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🇺🇸 Cleveland
9 places across Parts Unknown & No Reservations
Every Place Bourdain Visited in Cleveland
9 placesThe Senator's Place
S Davis Ave
Tony ate classic Southern soul-food buffet of collard greens, fried okra, mac ’n’ cheese, lima beans, red beans, neck bones, rice and gravy, a piece of fried chicken.
Sokolowski's University Inn
University Road
Polish traditional food. Chicken paprikash, stuffed cabbage, bratwurst, pierogies
Lola
East 4th Street
Michael Symon's restaurant. Tony and Marky Ramon ate there
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Rock And Roll Blvd
Tony went to the Hall of Fame with Tommy, the drummer from his favorite band, The Ramones
Sausage Shoppe (Closed)
Memphis Avenue
Location of the Sausage Shoppe. Permanently closed in 2018 (the owners retired), Tony visited to watch them make sausage
Eating your way through Cleveland? Stay within walking distance of these spots.
West Side Market
W 25th St Ste
Sprawling indoor farmer's market opened in 1912
Edgewater Pier
Not sure if this is the park where they surfed, but close enough. And it was cold.
Willard Park
Lakeside Avenue East
They went to see the "Free Stamp" sculpture
Zubal Books
W 25th St
A very special bookstore with endless shelves of books. Tony visited with Harvey Pekar, comic book writer of American Splendor fame
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