22 Tiny Northeast Ohio Restaurants You Should Have Tried By Now
By Scene Staff
They are the small bars and restaurants you might miss from the outside, but once you stop in, you'll never forget being wrapped up in their cozy graces.
They are the small bars and restaurants you might miss from the outside, but once you stop in, you'll never forget being wrapped up in their cozy graces.
16099 Brookpark Rd, Brook Park, (216) 676-9830 This small yet mighty Cleveland landmark just celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, and it’s the cheap and delicious tacos that keep patrons coming back to the the retro airplane themed location.
11919 Mayfield Rd., (216) 791-7670 A tiny wooden bar, a few tables, and low-slung ceilings combine to form this dollhouse-like Italian eatery, where, if you don’t want the whole place to hear you, whispering is seemingly required.
1903 Ford Dr., (216) 421-2900 Chef Jonathon Sawyer's Northern Italian restaurant, continues to impress. But with limited seating (32 spots), only a handful of customers can enjoy the delicious food during business hours. Make reservations early and start saving money now.
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Charlie's Dog House Diner
2102 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland., (216) 661-4873 The kitschy roadside attraction, where you can get full on hot dogs for less than $10, has been in the exact same cramped lot since 1952. We wouldn’t want it any other way.
18510 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, (216) 529-1949 This popular West End café’s omelets may be large and restorative in nature, but the cash-only joint doesn’t have much space at all. Don’t be put off by the line out the door, you will have to wait.
15710 Waterloo Rd., (216) 417-2742 Set to expand to another location later this year, Citizen Pie’s scratch-made dough and delicious sauce continue to bring people into its original tiny Waterloo spot.
3900 Lorain Ave., (216) 961.5199 This small, funky, seat-yourself café is anything but ordinary – and that applies to the house bacon, which is some of the best in town.
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Ushabu
2173 Professor Ave., (216) 713-1741 Every aspect of the tranquil, elegant and spare Tremont dining room has been configured around the interactive, immersive and pleasurable act of cooking meat in broth.
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Tony's Southside
2193 Professor Ave., (216) 771-0515 This little gem in Tremont prides itself in making food just like mama used to make, but it still manages to provide a swanky, cool atmosphere, setting it apart from other Italian restaurants.
614 Frankfort Ave., (216) 861-2166 To get to Johnny’s Little Bar, you must first go to the alley tucked behind Johnny’s Downtown and look for the door. Once inside, the cozy establishment (it has “little” in its name for goodness sake) features a full bar and plenty of pub grub. Here, you come as you are. Nothing more.
