The bygone days of American restaurants featured a ton of giant food halls and cafeterias, super fancy restaurants, and diners and delis. And Cleveland had a plethora of those types of restaurants and more throughout the years. Check these places out to bring back memories of days gone by and to see truly how far the American dining scene has come.
All photos via Cleveland Memory Project .
The Southern Tavern, Carnegie Avenue The Robinhood Room, 425 Euclid Avenue The Oak Cafe and Restaurant, 720 Vincent Avenue
Lincoln Room of the Wade Park Manor The Hollenden, Superior and East Sixth Street New China Restaurant and Lounge Bar, Euclid Avenue
Nagel’s Lounge Bar and Grill, Mafield Road, Cleveland Heights The Detroiter Restaurant, 11711 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood Kiefer’s Restaurant, 2519 Detroit Avenue
Moulin Rouge Lounge, 16660 Brookpark Road The Bamboo Garden, Euclid Avenue Tass’s Skyway Restaurant and Lounge Bar, Riverside Drive
Stouffer’s Pier W, 12700 Lake Avenue Smith’s Restaurant, 22305 Lake Shore Boulevard Heilman’s, Route 2 and 6
Sam Pacino’s Restaurant, West 130th Street, Middleburgh Heights Christino’s, 3663 Park East Drive, Beachwood Regnatz Tea Garden, 3218 Warren Road
Raths Keller, 2046 East Fourth Street Queens Restaurant, 7503 Granger Road New York Spaghetti House, 173 East Ninth Street
Clark’s Shakertown, 2782 Van Aken Boulevard, Shaker Heights New China Cafe, 1614 Euclid Avenue Aurora Restaurant, 11316 Euclid Avenue
Mo & Junior’s Restaurant, 2887 Noble Road, Cleveland Heights Manner’s Drive-In Restaurant, 17655 Lake Shore Boulevard Klein’s Restaurant and Bar, 15275 Brookpark Road
Dover Chalet, Detroit Avenue, Westlake The Golden Pheasant, 944 Prospect Avenue Luccioni’s, 4213 Euclid Avenue
Tasty Shop Restaurant, 10542 Euclid Avenue Lancer Steakhouse, 7707 Carnegie Avenue Boukair’s Beautiful Soda Grill, 7224 Hough Avenue
Kornman’s Cafe, Euclid Avenue The Rib Room, Charter House Hotel, 24800 Euclid Avenue Bali Ha’l Chinese Restaurant, 25649 Euclid Avenue, Euclid, 1950s
Tasty Shop Restaurant & Bar, Euclid Avenue Kenny Kings Family Restaurant, 48 Northfield Road, Bedford John White Restaurant, 1259 West Third Street
Pewter Mug, Beachwood The Chinese Pavilion Cafe, 722 Superior Avenue Jim’s Steak House, 1800 Scranton Road
Jayson’s Steak House, 2066 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights Hof-Brau Haus Al Mastro’s, 12901 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland
Hippodrome Inn Higbee’s Silver Grille Herzog’s Delicatessen & Restaurant, 13040 Lorain Road
Harvest House Cafeteria Harry H. Walths Cafe, 1276 East Ninth Street Kieferle’s Restaurant, 119 Prospect Avenue
Gigi’s Montmartre De Cleveland, 2120 East Fourth Street Fitzgerald’s German Village, Luna Park El Bolero Club
Cow Shed. 1013 Chester Avenue An American Chinese Cafe, 622 Prospect Avenue Solomon’s Delicatessen
A. Jacobs Grill Room, 811 Vincent Avenue The Willo Restaurant, 9050 Lake Shore Boulevard, Willowick Don’s Lighthouse Inn, Lake Avenue at Clifton Boulevard
Dearing’s Restaurant, 1035 East 105th Street Colonial Restaurant, 804 Superior Avenue Coach House, 8181 Pearl Road, Strongsville
Cleveland’s Dining Hall Classics Clark’s Yorktown, 11706 Clifton Boulevard, Lakewood
The Far East Chinese and American Restaurant, 3462 Prospect Avenue, Late 1800s Clark’s Colonial Restaurant, 1007 Euclid Avenue Settler’s Lounge, Bar & Restaurant, 12906 Buckeye Road
Pat Joyce Tavern, 1114 Chester Avenue Castellano’s, 5881 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Heights China Gate Restaurant, 13863 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights
Chin’s Pagoda, 2092 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights Chef Ottino’s Restaurant, 9009 Euclid Avenue Cavoli’s
Ye Olde Stage House, Brecksville Caminati’s, 2775 South Moreland Boulevard, Shaker Square Cafe Monaco, Hanna Building, 1920s
C. B. Lake Cafe, 667 East 152nd Street Broglio’s Restaurant, 5568 Brecksville Road, Independence Bate Restaurants, 3333 Euclid Avenue, 1950s
Anders Cafeteria, East Fourth and Prospect Perkins Pancake House, Strongsville
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