1. Start early, because Cleveland Bagel Co. has been known to sell out of its crunchy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside CLE-style bagel flavors such as sesame and everything within a few hours of opening daily at 6:30 a.m. Plus, happiness is a fresher bagel. 4201 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 216-600-5652, clebagelco.com
2. Breathe in the luxury of Fount’s handcrafted leather handbags in its ultra-hip (yes, that’s a golden faux taxidermy deer head on a flowery accent wall) setting. But also scope out a selection of other makers’ products from lotion to candles and chocolates. 6706 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 216-855-8751, fountleather.com
3. Yes, all of our Old City Soda favorites such as ginger beer, lemon and cinnamon are on tap at Old City Libations. But bubble up to the industrial-meets-rustic-meets-modern spot’s concrete slab bar and order one of 19 cocktails with a soda twist such as the Nerdgroni with gin, Campari, sweet vermouth and orange blossom soda. 6706 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 216-303-9292, oldcitylibations.com
