Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Cleveland

OpenTable

Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Cleveland? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Doc's On Harvard

4.9

4.9 (20)

$31 to $50

American

Shaker Heights

About the restaurant

Doc's On Harvard is the place for connection where hospitality meets great, Chef inspired cuisine. A local neighborhood gem within the historically rich, black neighborhood of Lee-Harvard is known for. Come dine with us and indulge the experience.

Top review

RafiVIP

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

I give importance to past reviews especially to VIP reviewers, so we decided to try this place. Absolutely great experience, if I were to limit my words I can describe it as very welcoming, fantastic food if you are a foodie and great cocktails if you like a drink. Chef is very experienced, owner (Chefs husband), greets you at door and makes your experience more enjoyable. In one word everything was well balanced, not too much and not too little. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

SASA

4.9

4.9 (950)

$30 and under

Sushi

Shaker Heights

About the restaurant

Located at historic Shaker Square, SASA is a Japanese Izakaya restaurant. SASA's menu reflects global inspiration while maintaining the tradition and beauty of Japanese cooking. Enjoy handcrafted cocktails, an extensive sake list, and craft beers on tap. Whether a night out with friends, dinner with family, or a business dinner, SASA will create a memorable evening.

SASA has a REME HALO® indoor air purification system that uses U.V. filtration & hydro-peroxide plasma to inactivate bacteria & viruses to make our indoor dining room safer than ever.

We welcome you to SASA!

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JohnVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Really great food and our waitress could not have been nicer! The fries!…(who would think at a Japanese restaurant?). My daughter and I both enjoyed everything and even burned our tongues because we couldn’t wait until it cooled down… Highly recommend!

Cloak & Dagger

4.9

4.9 (1132)

$31 to $50

Bar / Lounge / Bottle Service

Tremont

About the restaurant

A cocktail lounge with focus on hospitality and craft located next to Lincoln Park in the historic Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland.

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marianaVIP

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Best cocktail in town, love ambience and staff is fantastic!

Johnny's Bar

4.9

4.9 (860)

$50 and over

Italian

Cleveland West

About the restaurant

The original Johnny's serving fine Northern Italian Cusine. Opening in the 1920’s as Louise’s Garden, a restaurant that would flourish into the most reputable dining establishment in Cleveland. Renamed Johnny’s Bar in 1952, this neighborhood eatery located on Fulton Road serves authentic Italian food in an inviting atmosphere with private dining and patio dining available weather permitting.

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ArthurVIP

Dined on Jun 11, 2025

One of the best patios in the area. A lovely walled garden

Velvet Tango Room

4.9

4.9 (34)

$31 to $50

Cocktail Bar

Tremont

About the restaurant

The torchbearer of classic cocktails.

Top review

lindsayVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Fabulous cocktails and beautiful vibe. We enjoyed very much!

Sérénité Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (916)

$31 to $50

French

Medina

About the restaurant

Sérénité Restaurant is steeped in tradition and care for the community. Chef Todd Whitman & GM Richard Sisson offers a unique experience with seasonal, classic French cuisine in the midst of Medina's Historic District.

The restaurant has a unique mission; to eat well and do good. The mission of Sérénité is to instill leadership skills in men and women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction through an education in the culinary arts.

Our aim is to change the face of recovery through food and hospitality.

A bientot!

Top review

MartinVIP

Dined on Feb 21, 2025

This was our first visit to Sérénité. We couldn’t of been happier with our visit. Our original seats were closer to the entrance and I knew my wife would be chilled every time the door opened. Moving us was not an issue and we were given a booth that was ideal. Our server Lavala (VAL for short) could not of been sweeter. He took our drink order came back and reviewed the specials for the evening. After our cocktails arrived Val came back and wanted to know if we were ready to order. Usually we like to sit, talk and enjoy our drinks so we asked for him to come back…no attitude like you can get sometimes. We ordered the special soup-amazing, house salad & beet salad. The salads were large and delicious, especially the beet salad. Dinner was a beef filet and a pasta, I had them add shrimp. Both meals prepared perfectly, served hot and also delicious. Truly my wives Filet (medium) was perfectly medium. My shrimp was tender and moist. I wish I could cook shrimp that well!! A perfect date night for two old people…..I’m 70 and my wife is 64. Side note… she’s beautiful and looks like in her mid 40’s…lucky me. Val thank you for a wonderful evening. We will be back and ask for you to be our server.

sarita a restaurant

4.9

4.9 (2518)

$30 and under

American

Lakewood

About the restaurant

Welcome to Sarita, where we are slightly obsessed with serving good food among friends and family. Our focus is on healthy, new American cuisine – a celebration of all our backgrounds and roots. The best of the best eats if you will. Lighter dishes with natural reductions, a lot of vinaigrettes, less cream, less butter — but unbelievable flavors. This is what you can expect if you choose to dine with us. And we hope you will. The name Sarita is a nod to Chef Anthony Romano’s mentor, plus the name of a song by the New Orleans band, The Subdudes, one of the chef’s favorites. The restaurant is owned by executive chef Romano. His approach to Sarita is fairly simple: to create a space that’s a reflection of his kind of place.relaxing, fun and celebrate life in the company of friends and family with good food and a great cocktail in hand.

Top review

RhondaVIP

Dined 5 days ago

What a wonderful restaurant and wonderful patio. Food was exceptional and our waiter Michael was superb we will ask for him next time we are there. Love this place

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Mario Fazio's Italian Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (298)

$31 to $50

Italian

Willoughby

About the restaurant

Please call the restaurant to obtain reservations!
440-585-3883- Reservations can be available when you call.
Welcome to The Original Mario Fazio's!! We are passionate about food and beverage. We are in our 46th year of business and our goal is to be a beloved tradition in our community and for you. We feel honored to have shared in so many experiences and celebrations with our guests! At Mario's we embrace seasonal cooking, new ideas, and value our lifelong traditions. We are looking forward to your visit!

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Phyliss

Dined 7 days ago

Alyssa, our server, was kind and efficient. Did everything well and on time. Food was delicious, hot, perfectly seasoned. Who could ask for anything more?

Ghost Pepper Taqueria & Tequila- Berea

4.9

4.9 (142)

$30 and under

Mexican

Olmsted Falls

About the restaurant

A quaint Taco and Tequila bar, just a mile from CLE Hopkins Airport, showcasing handmade margaritas, cocktails & delicious dishes. Our speakeasy vibe features an abundant amount of red lighting & cool décor, centered by a pink florescent bar that highlights hard-to-find tequilas. You'll definitely want to snap a pic in front of our Muy Caliente grass wall to share on your social! Fave dishes include Tina's Tostones, Queso Blanco w/ chorizo, Macho Nachos, Korean & Floridan tacos, & Fried Ice Cream. Our menu is small, but mighty when it comes to quality and flavor! If you love spice you'll want to try our signature Ghost Whisperer tacos~marinated chicken, Ghost Pepper dust, pineapple salsa & queso fresco. We also have over 11 tasty gluten friendly options!

Please Note: We've built our business over the last year from our walk-in guests. For this reason, not all tables are available to reserve. If we are booked, feel free to email us at info@ghostpeppercle.com for further availability.

Top review

MichaelVIP

Dined on Jun 11, 2025

Our server Jack was awesome, polite, funny and great service. Loved every single menu item we had and those margaritas!!!! Can’t wait to taste the new menu options.

The Reserve - Chagrin Falls

4.9

4.9 (59)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Chagrin Falls

About the restaurant

Local. Unique. Delicious.

The Reserve features seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Eclectic small plates and unique cocktails are served, along with a curated collection of bourbon, whiskey, and wine, in a cozy atmosphere. Perfect for special occasions, The Reserve has been described as “a little bit of New York tucked away in Chagrin Falls.” Located across from the falls, The Reserve is walking distance to all of Chagrin Falls parks, galleries, shops, & theaters.

Top review

JohnVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Fantastic food and service. We are huge fans of this little place.

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