| Found | Signal | Venue | Where | When | Status | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Install 9' type 1 hood system per approved plans | 514 E 185TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44119 | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Web discovery | Blitzen's Holiday Pop-Up Bar | Hudson (Summit County) - outer suburb | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Liquor licence application | Brier Creek Parrkway | 4020 Brier Creek Parkway, GREEN | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Liquor licence application | Fat Head's Brewing, Inc. | 17450 Engle Lake Drive Ste 1, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Web discovery | Paradise Indian Cuisine (downtown location) | Downtown Cleveland (core) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Web discovery | Flour at Valor Acres | Brecksville | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Web discovery | Scene: a dozen new openings before the year is over | Cleveland | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Web discovery | Fast Eddie's Kitchen and Bar | Cleveland area | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-06 | Web discovery | Crispy Chick (Parma Heights) | Parma Heights | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Press | LULO Kitchen to open at Crocker Park - Cleveland Jewish News LULO Kitchen to open at Crocker Park Cleveland Jewish News | Promoted to the feed queue | source | ||
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | The Brew Kettle (Avon) | Avon (Lorain County) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | The Brew Kettle (Medina) | Medina | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | Reel Sips | Downtown Cleveland (815 Superior Ave.) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | Mikey's Late Night Slice (Ohio City) | Ohio City | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | Star of India Garden (Van Aken District) | Shaker Heights | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Application to to erect the following channel-letter signs is approved per approved plans and Cleveland City Planning review. Separate elect | 16204 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | ESTABLISH USE FOR EXISTING RESTAURANT TENANT SPACE PER APPROVED PLANS AND FIELD INSPECTION. NO WORK WITH THIS PERMIT. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPAN | 3820 SUPERIOR AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44114 | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | Factory 816 | Akron - Middlebury (816 E. Market St.) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Web discovery | Mele Kalikimaka at Tiki Underground | Cuyahoga Falls (Summit County) | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Liquor licence application | Laff Bar Comedy Club LLC | 1757 State Road, CUYAHOGA FALLS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Liquor licence application | Hammers Village Pizza LLC | 10714 Main Street, MANTUA | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-05 | Liquor licence application | Pro Football Hall of Fame Event Center | 2163 George Halas Drive NW, CANTON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Researched (press + permits + web) | A Bavarian Christkindlmarkt Nürnberger bratwurst sandwiches, warm Brezel and Glühwein in a Christkindlmarkt mug fill open-air stalls at the Berea fairgrounds, as the local nonprofit VIVA Bavaria builds a German Christmas market with traditional singing and dancing. | 19201 East Bagley Rd, Berea, OH | Dec 4 – Dec 6, 2026 | FESTIVAL | source |
| 2026-11-04 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | MAKE INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO 4,192 SF RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE HANNAH BUILDING PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PLUMBING, HVAC, AND | 2033 E 14 ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | ESTABLISH USE MARATHON GAS & CONVENIENCE STORE (NO PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXISTING STRUCTURE; SMOKE SHOP PRODUCTS NOT TO EXCEED 20% OF THE FLOO | 2402 BROOKPARK RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44134 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | Cleveland Halal Food & Rib Festival 2026 | La Villa Conference and Banquet Center | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | WinterLand Kickoff | Public Square, Cleveland | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | Public Square Holiday Market | Public Square, Cleveland | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | A C E S ENTERPRISE LLC | 205 S MAIN ST, AKRON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Allegro Spirits | 312 Cleveland Avenue NW, CANTON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Cyclone Motorcycle Ohio | 5045 N Ridge Rd W, ASHTABULA | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Hacienda Mexican Restaurant | 1120 E. Waterloo Rd, AKRON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | J HARTER VENTURES LLC, | 45 & 49 Lincoln Way East, MASSILLON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Nicky and Smitty’s Deli and Restaurant | 1017 & 1021 N Aurora Rd, AURORA | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | oOka Brew | 120 6th ST NE, MASSILLON | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Op Burgers #601 Canton | 6522 Strip Ave NW, Jackson Township | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | SCRAMBLERS | 4345 BELDEN VILLAGE MALL, CANTON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Sheetz #951 | 4281 Kent Rd, STOW | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Summit Lanes Norton | 1213 Norton Ave, NORTON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | 120 South Inc. | 120 South Water Street, KENT | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | ASHTABULA ARTS CENTER | 2928 W 13th Street, ASHTABULA | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Brown Street Grill | 935 BROWN ST, AKRON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Buckeye Tavern | 1931 Bailey Road, CUYAHOGA FALLS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Copley Tavern Bar LLC | 1442 South Cleveland Massillon Road, COPLEY | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Copper Kettle Restaurant | 176 N Market St, SHREVE | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Harvey Wallbangers Cocktail Lounge | 1915 Brown St., AKRON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Kura Sushi USA Inc | 3265 West Market Street, FAIRLAWN | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Molto Bene Italian Bistro | 1767 State Road, CUYAHOGA FALLS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Nine 30 | 10230 Northfield Road, NORTHFIELD | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Quaker Station | 120 East Mill Street, AKRON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | RetroActive | 419 West Market Street, SANDUSKY | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Sagamore Basement, LLC | 480 W AURORA RD, SAGAMORE HILLS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Side Quest | 1234 Sixth St SW, MASSILLON | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | STOW CORNERS LLC | 4300 LakePointe Corporate Dr, STOW | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | SUNRISE SOCIAL | 3875 Massillon Rd, Suite B200, GREEN | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Table 67 | 67 West Ave, TALLMADGE | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | The Blvd | 1010-1012 Kenmore blvd, AKRON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | THE GREEN ROOM | 2700 & 2704 EASTON STREET NE, CANTON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | Vita's | 256 Columbus Ave, SANDUSKY | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Liquor licence application | YARD HOUSE 4224 | 4224 Everhard Road NW, Jackson Township, Canton | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | The Well food hall | Middlebury, Akron (816 E. Market St.) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | Domo Yakitori and Sushi (Ohio City return) | Ohio City, Cleveland | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | Crafty Steere | Downtown Akron (O'Neil's Building) | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-11-04 | Web discovery | Stay Awhile Cafe | Firestone Park, Akron | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-03 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Complete plumbing system. INSTALL 2 Sink, 3 Floor Drain, 1 Hot Water Heater, 1 Grease Interceptor. 40 Lin. Ft. Drain, Waste, Vent Piping; 1 | 2190 MURRAY HILL RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-03 | Liquor licence application | Ghost Pepper | 1278 West Bagley Road, BEREA | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-02 | Researched (press + permits + web) | LULO Kitchen Handmade empanadas and mango salmon head west: Colombia-born chef Stefanie Montoya and her husband Mario are taking LULO Kitchen beyond its Warehouse District flagship to a second full-service room at Crocker Park. | Westlake (Crocker Park) | Early 2027 | COMING SOON (researched) | @lulocleveland · source |
| 2026-11-02 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Mele Kalikimaka at Tiki Underground Sean and Jessie Coffey's Front Street tiki den brings back Mele Kalikimaka, its yearly Hawaiian Christmas takeover, which last season put Santa hats on the tiki heads, hung tinsel and poured a Pusser's Rum holiday menu. | 1832 Front St, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 | Nov 23 – Jan 2, 2027 | POP-UP | @tikiunderground · source |
| 2026-11-02 | Web discovery | Millie's Cocktail Bar | Waterloo Arts District / Collinwood | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-11-02 | Web discovery | Secret Cellar Holiday Pop-Up Bar | Ohio City | Under research | source | |
| 2026-11-02 | Web discovery | Sleigh at JACK Cleveland Casino | Downtown (Public Square) | Under research | source | |
| 2026-10-31 | Web discovery | The Nightmare Bar at Adamo's | Brook Park | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-31 | Liquor licence application | fatbob pizza | 1739 pearl rd, BRUNSWICK | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-31 | Liquor licence application | The Lvl Hospitality Group | 10423-27 Clifton Blvd., CLEVELAND | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-30 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Repair/Replace 200 amp main disconnect | 3225 W 71ST ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44102 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-30 | Liquor licence application | The Sunset at the Harbor | 625 Prospect St, FAIRPORT HARBOR | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-30 | Liquor licence application | Euclid/Eclipse | 26159 Euclid Ave, EUCLID | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-30 | Liquor licence application | SAMMYS SOF LLC | 2261 cooper foster park rd Sal & Al's Diner, AMHERST | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-28 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Crafty Steere West Point Market's triple-layer Killer Brownies and Our Bar cheese spread are heading downtown, as Crafty Steere fills two floors of the old O'Neil's department store next to Lock 3 with a market, a 10-tap bar and a restaurant serving a ha | 222 S. Main St., Akron, OH | Downtown opening expected early 2027 | COMING SOON (researched) | @craftysteere · source |
| 2026-10-28 | Web discovery | The Cleveland Brewery (revival at Cleveland Whiskey campus) | The Flats / Downtown | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-28 | Web discovery | Edison's Pub (new ownership: Condado founder Joe Kahn) | Tremont (2373 Professor St) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-28 | Liquor licence application | SUSHI BOMB | 5088 Great Northern Plz S, Northsted | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE BUILD-OUT FOR CAVA RESTAURANT PER BUILDING PERMIT BCB26-025365 | 11500 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Electrical service installation and premises wiring | 17214 E GROVEWOOD AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44119 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Restaurant remodel | 1481 W 117TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44102 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Web discovery | The Astro | Downtown Cleveland (former Hard Rock Cafe space, Tower City) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Web discovery | Mason Social (Mentor) | Mentor (former Melt Bar and Grilled space) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Web discovery | Olive Room at Intro | Ohio City () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-27 | Web discovery | Death Proof at Proof Public House | Ohio City () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-26 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Renovation of existing rear patio space, new patio roof and new addition to address ADA access to two existing buildings | 17219 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-26 | Web discovery | Vino di Luca | Olmsted Falls | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-24 | Liquor licence application | Alora Nail Bar Inc | 35860 DETROIT RD, AVON | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-24 | Liquor licence application | MOXIE | 24337 CEDAR RD, LYNDHURST | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-24 | Liquor licence application | Jacqueline ca llc | 4301 State Road, CLEVELAND | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | New HVAC Hood | 13693 W LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | Enclave | Tremont () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | Lush Coffee | Ohio City () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | Pastimes | Lakewood (former El Tango Latin Grill space;) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Liquor licence application | MELERAY WINE CAFE LLC | 3365 RICHMOND ROAD SUITE 130, BEACHWOOD | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | The Hot Dog Diner (Pearl Rd relocation) | Parma, moving from 5494 to 5687 Pearl Rd () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | Antonio's Ristorante (original Parma space) | Parma () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | Rocky River Brewing Co. (post-fire reopening) | Rocky River () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-23 | Web discovery | Goldie's Donuts (Mentor) | Mentor, Lake County () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Sundaybird Birdietown's Tim Frazee and chef Andrew Gorski are turning the tiny former Pachamama Kitchen into a fast-casual rotisserie shop where a glass-front, 48-bird spit drips onto a bed of red-skinned potatoes, backed by collard greens, housemade | 15027 Madison Ave | Opens mid-November 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-22 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Installation of a 30 kW / 80 kWh battery energy storage system at the existing Burger King restaurant, 1800 Brookpark Rd. Work includes a pr | 1800 BROOKPARK RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44109 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Application to install window signage per approved plans, descriptions, specifications, and City of Cleveland Landmarks Commission approvals | 1936 W 25TH ST 101, CLEVELAND, OH, 44113 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | buildout of existing building. | 1481 W 117TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44102 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Installation of a 125 kW / 233 kWh battery energy storage system at the existing Burger King restaurant, 1549 E 55th St. Work includes a con | 1549 E 55TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44103 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Erect One Walk-In combo box 39’-11” long, 8' 1" wide, 9'-7” high with remote refrigeration | 4828 RIDGE RD, BROOKLYN, OH, 44144 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Interior improvements to existing building for a new restaurant. Exterior improvements were submitted separately and permit approved; record | 1898 W 25TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44113 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Web discovery | Lou's Tavern | Little Italy | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-10-22 | Liquor licence application | Edison MTGH LLC | 2373 PROFESSOR AVE., CLEVELAND | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-21 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Mestizo Kitchen & Cafe Birria-stuffed lumpia and chicken adobo burritos just landed in old Chinatown: Jessie Mendoza and Armando Llamas' 'Mexipino' menu, served once the morning pastries and coffee clear out. | 2162 Rockwell Ave, Cleveland, OH | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | site · @mestizokitchenandcafe · source |
| 2026-10-21 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | It is a commercial remodel project for a Dunkin quick service restaurant. Only the front of house, exterior elevations and site has been wor | 16204 LORAIN AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44111 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-21 | Web discovery | Good Company (Little Italy) | Little Italy / University Circle (2175 Cornell Rd) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-21 | Web discovery | Boom's Pizza (Solon) | Solon | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-21 | Web discovery | Moxie | Lyndhurst (Legacy Village, 25001 Cedar Rd) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Star of India Garden Biryani, curries and fresh breads at a Van Aken Market Hall counter: the Sharma brothers carry nearly 20 years of Lakewood's India Garden from the west side to the east, bringing Indian food back to the hall for the first time since Chutney | 3441 Tuttle Rd #405, Shaker Heights, OH 44122 | Open now | OPEN (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-20 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | HVAC Install - Electric furnace, Air Handlers, outdoor unit heat pump. BUILDING PERMIT NO. B25024615 59 Furnace(s), 59 Heat Pump(s), 12 Wa | 2500 W 27TH ST, CLEVELAND, OH, 44113 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Liquor licence application | Hesta Hospitality LLC - Level 3 | 5720 Independence Drive Suite 300, BRECKSVILLE | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Liquor licence application | Thai Dynamite | 6370 York Rd Unit 6, PARMA HEIGHTS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Liquor licence application | The Turn Golf Lounge | 19694 W. 130th St, STRONGSVILLE | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Web discovery | Nightmare After First Pour | Ohio City | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Web discovery | CarnEvil at Amici | North Royalton | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Press | Mestizo Kitchen & Cafe, a Mexican-Filipino Restaurant, to Open in Old Chinatown “Where two cultures meet on one plate.” That’s a pretty apt description of the dishes that Jessie Mendoza and Armando Llamas will serve at Mestizo Kitchen and Café (2162 Rockwell Ave.) in downtown Cleveland. The new restaurant will feature | Promoted to the feed queue | source | ||
| 2026-10-20 | Web discovery | Flower on Freeman | Duck Island | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-20 | Web discovery | Little Cloud Sandwiches | Ohio City | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-19 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Lou's Tavern Grandma Phyllis's cavatelli and tripe chalked on a whiteboard above a vintage brass register, a 1960s Wurlitzer in the corner - 21-year-old Jack Sparent left Cleveland State to bring his family's century-old Little Italy bar back from decad | 1931 Coltman Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106 | Back open | REOPENING (researched) | @loustavernlittleitaly · source |
| 2026-10-15 | Web discovery | Nightmare Before Blitzen's | 80 North Main Street, Hudson, Ohio 44236 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-15 | Web discovery | Barabicu Smokehouse (new location) | Parma area (new site TBA) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-15 | Web discovery | Shaun Yasaki's Lorain Ave beer garden / greenhouse / cocktail bar (name TBA) | Ohio City | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-15 | Web discovery | Rising Star Coffee (S. Taylor Rd relocation) | Cleveland Heights | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-15 | Web discovery | EDWINS seafood raw bar (name TBA) | Cleveland Heights | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-15 | Web discovery | D'Agnese's (Broadview Heights) | Broadview Heights | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Nightmare on Bourbon Street Staff say an after-hours camera caught a bartender dressed for the 1920s, and this October the 125-year-old Tremont building leans into it: The Bourbon Street Barrel Room goes NOLA-style Halloween all month, with Louisiana native Johnny Sch | 2393 Professor Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113 | Oct 8 – Oct 31, 2026 | POP-UP | @bourbonstreetbarrelroom · source |
| 2026-10-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Good Company Good Company's award-winning '72-hour' wings and The Good One burger are coming to Little Italy, where the west-side favorite is taking over the old Club Isabella building on Cornell after losing its Battery Park home. | 2175 Cornell Road, Cleveland, OH 44106 | Opens Nov. 12, 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | @goodcompanywings · source |
| 2026-10-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Nightmare After First Pour Jack's Pumpkin Punch and an Oogie Boogie cocktail take over Great Lakes' Market Ave brewpub as a 'Nightmare Before Christmas' makeover bridges Halloween and Christmas Ale season in the CLE. | 2516 Market Ave., Cleveland, OH | Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2026 | POP-UP | source |
| 2026-10-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Nightmare on the Corner Horror movies on the screens, spooky decor everywhere and themed cocktails in hand: Lakewood's 50-year-old Around the Corner, the saloon known for holiday makeovers, goes full Halloween, and costumes are encouraged. | 18616 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107 | Through Halloween, Oct 31, 2026 | POP-UP | @atclakewood · source |
| 2026-10-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | KneadED Eight independent bakers and two pastry chefs bake and sell side by side at KneadED, a worker-owned co-op bakery on Chagrin Blvd where founders Adenike Harper and Saidah Farrell also teach baking classes and mentor local youth. | Shaker Heights (Chagrin Blvd.) | Open now | OPEN (researched) | @kneadedneo · source |
| 2026-10-14 | Web discovery | Slay Pop-Up Bar at JACK Cleveland Casino | 100 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113 | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Aboveground Plumbing for a Commercial building, entertainment venue | 507 HURON RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | Natural Gas Piping Permit for a Commercial building, entertainment venue | 507 HURON RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44115 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | install DWV for fixtures, install H2O as specified, supply & install 1 AOSmith 80 gal, 1 Schrier GB3 interceptor, 1 FS 12 Zurn floor sink, 1 | 2190 MURRAY HILL RD RD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106 | Under research | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Liquor licence application | LULO Kitchen | 281 Main Street, WESTLAKE | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Liquor licence application | Luna Bakery & Cafe - Moreland Hills | 34105 CHAGRIN BLVD, MORELAND HILLS | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-14 | Liquor licence application | Luna Bakery & Cafe - Valor Acres | 5430 Independence Drive, Suite 110, BRECKSVILLE | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-13 | Web discovery | Dante Boccuzzi's new Italian restaurant (former Goma space, name TBA) | Downtown / East 4th St () | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-13 | Web discovery | Nightmare on the Corner | Lakewood | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-10-13 | Web discovery | Clandestina Halloween bar (exact name not given) | Not confirmed | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-13 | Liquor licence application | Bark & Barrel Dog Daycare and Bar | 24619 CHAGRIN BLVD., BEACHWOOD | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-13 | Liquor licence application | Middlefield Tavern LLC | 15958 E. High Street, MIDDLEFIELD | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-13 | Web discovery | Star of India Garden | Shaker Heights (Van Aken District Market Hall) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Web discovery | The CarnEvil Bar | 13000 Royalton Rd, North Royalton, OH 44133 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Web discovery | Death Proof | Ohio City | Promoted to the feed queue | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Web discovery | The Nightmare Bar | Brook Park | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Building permit (A-2 food/drink) | INSTALL 7 FURNACES, 6 HEAT PUPMPS, INSTALLED COST OF DUCTWORK SUPPLY/RETURN/EXH. AIR-$50,000.00, KITCHEN HOOD EXHAUST DUCT SYSTEM COST-18,00 | 10803 MAGNOLIA DR, CLEVELAND, OH, 44106 | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Web discovery | RileyCakes | Cleveland | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Web discovery | Fluffy Duck Café | Highland Heights | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-12 | Web discovery | Treebark Books | Gordon Square | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-09 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Death Proof at Proof Public House Spooky cocktails with creepy garnishes in a room hung with Cleveland concert posters: Melt founder Matt Fish's punk-rock Proof Public House on Lorain Ave turns gothic for October as the Death Proof pop-up. | 4116 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH | Sep 28 – Nov 1, 2026 | POP-UP | source |
| 2026-10-09 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Slay at The Library, JACK Cleveland Casino Vampire Juice in a blood bag under a floating candle wall: JACK Casino's Library bar in the old Higbee Building turns into Slay, the Halloween sibling of its Christmas hit Sleigh, with skeletons dealt in at the card table. | 100 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113 | Sep 25 – Oct 31, 2026 | POP-UP | source |
| 2026-10-09 | Liquor licence application | Flats Music Group | 1059-1085 Old River Road, CLEVELAND | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-09 | Liquor licence application | Sunset Asian Cuisine & Bubble Tea | 9 S MAIN ST, OBERLIN | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-09 | Liquor licence application | Taylor Street | 645 Taylor Street, ELYRIA | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-08 | Researched (press + permits + web) | LittleLit Double smash burgers on potato buns and pastrami on rye come off one long counter where the open kitchen is also the bar: Ross Valenti, the guy who brought back Tremont's Lit, turns a former Broadview Heights Subway into a retro-futuristic | 1100 W. Royalton Rd., Broadview Heights, OH | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-08 | Web discovery | Forest City Shuffleboard | Ohio City (4506 Lorain Ave) | Under research | source | |
| 2026-10-08 | Web discovery | Eat Me Pizza | Lakewood (Studio West 117) | Not featured | source | |
| 2026-10-08 | Press | Literary Tavern Owner to Open LittleLit in Broadview Hts. The Literary Tavern (1031 Literary Rd., 216-862-1916) in Tremont opened a few months prior to Covid. The restaurant not only survived the pandemic but continues to thrive thanks to a killer vibe, solid food, tasty cocktails, late-night serv | Promoted to the feed queue | source | ||
| 2026-10-07 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Delia's Crackly drumstick buckets with pickles, hot-sauce mayo and JoJos at the Cavs game: Vinnie Cimino calls Delia's Cordelia "made faster and more casual," with a Midwest Polish Boy on deck. | Rocket Arena, 1 Center Ct, Street Level concourse near Portal 26 | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-06 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Sourwood Public House Triple-fried Korean-style chicken and chicken-fried oysters are coming to Detroit Ave as Sourwood Public House replaces Deagan's with Southern cooking and global twists, served under freshly grey-washed brick. | 14810 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107 | December 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-05 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Casa Nostra Goma's big central sushi bar becomes the main bar at Casa Nostra, where tortellini and bucatini are made in house and the polpette come in five meats - Dante Boccuzzi trades raw fish for red sauce on East 4th. | 2079 E 4th St, Cleveland, OH | Winter 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-02 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Olive Room A roof that slides open to the sky: Daniel del Prado turned Jaja's three-season deck into Olive Room, an upstairs cocktail room with a lid for a Cleveland October. | 2050 Gehring Ave | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | @oliveroomcleveland · source |
| 2026-10-01 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Vecino Whole red snapper painted half salsa roja, half salsa verde and laid over open fire — Detroit's NYT-listed Vecino brings its heirloom-corn nixtamal masa to a 17-foot-ceilinged corner of Tremont's new Driftwood building. | 1209 Fairfield Ave, Cleveland, OH | November 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-10-01 | Researched (press + permits + web) | La Pecora Slice Shop Thin, crackly 18-inch sourdough pies by the slice: the Vergaras' old Barroco Grill on Larchmere becomes a 65-seat, New York-leaning slice shop next door to their Neapolitan pizzabar. | 12718 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, OH | Opening soon | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-29 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Pearl's Kitchen and Taproom Southern comfort cooking moves onto the bar stools where Cleveland's first Black-owned brewery poured its last beer on Sept. 27. Former cardiothoracic nurse Tiwanna Scott-Williams, already feeding the Rocket Arena concourse, takes over the | 1974 E. 66th St., Cleveland, OH | Official launch before year's end | COMING SOON (researched) | @pearlskitchen_cle · source |
| 2026-09-28 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Brine Bar Chowder till midnight, lobster rolls hot or cold: La Ville Lumière's Kevin O'Connell turns the old Le Marché Clifton into a walk-in-only raw bar, mortadella schiacciata next door at La Porta Rossa. | Edgewater | October 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-25 | Researched (press + permits + web) | La Porta Rossa Thin, crackly Tuscan schiacciata baked in-house and split for mortadella, porchetta and burrata, sold until it runs out: Kevin O'Connell, formerly of Cleveland Sandwich Co. and now of La Ville Lumière, turns his brasserie's private dining r | Clifton Blvd, adjoining La Ville Lumière (10427 Clifton Blvd), Cleveland | Opens October 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-23 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Ettore Northern Italian is coming to the ground floor of the long-dark Rose Building, where the old Medical Mutual lobby at East 9th and Prospect gets gutted for a dining room — Doug Katz, of Fire, Kiln and Amba and a 2025 James Beard semifinalist | 2060 E. 9th St. | Early 2028 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-23 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Moxie (with The Seven speakeasy) Bar Louie out, Moxie back: Brad Friedlander's restaurant, dark since 2019 in Beachwood, returns with original recipes, original staff and one new secret - a speakeasy called The Seven. | 24337 Cedar Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124 | Fall 2026 | REOPENING (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-18 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Bring On the Butter Crusty, chewy Hungarian loaves that outgrew a front-yard stand — Dia Dunay's naturally leavened sourdough, plus rotating cookies, bars and muffins, now fills a Detroit Ave. storefront that used to be a chiropractor's office. | 13429 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107 | Open now | OPEN (researched) | @bring.on.the.butter · source |
| 2026-09-08 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Laughing Bomb Brewery Tanks going back into the dark, empty Working Class room on Lorain — beer, cider and hard seltzer brewed a few feet from the kitchen pass — as Zech and Brittney Laughbaum, the couple who resurrected Avon Lake's 1930s John Christ Winery, han | 17448 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44111 | Date TBA | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-03 | Researched (press + permits + web) | One Pot Korean BBQ and Hot Pot The all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ and hot pot spot that built a following on Coventry is taking its grills west to Great Northern. | Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH | Coming soon | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-09-02 | Researched (press + permits + web) | FrankieLynn Hotdogs Rachel Ventura's cult hot dog cart is going permanent: a tiny Broadview Road shop with bread from Leavened and a counter of local makers. | 2023 Broadview Rd, Cleveland, OH | Late 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-08-28 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Mappina Bakery Mini cannoli in a gluten-free shell and anise pizzelle landing on the one Cleveland block celiacs have never been able to eat - Rachel's dedicated gluten-free, peanut-free bakery, built on four generations of family recipes traced back to h | Little Italy | Coming soon | COMING SOON (researched) | @mappinabakery · source |
| 2026-08-28 | Researched (press + permits + web) | LBM Cocktails named "Attack of the Giants" poured beneath hand-carved Norse doorframes get their last call October 10 — Eric Ho's acid-adjusted, milk-washed Madison Avenue den, done in by insurance premiums after nine years. | 12301 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107 | Last call October 10 | CLOSING | @lbm_bar · source |
| 2026-08-28 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Black Magick Pinball flippers clattering under heavy metal in a 1924 corner tavern — league regulars Jake and Molly Zard bought the 50-year Ugly Broad off its retiring owner and are rewiring the old dive into Black Magick. | 3908 Denison Ave, Cleveland, OH 44109 | Coming soon | COMING SOON (researched) | @blackmagickbar · source |
| 2026-08-26 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Edda Coffee Roasters Last pour: Charlie Eisenstat's Nordic-style Edda serves its final cups across from the West Side Market this weekend — DDP is clearing Intro's ground floor, and Le Burger next door is already dark. | 2011 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44113 | Final weekend - Aug. 29-30 | CLOSING | @eddacoffee · source |
| 2026-08-26 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Daniel del Prado's Neapolitan pizza concept at Intro (name TBA) A tile-covered Italian pizza oven goes in the middle of the old Le Burger room at Intro, as Minneapolis chef Daniel del Prado, who already runs a Neapolitan-style pizza spot in the Twin Cities, rebuilds the Ohio City complex's food and drin | Ohio City | Fall 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-08-19 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Red Chimney The diner where Green Lantern sat in last summer's Superman burned a year ago — now Red Chimney is back in Pappou's old room, and Wednesday still means chicken paprikash with applesauce. | 8320 Snow Rd, Parma, OH 44129 | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | source |
| 2026-08-18 | Researched (press + permits + web) | The Witch Doctor House bitters, tinctures and a named amaro next to cheap beer in a former pool hall: The Witch Doctor is Matt Luebert and Charles Eby's apothecary bar, lounge and live music still to come. | 3314 Broadview Rd | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | source |
| 2026-08-18 | Researched (press + permits + web) | High Key on Lee The old Voodoo brewpub's 18-tap tower gets trimmed two-thirds to make room for all-day coffee-to-cocktails, a rotating food-truck lineup, and karaoke nights on an expanded patio. | 2279 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH | Just opened | OPEN (researched) | source |
| 2026-08-15 | Researched (press + permits + web) | The Fix Terry Bell, the Cavaliers' team chef for 17 years through the 2016 championship run, now runs his own from-scratch grab-and-go meal shop in The Landings plaza - soups, sauces and dressings made in-house, and early word singles out the honey | 32730 Walker Road, Unit C-5, Avon Lake, OH 44012 | Opened Aug. 14 | OPEN (researched) | @theclefix · source |
| 2026-07-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | 2098 Bakery Kitchen Exec pastry chef Joseph Holmes plants Buildings & Food's whole pastry operation in an 1885 brick corner under the 'Greetings from Cleveland' mural, with a quick-serve Good Company window up front. | 2104 W. 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113 | Late 2026 | COMING SOON (researched) | source |
| 2026-07-13 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Hutirets A kids' playroom opening straight off the dining room, a Ukrainian kitchen working behind it — Hutirets lands on Ridge Road in the middle of Parma's Ukrainian Village, the biggest Ukrainian community in Ohio, and the west side finally gets | 7777 Ridge Rd., Parma | Open now | OPEN (researched) | @hutiretsparma · source |
| 2026-07-02 | Researched (press + permits + web) | The Crispy Chick Never-frozen buttermilk tenders — garlic and black pepper — with crinkle fries and garlic bread, as Senayt Fekadu reportedly eyes a former Pearl Road Burger King for a second Crispy Chick. | 6671 Pearl Road, Parma Heights, OH | Opens fall 2026 — owner targeting September | COMING SOON (researched) | @thecrispychick_cle · source |
| 2026-06-15 | Researched (press + permits + web) | River Roots Barrel Co. Whiskey Bar & Brewery Pour bourbon straight from tripled barrel stock inside a 121-year-old brick storefront where Michael Symon is adding a whiskey bar, food, and a compact microbrewery. | 1826 Columbus Rd, Cleveland, OH | Opening date TBD | COMING SOON (researched) | @riverrootsbarrelco · source |
| 2026-05-14 | Researched (press + permits + web) | Anthology Cask House English cask ales hand-pulled off a proper beer engine and served at cellar temperature — warm-ish on purpose — as Noble Beast's Shaun and JoLyn Yasaki revive the old Bookhouse Brewing space. | 1526 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH | Open since May | OPEN (researched) | @anthologycaskhouse · source |