Entertainment Districts in Cleveland Heights

Cedar-Lee neighborhood in Cleveland Heights presents the historic Cedar Lee Theatre art house cinema alongside restaurants and bars serving one of Cleveland's most walkable eastern suburbs.

Chagrin Falls southeast of Cleveland presents a picturesque waterfall-anchored downtown with boutique restaurants and bars, one of Northeast Ohio's most charming small-town entertainment destinations.

Ohio City and Tremont form Cleveland's most vibrant entertainment corridor — a pair of historic neighborhoods where outstanding craft breweries (Great Lakes Brewing Company's home), James Beard Award-winning restaurants, and independent bars create one of the Midwest's most complete neighborhood entertainment experiences. Ohio City's West Side Market (America's oldest continuously operating indoor-outdoor market) and its walkable entertainment streets create a neighborhood entertainment district of genuine historical and culinary significance.

Detroit Avenue through Lakewood west of Cleveland presents one of the densest concentrations of independent bars and restaurants in Northeast Ohio, serving one of the most walkable inner-ring suburbs on the Great Lakes.

Downtown Willoughby east of Cleveland presents a historic Erie Street corridor of restaurants and bars serving the Lake County community along the Chagrin River.

East 4th Street in downtown Cleveland is a pedestrian entertainment block with House of Blues, Pickwick & Frolic, and celebrity chef restaurants creating one of downtown Cleveland's most concentrated dining and nightlife corridors.

Flats East Bank along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland is a riverfront entertainment development with a boardwalk, restaurants, and bars that revitalized the historic Flats industrial district into a modern nightlife destination.

Flats East Bank is Cleveland's most ambitious waterfront entertainment development — a $500 million mixed-use complex on the Cuyahoga River with restaurants, bars, hotel, and event spaces that has revitalized Cleveland's historic industrial Flats neighborhood. The development's spectacular Cuyahoga River setting and connection to Cleveland's remarkable sports and cultural renaissance makes it the centerpiece of the city's comeback narrative.

Ohio City on Cleveland's near west side is home to the historic West Side Market and one of Ohio's densest concentrations of craft breweries, including Market Garden Brewery and Great Lakes Brewing Company, along West 25th Street.

Parma south of Cleveland, one of Ohio's largest suburbs, presents neighborhood bars and restaurants along Ridge Road and State Road serving its historic Eastern European immigrant community.

Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland is the second-largest performing arts center in the United States after Lincoln Center, encompassing the State, Palace, Connor Palace, Allen, and Hanna theaters within a restored historic theater district presenting Broadway, opera, and concerts.

Rocky River's Detroit Road corridor west of Cleveland presents upscale restaurants and bars serving one of the west side's most affluent lakefront suburbs near the Rocky River reservation.

The Flats East Bank is Cleveland's waterfront entertainment district along the Cuyahoga River — a revitalized industrial zone now housing restaurants, bars, rooftop patios, and live music venues between JACK Cleveland Casino and the lakefront. Popular with casino visitors, sports fans, and Cleveland's growing downtown residential community.

Tremont is Cleveland's most artistically rich entertainment neighborhood — a hilltop district of Victorian churches converted to art studios, independent restaurants, and bars that has maintained its creative character through Cleveland's economic ups and downs. The neighborhood's art walk tradition, concentration of working artists, and genuine community character make it the most culturally authentic entertainment district in Ohio's largest city.

Tremont on Cleveland's near west side is a hilltop neighborhood of restored Victorian homes turned into one of the city's top dining and gallery-hop destinations, with acclaimed restaurants and craft cocktail bars surrounding historic Lincoln Park.