Credit: Photo courtesy Rising Star
Five years ago, Rising Star Coffee owner Kim Jenkins planted a flag on the East Side of Cleveland by opening a shop in Little Italy. That shop, located at the corner of Murray Hill and Edgehill roads, will close on November 4th.

The good news is that Rising Star will open a new coffee shop, this one in the former Katz Club Diner (1975 Lee Rd.) in Cleveland Heights. When it opens in mid-November, it will join locations at Van Aken District and in Lakewood, Downtown and Ohio City.

Credit: Scene archives/Courtesy Doug Katz
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This article appears in Oct 16-22, 2019.

For 25 years, Douglas Trattner has worked as a full-time freelance writer, editor and author. His work as co-author on Michael Symon's cookbooks have earned him four New York Times Best-Selling Author honors, while his longstanding role as Scene dining editor has garnered awards of its own.

4 replies on “Rising Star to Relocate East Side Coffee Shop from Little Italy to Cleveland Heights”

  2. The new location is pretty far removed from any of Cleveland Heights’s business districts. Cedar Lee is a short walk away, but that district already has a popular Phoenix coffeehouse.

  3. Its true what Jeff says above…that its far removed from Cedar Lee…but there will be free parking here and thats a HUGE perk. I like their coffee better than Phoenix and Im so excited! Loved them in Little Italy too…but again parking was an issue! Welcome to CH!!

  4. I love both Rising Star and Phoenix. My wish is that both businesses thrive in our city. And Im delighted that the old diner car will come back to life. Ill patronize both places.

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