The city of Cleveland is booming!  Listed as one of the New York Times 52 places to go in 2015 and National Geographic's Places You Need to Visit in 2018, Cleveland has a vibrant restaurant and bar scene, with lots of festivals, sporting events, and museums.  In fact, Travel+Leisure magazine ranked Cleveland #7 in their 10 Best Foodie Cities in the U.S. for 2023!  The members of the Cleveland Institute for Computational Biology frequently enjoy these comforts of Cleveland, and we are happy to share our experiences here with you.  Thoughts and opinions are of their respective post authors and do not reflect those of any institution or official agency.

Beachwood City Park West/East

Who:  Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat:  Beachwood City Park West/EastWhere:  Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood, OH Much has surprised me about living in Cleveland. It probably comes as no surprise to many that Cleveland has a bad rap. Sure, we expect a good ribbing from our Pittsburgh friends (who taught me “mistake by the lake”), but I can’t […]

BottleHouse Brewery

Who:  Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: BottleHouse BreweryWhere:  2050 Lee Rd, Cleveland, OH 44118 As previously mentioned in a post, there are several restaurants and bars up and down Lee Road, and my husband Steve intends to visit every single one (except for the late Sweetie Fry, which closed early Fall 2014). One of our latest […]

Shaker Square Market

Who:  Jessica Cooke Bailey, PhD What: Fresh Fruits and Veggies Where:  Shaker Square, Cleveland, OH 44120 The North Union Farmer’s Market is held year-round in several locations throughout the Cleveland area; I have been vising the one held at Shaker Square at least twice a month since relocating to Cleveland in December of 2013. We […]

Bistro 185

Who:  Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: Bistro 185Where:  991 East 185th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44119 Steve and I were so impressed with the Standard Bar & Grill, we were excited to try the other restaurants in the 185th Street district.  As luck would have it, my birthday was only days away from our Standard Bar & […]

Michelson & Morley

Who:  Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat:  Michelson & MorleyWhere:  11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106 The recently opened Michelson & Morley located in the Tinkham Veale University Center (“the Tink”) offers both lunch and dinner in an upscale bistro setting.  The restaurant’s namesake celebrates the Nobel Prize in Physics (1907) winning experiments performed in 1887 by […]

The Standard Bar & Grille

Who:  Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat:  The Standard Bar & GrilleWhere:  779 East 185th Street, Cleveland, OH 44119 My husband Steve and I visited The Standard on a post-holiday Saturday (12-27-2014) for lunch.  Steve had heard of this and other restaurants as part of the East 185th Street district in Cleveland.  We are fans of the […]

Barroco Grill

 Who:  Dana C. Crawford, PhDWhat: Barroco GrillWhere:  12906 Madison Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107 We visited Barroco Grill on Tuesday, December 23rd by accident.  Steve’ Mom Barbara and partner Ray were in town visiting, and the five of us (including my Mom Graciela) ventured out to see the Cleveland sites.  At some point close to lunch, […]