15 Cleveland Restaurants and Bars Opening In Early 2017

HECK’S CAFE

515 Euclid Ave.
Good news for hungry downtown workers, Heck’s Cafe is once again expanding its 40-year-old brand to a new location in the city.

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FAWAKY FIX

2234 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights
And now for some juicy news: Teaming up with Fix Bistro, Fawaky Burst Juice brings its first brick and mortar spot to Cleveland Heights. Opening is estimated for April.

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L.B.M.

12301 Madison Ave, Lakewood
L.B.M. (find out for yourself what that stands for) will be a casual cocktail bar with a full-service kitchen and chef when it opens later this year. In the meantime, check their site for various pop-up drink events.

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LITERARY TAVERN

1031 Literary Road
Tremont’s storied Literary Café, or just “the Lit,” will now be Literary Tavern. They’re set to open this spring.

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OAK AND EMBERS TAVERN

7774 Darrow Road, Hudson
Moving into the space that Hudson’s beloved Marcelita's Mexican restaurant once occupied, Oak & Embers Tavern will offer barbeque, bourbon and beer at its new second location. Currently, the restaurant is hoping for a March opening.

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CRAVE CANTINA

2097 Front Street, Cuyahoga Falls
When it opens in early spring, Crave Cantina, which is an extension of Crave in Akron, will offer a chef-driven, pan-Latin concept.

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BAKERSFIELD TACOS, TEQUILA, WHISKEY

2058 W. 25th St.
We can now report that the festive Latin-themed eatery, which was launched in Cincinnati in 2012, is just weeks away from opening its Cleveland location.

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SAMMICH

651 E 185th St.
The owner of Ohio City and Jack Flaps Luncheonette in 5th Street Arcades, will soon open a quality-driven sandwich shop in the North Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland.

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HOOK AND HOOF

4125 Erie St., Willoughby
For the past year, partners Hunter Toth and Chaz Bloom have been working diligently to convert the old Fanucce's pizza shop into Hook & Hoof, a New American kitchen. The restaurant is on pace to open in about a month.

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NOBLE BEAST BREWING CO.

1470 Lakeside
Noble Beast Brewing’s owners plan to open in May with a lineup of five beers and grow from there. The name Noble Beast is an allusion to the style of beers the company intends to brew.

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