NOMINATE YOUR EAST SIDE FAVORITES!

Nominations are now being accepted for Cleveland Magazine's 2025 Best of the East! Use the form below to nominate your favorite places to eat, drink, shop and have fun on the East Side. Nominations will be accepted until January 15, 2025. Three finalists in each category will be revealed in the April 2025 issue of Cleveland Magazine, and each will be invited to participate at the 2025 Best of the East Party on April 10, 2025, at Eton Chagrin Blvd. 



2024 BEST OF THE EAST WINNERS:

FOOD

Best Restaurant

Hook & Hoof New American Kitchen and Cocktail

 

Best Patio

Tavern Six

 

Best View

17 River Grille

 

Best Lunch Spot

Burntwood Tavern

 

Best Late Night Food

Barrio Tacos

 

Best Brunch

Brown Barn Tavern

 

Best Organic Food

Sage Karma Kitchen

 

Best Vegetarian

Sage Karma Kitchen

 

Best Seafood

Hook & Hoof New American Kitchen and Cocktail

 

Best Sushi

Pacific East Japanese Restaurant

 

Best Steak

RED the Steakhouse

 

Best Independent Coffee Shop

Fiona's Coffee Bar & Bakery

 

Best Quick Bite

Jim Alesci's Place

 

Best Ice Cream

Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream

 

Best Bakery

Jim Alesci's Place

 

Best Smoothie

Be Smoothie Café

 

Best Pizza

ETalian

 

Best Burger

Pub Frato

 

Best Wings

Winking Lizard Tavern

 

Best Mexican

Don Tequila Bar & Grill

 

Best Italian

M Italian

 

Best Chinese

Hunan by the Falls

 

Best Farmers Market

SweetBerry Fresh Market

 

Best Deli

Jim Alesci's Place

 

Best Family Dining

Dino's Restaurant

 

SERVICES 

 

Best Wedding Venue

Sapphire Creek Winery & Gardens

 

Best Day Spa

Salty Salt Cave

 

Best Mani Pedi

Avanti Salon

 

Best Salon

Ladies & Gentlemen Salon and Spa

 

Best Dry Cleaner

D.O. Summers Cleaners

 

Best Senior Living

Ohio Living Breckenridge Village

 

Best Car Wash

Zappy's Auto Washes

 

Best Fitness Center

Results Fitness

 

Best Yoga Studio

Cleveland Yoga

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT 

 

Best Happy Hour 

Billy's - A Cappelli Martini Bar

 

Best Golf Course

StoneWater Golf Club

 

Best Live Music Venue

Grog Shop

 

Best Brewery

Crooked Pecker Brewing Co.

 

Best Charitable Event

Rescue Village's Woofstock

 

SHOPPING 

 

Best Jeweler

Alson Jewelers

 

Best Pet Boutique

Pet Wants

 

Best Wine Store

Red, Wine & Brew,

 

Best Beer Selection

Red, Wine & Brew

 

Best Florist

Flowers by Julie

 

Best Garden Center

Gale's Garden Center

 

Best Bike Shop

Eddy's Bike Shop 

 

Best Boutique

The Helicopter Daughter

 

Best Handmade Retailer

Made Cleveland

 

Best Handmade Market Vendor

Chagrin Falls Candle Co.

 

Best Men's Fashion

Ticknors Men's Clothiers

 

Best Home Décor

Etc. on Erie

 

Best Health Foods (Retail)

G.R.A.C.E. Elderberry Co.

 

Best CLE T-Shirt Shop

CLE Clothing Co.

 

Best Consignment Shop

UpScaleIT

 

Best Antique Shop

FIG Chagrin

 

CHILDREN 

 

Best Dance/Theater Instruction

Fairmount Center for the Arts

 

Best Gymnastics

Lake Erie Gymnastics

 

Best Music Instruction

Fine Arts Association

 

Best Birthday Party Location

Mentor Ice Arena

 

PEOPLE 

 

Best Chiropractor

Code Chiro

 

Best Chef

Hunter Toth (Hook & Hoof)

 

Best Bartender

Katarina Alaupovic (Billy's - A Cappelli Martini Bar)

 

Best Stylist

Dani Bucknell (Avanti Salon)

 

Best Interior Designer

Payne & Tompkins Design-Renovation

 

Best Fitness Instructor

Josh Mekota (Results Fitness)

 

Best Photographer

Michael Cavotta Studios



Read more about last year's Best of the East winners here.

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