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d1witdafunkd1witdafunk Posts: 226
edited August 2010 in The Porch
anyone been to cleveland? me and my girlfriend are going on a little 3 day road trip to cleveland for labor day weekend and i wanted some info on where to go and what to see.have never been so i have no clue what the seen is like but we are into almost everything...record stores, vintage clothes ,micro brews,bars ,museums, art, food whatever just looking to get a loose idea on what to do/and not to do in the city.....any help would be awesome thanks
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  • Anthony29Anthony29 Posts: 7
    Thanks for this post you read my mind...I am going also in November for 3 days (to see the Jets play the Browns) and if anyone can recommend a few good restaurants & bars I would appreciate it.

    Got to see the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame which is in the downtown area of the city I think... We are staying at the Hampton Inn downtown and everything is within walking distance.... even gonna catch a Cavs-Pacers game (lebron-less)
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,839
    PJ Flannery's = The best bar ever.
  • Nittany1bnNittany1bn Near Philadelphia Posts: 214
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  • max8700max8700 Posts: 208
    And the original, even better:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    rock and roll hall of fame

    nfl hall of fame is about an hour south

    cedar point is an hour west

    catch a ball game if the indians are in town
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  • Dawgpound330Dawgpound330 Posts: 6
    West side market - great place to eat/shop/hang.
    Warehouse district (west 6th st.) - plenty of good places to have dinner and drinks.
    Great Lakes Brewery
    Barley House
    East 4th St. is also a great place to hang out. http://www.east4thstreet.com/
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  • BeerBaronBeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,100
    A Great Lakes Brewery visit is a MUST.
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  • Red BurritoRed Burrito Posts: 484
    BeerBaron wrote:
    A Great Lakes Brewery visit is a MUST.

    Agreed. Plus it's right near the West Side Market mentioned in an earlier post.
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  • Maddog9616Maddog9616 Posts: 1
    Have to go to Melt Bar and Grilled in Lakewood
    It is 15 minutes out of cleveland
    but well worth it, usually about an hour wait or so
    the menu is all grilled cheese sandwiches but there huge and amazing
    http://www.meltbarandgrilled.com/
    And i think the indians are home all weekend they have some really cheap seats right now since there so bad
    andrew
  • jnaughtjnaught Posts: 74
    I get the person going to Cleveland for the football game (especially since I too am a Jets fan and have been trying to land tix to that game myself); but the other guy from NJ picking Cleveland as your 3 day getaway? Why? The people are cool, but the city itself, not so much. If you want a city in Ohio - Columbus is hands down the best one. Otherwise, take a short drive down to Baltimore or DC - both great cities for a quick little getaway.

    Ok, I digress ... FYI - the Rock'n'Roll HOF is literally right next door to the Browns stadium.
  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Dawgpound330 wrote:
    West side market - great place to eat/shop/hang.
    Warehouse district (west 6th st.) - plenty of good places to have dinner and drinks.
    Great Lakes Brewery
    Barley House
    East 4th St. is also a great place to hang out. http://www.east4thstreet.com/

    first post. welcome to the forum.
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  • 8181 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    Maddog9616 wrote:
    Have to go to Melt Bar and Grilled in Lakewood
    It is 15 minutes out of cleveland
    but well worth it, usually about an hour wait or so
    the menu is all grilled cheese sandwiches but there huge and amazing
    http://www.meltbarandgrilled.com/
    And i think the indians are home all weekend they have some really cheap seats right now since there so bad
    andrew


    this thread is bringing out all the newb posters. :D

    welcome to the board.
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  • Dark EnergyDark Energy Here Posts: 203
    How about play Shooting Guard/Small Forward for the Cavs? I hear there is an opening :lol:
  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    I lived in C dot for 24 years... I think it's a great place, although having lived in NYC and Chitown it does have it's weaknesses... :-)

    Personally I think down town cleveland in pretty lame. W 6th is where all the meat heads go. There are some good restaurants there, but it's not a good example of Cleveland, same with e 4th...

    The best parts about Cleveland are the neighborhoods filled with different ethnicities... Treemont is probably my favorite part of Cleveland. Good bars, great food, and real people. Tree House is an awesome bar! So is 816, Flying monkey, Edison's. Really any bar in the treemont area is great.
    Lakewood also has some great spots. A little bit of a younger crowd, but still better than down town.
    West side of Cleveland also has a lot of great bars. Right around the west side market on w 25th street are some great spots. The Garage is cool and Bier Market is one of my favs.
    And then there is the place of my roots, the best place in Cleveland, Little Italy. Here you will find the BEST restaurants in all of Cleveland, some of them the best ive been to anywhere! La Dolce Vita is amazing. Mama Santas best pizza ever, Maxi's is great, Primo Vino is awesome, Salvatore's is good, and Presti's and Corbo's are a toss up for the best bakeries ive ever been to. There's also a lot of great art galleries and coffee shops in Little Italy.

    Also, if you're staying DT, these locations are all pretty close. West side of Clev, Treemont and Lakewood are like a 5-10 minute drive and Little Italy is about 20 minutes...
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  • ZidaneZidane Ottawa Posts: 362
    Saw PJ in May... That was the only thing to do that weekend in Cleveland for sure... Sorry, I was really disapointed about the city and the fact that there's not a living soul downtown on weekends... Except for the Indians game and PJ...!
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  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    Zidane wrote:
    Saw PJ in May... That was the only thing to do that weekend in Cleveland for sure... Sorry, I was really disapointed about the city and the fact that there's not a living soul downtown on weekends... Except for the Indians game and PJ...!
    like i said, DT cleveland is not the spot to hang out... but there are good places, people!
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