Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Cleveland / Akron / Canton

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Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Cleveland / Akron / Canton? 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!

The Rumpled Queen

4.9

4.9 (26)

$31 to $50

Gastro Pub

Salem

About the restaurant

Welcome to The Rumpled Queen, Salem’s hidden gem for unforgettable food and fine ales! Our gastropub offers gourmet comfort food with a playful twist on American classics, paired with a carefully curated selection of craft beers, wines, and cocktails. Whether it’s date night, a gathering with friends, or a well-earned treat, our cozy space is the perfect escape. At The Rumpled Queen, every meal is a celebration—because you deserve nothing less!

Top review

Kerry

Dined 3 days ago

Great atmosphere, wonderful staff and delicious food!

Doc's On Harvard

5.0

5 (15)

$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.

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Esther

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

Brunch at Doc's Restaurant on Harvard was a great choice for Easter Sunday. The Chef's excellence in preparation and presentation was evidenced in the creative and delicious menu items. The ambiance of a warm and welcoming setting, which was enjoyed by me and my family, was enhanced through the attentiveness of the owner. Hopefully, an increase in staffing levels will decrease the extended wait time between courses, eliminating the one negative aspect of the dining experience.

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Experience

Mother's Day Brunch

SASA

5.0

5 (945)

$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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MoniqueVIP

Dined on Apr 28, 2025

It was my son’s birthday and we have been here before, but knew we had to go back. The sushi is superb and they always treat you so well. He was one of 3 birthdays in the room so it was the fun room, and fun we certainly had (:

Johnny's Bar

4.9

4.9 (852)

$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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DonVIP

Dined 3 days ago

What a great find! Outstanding Northern Italian! Everything we had was beyond expectations. Great wine list, excellent service from our waiter Roy. Food was beyond what we expected!

Nano Brew

4.9

4.9 (217)

$30 and under

Gastro Pub

Ohio City

About the restaurant

Nano Brew Cleveland is a friendly neighborhood brewpub with 24 beers on draft both at the inside bar and at the lively outdoor Beer Garden Bar. Enjoy a freshly brewed beer from our 1 barrel brewhouse or any of the other local craft breweries we feature on draft. Brewmaster Andy Tveekrem brings over two decades of award-winning brewing experience to this small but mighty brewhouse to turn out adventurous and at times experimental brews. From one of a kind brews to recipes that might make it to full scale production at our Market Garden Brewery just down the block, the lineup of beers will change weekly.

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Lauren

Dined on Mar 30, 2025

Everything was solid. This was second time here, will likely be back.

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Experience

Wednesday Trivia at Nano Brew CLE

Velvet Tango Room

4.9

4.9 (26)

$31 to $50

Cocktail Bar

Tremont

About the restaurant

The torchbearer of classic cocktails.

Top review

Marla

Dined on Apr 26, 2025

Great! Tony was a great bartender and server and we had a great time!

Cloak & Dagger

4.9

4.9 (1120)

$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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Jason

Dined 7 days ago

Very nice atmosphere with well-designed drinks. Always enjoy the experience here.

The Reserve - Chagrin Falls

4.9

4.9 (48)

$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.

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GinaVIP

Dined on Apr 30, 2025

A neighborhood gem with a European vibe and an eclectic menu. Bravo!

Bender's Tavern

4.9

4.9 (2206)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Canton

About the restaurant

Located in the Historic District of downtown Canton, Bender's Restaurant offers its customers an elegant, relaxing atmosphere where one can enjoy fine food and wine. Bender's has been satisfying customers with culinary classics, drink and hospitality since 1902. Today we continue our long tradition by offering only the highest quality seafood fresh from Foley Fish in Boston, MA. If you are looking for beef, Bender's consistently serves only the highest quality beef. Known nationally for the extensive and moderately priced wine list, owner Jon Jacob's years of experience tasting and selecting wines will certainly impress your palate. We pride ourselves on serving seasonal culinary delights and fine wines. Please stop by and see us!

Park in the lot directly across from Bender’s & pay via the Kiosk at entrance with a credit card or thru their App or Text to Pay options. Please follow instructions listed on the Kiosk. You will need your license plate #.
FREE PARKING AFTER 4:00 PM ONLY

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Rita

Dined 7 days ago

Friendly staff, food was delicious and the portions were perfect. Since it was busy we had to wait quite a while to get drinks. However our server stayed on top of everything and the food was expertly prepared.

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Popular dish

Turtle Soup

Popular dish

Benders Classic Turtle Soup

sarita a restaurant

4.9

4.9 (2487)

$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.

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Eileen

Dined 2 days ago

It's always pleasant at Sarita The food is consistently good. It's nice to have a local place one can count on.

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