DINE/DRINK: RESTAURANTS & BARS

Restaurant Reviews, Dining Guides & Nightlife in Cleveland OH

Start your night at Molinari's in Mentor, catch a screening of "The Ghost Writer," starring Ewan McGregor, then cap things off with a nip of Ramune pop at Watami in Parma. Full story »

Clifton Martini and Wine Bar looks rather nondescript, though sleek and modern. Some nice happy hour drink specials -- $3 off all martinis, even top-shelf mixes, and $1 off draft beers -- put a nice spin on the spot.  Full story »

Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day Parade is in the books. But the real party continues late into the night in these Irish pubs. Full story »

Shubert did part of his act on an East Fourth Street curb in 2006. Full story »

There's a new option for late-night dining downtown, with the opening of Late Night Diner at the 1890 restaurant in the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade. Full story »

Business at Lucky's has tripled since it made Guy Fieri featured it on his Food Network show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." We checked in to see how things were holding up. Busy. And still lip-smacking.  Full story »

Only in America . . . it's St. Patrick's Day -- at least as we've come to know it. The traditions surrounding the religious-holiday-meets-expression-of-pride-meets-party-hearty-marathon have come a long way since a shepherd named Maewyn Succat became the patron saint of Ireland. So much so that a Dubliner like Declan Synnott couldn't believe his eyes when he celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day in America.  Full story »

Start off with a sweet-savory dish of braised rabbit with pasta at Amp 150, sip on a Cha-Yen Cocktrail a the new Asian fusion Tremont bistro Bac, then head to the Cleveland Museum of Art Cinematheque for a showing of "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers." Full story »

It's been a long and rolling road for women's derby It's amazing how far the Burning River Roller Girls have come.  Full story »

Nighttown actually is a jazz club. The Cleveland Heights club-bar-restaurant-institution has been doing it for over four decades and looks like something out of the Blue Note heyday.  Full story »

Cincinnati native Gary Owen was once voted "Funniest Black Comedian in San Diego." Funny thing is . . . Full story »

"Food-forward" Menu6 opens on Larchmere Boulevard in the former Boulevard Blue space. It promises to become one of the East Side's most enjoyable dinner spots. Full story »

A large menu with emphasis on organic products, great sandwiches and award-winning desserts, most reasonably priced.  Full story »

Ever dream of being Cleveland’s version of Joan Rivers? You know, you hang out at glitzy events, party hearty and make snarky comments about the other guests. Come Sunday, your dreams will come true. That's when Road to the Red Carpet unrolls at Pickwick & Frolic, 2035 East Fourth Street, Cleveland.  Full story »