltcleveland.com STEAKHOUSE
Red, the Steakhouse
417 Prospect Ave., Cleveland;
3355 Richmond Road, Beachwood
redthesteakhouse.com SUSHI
Pacific East Japanese Restaurant
1763 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights
pacificeastcoventry.com TACOS
Barrio
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
barrio-tacos.com VEGAN SELECTION
Cleveland Vegan
17112 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
clevelandvegan.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
Punch Bowl Social
1086 W. 11th St., Cleveland
punchbowlsocial.com/location/cleveland GORDON SQUARE HOT SPOT
Luxe Kitchen & Lounge
6605 Detroit Ave., Cleveland
luxecleveland.com LITTLE ITALY HOT SPOT
Mama Santa’s
12301 Mayfield Road, Cleveland
mamasantas.com OHIO CITY HOT SPOT
TownHall
1909 W. 25th St., Cleveland
townhallohiocity.com SHAKER SQUARE HOT SPOT
Fire Food & Drink
13220 Shaker Square, Cleveland
firefoodanddrink.com SUBURBAN HOT SPOT EAST
Brim Kitchen & Brewery
3941 Erie St., Willoughby
brimbrewery.com SUBURBAN HOT SPOT WEST
Sibling Revelry Brewing
29305 Clemens Road, Westlake
siblingrevelrybrewing.com SUBURBAN HOT SPOT SOUTH
Cork & Cleaver Social Kitchen
8130 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights
ccsocialkitchen.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

ARTIST
Derek Hess
@derekhessart BAND
HoneyBucket
@honeybucketohio BROWNS PLAYER
Joe Thomas
@joethomas73 CAVS PLAYER
LeBron James
@KingJames COMEDIAN
Mike Polk Jr.
@mikepolkjr DJ
DJ E-V
@DjEV INDIANS PLAYER
Francisco Lindor
@Lindor12BC INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
@clefoodies
instagram.com/clefoodies NEWS ANCHOR (FEMALE)
Stefani Schaefer
@StefaniSchaefer NEWS ANCHOR (MALE)
Wayne Dawson
@WayneDawsonFox8 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
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
shopbanyantree.com BUTCHER
Ohio City Provisions
3208 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
ohiocityprovisions.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
Results Fitness
6005 Landerhaven Drive, Suite C, Mayfield Heights
resultsfitnessforlife.com INDEPENDENT GYM WEST
Tremont Athletic Club
2306 W. 17th St., Cleveland
tremontathletic.com SHOE STORE
Amy’s Shoes
19134 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River; 28601 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere
amysshoes.com T-SHIRT COMPANY
CLE Clothing Co.
342 Euclid Ave., Cleveland;
11435 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
cleclothingco.com WINE SHOP
The Wine Spot
2271 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights
thewinespotonline.com YOGA STUDIO
Chagrin Yoga
524 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls
chagrinyoga.com

best of cleveland

12:01 AM EST

October 1, 2017

Story:

Magazine staff

Art:

BurkleHagen Photography

Editor:

Kim Schneider

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