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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

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