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FOOD & NIGHTLIFE

Bakery
Luna Bakery & Cafe
2482 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights;
34105 Chagrin Blvd., Moreland Hills
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
Fire Food & Drink
13220 Shaker Square, Cleveland
firefoodanddrink.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
Brewnuts 
6501 Detroit Road, Cleveland
brewnutscleveland.com

Happy Hour
Pier W 
12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood
pierw.com

Hot Dogs
Happy Dog Cleveland
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
Phoenix Coffee
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
phoenixcoffee.com

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

Juice Bar
Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar 
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
pulpjuiceandsmoothie.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/Tapas
The Pompadour
320 High St., Fairport Harbor
thepompadourbar.com

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

Sushi 
Ginko
2247 Professor Ave., Cleveland
restaurantginko.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
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
winkinglizard.com

HOT SPOTS

Downtown Hot Spot
Greenhouse Tavern 
2038 E. Fourth St., Cleveland
thegreenhousetavern.com

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)
Flour 
34205 Chagrin Blvd., Moreland Hills
flourrestaurant.com

Suburban Hot Spot (West)
Around the Corner Saloon & Cafe 
18616 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
atccafe.com

Suburban Hot Spot (South)
Rosewood Grill 
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
rosewoodgrill.com

Tremont Hot Spot
The South Side
2207 W. 11th St., Cleveland
southsidecleveland.com

University Circle Hot Spot
L’Albatros Brasserie & Bar
11401 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
albatrosbrasserie.com

PERSONALITIES

Artist
Glen Infante
gleninfante.com

Browns Player
Baker Mayfield 
@bakermayfield

Cavs Player 
Kevin Love
@kevinlove

Comedian
Mike Polk Jr. 
@mikepolkjr

DJ
DJ E-V 
@DjEV

Indians Player
Francisco Lindor 
@Lindor12BC

Musician
Marina Strah
@MarinaStrah39

Instagram Account 
@thatswhatsheeats 
instagram.com/thatswhatsheeats

News Anchor (Female)
Stefani Schaefer 
@StefaniSchaefer

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
Cleveland Indians
@Indians

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 Shop
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 Vendors
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; 28699 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
Inner Bliss Yoga Studio 
Locations throughout Northeast Ohio
innerblissyogastudio.com

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