Cleveland, OH

[FOURHUNDREDANDTWENTY]

visiting some friends in Cleveland for a long weekend (thursday - sunday) with a baseball game saturday night but any spots/diy's/parks/food or bar recs much appreciated

[FOURHUNDREDANDTWENTY]

Not from Cleveland but spent some time there. I’ll hit you with the first things that come to mind. Not sure where you are staying, Cleveland is kind of “West side” centric, lots to do on the West side of town, less to do downtown and on the East side.

Westside Skate Shop - core af been there for like 30 years.
Lakewood Skate park just got an upgrade, it’s sick.
Brooklyn Zu DIY
Cleveland Bagel
Rising Star and Phoenix Coffee
Il Rione Pizza 
Happy Dog, bar with food, live music sometimes, staple

Hell yeah thank you, i sent the list to my homie and he was already drinkin a coffee from rising star and said this guy knows his stuff haha

[Allen.]

Happy dog is great.
If you want spot tourism check out Phoenix Coffee as well. You’ll see the gap to rail Svitak and Suciu skated.

[CreepySweaty]

Not sure what you’re into, but hit up the museum of art if you’re even remotely interested. Open late (9pm) on Fridays and it’s free. One of the best art museums in the country thanks to that old Cleveland money.

That list from GregHunts16mm is legit a nice list for a short stay. Sucks it’s cold this weekend.

A few more quick ideas depending on what you’re into:
-There’s a little fun diy spot down W. 78th street off Lake Ave (on the sidewalk next to 78th street Studios). It’s a bank to ledge, a mini quarter, and a manny pad.
-Larder Delicatessen is a little pricey but has the best chicken sandwich and is in a little cute gentrified spot on the Westside (Hingetown in Ohio City)
-The Roaming Biscuit has a breakfast sandwich that is so good and it’s right across from Larder/Rising Star, just down the street from Cle Bagel.
-If you want to be cold as hell, go down to the old coast guard station in Wendy Park. Right on the lake.
- Brandywine Falls in the Cuyahoga Valley National park (~30 min drive south) might be the largest waterfall in Ohio? It’s massive.
-If you’re into transition there’s a massive bowl down by the river. Crooked River skatepark.
-Best sandwich place in Cleveland is Herb N Twine. I recommend everything, especially their Turkey Sub. Sells out mad fast and you gotta order ahead by phone. No inside seating.
-ABC the tavern is an old skater favorite. Super dive bar. Good food. Nice location to walk around (Ohio city).

Gordon Square is a nice little neighborhood. You can walk from there to the beach (Edgewater park). There’s a spot over there that’s kind of getting torn down but still skateable. It’s a weird mini bank/euro to manny pad to steep bank. W58 st and Fr Caruso Drive.

Enjoy!

[FOURHUNDREDANDTWENTY]

Dang thanks so much! Gonna be down there in a couple weeks and staying in Tremont so hopefully the weathers better but for sure gonna try to check out those spots you mentioned

[CreepySweaty]

Sick, Tremont is my neighborhood. Now I gotta give you some more ideas

- Crazy steep downhill spot down Holmden Ave off west 14th st (bump to hill bomb, 2 downhill ledges, a diy barrier)
-fat cats is a great Tremont restaurant right on a park overlooking downtown
-sokolowskis overlook is a nice place to chill with some weird fun spots and a hill bomb (metal ledges, rocks, some funky steps)
-cool water dry goods has curated vintage clothing (think cee blues but run by a Midwestern woman)
-Caribe bake shop in Clark Fulton is a real authentic Puerto Rican joint (go for the Cubano or the chicken dinner, get some fried plantains and sorullos)
-Avalon exchange on Detroit is a nice consignment shop. Decent prices and I always find something cool.
-LJ Shanghai is on the east side in asiatown. Best soup dumplings in the city. Get the dumplings and Chong Qing Spicy Beef Noodle Soup.
-Cilantro taqueria is a fake chipotle but actually run by immigrants and the food is way better. Easy lunch option.
-the Rowley inn is a historic restaurant across the street from the Christmas story house (not worth the Tour imo).
-There are rentable e-bikes in Ohio city and Tremont especially, and we have a pretty okay bike path system (mostly referred to by the names “The Towpath”, “The Redline Greenway” “The Lakefront Bikeway”), will take you around the Flats and along the lake. It’s not completely finished but it’s fun to bike/skate and not worry about cars.
-Ride the Cleveland RTA rapid (our name for our commuter rail) if you’re into that. Take the Green line from Tower City downtown to the Attleboro stop and walk a few blocks to the Shaker Lakes. Unreal birdwatching and so peaceful. A completely unique experience in the Rust Belt.

Okay I’ll end there for real. I love this city and I’ll
Be mayor one day.

[FOURHUNDREDANDTWENTY]

thanks again for all the suggestions!! looks like rain this weekend and i was wondering if yall had any covered spots suggestions? my homie has a curb spot under a bridge i think but i might be making that up

[Allen.]

thanks again for all the suggestions!! looks like rain this weekend and i was wondering if yall had any covered spots suggestions? my homie has a curb spot under a bridge i think but i might be making that up

Naw there’s a (kinda gnarly) bank to curb under a bridge at starkweather and w 15th. Depending on rain the approach for one side might be unskateable.

Theres also some interesting banks on Train Ave under a bridge, pretty much at the Train Ave/Vega intersection.

[adumb]

Were going second week of August. Trying to stay on the west side, per the advice in a previous post.

What neighborhood should I be looking in?

Ill skate LAkewood, the lady wants to thrift.

Thank ye in advance

[edssexTOY]

Were going second week of August. Trying to stay on the west side, per the advice in a previous post.

What neighborhood should I be looking in?

Ill skate LAkewood, the lady wants to thrift.

Thank ye in advance

Ohio City neighborhood or Lakewood or anywhere in that zone is probably the move!

[adumb]

Just got back, already wanna head back up there next weekend lol

ABC Tavern was fun, LJ Shanghai was really good, Fat Cats was some of the best food Ive eaten in quite some time.

Lakewood park was fun, esp that new mini-hip and perfect quarter. Got a little loose in the new bowl and tweaked the knee, should be alright in a few though.

All in all, i was very pleasantly surprised by Cleveland, and now of course my lady wants to move there.

[CreepySweaty]

Just got back, already wanna head back up there next weekend lol

ABC Tavern was fun, LJ Shanghai was really good, Fat Cats was some of the best food Ive eaten in quite some time.

Lakewood park was fun, esp that new mini-hip and perfect quarter. Got a little loose in the new bowl and tweaked the knee, should be alright in a few though.

All in all, i was very pleasantly surprised by Cleveland, and now of course my lady wants to move there.

Hyped you had a good time. It’s a special little city that still has some incredible moments. Next time you’re here, head to the Art Museum in University circle if you’re even remotely interested in art. It’s free, the building is gorgeous, and the collection is super impressive. It’s right down the street from the Little Italy neighborhood (a little too touristy but some nice places to eat, very cute and walkable, Presti’s bakery for dessert).

[hiljentaa]

Anybody know of any curb spots they'd be willing to share?

Know of the spot under the bridge by Flat Iron, but looking for something better.

[Chickenparmesan]

Johnny Mango or Momocho for grub